Nice. Finally someone who doesnt talk arround for hours instedt of just give you the details on shipbuilding. I dont have time for smalltalk. Im building an elite anaconda
Best to the point ship building tutorial on TH-cam. Where were you a week ago 😢 when I started building? this would have saved me soooo many hours. You’re a legend for doing a video like this, thank you. Look forward to seeing more.
THANK YOU! This is concise enough for me to start trying to design my own ship. I've watched a few of the other hour long tutorials, while they are informative, they are too long for me to scroll through when I don't remember exactly what I need.
This just made me confident enough to build a ship. This was extremely simplified and should be given to all players upon entering the SSC. Straight to the point.
This was a cool video because it was short and VERY informative, but if you make like 20 minute one where you take a little more time to explain stuff, I'd definitely watch it after this.
Thank you! This has been what I've been looking for since I started in Starbase, and showed me exactly what I needed without needed to listen to an hour video hoping it answers the questions I have.
that video was surprisingly helpful for the short length. a shame google didnt recommend this to me and a friend had to show me this as i did struggle understanding how building works. now i know at least the basics necessary to build spaceships and can learn better ways to do things from experience
Love this format, when you got little time but want to play a game complex as this, videos like this give you a good overview so you can go play around in the game. I see the value of 1-2h videos if you have time and really want to grok something, but just for giving me an overview i feel like you saved me from hours of trial and error. Thanks!
A quick tutorial on some of the hybrid button uses and function seen on shop bought ships would be great. This video was very helpful. Precise and to the point. Appreciate it.
I also spent 90% of my time in CA building ships in the ship designer, and this tutorial was very fun to watch. You're right in saying that most tutorials are way too long and maybe over complicated for a new players.
Thanks! I tried to address a lot of the common questions I was seeing on reddit and discord, like what components are necessary to make a ship work (since you wont find that anywhere in game)
Awesome simple tutorial! This is what we need in ingame tutorial! Me and my friend built a cool fast 2seat ship using this tutorial. Thank you very much!
god just the ship design editor alone is so damn overwhelming, its like having to learn blender all over again. im sure there is a way to build everything manually but i bet that takes way longer. that aside this was a very good educational video, i can tell in my head that everything you covered can be scaled up to what ever ship design i want, thank you.
I loved this video, please make a longer and more detailed video for those who have a made a few good ships and want more examples of how to make using the FFC easier.
Please make a 5 minute tutorial on the builder interface and hotkeys. For example - how did you copy paste the small thruster block so easily? Does the piping have to hit the flight computer system in order or can it just be piped together however you can route the pipe? What is the hotkey to open "U" in the build mode interface to check that all the systems are communicating correctly? Also if you can slow down when naming fields, use a magnifying window or test overlay, and maybe toss in a one sentence explanation as to why you're naming them what you are naming them - it will help make sense of the parts functionality, how they are communicating with the nav computer, and dummy proof it so we name them correctly. Thank you so much for this tutorial. VERY HELPFUL.
This is true, but it doesn't always work as expected, especially when dealing with larger ships with over 50 thrusters! I come from a time before the tool existed so... I mostly stick to the old trusted method lol
I wish I'd found this video before I spent 4 hours trying to get my ship frame green based on what another player I invited to a group SSC session said. He just told me I needed to add bolts and beams until it was green, never mentioned that it required a properly attached thruster of some kind for that to be possible. Something you forgot to mention is that the control seat doesn't need to be connected to the network for it to control the ship,. In the case of your ship it did because that allows the control table you attached to it to communicate through the network, but the only requirement for a pilot seat is that any controls you wish to influence while sitting in that seat have to be within 2m of the seat.
How to use the SSC. Controls tips and tricks would be helpful. What you need to build and make ships work is great but I don’t even know how to put the parts into the builder and how to move them around in the first place so this is more of a “step 2” video in my book. This is def good in the short and sweet category tho. These are good!
thanks mate. but i have a tip for you, you can change the default spawn distance for parts when you drag them out of the list. that way you can reduce the amount of scrolling you have to do.
Instantly subscribed. Thanks for saving my time. I'd like a video on how to build with angled beams or non-straight beams in general. They never seem to line up properly. I got no time watching hours of someone's stream
Cooling cells are less efficient than radiators. Rads never need to be replaced unless damaged and they don't require you to constantly swap out cells. Cells are alright for a backup, but radiators are absolutely amazing in comparison. There might be some sort of weight/efficiency perk, but overall those things are going to be a pain and potentially strand you with no working radiators, especially at scale with larger ships, fuel rods are bad enough.
TLDR = Tight, properly made presentation where you cut out BS. In other words, the video others should have made. When I make vodeos, this is how I do it. Nice work. I want more details, but only because the foundation is solid. I can assure you I will have this video on my second monitor while I build my first ship. Similar videos on the details you glossed over would be nice, but I doubt they'd get the same audience. "How to pipe a thruster in two minutes" doesn't have the same ring : )
make a quick yolol explanation on the basic operations. if else, goto when the : for devicefields needs to be set. would save me from repeating myself 20 times a day :D
My friend and i started playing the other day. we tried to use the easy build but apparently its bugged. We had been avoiding the SSC because it looked so complex but this was a perfect tutorial to get us started.
Can you do a quick video on how to properly repair a ship with instability issues? And perhaps one talking about fixing piping and cabling that is broken in a collision?
That's funny you mention that... I was a professional FPV drone racer for about a year LOL I do think the controls are pretty jank, I'm looking forward to the day proper mouse aim and joystick implementation is added. Dual sticks for life!
Thanks for the video. I agree that ducts are hmm at best difficult. If you could do a video on how to translate directions with ducts it would be great! I have issues with attaching to hardpoints as they always seem to bump up the hardpoint one snap point. I feel they need to add more duct parts so that they can wrap around and or some beams that incorporate ducts inside so you can attach to any side.
Yeah I think the ducts we have are just a version-1 implementation to reduce lag/performance issues with cables and pipes. I’ll see if I can make a video on them currently!
@@TatakaiEX I spent the last 6 hours working on it and found a few good ways to get it all connected. I think they need some U ducts so you can easily go around but it is manageable I suppose.
Im gonna be getting into this game like next week or the week after,my friends are drafting me as their builder as I have experience with space engineers,any recommendations on how to build an all round general utility ship? also how different is this to space engineers if you have played it?
SE was my main game for years, and I started playing it less and less once SB was announced lol Main difference between the two; ships in SB are MUCH slower, and there's no such thing as too much forward thrust. Coding is much simpler (and easier IMO). As far as building an all-around utility ship; just like SE ships that are great at one thing are typically better than a ship that does multiple things okay-ish. Because the SB experience is much harder (higher resources required just to run the ship) you need to be mindful of your use of space and weight. Also the game lacks content currently, so beyond hauling/mining and pvp, there isn't much else to do/build for.
Awesome tutorial, helps a lot! One question: is there a way to calculate the minimum thrust power needed move at a given speed regarding the current mass? Like: minThrustPower = x * ShipsMass / y * wantedSpeed I hope I could make it clear what I want to know :D
I'm sure there is, however I'm not aware of the calculation. I know people have figured out speed calculators for thrust and mass, try asking around on the Starbase discord!
Thanks for the video very informative. I have a question for you, do i need to change the coolant on the radiator. I only have the starter ship. Thanks
I have a... very cursed spreadsheet for calculating how many thrusters are needed to get to X speed, when a ship weighs Y, but this is very tricky because of square cubed law. TLDR version: cover the entire rear of your ship with thrusters. When you think you have enough, add a few more.
That would have to be a series of videos over weeks of time LOL these little starter ships are pretty easy, I can build a ~100 crate hauler is a few hours. But the truely large ships take SOOO much more time. Prior to the end of CA, my ultra-heavy fighter I was working on (and didn't quite finish) had at least 50 hours of work into it.
@@TatakaiEX I didnt mean litterally capital ship but in general from nothing to something decent because im lost rn trying to find out what is the correct move todo
@@fu5t719 Got it, I'll probably do a video on a hauler that's an upgrade form the laborer, and then the next upgrade after that, in the next couple of weeks!
In the 'what is a ship' section..., what is the black cube? I've the hardpoint and the thrusters...but I don't know what the black cube is... sorry if it's a noob question! :S
The black cube is two triangle thrusters combined into one "cube"! Unlike boxes, triangle thrusters can share ports with adjacent triangle thrusters, so you can have a whole array of them with only a single hardpoint powering them.
I have probably the easiest question, I haven't got a clue on how to build, but this is a sneak peek of sorts for me. How do you change your fuel cells? Whenever I try putting another one in (Just by carrying it over with E) it manages to get in, but it soon will bug out and sink through the bottom of my ship, I just started, so I only have the beginner tutorial ship with a couple of crates added onto it, but how do I change the fuel cell and keep it in place?
Normally; you unbolt the fuel rod, remove it, put the new one in, bolt it, done. You can press C to toggle snapping on/off (you'll want it on for putting the new one in). It could be bug-related issue, I have a friend who had a ship he could not replace the fuel rods on because the fuel chambers just wouldnt take new rods no matter what.
@@TatakaiEX Is there any reason why I was able to just put another fuel cell in just recently without snapping? (I just carried the cell over and stuck it in the power and it seems to be staying in place after flying around for a bit)
Can you split two ships off of one after constructing them in ship designer (by only having one transponder)? Can you combine two ships after they are constructed?
Yes, and yes*. First case: Both "ships" are still one "ship" as far as SB is concerned. I haven't tested this, but I would expect if one half is out in the belt, and the other is at the station and get's de-spawned, both halves despawn. The question is... where does that other half go when the ship is re-spawned? LOL Second case; You can, but you need to be mindful of your limits (bolts, cables/pipes, etc) and if the ship ever exceeds those limits, it will cease to function (it won't fly/move on it's own). If you were to have two transponders, I would expect only one of them to work. T his would be easy to test, just add another transponder to a ship that already has one.
Use the starbase wiki! You can find stats for these items, how much power thrusters need vs how much power generators output. From there it's just some simple calculations.
Nice. Finally someone who doesnt talk arround for hours instedt of just give you the details on shipbuilding. I dont have time for smalltalk. Im building an elite anaconda
Best to the point ship building tutorial on TH-cam. Where were you a week ago 😢 when I started building? this would have saved me soooo many hours. You’re a legend for doing a video like this, thank you. Look forward to seeing more.
Dude you’re literally the smartest person ever, I’m so tired of trying to watch an hour video because I cannot and it frustrates me
THANK YOU!
This is concise enough for me to start trying to design my own ship. I've watched a few of the other hour long tutorials, while they are informative, they are too long for me to scroll through when I don't remember exactly what I need.
This just made me confident enough to build a ship. This was extremely simplified and should be given to all players upon entering the SSC. Straight to the point.
This is definitely a great video, blazed through all the raw info required with enough visuals to give a good idea of what you're doing.
We started building our ship today from scratch and actually this video was super clean and helpful 👌legend at work
This was a cool video because it was short and VERY informative, but if you make like 20 minute one where you take a little more time to explain stuff, I'd definitely watch it after this.
Thank you! This has been what I've been looking for since I started in Starbase, and showed me exactly what I needed without needed to listen to an hour video hoping it answers the questions I have.
Thank god, a simple video without the intimidation over 1 hr +
I'm brand new to the game but the ship building is the part I'm most excited for. Thank you so much, this feels much less daunting.
that video was surprisingly helpful for the short length. a shame google didnt recommend this to me and a friend had to show me this as i did struggle understanding how building works. now i know at least the basics necessary to build spaceships and can learn better ways to do things from experience
Short and crispy, all i wanted to know to get started, thank you !
Love this format, when you got little time but want to play a game complex as this, videos like this give you a good overview so you can go play around in the game. I see the value of 1-2h videos if you have time and really want to grok something, but just for giving me an overview i feel like you saved me from hours of trial and error. Thanks!
this was great. i feel like i fully understand the basics now and am ready without having to sit through an actual college course length lesson lol
A quick tutorial on some of the hybrid button uses and function seen on shop bought ships would be great. This video was very helpful. Precise and to the point. Appreciate it.
Next video will feature displays, buttons, variables, doors, lights, and YOLOL!
I frickin love the simplicity of this content here, ggs man
Inredible tutorial, this was very educational
I also spent 90% of my time in CA building ships in the ship designer, and this tutorial was very fun to watch. You're right in saying that most tutorials are way too long and maybe over complicated for a new players.
Thanks! I tried to address a lot of the common questions I was seeing on reddit and discord, like what components are necessary to make a ship work (since you wont find that anywhere in game)
@@TatakaiEX well, you accomplished it. And I think I'm not alone in saying that we would love to see more videos like this.
Absolutely legendary tutorial. If I had this a week ago I wouldn't have driven myself mad...
amazing video! thank you! covered exactly what i needed to know for the basics of make a ship.
Honestly this is the best tutorial out there... the others take way too long to watch, even on 2x speed.
Awesome simple tutorial! This is what we need in ingame tutorial! Me and my friend built a cool fast 2seat ship using this tutorial. Thank you very much!
Nice work sent to a friend who is having builder trouble. This will help them a lot.
Very well done, haven't played it yet but this looks very cool and fun to do. The ship building itself should keep me busy forever
For both CA and EA, 95% of my "play time" has been in the SSC LOL
god just the ship design editor alone is so damn overwhelming, its like having to learn blender all over again. im sure there is a way to build everything manually but i bet that takes way longer.
that aside this was a very good educational video, i can tell in my head that everything you covered can be scaled up to what ever ship design i want, thank you.
I loved this video, please make a longer and more detailed video for those who have a made a few good ships and want more examples of how to make using the FFC easier.
Simply the best tutorial. Much appreciated.
wish i saw this a week ago. great vid!
i'd love a tl;dr on imbalanced thrust, center of thrust/center of mass relationships, and achieving top speed
Just wanted to say ty for this video. You are the man
good vid man, i like the format... straight to the point!! thumbs up
Keep this up goodsir recommending this to everyone in my discord and in my company.
My mind is blown! Awesome video!👏🧐
Please make a 5 minute tutorial on the builder interface and hotkeys. For example - how did you copy paste the small thruster block so easily? Does the piping have to hit the flight computer system in order or can it just be piped together however you can route the pipe? What is the hotkey to open "U" in the build mode interface to check that all the systems are communicating correctly? Also if you can slow down when naming fields, use a magnifying window or test overlay, and maybe toss in a one sentence explanation as to why you're naming them what you are naming them - it will help make sense of the parts functionality, how they are communicating with the nav computer, and dummy proof it so we name them correctly.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. VERY HELPFUL.
Best building tutorial yet🤩
Holy crap I wish I had seen your video last week. Thank you so much! This is PERFECT!
New favorite starbase vid.
nice work on a quick and simple tutorial
In the top bar there is a Thruster Field Name Tool, this can automatically set the thruster fields so you don't have to keep track of it yourself
This is true, but it doesn't always work as expected, especially when dealing with larger ships with over 50 thrusters! I come from a time before the tool existed so... I mostly stick to the old trusted method lol
Wow! This should be part of the game!! This is an insanely good video.
Youre so right, nobody wants to watch hour long videos. Keep them coming, builds in small segments maybe? Thanks
Dude you killed this video!! Well done!!!
A good fast and simple tutorial. Perhaps maybe a series of tutorials where you go into depth?
I wish I'd found this video before I spent 4 hours trying to get my ship frame green based on what another player I invited to a group SSC session said. He just told me I needed to add bolts and beams until it was green, never mentioned that it required a properly attached thruster of some kind for that to be possible.
Something you forgot to mention is that the control seat doesn't need to be connected to the network for it to control the ship,. In the case of your ship it did because that allows the control table you attached to it to communicate through the network, but the only requirement for a pilot seat is that any controls you wish to influence while sitting in that seat have to be within 2m of the seat.
How to use the SSC. Controls tips and tricks would be helpful. What you need to build and make ships work is great but I don’t even know how to put the parts into the builder and how to move them around in the first place so this is more of a “step 2” video in my book. This is def good in the short and sweet category tho. These are good!
Thx for the quick tutorial. Funny thing is; I’ll probably rewatch it 5-6 times to get all the info to stick. (Making it “an hour video” anyways) 😅
10min ship. perfect, thanks ^^
absolutely fantastic
Amazing video, Thanks!
TY best video I've seen so far
thanks mate. but i have a tip for you, you can change the default spawn distance for parts when you drag them out of the list. that way you can reduce the amount of scrolling you have to do.
You are a hero.
Instantly subscribed. Thanks for saving my time. I'd like a video on how to build with angled beams or non-straight beams in general. They never seem to line up properly. I got no time watching hours of someone's stream
Are you referring to the 90* or 30* beams? The 90’s are pretty straightforward, but the 30’s are cursed as hell. I have experience with both!
@@TatakaiEX Specifically talking about the 15, 30 and 45 degree ones...
Cooling cells are less efficient than radiators. Rads never need to be replaced unless damaged and they don't require you to constantly swap out cells. Cells are alright for a backup, but radiators are absolutely amazing in comparison. There might be some sort of weight/efficiency perk, but overall those things are going to be a pain and potentially strand you with no working radiators, especially at scale with larger ships, fuel rods are bad enough.
Thanks! Brilliant!
Amazing - thank you!
TLDR = Tight, properly made presentation where you cut out BS. In other words, the video others should have made.
When I make vodeos, this is how I do it. Nice work.
I want more details, but only because the foundation is solid. I can assure you I will have this video on my second monitor while I build my first ship.
Similar videos on the details you glossed over would be nice, but I doubt they'd get the same audience. "How to pipe a thruster in two minutes" doesn't have the same ring : )
Damn, thanks for the tip on the snapping tool!
make a quick yolol explanation on the basic operations. if else, goto when the : for devicefields needs to be set. would save me from repeating myself 20 times a day :D
That will be in my next video! Hopefully out later today or tomorrow
My friend and i started playing the other day. we tried to use the easy build but apparently its bugged. We had been avoiding the SSC because it looked so complex but this was a perfect tutorial to get us started.
Best I’ve seen on the subject. Could you make another one for Mining lasers or a video on the coding?
Sure! I think my next video will be about YOLOL, buttons, and displays, should be out in a few days!
Great tutorial
Great video, finally a short tutorial lol
This was great!!
TLDR Idea! Setting up a ship with more than 50 thrusters!
I would wach a 50 minute video from you no prob. About generators especially.
Can you do a quick video on how to properly repair a ship with instability issues? And perhaps one talking about fixing piping and cabling that is broken in a collision?
Thank you so much
thank you kind sir
Love Love Love. Next stop: Safe Zone Stations? :-D
Do you mean a video on the different parts of Origin station? Or player made stations?
Very nice.
Great video. TLDR's FTW.
You fly that ship like an FPV drone pilot. The game ship controls feel super janky to me.
That's funny you mention that... I was a professional FPV drone racer for about a year LOL
I do think the controls are pretty jank, I'm looking forward to the day proper mouse aim and joystick implementation is added. Dual sticks for life!
Thanks for the video. I agree that ducts are hmm at best difficult. If you could do a video on how to translate directions with ducts it would be great! I have issues with attaching to hardpoints as they always seem to bump up the hardpoint one snap point. I feel they need to add more duct parts so that they can wrap around and or some beams that incorporate ducts inside so you can attach to any side.
Yeah I think the ducts we have are just a version-1 implementation to reduce lag/performance issues with cables and pipes. I’ll see if I can make a video on them currently!
@@TatakaiEX I spent the last 6 hours working on it and found a few good ways to get it all connected. I think they need some U ducts so you can easily go around but it is manageable I suppose.
this game is fuckin rocket science thank you
super awesome! loved it
Weapons maybe?
Request: Quick run down similar to those for ship durability best practices?
Do you mean with beam layout and bolting?
Your a Chad , cheers mate
Спасибо!(tnx)
Good job
PSA FOR CARGO SHIP BUILDS!!!! " AS YOU'RE BUILDING! BOLT YOUR CARGO CRATES TO YOUR FRAMES!!!"
Im gonna be getting into this game like next week or the week after,my friends are drafting me as their builder as I have experience with space engineers,any recommendations on how to build an all round general utility ship? also how different is this to space engineers if you have played it?
SE was my main game for years, and I started playing it less and less once SB was announced lol
Main difference between the two; ships in SB are MUCH slower, and there's no such thing as too much forward thrust. Coding is much simpler (and easier IMO). As far as building an all-around utility ship; just like SE ships that are great at one thing are typically better than a ship that does multiple things okay-ish. Because the SB experience is much harder (higher resources required just to run the ship) you need to be mindful of your use of space and weight. Also the game lacks content currently, so beyond hauling/mining and pvp, there isn't much else to do/build for.
Awesome tutorial, helps a lot!
One question: is there a way to calculate the minimum thrust power needed move at a given speed regarding the current mass?
Like:
minThrustPower = x * ShipsMass / y * wantedSpeed
I hope I could make it clear what I want to know :D
I'm sure there is, however I'm not aware of the calculation. I know people have figured out speed calculators for thrust and mass, try asking around on the Starbase discord!
@@TatakaiEX alright, thanks for the reply :)
Thanks for the video very informative. I have a question for you, do i need to change the coolant on the radiator. I only have the starter ship. Thanks
No, radiators are a closed loop system, and do not need any maintenance. Coolant cells however do need to be replaced when they run out of coolant.
I love you.
that was a fine tutorial thx
Make one about getting to 150m/s, like with a larger ship, pretty please!!!
I have a... very cursed spreadsheet for calculating how many thrusters are needed to get to X speed, when a ship weighs Y, but this is very tricky because of square cubed law. TLDR version: cover the entire rear of your ship with thrusters. When you think you have enough, add a few more.
@@TatakaiEX I've heard it's like 6:1 thrust/weight, is it correct(ish)?
make a video on how i can turn ice into propellant using a resource bridge
Wow i didnt knew this game had coding in it... Damn it is even more complex than i thought
awssome vid
need a tutorial on windows/cockits
Could you possibly make a tutorial on the best way to find the right plating sizes and shapes because I can never get plating right
More tutorial 🙏
Progression from the begginer ship to capital and so on pluss money making guide
That would have to be a series of videos over weeks of time LOL these little starter ships are pretty easy, I can build a ~100 crate hauler is a few hours. But the truely large ships take SOOO much more time. Prior to the end of CA, my ultra-heavy fighter I was working on (and didn't quite finish) had at least 50 hours of work into it.
@@TatakaiEX I didnt mean litterally capital ship but in general from nothing to something decent because im lost rn trying to find out what is the correct move todo
@@fu5t719 Got it, I'll probably do a video on a hauler that's an upgrade form the laborer, and then the next upgrade after that, in the next couple of weeks!
should of exsplained beam welding and beam bolting, apart from that good tut
In the 'what is a ship' section..., what is the black cube? I've the hardpoint and the thrusters...but I don't know what the black cube is... sorry if it's a noob question! :S
The black cube is two triangle thrusters combined into one "cube"! Unlike boxes, triangle thrusters can share ports with adjacent triangle thrusters, so you can have a whole array of them with only a single hardpoint powering them.
I have probably the easiest question, I haven't got a clue on how to build, but this is a sneak peek of sorts for me.
How do you change your fuel cells? Whenever I try putting another one in (Just by carrying it over with E) it manages to get in, but it soon will bug out and sink through the bottom of my ship, I just started, so I only have the beginner tutorial ship with a couple of crates added onto it, but how do I change the fuel cell and keep it in place?
Normally; you unbolt the fuel rod, remove it, put the new one in, bolt it, done. You can press C to toggle snapping on/off (you'll want it on for putting the new one in). It could be bug-related issue, I have a friend who had a ship he could not replace the fuel rods on because the fuel chambers just wouldnt take new rods no matter what.
@@TatakaiEX Is there any reason why I was able to just put another fuel cell in just recently without snapping? (I just carried the cell over and stuck it in the power and it seems to be staying in place after flying around for a bit)
Can you split two ships off of one after constructing them in ship designer (by only having one transponder)? Can you combine two ships after they are constructed?
Yes, and yes*.
First case: Both "ships" are still one "ship" as far as SB is concerned. I haven't tested this, but I would expect if one half is out in the belt, and the other is at the station and get's de-spawned, both halves despawn. The question is... where does that other half go when the ship is re-spawned? LOL
Second case; You can, but you need to be mindful of your limits (bolts, cables/pipes, etc) and if the ship ever exceeds those limits, it will cease to function (it won't fly/move on it's own). If you were to have two transponders, I would expect only one of them to work. T his would be easy to test, just add another transponder to a ship that already has one.
how many thrusters should you use per generator? How do you know if you have too many / too few generators?
Use the starbase wiki! You can find stats for these items, how much power thrusters need vs how much power generators output. From there it's just some simple calculations.
I didn't like it.... because I loved it. Thanks