Building a base in space.

[Van-ay]

I decided to get confused by the construction of a base in space (art-project sort of).
I did everything according to the instructions, the base was on the ground, the stairs to the sky all the way, the construction of the base, repeat. In general, I reached the end of the conventional stratosphere, where the life support system of the suit is abruptly shut down, it goes out in seconds literally. That is, even if you cheat and build on, the base for tourists will be unusable ... But ships in yor fleet, have the ability to give you breathe oxygen in outer space.

As you can see in the screenshot:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2637224586

The base is officially off-planet. The question is, are there any official exploits or features that would get around this nuisance and build a visitable base deep off the planet? Or is the shutdown of the life support system a temporary phenomenon that disappears after a certain distance outside the planet and you just have to be patient?

[Nabinkemper]

Take a look at the following.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2U_nPWt0uo&t=2s

[Kazuma]

I think when you save and reload your game, the part that went past the playfield into space will be lost, or just invisible / untouchable.

[Van-ay]

Originally posted by Kazuma:

I think when you save and reload your game, the part that went past the playfield into space will be lost, or just invisible / untouchable.

Yeah... I loaded my savefiles and base gone and half ladder to... Do i guess no deep spase basses fo me...

[Yxklyx]

That base is not off planet. It's merely a base that's very high up (that's why some call it sub-orbital - a generous name as in real life that wouldn't be called sub-orbital). I strongly doubt there's a way to build a base in space. The closest to that I've seen is someone able to build outside their freighter as an extension to their freighter that moves with it. I've seen some old images that could have been space bases but the game's changed a lot since its release.

I strongly doubt the game is coded in such a fashion that it could store X,Y,Z coordinates of base parts above a certain distance from the surface. I would think that the code changes considerably when you're in the atmosphere and when you're not. A space base would likely need to be modeled after the current space stations we have not to our land-based bases. That would require some mod.

[Nanaki]

Originally posted by Nabinkemper:

Take a look at the following.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2U_nPWt0uo&t=2s

Thanks for this :)

[BigDog]

you cant build outside the building zone which is about 1100units starting from the indestructible bedrock, i have two orbital bases i tried a lot to find a solution but it wasn't possible, it is just locked and every part you build outside this zone will disappear after reload.

[Van-ay]

Originally posted by Yxklyx:

That base is not off planet. It's merely a base that's very high up (that's why some call it sub-orbital - a generous name as in real life that wouldn't be called sub-orbital). I strongly doubt there's a way to build a base in space. The closest to that I've seen is someone able to build outside their freighter as an extension to their freighter that moves with it. I've seen some old images that could have been space bases but the game's changed a lot since its release.

I strongly doubt the game is coded in such a fashion that it could store X,Y,Z coordinates of base parts above a certain distance from the surface. I would think that the code changes considerably when you're in the atmosphere and when you're not. A space base would likely need to be modeled after the current space stations we have not to our land-based bases. That would require some mod.

Originally posted by BigDog:

you cant build outside the building zone which is about 1100units starting from the indestructible bedrock, i have two orbital bases i tried a lot to find a solution but it wasn't possible, it is just locked and every part you build outside this zone will disappear after reload.

Well its sucks...

[Yxklyx]

Originally posted by BigDog:

you cant build outside the building zone which is about 1100units starting from the indestructible bedrock, i have two orbital bases i tried a lot to find a solution but it wasn't possible, it is just locked and every part you build outside this zone will disappear after reload.

I didn't realize the bedrock was where it was measured from. I built a base starting from a high peak and reached a point where I would take damage (and it said "entering atmosphere"). Do you get the "atmosphere" warning when building from a low valley? On my mountain peak base, my ship spends A LOT less time in the atmosphere when landing and taking off.

[BigDog]

Originally posted by Yxklyx:

Originally posted by BigDog:

you cant build outside the building zone which is about 1100units starting from the indestructible bedrock, i have two orbital bases i tried a lot to find a solution but it wasn't possible, it is just locked and every part you build outside this zone will disappear after reload.

I didn't realize the bedrock was where it was measured from. I built a base starting from a high peak and reached a point where I would take damage (and it said "entering atmosphere"). Do you get the "atmosphere" warning when building from a low valley? On my mountain peak base, my ship spends A LOT less time in the atmosphere when landing and taking off.

when you start getting damage that means you are almost three times higher than the building limit, as i said the building limit is about 1100u, also you dont need to start from the bedrock, you can start from water level if you have large ocean on your planet, dont try with small lakes it is not accurate, i usually start from the bedrock using the ladder and the wiring glitch, i put something on the W letter and count between 13.5 and 14 minutes then i stop and build a base computer and something next to it so i can jump on it and claim the base, after i claim the base i build a landing pad to summon my ship so i can save the game then reload, if nothing disappeared i start building walls on top of each other, i build like 20 or 30 walls and i save and reload again, after i reload i count the walls to see how many walls disappeared so i can know how far i am from the build limit, if it is too far like more than 60 walls i repeat the whole process again because i like to be between 20 and 30 walls away from the limit, and also better to use the wiring glitch with the ladder, it is fast and doesnt cost like building stairs , and dont forget to take a couple of navigation data with you to summon your ship.

[Gumsk]

The render limit, where things disappear, is 1000u above terrain level. The atmosphere limit, where you start taking damage, is 2000u elevation. So if you start with one of the Prime planets that has mountains 1000s of u high, it is possible to build and keep base pieces above the atmospheric limit, if you wanted to for whatever reason.

[Zigamus]

Originally posted by Van-ay:

Originally posted by Kazuma:

I think when you save and reload your game, the part that went past the playfield into space will be lost, or just invisible / untouchable.

Yeah... I loaded my savefiles and base gone and half ladder to... Do i guess no deep spase basses fo me...

Actually, you can build a VERY large base inside a Freighter and take it with you all over space, maybe that is what your looking for?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2U_nPWt0uo&t=306s


And I believe I have seen one where the person built onto it well outside the ship, added a observation deck and stuff, with glass windows so he could see the ship outside, be careful if you go outside, not everything you see is solid walk-able surfaces (this last comment includes the '14th floor' of the ship interior that you can build as you like and as far as I have heard THOSE edits not only are saved, but if you exchange your freighter for another one YOUR EDITS are transferred to the new ship, lock stock and barrel! Check out some of the YouTube from SurvivalBob about scrapping ships, I think that is where he mentions and displays it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hVTs6z6xGg

I watched a bunch of these vids, don't remember which one showed him change freighters and it moved his stuff for him, everything right in place.

Having your base in the freighter, you can install 10 storage containers/rooms and with a teleporter and such equipment, summon items from your freighter to you where ever you are, also, if you install the 10 storage containers on/in a land-based base, they give access to the SAME 10 containers in the freighter. Watch some vids, there is a lot of excellent stuff going on