How does the drop pod go up?

[apoptosis]

The engine is on the top of it, does it somehow reverse thrust?

[screamingcrane]

I guess the drills on the bottom pop off and the thrusters underneath get the work done.
Edit: well honestly if I remember right it really is just a reversed animation

[Cress]

There are tracks with claws on the side that latch on to the tunnel and pull it up.

[Chibbity]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2788425696
Those.

They were originally planned to extend out on mechanical arms and press against the sides of the entrance tunnel; and then haul to the Drop Pod back up.

This was never actually implemented for several reasons:
A. It's a lot of work for something hardly anyone will ever see.
B. Cave generation got more complex/larger, and the ceiling isn't always gonna be close enough.
C. It's just a video game, so who cares? "Dwarven space magic" serves just as well lol.

[screamingcrane]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2788425696

As someone else said those are just sideburns

[Chibbity]

Originally posted by screamingcrane:

As someone else said those are just sideburns

They are, yes; they can be both!

[HeyThere]

Although 'who cares' is the ultimate point, I'm gonna go on a limb that

Originally posted by Cress:

There are tracks with claws on the side that latch on to the tunnel and pull it up.

Those tracks move at such incredible speeds that the pod launches so fast out of Hoxxes that it makes its way back to the space rig without the need to use a thruster at all.

[Cress]

Originally posted by HeyThere:

Although 'who cares' is the ultimate point, I'm gonna go on a limb that

Originally posted by Cress:

There are tracks with claws on the side that latch on to the tunnel and pull it up.

Those tracks move at such incredible speeds that the pod launches so fast out of Hoxxes that it makes its way back to the space rig without the need to use a thruster at all.

That's just how it gets to the surface, once it's there it manoeuvres itself by drilling a curved tunnel sideways until the thruster is facing downwards, then it launches at an angle. The claws on the side help to push it along in the drilling direction.

[Detective Useless]

Unreal Engine physics bugs, I presume

[doomerinthedark]

i like to imagine theres a giant magnet on the rig that pulls it back up, the pod looks to be made of metal of some kind so why not?

[Smetrix]

It uses barrel based propulsion.

[mhm_cake]

It's uses a special motor, which is powered off of the sheer audacity it takes to ask a question like that.

[Cor.]

The drill head opens up to expose another thruster since the hole is already dug it can go back up easily

[Cress]

The brilliant engineers at DRG have created a state-of-the-art diagram for your educational purposes.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3004999157

[HeyThere]

Originally posted by Cress:

The brilliant engineers at DRG have created a state-of-the-art diagram for your educational purposes.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3004999157

extravagant.

[BaronVonNapking]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2788425696
Those.

They were originally planned to extend out on mechanical arms and press against the sides of the entrance tunnel; and then haul to the Drop Pod back up.

This was never actually implemented for several reasons:
A. It's a lot of work for something hardly anyone will ever see.
B. Cave generation got more complex/larger, and the ceiling isn't always gonna be close enough.
C. It's just a video game, so who cares? "Dwarven space magic" serves just as well lol.

Literally just make them fold out and reveal thrusters...
(Or don't)