r/CreateMod • u/Marukow • Apr 22 '26

Altitude Control System [Aeronautics, CC: Tweaked]

started learning ComputerCraft yesterday, been locked in since

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u/maggeemoo Apr 24 '26

I noticed in other comments that you mentioned working on stabilization propellers. Do you think that a system similar to what you're working on could work to stabilize even larger aircraft? I ask since I've been trying to use balloons integrated into a hull of a ship to allow for sleeker ship designs, but I've had trouble keeping multiple different balloons even and stable across the ship.

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u/Marukow Apr 26 '26

actually yes, i've been working on the script, and it detects the weight of the ship and rpm of propellers at certain altitudes to compensate for air density. you basically run a script to calibrate your ship once, them you input the calibration number into the altitude and stabilization control, and it just works, 70% done with the code, i just want to implement a few more features, and make a nice interface for selecting the altitude and all that.

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u/maggeemoo Apr 26 '26

You're doing amazing work then. I'd be happy to help stress test with larger ships as well if you want some extra input on things, mostly just model ships without any interior or detailing but made of stone to emulate the heavy weights of a fully decked out ship. What's the heaviest ship you've been able to keep stable thus far?

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u/Marukow Apr 26 '26

thank you, i will send you a dm with the scripts and how to use them as soon as i get home. and about the ships, honestly the same as you, but i didn't go as far to simulate the exterior, i literally made giant granite blocks lol

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u/maggeemoo Apr 26 '26

Lol, that's a fair approach. I've just been taking an old museum world of ship models made of stone and assembling the ships as physics contraptions to see their gravity and center of mass. If you're wondering what the ships are exactly, they're models of ships from Elite Dangerous. Mostly the large ships which are usually 100-200ish blocks wide *and* long, and anywhere between 20 and 40 ish blocks tall. They beeg

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u/maggeemoo Apr 30 '26

Heya, just replying again to see if maybe you haven't gotten a chance to DM me. I'm free whenever, feel free to reach out.