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Sierra Tango has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:13am

My Station Keeps Floating Away!!!

I have a large station with some ships docked in a hangar area and out of nowhere the entire station judt starts floating away and flipping. I have tried turning off station voxel support but its doesn't do anything, my station still floats away. Does anybody know what might be causing this or how to fix it? It's very frustrating.

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min473

Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:18am

Originally posted by Lord Nikahn:
I have a large station with some ships docked in a hangar area and out of nowhere the entire station judt starts floating away and flipping. I have tried turning off station voxel support but its doesn't do anything, my station still floats away. Does anybody know what might be causing this or how to fix it? It's very frustrating.

add thrusters?

Sor

Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:29am

try be normal please -_-

Sierra Tango has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:35am

Originally posted by min473:
Originally posted by Lord Nikahn:
I have a large station with some ships docked in a hangar area and out of nowhere the entire station judt starts floating away and flipping. I have tried turning off station voxel support but its doesn't do anything, my station still floats away. Does anybody know what might be causing this or how to fix it? It's very frustrating.
add thrusters?

I shouldn't really have to right? I thought stations were not supposed to move....

Rapture

Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:38am

stations arnt but if its knocked even slightly it will move, look at the real space stations they have thrusters of sorts to keep there orbit stable, just add a few thrusters with a gyro or some, wont move when your docking and what not. or attach the station to an asteroid then it wont move at all lol

The Rifleman™ has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:46am

Inertia is a sob. Actually Newtons first, second and third law is a sob.

Last edited by The Rifleman™; Nov 30, 2015 @ 6:46am

=OF=Basic_Infantry has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:00am

station voxel support on means if you do not want it to float away the first block you place when you create a new station must be attached to an asteroid, ground, etc....

if you didnt place your first block that it is connected to asteroid your base will float away.. if you did attach it to asteroid and then got rid of that block your station will float away if no other blocks are attached to asteroid..

only option... put merge block, thrusters and gyros on base.... go make new base with station voxel support on with a merge block attached to asteroid.. position old bases merge block so it connects with new base merge block (it will turn green).. now your base will no longer float away and you may remove thrusters and gyros.. the 2 bases will merge to create one :)

other than that best of luck!

Last edited by =OF=Basic_Infantry; Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:02am

Sierra Tango has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:06am

Originally posted by =OF=Basic_Infantry:
station voxel support on means if you do not want it to float away the first block you place when you create a new station must be attached to an asteroid, ground, etc....

if you didnt place your first block that it is connected to asteroid your base will float away.. if you did attach it to asteroid and then got rid of that block your station will float away if no other blocks are attached to asteroid..

only option... put merge block, thrusters and gyros on base.... go make new base with station voxel support on with a merge block attached to asteroid.. position old bases merge block so it connects with new base merge block (it will turn green).. now your base will no longer float away and you may remove thrusters and gyros.. the 2 bases will merge to create one :)

other than that best of luck!

I've been trying to do that but it will not turn green, any idea why?

=OF=Basic_Infantry has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:10am

it is very picky.. make sure the "teeth" parts line up exactly.

it drives me crazy sometimes just trying to line it up exactly right... just a little off at an angle or not quite centered and they usually don't connect

Sierra Tango has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:12am

Originally posted by =OF=Basic_Infantry:
it is very picky.. make sure the "teeth" parts line up exactly.

it drives me crazy sometimes just trying to line it up exactly right... just a little off at an angle or not quite centered and they usually don't connect

Ok thank you very much for the suggestion, I will keep trying. Also I thought when copy/pasting new stations they would automatically align with any nearby station since the new patch? I was hoping that would be an easier solution to connecting my station to one in an asteroid

VanGoghComplex has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:14am

Originally posted by Lord Nikahn:
Originally posted by =OF=Basic_Infantry:
station voxel support on means if you do not want it to float away the first block you place when you create a new station must be attached to an asteroid, ground, etc....

if you didnt place your first block that it is connected to asteroid your base will float away.. if you did attach it to asteroid and then got rid of that block your station will float away if no other blocks are attached to asteroid..

only option... put merge block, thrusters and gyros on base.... go make new base with station voxel support on with a merge block attached to asteroid.. position old bases merge block so it connects with new base merge block (it will turn green).. now your base will no longer float away and you may remove thrusters and gyros.. the 2 bases will merge to create one :)

other than that best of luck!

I've been trying to do that but it will not turn green, any idea why?

Make sure your ownerships are correct, both merge blocks must be owned by the same entity. I think they might both need to be powered to, but I might be misremembering that...

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VanGoghComplex has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:15am

Easiest method: fix your game so station voxel support is turned off. Download SEToolBox. Find your station in the file (it will be a large ship type) and change the type to station. It should stay put after that!

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=OF=Basic_Infantry has Space Engineers

Nov 30, 2015 @ 7:15am

I never power the new merge block on the new base.. and it works

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AstralChild has Space Engineers

Aug 23, 2016 @ 11:08am

i do have the same problema. am playign on Dedicated server. am hosting it myselve, but int he server admin i cant find that "station voxel support". am i blind? can somebody point me into the right direciton?

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