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Space Engineers

[HullTec] Monorail Train (v1.1 work in progress)
124 Comments
Bannta May 19, 2024 @ 4:23pm 
I love you concept, great job - i been playing with your mining train, and while driving back and forth I was doing a bit of bumping(Clanging) so resolve the damage, i replaced the rail stop with a 2x2 suspension with wheel which does a great job a catching the mono rail if the speed is under 11. The suspension is mount down and out towards the train were the tire catches at a sideways positions.
Tename Mar 23, 2024 @ 4:45pm 
Thank you, this train helped me figure out a modified version of this layout for my orbital space station. Very good track design.
◔◡◔ Sh1bE ◔◡◔ Jul 29, 2021 @ 10:09am 
Hi Hull Breach, im fan of your designs of ships, and when i saw your monorail collection, i subscribed it all because it is really cool and beutifull, thanks so much. But, i want to ask you something - Can you build a monorail lile Half-Life 2 Combine razor train (https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Razor_Train) please ? It would be nice, anyway thanks and keep up the good work ! :-)
Hull Breach  [author] Feb 2, 2021 @ 3:47pm 
You can find track parts here with a video tutorial on how to use them: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1573780041

Elite Wildcat Feb 2, 2021 @ 3:42pm 
what do you use for making curves in the track, and how do you build it.
Hull Breach  [author] Feb 12, 2019 @ 8:27am 
Thank you, Crafack.
ESTEBAN Feb 11, 2019 @ 8:51pm 
hello very good job :steamhappy:
Dralvek Jan 31, 2019 @ 12:24am 
yes it would be nice to look at that
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 31, 2019 @ 12:13am 
@ToxiCrossRoach Thank you. Yes, speed is a problem at the moment. Hard to fix this.
@Treng you mean how to connect multiple grids via rotors and pistons? I could do a small tutorial video, I guess.
@ArthurSalim to make this work in space you need to place artificial mass on the train and place some gravity generators along the track. Otherwise the train will fly away.
The problem here is, that, if you activate the artificial mass, the train will start pushing down your whole ship (no matter how big it is). So I guess, this won't work on ships. Only on Asteroids and space stations, since they're static.
Leite [29th ID] Jan 30, 2019 @ 5:18pm 
Do you think it can work on a large ship? trying to work on one that needs a big transport sistem inside
Dralvek Jan 29, 2019 @ 10:23pm 
the design boom of the excavator from rotohog and pistons https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=580925259
Cross Jan 29, 2019 @ 6:56pm 
Man, this train is beautiful! Have been trying with casual metro design myself, but it always ended up as a slug. And this, is perfect, but speed is still problematic :/ I seriously hope once we will be able to set and control wheels indirectly on subgrids.
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 29, 2019 @ 8:17am 
What exactly do you mean?
Dralvek Jan 29, 2019 @ 7:45am 
In survival, I was tortured to make such constructions as a connection between cars. Can you make a guide
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 29, 2019 @ 6:11am 
I don't think that this monorail system is survival ready because of this exact reason. Working with multi-grid blueprints in survival is difficult (or impossible).

I created this monorail system to build scenarios on my server. The players then join the server to play survival games with the already finished monorail. (Like in my monorail test world)

I'm sorry about this but as long as it's impossible to project multi-grids, this system won't be survival ready, I fear.
Dralvek Jan 28, 2019 @ 8:17pm 
Hey. How to use blueprints in survival? If the blueprint consists of different grids, then the largest part is placed in the projector, and this is not always the most necessary part.
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 22, 2019 @ 10:01pm 
Hm that's weird. I think that they worked both ways for me. I can have a look at this in a few days.
IAmTomahawkx Jan 22, 2019 @ 3:45pm 
These things are great! my only problem is when i try to add a different car to the train, i cant actually make the individual cars go backwards. not really sure if thats just the game or the design
Marco Schepper Jan 22, 2019 @ 7:15am 
I tried almost every train existing on the workshop, nice to see one that is simple to use AND working :D *thumbsup*
Six Jan 19, 2019 @ 12:02pm 
Neat
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 18, 2019 @ 11:53am 
The train would apply downforce to the ship, so the ship would start moving as soon as you turn on the artificial mass.
Lordm00m00 Jan 17, 2019 @ 7:27am 
I guess for large ships you could just use your artificial mass and gravity generators idea.
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 17, 2019 @ 4:35am 
On moons/asteroids this might work. You can also work with artificial mass (train) and gravity generators (track), I guess.

But this will not work on large ships in space because the train then will push down the whole ship. But it should work on asteroids.
Lordm00m00 Jan 16, 2019 @ 12:48pm 
You could always jimmy rig it to work. You just need to put ion thrust on the top and put it in overide enough to keep it on the tracks before you unhook it and then put ion thrust for braking and foward thrust.
Hull Breach  [author] Jan 16, 2019 @ 11:54am 
No it doesn't work in zero g.
kendall Jan 15, 2019 @ 9:26pm 
Does it work in zero g?
Snorkelman Jan 13, 2019 @ 11:52am 
I love how this concept keeps improving as more creaters try building it
Lordm00m00 Dec 19, 2018 @ 8:40pm 
Yeah, I did make try to make one for digging out track and it worked pretty well. All you have to do is use the station one engine and put drills in the front, under and on top then add some thrusters and turn them on override and it will dig it out pretty fast.
indeepj Dec 19, 2018 @ 7:44pm 
You Would Probably Need Floating Ones.
But Nobody Knows That
Hull Breach  [author] Dec 19, 2018 @ 7:35pm 
I already tried building tunnel miners (ony wheels, not monorail). Very difficult. Don't know if it's possible to make it work AND make it useful at the same time.
indeepj Dec 19, 2018 @ 7:29pm 
Wouldnt The Drills Have To Be With Pistons, Too?
So They Could More Easily Mine?
Or Something?
Lordm00m00 Dec 19, 2018 @ 7:26pm 
What about a mining car?
indeepj Dec 19, 2018 @ 6:56pm 
And Thusly
Elevator Rail
Hull Breach  [author] Dec 19, 2018 @ 6:54pm 
rail slopes are on my to-do list but I don't know if it will be possible with my monorail because the wheels have no second axis. Will try it some day.
indeepj Dec 19, 2018 @ 6:46pm 
How Would That Rail Car Work?
But Yeah, The Rail Going Up WOULD Be Quite Useful.
Lordm00m00 Dec 19, 2018 @ 3:40pm 
Or maybe a rail car that mines a perfect size hole?
Lordm00m00 Dec 19, 2018 @ 3:39pm 
Anychance of a rail the goes up? So if you have a hill in the way you could use that
indeepj Dec 16, 2018 @ 8:26pm 
Not One Block.
But Instead Many Blocks.
Unless You Mean One Station
Then, Yeah
76561198109839142 Dec 16, 2018 @ 4:07pm 
so the track is just one large block correct?
Buggy Nov 27, 2018 @ 10:46pm 
Oh cool thanks.
Hull Breach  [author] Nov 27, 2018 @ 11:51am 
Yes just open the Monorail collection
Buggy Nov 27, 2018 @ 10:27am 
Is there a world version of this?
indeepj Nov 26, 2018 @ 5:14pm 
Tis Quite A Fitting Coincidence
Hull Breach  [author] Nov 26, 2018 @ 4:55pm 
@GnomeK Or did I do this on purpose? *puts on sunglasses*


(it is a coincidence -.-")
GnomeK Nov 26, 2018 @ 3:20pm 
I noticed that due a glitching tires the train makes a sound really similar to that which the real train makes. Funny coincidence.
MaestroII Nov 26, 2018 @ 2:43pm 
Cool! now we can hop on the monorail and interconnect them with multiple cities.
Hull Breach  [author] Nov 26, 2018 @ 2:34pm 
Thank you. I just uploaded a track switch. There are also alternative Engines/Cars. Check the monorail collection for all the addons!
GnomeK Nov 26, 2018 @ 12:31pm 
This is so cool, keep it up!
indeepj Nov 26, 2018 @ 11:35am 
Have You Tried The Curved Tracks Provided By The Dev?
GamingMaster951 Nov 26, 2018 @ 8:04am 
what about you?