[Closed][Results Posted][UESC] Construction Contest #44: Planetary Merchant Craft

[Pastel Connoisseur]

"In stellis ortum certa evadat. Percutient, dignissim cursum."
This contest is organized by the UESC community in collaboration with and sponsored by Keen Software House.

Introduction

Welcome to UESC January contest! This time around NemesisMax and me(Avendril) will be your hosts, without further ado, Here is the contest for this month!

This month you will be tasked with designing a fully working Merchant Vehicle, it has to have some storage, it has to have some living area, some place to sleep and most importantly have a proper toilet (No one likes to do the business in the grass). BUT, you are restrained to ground vehicles, they CAN NOT FLY and by flying, I mean more than 5 meters off the ground. You will see an example vehicle I made with help from Kilroy here:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1249049109

As you can see, nothing too fancy, but it does the job, it is stable, can move up decent slopes, keeps a rather reasonable speed and is reasonably agile for its size and weight. This is an example of a vehicle that will give you a decent score.

I wish you good luck fellows,may the best design win!

Construction Requirements

 7500 small grid blocks 
 Must have a bathroom (sink and toilet minimum)
 Must have a beds for at least 2 people
 Must have a separate and distinct area for Cargo, WC, Bunk, Control Room.
 Must be airtight for environments that do not have earth atmosphere.
 Must be able to be driven in day and night.
 Must have outside access point to cargo (Connector port is fine)
 Must be able to survive a meteor shower.

Some Helpful Links:

• Blueprint Component Requirements
  
• Kraft 51's Color Guide
  
• Kilroy's Guide on Better Aesthetics
  
• W0lf3y's Airtight Docking Guide
  
• Spray Paint Mod
  
• Build Vision Mod

Can I use mods?

Yes, For this contest you can use the following mods:

• Basic UESC Contest mod collection
  
  
• Small Ships mega mod pack
  
  
• Azimuth Seat & Cockpit
  
  
• Sloped LCD
  
  
• Small Med-bay
  
  
• Boarding Ramp

Mod list is finalised, no more mods will be added.

Entry Deadline and Submissions

The contest will end on 1st of February(1/2/2018), 23:59 (UTC).
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Monthly Contest Thread Located Here

Prizes:

Quantum Break
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Editionr
The Long Dark
Choice of X / Y / Z
Choice of SE / ME steam game key provided by Keen Software House.

Note: Hosts reserve the right to change posted prizes without notification.

How will my entry be tested?

Judges will be testing each vehicle by approaching different slopes and hills (Nothing extreme) and will try to climb them with all provided controls, Judges won't be allowed to change settings in your craft unless its on the hotbar.
Testing will be done in creative mode with cargo full of materials (probably Iron Ingots).

Testing World has been finished, Judges will use this world to test all your vehicles:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1254737231

How will I be rated?

Features:	30 Pts
Aesthetics:	30 Pts
Maneuverability:	30 Pts

FAQ

Please check the Frequently Asked Questions Post to see if your question has already been asked.

Please read: Terms, Conditions and Rules, formerly called "The Boilerplate".

[Surtur]

Do you mean "Merchant"?

[Oddity]

A working toilet...? How is this going to be...tested...?

I feel like you've just woke up.

[Pastel Connoisseur]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Surtur:

Do you mean "Merchant"?

Yes, I noticed that mistake, fixed already.

Początkowo opublikowane przez LjSpike:

A working toilet...? How is this going to be...tested...?

Well, They are going to sit on it and do 1 and 2 and flush. Also, open toilet so all can see you doing your business is a big no no.

[Surtur]

Will it be in survival or in creative?

[Pastel Connoisseur]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Surtur:

Will it be in survival or in creative?

Thats a good question! Your craft will be tested in creative with a cargo containers full of resources (Probably iron ingots) since the only difference would be fuel. I will add this to the How judges will be testing the craft.

[Surtur]

Alright :)

Also, the link to the example doesn´t seem to work. at least for me.

[Pastel Connoisseur]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Surtur:

Alright :)

Also, the link to the example doesn´t seem to work. at least for me.

ups, forgot to set it to public. My bad :P

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Hmm if we want to stay vanilla do we have to do an overblown merge block door thing to keep it airtight? Or would a very snug blast door door be acceptable?

[Pastel Connoisseur]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Karmaterrorᵁᴷ:

Hmm if we want to stay vanilla do we have to do an overblown merge block door thing to keep it airtight? Or would a very snug blast door door be acceptable?

Your craft has to be airtight, thats one of the requirements, so if you want to do vanilla you will have to use hangar doors to seal the space.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Początkowo opublikowane przez UESCAvendril:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Karmaterrorᵁᴷ:

Hmm if we want to stay vanilla do we have to do an overblown merge block door thing to keep it airtight? Or would a very snug blast door door be acceptable?

Your craft has to be airtight, thats one of the requirements, so if you want to do vanilla you will have to use hangar doors to seal the space.

Hanger doors....on small grid?? :P

I might sit this one out cos i cant see a vanilla way without a massive merge block contraption to seal it, do vanilla vents even pressurise small grids?

[Pastel Connoisseur]

Yea, its either your use Small Ship Mega Mod Pack or you have to play around with merge blocks to seal the space, and small Air vents do actually pressurise the small grids no problem(Had to do a quick test).

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Yeah il leave this one then, Il still drop in and offer my useless ideas though haha

[MACH Velocity]

I've been looking forward to a ground vehicle!

[W0lf3y]

Do you have an example of the test incline it will have to climb?

[Pastel Connoisseur]

Początkowo opublikowane przez W0lf3y:

Do you have an example of the test incline it will have to climb?

a good hill to test it for start would be Earth Start map, since it has this steep hill leading to the lake, if your ship can go down this hill and then up again, it should do fine. But I will make a test map and release it soon, maybe tommorow, maybe later today.