Free floating pistons

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Anyone else think it would be good to have pistons slide about when switched off like rotors free spin?

Iv got this idea for a flexible joint but its gotta be an advanced rotor chain. Thats gonna be big and clunky.

If pistons free floated i could have 2 facing eachother. Pivot in the centre and universal joint at each end. Then i could bridge a much larger gap and not need a contiuous adv rotor chain. Should look a lot neater aswell.

Im sure there are many other things it could be used for too :)

[ShadedMJ]

I thought about this a while ago and agree. I think you should be able to detach/attach/large/small the piston head as well.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Agree, small block stuff on the end of pistons would be cool. Make for nicer elivators on large ships :)

[stoicboss101]

just throwing this out there, but pistons in game are most likely screw driven, and that doesnt provide the ability to slide easily. if its not, it would be hydraulic, and those provide decent resistance even when they arent pressurized.

perhaps petition some modders for the request? i dont think keen intends to add this.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Iv always had them pegged as pneumatic because of the sound they make. If they were that could allow this idea as you could just release the air via a valve.

But yeah screw and hydrolic makes sense aswell and both of those would not work for this idea.

[Azirahael]

They do, don't they?

[Skippy The Magnificent]

Originally posted by Azirahael:

They do, don't they?

well, you can attach a small rotor head to a large rotor rather easily, but I would love for a vanilla solution to be able to attach a large rotor head to a small rotor. This takes up alot less space then using a connector.

If your wondering why, a good example is to attach a large ore detector to a small rover/ship. The small grid ore detector is about as useful as the ore detector in the drill, which is about as useful as divining rods.

[Azirahael]

Originally posted by Skippy The Magnificent:

Originally posted by Azirahael:

They do, don't they?

well, you can attach a small rotor head to a large rotor rather easily, but I would love for a vanilla solution to be able to attach a large rotor head to a small rotor. This takes up alot less space then using a connector.

If your wondering why, a good example is to attach a large or detector to a small rover/ship. The small grid ore detector is about as useful as the ore detector in the drill, which is about as useful as divining rods.

No, i meant that pistons can free float. Set the strength down low, and another piston can move them.

Pretty sure i built some landing gear like this...

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Nope, did a test to make sure, put the rotor off, set to 30rpm, then switched on...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1650586738
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1650586670
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1650586826

Gave the piston a good slap but didnt budge

[Azirahael]

Hmm. Makes me wonder how my landing gear worked then.
Maybe something changed?

What happens if you put 2 pistons head to head, with one set low, and another set high?

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

They err.... mate?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1650629016

It looks like it wants to move for a second then says no. Thought it was the head at first so added the block but yeah, that still happened :(

[Lander1]

It would be nice if we had suspension pistons and rotors with a Nm Force, top, and bottom sliders.

It would be great also if we could have some additional equipment to go with the hydraulics like Accumulators(to run from a compressed air source), or reservoir/pump system. Planning out the control lines for that sort of thing could be fun from an engineers perspective.

[Azirahael]

That's... odd.
You'd think they'd be like rotors.

[NYVS]

^ Could be more apolicable as an "engineering" block Keen has petition and is probably actively discussing about? Perhaps instead of a piston, a linear freeform Spring block, like the wheel suspension blocks, without the wheel. One could designate length, springiness, and it could have x-y-z motion (for those guys who actually use it as a wheel suspension instead of using wheel suspension block)?

[stoicboss101]

^ definitely this. a spring block (or coil-over suspension) makes more sense than trying to duel purpose the already stiff piston block.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

I dont want a spring though. I jus want the piston to extend and retract under force if turned off. No resistance to it at all.

Say i have 2 walls joined by a pivot in the middle. When that pivot moves the gap on one side gets bigger while the gap on the other gets smaller. Like an accordian when you bend it.

Now imagine i link the walls at the ends with pistons and switch them off. The entire thing would be able to flex without resistance. Where now the pistons would lock it all up :)