you could use merge blocks on every single layer so when its folded up, it merges with the ship as one single grid and not multiple. that would stop clang from exploding it if you are trying to do some fast moves in your ship.
10/10 tips right here! I also designed the armor parts so that they won't merge so as long as the panels won't merge together this should work perfectly! Edit2: Sadly you cant merge the 2 halves together since the panels would occupy the same blocks. but if you keep the panels on the different sides of the pistons separate this should work.
OMG all these designs are amazing! This is some next level sh*t, truly inspiring. Also thx for adding the chapters to the video ("Intro, ""Panel packer Unit",...) Have you thought about making some PMWs ? Like guided missiles maybe ? With your talents, you could be the deadliest arms merchant on steam workshop yet
I really don't want this to sound like an insult as your work is absolutely fantastic but you genuinely sound like SCP-079 and I can't not see the monitor talking
I could see this working best as a hidden station powerplant. Imagine these extending out of a small hangar-like space on the side of a ground base as an alternative back up power, it'd be utterly amazing for hiding it away from the brunt of damage, due to it being generally hidden.
That would be awesome! A slightly downgraded version with 8 panels could fit through a single large grid block opening. Although if I build it I'd probably go for upgrading not downgrading :D Aaand slap a custom blast door on top of the opening for protection.
Very glad I subscribed! Consider that after 3.5k hours I have never reached such ingenuity or even stability in my builds. You really seem to know what you're at.
Thanks a lot! Glad my videos caught your attention✌🏻 I've been occupied with other stuff this week and haven't had the time nor energy to make any videos. Next week should be back to normal business!
Thanks a lot✌🏻I've had my subs over double on the span of a week for a short while now and we we're joking with my brother that if the exponential growth continues I'll be the most subbed channel on YT well before next year😂
This is brilliant. Can we give you challenges? For example I would love to see you come up with solutions for retractable docking bridges. So bridges that have a connector and a corridor to walk from one ship to another like in the expanse. I tried a few ways to do it, but none of them functioned really well. But you have obviously a much greater understanding of the games mechanics.
Ohh, that sounds like a cool idea and an interesting challenge! I might take you up on that. It should be quite doable, but if it need to be airtight it's gonna be quite bulky. Not sure when I can work on that but I'll keep it in mind. I actually started a Roci build recently. (Full scale out of small blocks) It's barely started, but a docking bridge could be a cool addition to it once it's finished... in 10 years :D Wherever and whenever I end up building the bridge I'll be sure post a video about it. Thanks for the idea!
That would be quite a welcome addition :D I guess there are the programmable blocks but there's quite the learning curve and you can't always use them.
Those first 20 seconds of video made me laugh so hard. sorry. I feel your pain, brother. Have something like 3000 hours aswell. You made that really nice and compact. Also very satisfying to watch. Well done.
That would work for a while (probably months) and it was my first solution but I think the batteries drain some little power on their own. Might just remember this wrong.
In the 4th version you say "for some reason it doesn't work as well" We're I to guess I would say it's that you don't have the side with the lights all together, I think that side of a panel is ever so slightly larger then the other. Amazing work, I have put many hours into this game and don't think I have gotten anything close to this sort of complexity.
At least the panel model is slightly larger on that side. I'm not sure about the collision mesh. I might have to try fixing it some time by turning them around. Thanks man!
there is a shield mod that i use alot for grids that interact with other grids, its saves blocks that are hidden from bumps, rubbing and somewhat satiates the clang god. does not work on unpowered blocks
Pretty cool man! I also love engineering challenges. One of such challenges for me, is creating stealth torpedo. This is achieved by exploiting turret behaviour, when they won't shoot enemy if he's hidden behind unpowered grid without any functional blocks on it (basically wall of armor). That would make for hell of a scary weapon - imagine a torpedo that gives zero shits about enemy turrets :D
Thanks man! That does sound like a cool concept. I'd probably spend way too much time making the "wall" not look like a wall :D That in itself would be a fun challenge. Do you know if the covering wall needs to be full blocks?
I couldn't stop laughing the first seconds... Unexpected explosions always get me. But I plan on making a mobile base. This system really looks nice and interesting.
Hinges have a tiny hitbox you can use to place blocks on them, although they don't have a connecting face. In addition to this you can't have a solar panel connected on the other side of the hinge since the game counts it as colliding. You'll have to detach the hinge and turn the other solar panel away or use a piston to separate the detached hinge, add the panel, then bring the hinge back together and attach it. I'm making a tutorial that includes this but it's a few days away still.
Nice idea! Though I'm not sure how safe this is to use on a moving grid, for a large enough ship the possible phantom forces should be quite negligible.
@@MjuMeli True that. I created a weaponized piston Jolt gun that throws the entire gun at the Target while destroying it's the ship it came from. Could be a semi effective trap of course now you're going to have to be afraid your enemy is going to throw an entire gun at you at super high velocity.
Congratulations to 1000hrs! When you're "finished" (never gonna happen) with experiments, I would love to watch you do a survival series... Ever thought of doing something like that?
Thanks a lot! Yeah I have actually. I have some ideas planned for them in SE and other games. Very nice to hear there would be interest for stuff like that!!
@@MjuMeli If you are going to do a survival let's play, may I interest you in the idea of doing it on a Rocheworld? (a set of 2 planets so close to each other that their atmospheres overlap (you can get below 10km apart with full-size ones)) This world type allows for interplanetary space elevators and if you make one planet/moon lack a resource that the other has in abbundance (ice/oxygen/platinum,etc.) you get a nice incentive to build one.
@@LengthyEmperor First of all, I assembled in the open configuration. But more importantly, I think I built it section by section. So one subgrid at a time. Then used a piston, blocks and landing gear apparatus to pull the newly built section closer and connect the hinge to the hinge part after.
I could add it as a part in a tutorial compilation, which is something I've been thinking about doing. Stuff that I've not explained very well and stuff I haven't made videos on etc.
Thanks man! :D I'm not sure if Space Engineers creations fill all the requirements though. To be honest working at JPL for example would be a dream come true. I've actually applied for studies in related fields, let's see how it goes.
I was thinking of talking to my friend that has a discord server that has a YT SE channel, with your permission how would you like to be a quest star ( a category we can add for certain users/players on SE) to help showcase your SE Builds?. BTW I'm a Moderator for his channel
I might be interested. Have to think about it since you caught me off guard :D I didn't really think I'd be asked to do stuff like that yet. What's the channel called? I could maybe check it out.
@@MjuMeli check out all he has done he really has crazy skills same as you do. I've already showed him one of your vids he liked it a lot. th-cam.com/users/ApologiesSE His discord is in the description area..
@@Alturvexs Oh wow, I know him! I've watched a lot of his stuff and it's great! I just joined the discord. Let's make stuff happen! I use a different username there, μMeli, which will probably be this channel's name at some point as well.
People keep saying that :D I'm not a native speaker, sometimes I edit my mic soundtrack a lot, I have a somewhat monotone voice and my mic settings could be off. Or maybe I am a robot
Very interesting. You have a very great potential in clang technologies
Thanks :D After studying the ancient texts I've almost come to understand Clang.
Yeah, clang technologies are the only things I play se for ngl
Who dares challege the clang gods with a design so efficient, smooth and satisfying!
👀 Thanks mate!
now this is space engineers. not a video of someone elses work, real goals hit and progress shown. thx
Thanks! Enjoy the video✌🏻
you could use merge blocks on every single layer so when its folded up, it merges with the ship as one single grid and not multiple. that would stop clang from exploding it if you are trying to do some fast moves in your ship.
10/10 tips right here! I also designed the armor parts so that they won't merge so as long as the panels won't merge together this should work perfectly! Edit2: Sadly you cant merge the 2 halves together since the panels would occupy the same blocks. but if you keep the panels on the different sides of the pistons separate this should work.
OMG all these designs are amazing! This is some next level sh*t, truly inspiring. Also thx for adding the chapters to the video ("Intro, ""Panel packer Unit",...)
Have you thought about making some PMWs ? Like guided missiles maybe ? With your talents, you could be the deadliest arms merchant on steam workshop yet
Thanks mate! I've so far only built one type of PMW and I have a video on it. But it is something I'll probably end up doing more stuff on.
such a beautiful movement when opening and closing, it just looks so orderly
Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it✌🏻
Mate, this is INCREDIBLE! Very good job
Thanks man! Glad you liked it.
I really don't want this to sound like an insult as your work is absolutely fantastic but you genuinely sound like SCP-079 and I can't not see the monitor talking
I could see this working best as a hidden station powerplant. Imagine these extending out of a small hangar-like space on the side of a ground base as an alternative back up power, it'd be utterly amazing for hiding it away from the brunt of damage, due to it being generally hidden.
That would be awesome! A slightly downgraded version with 8 panels could fit through a single large grid block opening. Although if I build it I'd probably go for upgrading not downgrading :D Aaand slap a custom blast door on top of the opening for protection.
Very glad I subscribed!
Consider that after 3.5k hours I have never reached such ingenuity or even stability in my builds.
You really seem to know what you're at.
Glad you enjoy the videos! I do have some real life mechanical design experience which helps I guess. I'm just glad there's no Clang in real life...
Gotta say, your creations are simply amazing. Every time I try doing anything of this complexity, it just goes boom. Very nice work! :)
Thanks a lot man! Gotta just keep Clang happy and they'll work :D
@@MjuMeli i shall appease Lord Clang then. Looking forward to more amazing content from you. :)
i get your videos in my recommendations, i rly love your designs
keep up the good work
Thanks a lot! Glad my videos caught your attention✌🏻 I've been occupied with other stuff this week and haven't had the time nor energy to make any videos. Next week should be back to normal business!
Your subscribers are blowing up Sky High my dude. Your content and talents deserves all the recognition it gets
Thanks a lot✌🏻I've had my subs over double on the span of a week for a short while now and we we're joking with my brother that if the exponential growth continues I'll be the most subbed channel on YT well before next year😂
This is brilliant. Can we give you challenges? For example I would love to see you come up with solutions for retractable docking bridges. So bridges that have a connector and a corridor to walk from one ship to another like in the expanse. I tried a few ways to do it, but none of them functioned really well. But you have obviously a much greater understanding of the games mechanics.
Ohh, that sounds like a cool idea and an interesting challenge! I might take you up on that. It should be quite doable, but if it need to be airtight it's gonna be quite bulky. Not sure when I can work on that but I'll keep it in mind.
I actually started a Roci build recently. (Full scale out of small blocks) It's barely started, but a docking bridge could be a cool addition to it once it's finished... in 10 years :D
Wherever and whenever I end up building the bridge I'll be sure post a video about it.
Thanks for the idea!
@@MjuMeli Looking forward to it 👍
This is the thing i wanted to make for so long, never tryed but nice to see you did! Very cool man
Thanks mate!✌🏻
The content on your channel is pretty cool bro, you got my sub!
I wanna see you go places
Thanks man!
And all that because Keen hasn't given us a simple block that outputs signals based on movement input.
That would be quite a welcome addition :D I guess there are the programmable blocks but there's quite the learning curve and you can't always use them.
Great job man! This is the coolest thing I've seen someone do in SE in a long time
Thanks a lot mate! ✌🏻
Those first 20 seconds of video made me laugh so hard. sorry. I feel your pain, brother. Have something like 3000 hours aswell.
You made that really nice and compact. Also very satisfying to watch. Well done.
I know that clang frustration feeling. Cool idea though, I hope it works out
I can see a lot of people using that folding solor panel design on small grid space shuttles and small grid space stations
Incurring the wrath of Lord Klang again I see
Yup :D
Stunning work! Love your vids :)
Thank you mate! Glad to hear you enjoy them.
Nice! So about the wasd controller unit:
what if you slap a battery on the beam?
That would work for a while (probably months) and it was my first solution but I think the batteries drain some little power on their own. Might just remember this wrong.
@@MjuMeli I put an interior light on a small Battery and I think it said it would last 6 years... Thats ok. Lol
@@Dagonius. So it'd have to be reeeealllly loong playthrough for it do despawn :D
you could put mag plates on the very tips to prevent the wiggle.
In the 4th version you say "for some reason it doesn't work as well"
We're I to guess I would say it's that you don't have the side with the lights all together, I think that side of a panel is ever so slightly larger then the other.
Amazing work, I have put many hours into this game and don't think I have gotten anything close to this sort of complexity.
At least the panel model is slightly larger on that side. I'm not sure about the collision mesh. I might have to try fixing it some time by turning them around.
Thanks man!
Just found your channel earlier and love it! Keep up the good work man. Also, you have a very interesting accent, are you from Finland?
Thanks mate! ✌🏻 Yeah I am, good catch :D
Who else just busted out laughing at the intro fail attempts. For some reason I burst. No idea why!!!
You had me at the first Klang!
That square array was quite tricky to put together :D
You are a god, going to use this on everything
Thanks man! :D It should be good for any static or big builds. Not so sure about smaller ships though.
there is a shield mod that i use alot for grids that interact with other grids, its saves blocks that are hidden from bumps, rubbing and somewhat satiates the clang god. does not work on unpowered blocks
Good to know. Thanks for the tip!
What is the name of the mod?
@@shahbazfawbush Energy Shields
Pretty cool man! I also love engineering challenges. One of such challenges for me, is creating stealth torpedo. This is achieved by exploiting turret behaviour, when they won't shoot enemy if he's hidden behind unpowered grid without any functional blocks on it (basically wall of armor). That would make for hell of a scary weapon - imagine a torpedo that gives zero shits about enemy turrets :D
Thanks man! That does sound like a cool concept. I'd probably spend way too much time making the "wall" not look like a wall :D That in itself would be a fun challenge. Do you know if the covering wall needs to be full blocks?
@@MjuMeli no idea :D I only learned of it yesterday. Making stuff look beautiful is also a challenge of it's own, so why not?
lmao i had so many problems with it and im glad that someone tryes some cool stuff with folding them together aswell
Hope you got some ideas for your builds!
1:04 for that SATISFYING panel slide
I also like the symmetry of the one at 2:17
I couldn't stop laughing the first seconds...
Unexpected explosions always get me.
But I plan on making a mobile base. This system really looks nice and interesting.
question: Wouldn't the loose 'Unpowered' armor blocks in that machine just get deleted by the auto cleaner in the game?
Yes, exactly! I fixed this in the improved version, you can find a video of it on the channel if you are interested.
How did you place the solar panels? I am trying to add it to a ship but I cant place the solar panels on the hinges.
Hinges have a tiny hitbox you can use to place blocks on them, although they don't have a connecting face. In addition to this you can't have a solar panel connected on the other side of the hinge since the game counts it as colliding. You'll have to detach the hinge and turn the other solar panel away or use a piston to separate the detached hinge, add the panel, then bring the hinge back together and attach it.
I'm making a tutorial that includes this but it's a few days away still.
@@MjuMeli allright thanks
This would work great on a space station, you fly it up in a rocket it separates from the rocket and folds oit
Nice idea! I imagine that would be how extra solar panels would be delivered to a space station in real life.
Great video, lots of interesting designs...
6:45 AH FOR FUCK'S SAKE
Thanks man! 😂
I would make a kraken joke but I believe kraken is what you call “clang”
Very nice design mate! I like the 4th design very much. Any chance you could share it? 😊
This is so useful for long exploratory mission capital ship fur battery recharge during cruise mode.
Nice idea! Though I'm not sure how safe this is to use on a moving grid, for a large enough ship the possible phantom forces should be quite negligible.
Oh it's beautiful I'm so in love and it can be weaponized
Thanks! Anything in space engineers can be weaponized with a few well places pistons :D
@@MjuMeli True that. I created a weaponized piston Jolt gun that throws the entire gun at the Target while destroying it's the ship it came from. Could be a semi effective trap of course now you're going to have to be afraid your enemy is going to throw an entire gun at you at super high velocity.
Congratulations to 1000hrs!
When you're "finished" (never gonna happen) with experiments, I would love to watch you do a survival series...
Ever thought of doing something like that?
Thanks a lot!
Yeah I have actually. I have some ideas planned for them in SE and other games. Very nice to hear there would be interest for stuff like that!!
@@MjuMeli YAY! Take care!
@@MjuMeli
If you are going to do a survival let's play, may I interest you in the idea of doing it on a Rocheworld? (a set of 2 planets so close to each other that their atmospheres overlap (you can get below 10km apart with full-size ones))
This world type allows for interplanetary space elevators and if you make one planet/moon lack a resource that the other has in abbundance (ice/oxygen/platinum,etc.) you get a nice incentive to build one.
@@My_initials_are_O.G.cuz_I_am I've been thinking about a mostly vanilla series. Thanks for the tip though! I'll keep it in mind for the future✌🏻
That is awesome! How do u snap the solar panels so close? I play on Xbox Series X, and it's will not let me put them closer than 1 small block apart
@@LengthyEmperor First of all, I assembled in the open configuration. But more importantly, I think I built it section by section. So one subgrid at a time. Then used a piston, blocks and landing gear apparatus to pull the newly built section closer and connect the hinge to the hinge part after.
Hi I really like your 3rd design for your solar packer unit. Could you do me a favor & share that design? Much appreciated! Cheers! 🍷
Dang that looks awesome! Can ya make a tutorial to how to build and set it?
I could add it as a part in a tutorial compilation, which is something I've been thinking about doing. Stuff that I've not explained very well and stuff I haven't made videos on etc.
Yo I think NASA should hire you, goddamn
Thanks man! :D I'm not sure if Space Engineers creations fill all the requirements though. To be honest working at JPL for example would be a dream come true. I've actually applied for studies in related fields, let's see how it goes.
By the mother of clang! what have you done!?
are you trying to summon clang?
Clang summons me🌝
I find that the original hing mod has less clang than the official hing.
Good to know! Though I prefer vanilla parts for making tutorials at least. I'll try to remember to check it out on my own saves.
this would be an amazing bomb for enemy ships.
holy bursh thats cool
Thanks man! ✌🏻
That is so satisfying
That it is✌🏻 There's something oddly satisfying about folding structures.
Weapons tech is going well!
You mean the Clang-bomb disguised as a solar array?
i love this
Glad to hear it!
This is cool.
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Thanks!
This could be used in space
Yup! And complex folding mechanism tend to work better in space without that pesky gravity.
I was thinking of talking to my friend that has a discord server that has a YT SE channel, with your permission how would you like to be a quest star ( a category we can add for certain users/players on SE) to help showcase your SE Builds?. BTW I'm a Moderator for his channel
I might be interested. Have to think about it since you caught me off guard :D I didn't really think I'd be asked to do stuff like that yet.
What's the channel called? I could maybe check it out.
@@MjuMeli check out all he has done he really has crazy skills same as you do. I've already showed him one of your vids he liked it a lot. th-cam.com/users/ApologiesSE His discord is in the description area..
@@Alturvexs Oh wow, I know him! I've watched a lot of his stuff and it's great! I just joined the discord. Let's make stuff happen! I use a different username there, μMeli, which will probably be this channel's name at some point as well.
But dus it work
Yes it dus!
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My guy sounds like a robot
6:45 amogus
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Sussy baka
I saw him vent
@@MjuMeli I saw you vent 💀
@@gamingmitmaus6949 Oh shit
now design it to open when the sun is out
Nice idea! I've been planning one that hides away behind a door and I could attach that feature to it as well!
@@MjuMeli 👀👀 you are like icarus flying too close to clang but i cant wait to see it 😂😂
Holy smokes he made a Grenade lol
I came from Butcher
Who's that?
@@MjuMeli Hi its me! Great video
@@butcheringame5063 Oh right of course... Somehow I didn't make the connection :D Thanks, glad you liked it!
this man sounds like a trying text to speech bot
You sound finnish, Are you finnish?
Yup✌🏻
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Ngl this dude sounds like a broken speach synth
2 seconds of hearing you talk. Torille
Siellä tavataan!
why does he sound like a robot?
People keep saying that :D I'm not a native speaker, sometimes I edit my mic soundtrack a lot, I have a somewhat monotone voice and my mic settings could be off. Or maybe I am a robot
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Drugs are bad M'kay?
you really sound like you are scared someone will left hook you the second you say a word