how do you make a hovercraft

[MAX | 4 Oktober]

how do you make a hovercraft

[FourGreenFields]

Options I know of:

• PID + thrusters.
  
• Pairs of ACBs + dediblades (or thrusters, but might as well use a PID then).
  
• Any mix of the above (e.g. dediblades to carry most of the weight, and PID for fine-tuning; dediblades for alt, PID for roll and pitch)

Dediblades + ACBs will generally be more wobbly, and require more blocks. On the other hand, it's colder than jets (-> lower IR-signature), and may require less engine-power.
You "can" tune ACBs and dediblades for a very wobble-free setup, but that will either reduce its ability to sustain damage, or require even more ACBs.

[MAX | 4 Oktober]

THANKS

[xchrisx88]

check Youtube, somehow every 2 months another guy pumps out another PID hovercraft tutorial video

[An Ning]

Best way for FtD, in my opinion, is to take one apart and see how it works.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=930075485

[MAX | 4 Oktober]

i can make it hover but i cant make it steer

[FourGreenFields]

Originally posted by stevenbos655:

i can make it hover but i cant make it steer

I take it roll and pitch are staying at 0°, right?
Yaw should be easy with normal AI and jets or ions (jets probably the better idea). May need to open the V-menu of the craft, and set "jets used in air and water mode". Forward movement should be pretty much the same, though you probably need some front-facing jets, if you want to move backwards.

[MAX | 4 Oktober]

Thank you. I ll try that.