can ship "merge" into other ship ?

[hellatze]

like modular ships.

one dude make thruster region, other make cabin, etc.

that makes a big ship.

note : please dont said, who need big ship. you contribute nothing if you say so.

[Blaze1961]

Interesting concept. Not in game, maybe with some file alterations and modding. But I don't know enough about that to answer 100%.

[Boss_CyAn1d3]

i dont think its ever changed that other players couldnt build onto a ship/structure so as they are all the same faction as the build.
(or the build is set to public)

[Blaze1961]

Originally posted by Boss_CyAn1d3:

i dont think its ever changed that other players couldnt build onto a ship/structure so as they are all the same faction as the build.
(or the build is set to public)

I think he is asking if the units can be built seperate THEN moved and snapped into place to make one larger part of the ship.

[JDaremo Fireheart]

As far as I know, only Bases can be merged.
That said, you CAN use the Copy & Paste from one blueprint to another.

[Blaze1961]

But quite honestly without each player having some sort of blueprint or design drawing to build their own unit so they fit together properly. I don't really see how that would work.

[hellatze]

i wish to see a ship big like executor class.

[hellatze]

Originally posted by Blaze1961:

But quite honestly without each player having some sort of blueprint or design drawing to build their own unit so they fit together properly. I don't really see how that would work.

use merge tractor block.

its like : the block will lock the ship movement. technically a 2 ship who looks like 1 ship.

its possible.

[Vod]

Merge some SV or HV and make Voltron.

[piddlefoot]

IF you look close on WS a guy has already done modular ships, cant remember his name.

But they were CV modules.

Theres a way to cut and paste in creative where it may allow for modules to be connected but lining them up perfect will be very tricky, not sure how the other guy did it.

[hellatze]

what i meant : 2 ship in space, who use clamper block who can merge 2 ship together. or using tractor beam as "glue" to other ship.

so i can override ship block limit.

(main ship control the thruster. everthig else follow main ship.)


what i NOT meant : making module in design then place it together.

[TwitchyJ]

Originally posted by hellatze:

what i meant : 2 ship in space, who use clamper block who can merge 2 ship together. or using tractor beam as "glue" to other ship.

so i can override ship block limit.

(main ship control the thruster. everthig else follow main ship.)


what i NOT meant : making module in design then place it together.

You can't

[hellatze]

Originally posted by TwitchyJ:

Originally posted by hellatze:

what i meant : 2 ship in space, who use clamper block who can merge 2 ship together. or using tractor beam as "glue" to other ship.

so i can override ship block limit.

(main ship control the thruster. everthig else follow main ship.)


what i NOT meant : making module in design then place it together.

You can't

i wish i could.

[{SNS}HeroFallenVillain]

Originally posted by piddlefoot:

IF you look close on WS a guy has already done modular ships, cant remember his name.

But they were CV modules.

Theres a way to cut and paste in creative where it may allow for modules to be connected but lining them up perfect will be very tricky, not sure how the other guy did it.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=737780330
I think you mean this... its the same thing I thought when I clicked. There's actually a handful of builds that involve multiple vessels as part of a whole. I tend to call them fusion vessels.

To OP, as stated there are merge techniques as to literally merging multiple pieces into one permanently... if that's what you mean. It only works for bases but I've heard of ways to get around that. Just Google it and do some reading.

Edit: have you looked into importing 3d models? I think you can get bigger vessels in that way... there are threads on it.

[Starscorcher]

im not 100% , but as CV's can dock to eachother couldnt you just make multiple CV's with one of them being built as a docking platform, then design the block shapes to simply fit snug into each other , thinking along the lines of that generation ship in star trek voyager where each section was a smaller POD attacjed to a larger structure

[TwitchyJ]

Originally posted by Starscorcher:

im not 100% , but as CV's can dock to eachother couldnt you just make multiple CV's with one of them being built as a docking platform, then design the block shapes to simply fit snug into each other , thinking along the lines of that generation ship in star trek voyager where each section was a smaller POD attacjed to a larger structure

CV's can't dock together though. CV's don't dock to anything.