PSA*** I mistake I made in the video - The wheels can be placed individually but also MUST be rotated so the arrows point in the same direction! I forgot to do this in the video, which is why the wheel on the other side of the car spun in the wrong direction!
A PSA FOR BEGINNERS: Just be informed that the gear systems you use will exponentially increase as you add more seperate systems. Case in point: I accidentally made a 16-speed Road Ranger just by adding another seperate system.
Pretty sure the reason why the wheels spun at 18:52 is because you connected the clutch to the relay and not to the battery. The clutch wasn’t enabled until the engine already started turning.
That clutch setup around 17:30 could be reduced to just a function block and clamp. Set up the function so that it intercepts Y=1 at the threshold RPM, and clamp the result to [0,1].
The benefit to placing steering wheels with X symmetry on is that they both spin in the same direction. One of your steer wheels was spinning in reverse, which was why the wheels were slipping, and you faced resistance when steering away from it. Might be better for beginners to instead invert the steer signal going to the mirrored wheel.
Omg I just noticed that... Thank you for that, I forgot to mention that if you place the wheels on both side individually you still have to flip it so the arrow is in the same direction... I will have to remake this video :) Thank you for calling that out but also being so nice about it
I just found this comment, I was getting crazy with my vehicule XD and then I watched carefully the video at .75 speed, finally finding that I had done things the "right" way and having the exact same problem...I'm gonna try to fix it (25hours of Stormworks, no promises), thanks for pointing that out ^_^
I was able to guess my way through the technical side of a modular engine car in my first couple days playing and yet even now I can’t get shapes that stand up to your first attempt lol
ive had this game forever and i stopped playing it because i was having too much trouble with it. i understand building but the microcontrollers are where i get lost. having to make one for literally everything just to work properly was wearing me out mentally. lol i cant even get the freaking key to turn an engine on and off so i just have valves wired to a button to close off air and fuel just to choke it out lol. (in my defense that really should be "plug and play" since there is literally no other use for having a key block other than turning on and off engines) i recently came back to it because of the fishing update and quickly remembered just how much of a problem i was having with it, but this just might be the help i needed to bring the fun back for me. ive got small fishing boats, large "crab fishing" style boats, fire boats, firetrucks, ambulance, pickup trucks/haulers, submarines, several different vehicles built but none of them run and now i may be able to actually start playing the game after all these years. lol
Well the good news is that logic is logic. So you learn it here and you'll be able to use that knowledge in any other game that uses a similar system, which is quite a few. Also keep in mind, LUA is way easier once things get any more complex than a handful of logic blocks, so using/learning that is recommended.
There's no reason to cap the clutch to 1. Numbers greater than 1 have no effect on the clutch. There's also an error in your formula. If the minimum rps is 5 then: 0.05 * rps^1.2 = 1.25. So in your example, any rps over 5 is instantly maximum clutch. Which works of course, you could drop the formula and just use a 1 instead. If you want it to be smooth then like 0.01 instead would result in a 1.0 clutch at 10rpm.
Because of the space limits... When I've been making a hydroplane I met many problems with cooling system, drain holes, fuel and etc. just because hulls size is 1.75m width and 5m long
@@H4tRed37 Did you have any problems making it float or take off? When I made one it had to have a really big space full of air and a system that would tilt the engines up a little. But it was easier than making a car for me, since I'm too lazy to learn logic
@fusososososo3507 I had problems with moving the mass center right bellow the air dynamical wings and making a cooling system which wouldn't eat place for fuel tank and drain holes (unfortunately the last one did happened)
11:49 First i tried to copy exactly what you did, the starter wont even turn. Then I spent about an hour looking for your old video to confirm that the ecu part was done right, it was. The starter wont start.
Thanks for the video, but I have to say that it's a bit rough to follow, because you made it with the assumption that we've watched your boat tutorial video. I haven't and I don't really want to go watch that when I want to build a car instead. So, while this is supposed to be a "beginner" video, you're kind of breezing through it, not really explaining what you're doing along the way, so I have to keep pausing the video and searching by myself for example how you rotate the pieces, how to delete pieces, and then to get the microcontroller done, which I guess I have to watch the other video for. A beginner tutorial video is much less frustrating when you make it with the assumption that this is the first video that a viewer watches.
Isnt individually placing the front wheels going to make them rotate in different directions? I mean, not steer, but when you throttle up to accelerate
@@454ss_gaming Which makes the turn direction the same as if placed in symmetry, at least for me. I must be doing something wrong, been smashing keys forever until I just decided to do x*-1 on the left front wheel when doing front wheel drive :p
Dont know what im doin wrong i made the Controller from the vid everything the same and build everything the same and when i start the engine runs for 2 seconds after hitting the gas pedal after that it shuts of and doest turn on anymore 😢
I did everthing as in the video, connected everyhing the same way and spawned it in. Engine did not turn on at all, it was completely dead and i have no clue how or why. I did everything as shown in the microcontroller, but when i link that up the car just wont start at all anymore. WIthout it, it starts fine.
@@454ss_gaming Got it working by connecting it differently, I swapped the Pulse with the Capacitator. I made it up to the point where i add the high and reverse gear, Car just instantly cuts out, no matter what ratios i use. I tried fiddling with the clutch controller with no luck for the past 2 hours now. Learned a whole lot by watching this tutorial but it feels overwhelming at times.
Im far from a beginner but i just cant seem to understand why they made it so complicated for no reason? I used to play Garry’s Mod where i had to code my vehicles in expression2 applying torque to a disc as the engine. Yet stormworks just seems difficult to get even the basic engine going. It would be nice to have a solution that just works, maybe select engine options like amount of cylinders, induction type etc etc then the same for gearboxes, one unit, choose amount of gears, auto/manual, ratios etc etc. with auto clutch and idle control… Thanks for this video, it really helps get the basics across even to those of us who try to run before we crawl :)
Hard disagree, this complexity is exactly I myself and many more love stormworks. I enjoy creating fixes wich also is the entire point of this game now.
Do you mean the engine controller? It was covered in an earlier video in the tutorial series, the intro to simple engines I think? But it's on screen for a bit in this video, you could probably pause and try to clone it!
i got the game when it came out and mine still hurts. lol as long as ive had it i have yet to build a truly fully working vehicle, they all either wont stop, wont go, wont crank, wont float, wont shut off or any other thing that would cause an issue. id say you'll get the hang of it but you and i both might need to take some programming/coding course somewhere. lol the building gets easier, but the microcontrollers are where im struggling.
how the hell do i get the microcontroller you dont just spawn that in and act like everybody has one, this is a tutorial how was i supposed to know to have watcehd all of your previous videos just to make some random compenent to a car, i lookup up how to make a car, why cant you just tell me how to make every part of it in the video
Holy freaking hell. I got the game today, and was exited to make something. WHAT part of beginner is this ?? this is "basic" ??? need a freaking engineering and coding degree to build a "basic" car xD wit hal lthe coding and controllers, holy shit i tought this was gonan be something like space engineers or trailmakers. for somone who has not even ressed play game, this is veeeery complicated.
@@454ss_gaming man, I wish i could play with somone who can just show me in real time, i cant even find a block that functions as a bearing/free rotating thing to make a simple windmill
Hi :-) Just started Stormworks here, a lot of fun to be had and your videos are surely gonna help me getting around things ! I can't seem to find the video you talk about, on how to built an ECM microcontroller ? I'd make it from looking at the one here, but I'd love to understand better with you commenting.... Take care !
Welcome aboard! Thank you for your comment and good luck! I have a microcontroller basics video (th-cam.com/video/u9Fl_vByLU8/w-d-xo.html) but do not currently have a video with the instructions to make an ECM microcontroller!
@@454ss_gaming Thks for answering ! I've been misled by your comment at 10:04 ;-) I'll wait for another tutorial then, already plenty to learn with the others !
PSA*** I mistake I made in the video - The wheels can be placed individually but also MUST be rotated so the arrows point in the same direction! I forgot to do this in the video, which is why the wheel on the other side of the car spun in the wrong direction!
I've tried to rotate the front left wheel so the arrows are correct but can't.
Not really beginner but I use a variable clamp I made for steering so it's less steering the faster you go.
Agreed
A PSA FOR BEGINNERS: Just be informed that the gear systems you use will exponentially increase as you add more seperate systems. Case in point: I accidentally made a 16-speed Road Ranger just by adding another seperate system.
Pretty sure the reason why the wheels spun at 18:52 is because you connected the clutch to the relay and not to the battery. The clutch wasn’t enabled until the engine already started turning.
That clutch setup around 17:30 could be reduced to just a function block and clamp. Set up the function so that it intercepts Y=1 at the threshold RPM, and clamp the result to [0,1].
This guy is a legend
Hi id like to ask which microcontroller youre using for the engine
th-cam.com/video/X84dYMeRMQg/w-d-xo.html
This one
For the steering you can actually use numeric inverter instead so the left front wheel doesn't go the opposite direction
Thanks, I was just using a gearbox to reverse the wheel
The benefit to placing steering wheels with X symmetry on is that they both spin in the same direction. One of your steer wheels was spinning in reverse, which was why the wheels were slipping, and you faced resistance when steering away from it. Might be better for beginners to instead invert the steer signal going to the mirrored wheel.
Omg I just noticed that... Thank you for that, I forgot to mention that if you place the wheels on both side individually you still have to flip it so the arrow is in the same direction... I will have to remake this video :) Thank you for calling that out but also being so nice about it
I just found this comment, I was getting crazy with my vehicule XD and then I watched carefully the video at .75 speed, finally finding that I had done things the "right" way and having the exact same problem...I'm gonna try to fix it (25hours of Stormworks, no promises), thanks for pointing that out ^_^
I was able to guess my way through the technical side of a modular engine car in my first couple days playing and yet even now I can’t get shapes that stand up to your first attempt lol
Well your tutorial didn't work for me because I don't have the microcontroller. IS there a way you can make the car without the microcontroller?
Yep. Just use a seperate throttle input direct to the clutch.
@@dingoatemybaby9739 i dont understand
ive had this game forever and i stopped playing it because i was having too much trouble with it. i understand building but the microcontrollers are where i get lost. having to make one for literally everything just to work properly was wearing me out mentally. lol i cant even get the freaking key to turn an engine on and off so i just have valves wired to a button to close off air and fuel just to choke it out lol. (in my defense that really should be "plug and play" since there is literally no other use for having a key block other than turning on and off engines) i recently came back to it because of the fishing update and quickly remembered just how much of a problem i was having with it, but this just might be the help i needed to bring the fun back for me. ive got small fishing boats, large "crab fishing" style boats, fire boats, firetrucks, ambulance, pickup trucks/haulers, submarines, several different vehicles built but none of them run and now i may be able to actually start playing the game after all these years. lol
Well the good news is that logic is logic. So you learn it here and you'll be able to use that knowledge in any other game that uses a similar system, which is quite a few. Also keep in mind, LUA is way easier once things get any more complex than a handful of logic blocks, so using/learning that is recommended.
what controller is it? i could not see because the screen froze on the video just wondering
There's no reason to cap the clutch to 1. Numbers greater than 1 have no effect on the clutch. There's also an error in your formula. If the minimum rps is 5 then: 0.05 * rps^1.2 = 1.25. So in your example, any rps over 5 is instantly maximum clutch. Which works of course, you could drop the formula and just use a 1 instead. If you want it to be smooth then like 0.01 instead would result in a 1.0 clutch at 10rpm.
how do i make the engine test control?
Why is it harder to make a simple car than a simple plane in this game lol
Because of the space limits...
When I've been making a hydroplane I met many problems with cooling system, drain holes, fuel and etc. just because hulls size is 1.75m width and 5m long
@@H4tRed37 Did you have any problems making it float or take off? When I made one it had to have a really big space full of air and a system that would tilt the engines up a little. But it was easier than making a car for me, since I'm too lazy to learn logic
@fusososososo3507 I had problems with moving the mass center right bellow the air dynamical wings and making a cooling system which wouldn't eat place for fuel tank and drain holes (unfortunately the last one did happened)
Why is my truck slipping all over the place even with the grip at 100%. It’s not even on and I can push it from the side and it slips away????
cant seem to stop the engine stalling out when at a stop any ideas
It must be trying to put power through to the wheels and therefore it stalls! Check the clutch
I have this same problem except only when i brake, did you manage to fix it?
@alyxkami4355, your brakes probably lock the wheels in place which will stall your engine if your clutch isn't properly adjusted
11:49 First i tried to copy exactly what you did, the starter wont even turn. Then I spent about an hour looking for your old video to confirm that the ecu part was done right, it was. The starter wont start.
Thanks for the video, but I have to say that it's a bit rough to follow, because you made it with the assumption that we've watched your boat tutorial video. I haven't and I don't really want to go watch that when I want to build a car instead. So, while this is supposed to be a "beginner" video, you're kind of breezing through it, not really explaining what you're doing along the way, so I have to keep pausing the video and searching by myself for example how you rotate the pieces, how to delete pieces, and then to get the microcontroller done, which I guess I have to watch the other video for.
A beginner tutorial video is much less frustrating when you make it with the assumption that this is the first video that a viewer watches.
I followed your design exactly but it keeps stalling after turning on the engine. Any ideas why?
will there be one to cover the outer bit
Isnt individually placing the front wheels going to make them rotate in different directions? I mean, not steer, but when you throttle up to accelerate
Yes, this is a mistake I made in the video :( They can be placed individually but also must be rotated so the arrows point in the same direction!
@@454ss_gaming Which makes the turn direction the same as if placed in symmetry, at least for me. I must be doing something wrong, been smashing keys forever until I just decided to do x*-1 on the left front wheel when doing front wheel drive :p
Thanks
great videos. has anyone ever told you that you sound like ssethtzeentach just without his lisp?
I wonder : will the car work if I replace the controller with a throttle that is connected to a gearbox ?
It will.
what video did you show how to make an ECM?
Dont know what im doin wrong i made the Controller from the vid everything the same and build everything the same and when i start the engine runs for 2 seconds after hitting the gas pedal after that it shuts of and doest turn on anymore 😢
I did everthing as in the video, connected everyhing the same way and spawned it in. Engine did not turn on at all, it was completely dead and i have no clue how or why. I did everything as shown in the microcontroller, but when i link that up the car just wont start at all anymore. WIthout it, it starts fine.
It sounds like there is some broken logic in the MC! If it doesn't crank could be the starter
@@454ss_gaming Got it working by connecting it differently, I swapped the Pulse with the Capacitator. I made it up to the point where i add the high and reverse gear, Car just instantly cuts out, no matter what ratios i use. I tried fiddling with the clutch controller with no luck for the past 2 hours now. Learned a whole lot by watching this tutorial but it feels overwhelming at times.
how do you get the micro controler?
0-10 didn't show a key part
Whats the key part
> says video is bad
> “missing key part”
> refuses to explain missing part
> leaves
My engine stalls when I give throttle to the clutch
Im far from a beginner but i just cant seem to understand why they made it so complicated for no reason? I used to play Garry’s Mod where i had to code my vehicles in expression2 applying torque to a disc as the engine. Yet stormworks just seems difficult to get even the basic engine going. It would be nice to have a solution that just works, maybe select engine options like amount of cylinders, induction type etc etc then the same for gearboxes, one unit, choose amount of gears, auto/manual, ratios etc etc. with auto clutch and idle control… Thanks for this video, it really helps get the basics across even to those of us who try to run before we crawl :)
Hard disagree, this complexity is exactly I myself and many more love stormworks. I enjoy creating fixes wich also is the entire point of this game now.
Please...your wheels were spinning backwards
i dont understand the microcontroller thing
I dont know how or where to find the controller, please help
Do you mean the engine controller? It was covered in an earlier video in the tutorial series, the intro to simple engines I think? But it's on screen for a bit in this video, you could probably pause and try to clone it!
I just got this game and my brain hurts
i got the game when it came out and mine still hurts. lol as long as ive had it i have yet to build a truly fully working vehicle, they all either wont stop, wont go, wont crank, wont float, wont shut off or any other thing that would cause an issue. id say you'll get the hang of it but you and i both might need to take some programming/coding course somewhere. lol the building gets easier, but the microcontrollers are where im struggling.
i tried making a buggy it just looked like those driveable lawnmowers 😂😂
Mack truck or sma owhu!!!
how the hell do i get the microcontroller you dont just spawn that in and act like everybody has one, this is a tutorial how was i supposed to know to have watcehd all of your previous videos just to make some random compenent to a car, i lookup up how to make a car, why cant you just tell me how to make every part of it in the video
Name it then search it
Holy freaking hell. I got the game today, and was exited to make something. WHAT part of beginner is this ?? this is "basic" ??? need a freaking engineering and coding degree to build a "basic" car xD wit hal lthe coding and controllers, holy shit i tought this was gonan be something like space engineers or trailmakers. for somone who has not even ressed play game, this is veeeery complicated.
XD Yup! There is a learning curve but you should be able to pick it up! Check out my introduction video :D
@@454ss_gaming man, I wish i could play with somone who can just show me in real time, i cant even find a block that functions as a bearing/free rotating thing to make a simple windmill
@@454ss_gaming I cant even make wheels spin and steer in the same direction :(
Organize your videos better
Will do, thanks for the comment!
@@454ss_gaming thank you so much for the detailed videos as well! They help a lot!
Hi :-) Just started Stormworks here, a lot of fun to be had and your videos are surely gonna help me getting around things !
I can't seem to find the video you talk about, on how to built an ECM microcontroller ? I'd make it from looking at the one here, but I'd love to understand better with you commenting....
Take care !
Welcome aboard! Thank you for your comment and good luck! I have a microcontroller basics video (th-cam.com/video/u9Fl_vByLU8/w-d-xo.html) but do not currently have a video with the instructions to make an ECM microcontroller!
@@454ss_gaming Thks for answering ! I've been misled by your comment at 10:04 ;-) I'll wait for another tutorial then, already plenty to learn with the others !