Cargo Drone Question Part 1

[s_lapking]

I need to understand how make cargo drone load ores (in this case Ice) and unload to another base.
I setup a mining station for ice (asteroid) and I have my main base on the Moon.
What I need on the ice station to make the drone collect the ice, and then make the drone to unload the ice at the moon.
I know how to use the event controller to a certain level and minim understanding of the AI blocks, but been 60 years old and been crap at coding and programming I cannot find how to do it properly.

[Maximum stupidity]

Question part 2: ...Multiple threads...

[s_lapking]

Originally posted by Maximum stupidity:

Question part 2: ...Multiple threads...

And?

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, there are a lot of engineer solutions to find and just need a player testing and trying different setups till solution found.

That said, a lot use PAM script so that is one setup you can learn by reading the item description, watching the videos Tutos and test :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1507646929

OR
Use AI Blocks with Timers, that solution is already found and the player shared a video with Workshop item ready to use so the Job is already done :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLNE8Yzt4Qo

[Dan2D3D]

Info +

2 videos for you to learn more :

1 - Auto Cargo Drone made to transfer station to station using Remote Control autopilot :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCgou-HMmug

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2 - Here is a player that found a different solution, his Drone ship is not made to fly at 100m/s and got overload power problem that is very bad ship setup but he managed and can help you setup a Cargo ship to transfer station to station :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZIq63SB7I

[Jack Schitt]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1507646929

I second the suggestion to use PAM. It's the easiest to set up and it works great. For a cargo drone we only have to set the home connector, fly it to the 2nd connector while recording the path and configure the ship to load at connector 2 (the mine) and unload at connector 1 (the station).

It's extremely helpful to put sorters before these connectors. Sorters will significantly speed up the time it takes the cargo ship to load and unload.

[Dan2D3D]

I will add :

Keep in mind the following

-> The best Drones are the ones able to stop 100m/s to 0m/s in 4 seconds.

-> Drones not made to stop fast will BUG.

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That is why I said one player uses a very "Bad ship setup" not made to fly at 100m/s in the second Video I have shared in post #4.

[Dan2D3D]

+ To specify :

-> Some Drones will be OK if they are made to stop 100m/s to 0m/s in 7 seconds.

Stop 100m/s to 0m/s in 4 seconds would be the best of the best but need a lot more Backward and Upward thrusters to stop fast and avoid crash landing when full load.

EDIT
IF not made to stop fast = Just lower the Max speed to 50m/s or less.