Space Engineers

Space Engineers

Meteor Menace
73 Comments
Chipstix213 Sep 20 @ 12:11am 
Didn't need one...
MassDivide Sep 19 @ 4:28pm 
Apex update?
phmsin Aug 16 @ 4:31pm 
sorry, do spiders need to be enabled in the game set up first, or does this mod spawn them regardless of that setting?
Nice Mod, I'll take it :D
TrueWhiteKnight Jan 11, 2024 @ 7:03pm 
Concerning, but exciting
Patrick  [author] Jan 11, 2024 @ 6:46pm 
Wouldn't be the first time. Might not be the last...
TrueWhiteKnight Jan 11, 2024 @ 5:53pm 
Pat, last time you even remotely listened to a horrific idea it was less than a day later this monster came to be
Patrick  [author] Jan 11, 2024 @ 4:08pm 
Maxyall, yes, they should spawn when they hit something in space.

TrueWhiteKnight, thinking about it...
Maxyall Jan 11, 2024 @ 12:07pm 
Do these spider spawns in space if the meteor hit the ship / station? (It'd be awesome if it does)
TrueWhiteKnight Dec 16, 2023 @ 2:27pm 
hey uh, im back with another bad idea. a new cave spawn system came out for MES. spider dens?
Patrick  [author] May 29, 2023 @ 9:26pm 
Please go to the Discord if you want help.
TimeRupture May 29, 2023 @ 9:25pm 
meteors dont spawn at all for me?
Patrick  [author] May 20, 2023 @ 6:35pm 
If you do, record it. I'd love to see it.:steamhappy:
KilledJoy May 20, 2023 @ 5:57pm 
That challenge..is horrible.. why am I compelled to attempt it ... NOOOO
Patrick  [author] May 17, 2023 @ 8:35pm 
Oh, thanks for mentioning that. I should have added that to the description a long time ago.
condottiere May 17, 2023 @ 2:47pm 
@jglenn1562 and @Acirno

I recently found a years-old thread via Google (some reddit-ish forum site) where a player described using the voxel hand sphere tool to clean up the terrain mess. Select the tool, press K, in voxel tool options deselect snap to grid and select project to terrain (or voxel? I forget exactly). Increase voxel tool size to anything larger than 20.

Then ctrl + right-click the voxel hand tool on any craters or lumps, to reset the ground to brand new smooth voxel state. Due to how the voxel grid/map is laid out, sometimes need to click around near a deformation to get it to register and fix.

This was an awesome, obscure tip.
draknyr May 4, 2023 @ 8:50am 
salut comment fonctionne le mod
Patrick  [author] Apr 28, 2023 @ 3:45pm 
ZET, go to the Discord if you want help. I can't really say much from just "it doesn't work."
{ZET} Inflitor Apr 28, 2023 @ 6:12am 
does not work for me for some reason...
TrueWhiteKnight Apr 23, 2023 @ 7:12pm 
playing currently with armageddon and minumum spawn 15 max 50. using aww scrap and eat drink sleep, and reanimation as well. truly a hell to survive. thanks again for making this. at the time of this comment, im on death 14 at 3 hours in.
Chipstix213 Apr 11, 2023 @ 12:32pm 
Or just use voxel hands and the reset button combo
jglenn1562 Apr 11, 2023 @ 10:20am 
@Acirno
If you want to fix the messed up terrain, you can always try using the Terrain Tool by Junrall:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2820001381

Or the Concrete Tool by Digi:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=396679430
Patrick  [author] Mar 4, 2023 @ 12:12pm 
Yep, can't help that.
Acirno Mar 4, 2023 @ 11:02am 
If only the meteors didn't perm muck up the ground, this would be cool.
Patrick  [author] Feb 28, 2023 @ 4:38pm 
I assume you mean the turrets aren't shooting the spiders. That is a Keen issue; the aim point on the spiders is too high. Hopefully they fix it soon.
pcsagan Feb 28, 2023 @ 12:07pm 
This mod doesn't work with large grid gattling turrets.
Patrick  [author] Feb 28, 2023 @ 9:21am 
Awesome! :D
Parker Posey's Mouth Feb 28, 2023 @ 4:29am 
Oh... I might actually turn on meteors now. It's time to kill bugs. :shadeknight:
Patrick  [author] Feb 26, 2023 @ 2:05pm 
This mod doesn't touch anything to do with spawning and "aiming" of the meteors, so there's no way to modify it. The game should only spawn meteors near players, so if you are on land, that's where they should fall.
[82DK] wyomingwolf Feb 25, 2023 @ 7:07pm 
Can confirm I am seeing those bugs and lucky me they have been landing in the ocean and drowning thus far (Guess it was good to have made a base on Japan lol). Is there a way to modify the code to where it aims for larger landmass and not anything covered by the water mod?
Patrick  [author] Feb 25, 2023 @ 5:26pm 
No, but it works with the mod that has the bugs from Starship Troopers. It's linked in the description.
Beyond_Skill141 Feb 25, 2023 @ 3:00pm 
does this mod have those Bugs from star troopers???
CrackheadCrimson Feb 25, 2023 @ 9:24am 
The only good bug! Is a dead bug!
Patrick  [author] Feb 25, 2023 @ 8:21am 
It works in apace
KaoticOverlord Feb 24, 2023 @ 6:13pm 
I just wanna know if this works only on planets or if a base on an asteroid would also have to deal with spiders?
MAMPF(GER) Feb 24, 2023 @ 12:36am 
Pity. No, they all just sit around because ores are endless, unfortunately tried too often and the craters on the server make terrain impassable, unfortunately for a while
TrueWhiteKnight Feb 23, 2023 @ 11:43pm 
Good think the TWK Conscience was destroyed in a battle long ago.
Patrick  [author] Feb 23, 2023 @ 10:53pm 
Thanks @TrueWhiteKnight! You are 100% accountable for all meteor- and spider-related deaths hence forth. Thanks for taking that hit! :D
TrueWhiteKnight Feb 23, 2023 @ 9:22pm 
this mod made it to the featured page. i feel partly responsible for the many deaths this has caused. @patrick this mod is very amazing. im terrified to see what you make in the future
Patrick  [author] Feb 23, 2023 @ 2:48pm 
No problem! Feel free to jump on the Discord if you need any help!
DlriumTrgger Feb 23, 2023 @ 2:02pm 
i forgot about that feature, thanks for the reminder. keep up the awesome mod making!
Patrick  [author] Feb 23, 2023 @ 1:59pm 
@DIriumTrgger
Crew Enabled already supports alternate characters. Have a look at the guide.

@MAMPF
It doesn't look like I'll be able to turn off voxel damage from meteors. Looks like the only way is to use the game setting. Conversely, the cumulative meteor damage to the ground is probably much less than the mining damage done by a single player.

@RPI
I think getting loot from spiders is cheesy, but this is something you can customize in your own game (I'm pretty sure) using AI Enabled, so everyone can play the way they like. I missed that you were referring to worlds without resources. Yeah, that's probably a good idea. :)

@CaptainShack
Thanks! Love your work!

@Leo_Draconus
Unfortunately, I don't think I can stop the resource spawn.
DlriumTrgger Feb 23, 2023 @ 9:45am 
im still wondering if someone will make a themed crew enabled mod using star wars b1 battle droids, or storm troopers, or maybe some other character from a game or movie series.
MAMPF(GER) Feb 23, 2023 @ 9:19am 
YES turning off voxel damage on meteors would be awesome.
Ronin Planetary Industries Feb 23, 2023 @ 8:50am 
In terms of playing on world's with no ores (only asteroid craters), you might want to increase the amount of loot dropped by the spiders; especially ores like magnesium.
CaptainShack Feb 23, 2023 @ 8:21am 
omg I love this concept.
Leo_Draconus Feb 23, 2023 @ 7:40am 
The only thing more terrifying?
The meteors no longer give resources. Just spiders.
GATQS Feb 22, 2023 @ 9:32pm 
The only good bug is a dead bug!
Patrick  [author] Feb 22, 2023 @ 12:36pm 
Ah! Yeah, that'll be tricky to solve
Chipstix213 Feb 22, 2023 @ 12:21pm 
i mean without the voxel performace issue.