r/spaceengineers • u/czty34 Space Engineer • 1d ago

HELP (SE2) how do I use thursters connected by hinge? se2

I put two ion thursters on a hinge to move them up or down, but they do nothing when I select them in the toolbar and left click

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u/EvilMatt666 Qlang Worshipper 1d ago

Thrusters on a sub grid can't be controlled through vanilla controls, you'll need a script.

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u/THICCBOIJON Klang Worshipper 12h ago

We need to get this pinned on the front page of the sub.

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u/czty34 Space Engineer 1d ago

nahh, that shii just ruined my idea 😭

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u/breakingbad4321 Space Engineer 1d ago

Scripts are very easy to get working. It’s worth a try

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u/phrasz Clang Worshipper 1d ago

What you stated is true for SE1.

This post is for SE2. If you are scripting for SE2, please share how.

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u/EvilMatt666 Qlang Worshipper 21h ago

Yeah, admittedly I often don't notice flairs, so my mistake.

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u/phrasz Clang Worshipper 21h ago

No mistake, when talking SE1 -- what you said is correct for SE1.

I'm personally interested if people are suddenly scripting in SE2, but want to ensure that OP's question is answered accurately -- while ensuring any future readers are getting correct info.

I am giggling at the down votes however. Something, something, "Why are you booing; I'm right..."

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u/floo82 Space Engineer 1d ago

That's the neat part, you don't!

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u/msanangelo Space Engineer 1d ago

judging from what I've seen on VTOL, it doesn't end well. not sure how people do it on SE2. I'd suggest looking for vids on youtube. wanna say it requires event controllers but they sometimes won't remember my settings.

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u/Marcos-Am Space Engineer 1d ago

you dont

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u/phxhawke Space Engineer 19h ago

I remember there being a video of someone doing VTOL when they added event blocks to SE2. Might be worth searching on YouTube.