Newb Question for Ship Building

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So I know that I have to have a starter block before making any vessel, so my question is this.

Is there some way I can make a platform and upstage the starter block off of the ground to build on and around it and later remove the said starter block and the "legs" of the platform that will hold up the ship so I don't have to build my whole ship on the ground? Right now it looks like it's literally a giant rectangle off of minecraft. I have a box ship and it's ugly as heck.

[Teeduk]

in creative mode, you can hit ~ key , setposition id x,y,z with this you can place a starter and then lift it off the ground, long enough to add feet with structure blocks (make sure you place it on solid flat ground or a flat base)... BP this for future builds

[Teeduk]

forgot, use ents to get the id of the starter, you can even give it a name after you drop it, then hit ents (first ~) and see it in the list

[grapplehoeker]

Build your ship in creative mode in space, save the blueprint and then spawn it in survival mode.

[Oiff]

I do this in SP survival, just put some blocks on your base / CV and put the starter block on that.
You can remove these blocks once you have placed the starter and it will float in position.

The new build will only fall to the ground it you turn the power on or enter the cockpit before fitting the thrusters / hover pads.

I like the challenge of building in survival and use a work platform SV to get to hard to reach places.

[Armitage Shanks]

Depends on the size of the chip I'm building (ie SV/HV or CV), but I place a starter block, remove the core and build a little stand, then spawn a second starter block (use the core from the first one) above the "stand" and let it drop onto it. Make it high enough so you can walk below it and add thrusters/hover engines and add a fuel tank and generator so it supports itself, then remove the "stand".

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Originally posted by Oiff:

I do this in SP survival, just put some blocks on your base / CV and put the starter block on that.
You can remove these blocks once you have placed the starter and it will float in position.

The new build will only fall to the ground it you turn the power on or enter the cockpit before fitting the thrusters / hover pads.

I like the challenge of building in survival and use a work platform SV to get to hard to reach places.

That's exactly what I was asking is I am trying to build a platform I figured I could build one out of wood or something like that and just build a few blocks up and then put the starter on top of it because trying to build it on the ground it just basically looks like a giant rectangle semi truck with rockets on the side and it looks ugly as all get-out LOL

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So basically just build some blocks one on top of each other and put the starter on it and build work ramps going up along the side and like a little bridge in between it and around it until I build the base and the generator and some thrusters to hold it up off of the ground and then I can just go from there right

[Paul_Kettlebones]

You could build a large 2 or 3 block high concrete pad that your starter block gets placed on. Then as you build outwards from the core blocks and need to add landing gear/etc. you can removed some concrete from underneath.
The problem is when one side gets heavier than another and you get to watch your ship flip off of the platform. I've had that happen and then I was building my ship as it was canted at about 45 degrees. XD
Your best bet is to build in space as someone already suggested. This can be done in survival if you like but at least this way you can work on it from all angles. Building a small surface to orbit shuttle for parts and materials is actually pretty cheap and fuel efficient. Usually by the time you can build a CV you already have an SV anyway.
Best of luck!

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Originally posted by Paul_Kettlebones:

You could build a large 2 or 3 block high concrete pad that your starter block gets placed on. Then as you build outwards from the core blocks and need to add landing gear/etc. you can removed some concrete from underneath.
The problem is when one side gets heavier than another and you get to watch your ship flip off of the platform. I've had that happen and then I was building my ship as it was canted at about 45 degrees. XD
Your best bet is to build in space as someone already suggested. This can be done in survival if you like but at least this way you can work on it from all angles. Building a small surface to orbit shuttle for parts and materials is actually pretty cheap and fuel efficient. Usually by the time you can build a CV you already have an SV anyway.
Best of luck!

How does one get into space without a small vessel anyways? Ind survival

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Child of Promise Galatians 4:28:

How does one get into space without a small vessel anyways? Ind survival

You build it in space in Creative mode, as I stated above.

[grrantu]

In creative mode, just create a ship that is just the platform you want to support the ship you want to build. Save it as a blueprint (you can remove the core from it if you want). Then you can just spawn the platform when you want to build a new ship and construct your ship on top of the platform. When you are done, remove the platform from the ship, and save your new ship blueprint.

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I see, I'm attempting to do this only via survival. I don't want to "cheat" and spawn it in. I want to do it manually. I'll make a wooden platform to start on and work under and around the ramps to make it so I'm not making a block ship lol

[times05]

Originally posted by Child of Promise Galatians 4:28:

I see, I'm attempting to do this only via survival. I don't want to "cheat" and spawn it in. I want to do it manually. I'll make a wooden platform to start on and work under and around the ramps to make it so I'm not making a block ship lol

Creating blueprint in creative is not a cheat.... it's no more a cheat than engineer or architect using Autocad to create a blueprint for something before he starts building it.

Alternative to that would be like architect telling each construction worker where to put each brick in a house, just making stuff up as construction progresses without any plan beyond what's in architects head. You wouldn't want to live in a house built that way, yet that's exactly what you are trying to do in this game.

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Originally posted by times05:

Originally posted by Child of Promise Galatians 4:28:

I see, I'm attempting to do this only via survival. I don't want to "cheat" and spawn it in. I want to do it manually. I'll make a wooden platform to start on and work under and around the ramps to make it so I'm not making a block ship lol

Creating blueprint in creative is not a cheat.... it's no more a cheat than engineer or architect using Autocad to create a blueprint for something before he starts building it.

Alternative to that would be like architect telling each construction worker where to put each brick in a house, just making stuff up as construction progresses without any plan beyond what's in architects head. You wouldn't want to live in a house built that way, yet that's exactly what you are trying to do in this game.

How do I spawn a blueprint in to use if I do this? I know the blueprint menu. Do I just activate it and move on?

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Child of Promise Galatians 4:28:

Originally posted by times05:

Creating blueprint in creative is not a cheat.... it's no more a cheat than engineer or architect using Autocad to create a blueprint for something before he starts building it.

Alternative to that would be like architect telling each construction worker where to put each brick in a house, just making stuff up as construction progresses without any plan beyond what's in architects head. You wouldn't want to live in a house built that way, yet that's exactly what you are trying to do in this game.

How do I spawn a blueprint in to use if I do this? I know the blueprint menu. Do I just activate it and move on?

Once your factory has finished building the blueprint it will be ready for you to spawn whenever and wherever (where terrain allows) you want. Ideally, queue up several types of craft so that you will always have an appropriate vessel to spawn anytime you need it.