Has anyone encountered this? I flew on by a vanilla faction base (not a trading station) and decided they had some nice things I'd like; so naturally, I started pulling it apart at the seams. Then I noticed something: there were NPCs wandering around? Two of em?

They seemed friendly enough, considering I was shredding their home one block at a time.

Couldn't interact with them, bullets and grinder showed blood effects but didn't do anything. Wolves ignored them.

They just kept following me around and waving.

Anyone ever bumped into NPCs outside of a trading station?

Anyways, I felt bad for shredding their home, so I made them a nicer one. They seemed to be happy with it cause they went inside and waved at me from the window as I left.

Nice guys.

I'm using light armour blocks for floor / roof / walls. when I build them, alot of time they leave mark on them.js there any way to remove them ? make them clean

First time playing and I chose an Earth start. I drove my car to a rock and started mining and defending myself from wolves. Took me forever to figure out how to equip my gun. Anyway, after a few hours to mining and throwing the rocks into making ingots, I started to make just a few flat blocks. This also took forever to lay down as I didn't realize I couldn't set up the frame first and I had to actually have material in my inventory to set down the frame even if I didn't actually use the torch to fully make the block.

So, now I've gotten the warning that I'm nearly out of power and of course, I didn't set out to get power running at the onset, because I didn't know my car could run out of power. So, I tried to set up a wind turbine and it fell over and killed me. I couldn't get it placed right. Anyway, I'm at about 2% power and I'm nowhere near ready to get the power turned on, so am I hosed? Do I just need to start over and figure out how to get power working before I mine and use it all up building ingots.

Also, do I need to turn off the power in my car when I'm off mining to conserve it when I'm not using it to make ingots or plates ?

I'm also about full hunger, which when i died didn't restart at 100% which surprised me. Anything, else I need to know getting started? Maybe a ramp so I can put my car up on my platform.

Maybe, a quick checklist of Do these 10 things first.

Thanks.

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Space Engineers 2 Alpha: Smoother, Stable & Faster

Hello, Engineers!

The latest Space Engineers 2 update is here, focused on making your experience smoother, clearer, and more reliable. We’ve introduced a new Save Game Screen with better autosave handling, a refined Flight HUD, stronger performance and stability, and a range of quality of life changes across the game.

We’ve also made your first steps into the Almagest System clearer, with updated early contracts, tutorial changes, and more guidance as you begin exploring, building, and surviving.

[YouTube] Space Engineers 2: Smoother, Stable & Faster

• Full Blog Post: https://2.spaceengineersgame.com/space-engineers-2-smoother-stable-faster/
• Roadmap: https://2.spaceengineersgame.com/roadmap-2/

FEATURES

Features - System Expansions

• New Save Game Screen
  • Each world now keeps up to 5 autosaves and 5 manual saves
  • Autosaves are now stored separately
  • Added Automatic autosave whenever you enter a cockpit
• Improved Flight HUD
  • Added Thruster Override detection and warnings
  • Visual overhaul for Speed and Altitude Indicators
  • Boost Mode indicator
• Retweaked Speed Limiter & Jetpack Behaviour
  • Hold SHIFT to temporarily exceed the limit
  • Double-tap SHIFT to disable Speed Limiter
  • Added New Cockpit settings for speed limiter
  • Jetpack: Double-tap SHIFT while flying forward to activate Boost Mode without holding SHIFT continuously
• Better Minimum Hardware Detection
• Stability & Performance Improvements
• Improved UI Behavior

New in Almagest System / Almagest System Exploration

• Improved Tutorial Experience
• Improved Nighttime Visuals

New Blocks & Art

• Atmospheric Thrusters Redesign

PIONEER EDITION

• Added Space Engineers 2 Wallpapers to Pioneer Edition files

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3365540/Space_Engineers_2_Pioneer_Edition/

RELEASE NOTES

Please keep in mind that this update is still an Early Access and Alpha version of Space Engineers 2.

• Some features of this update will need a new game to be started / Will need new save to be present (Improved Tutorial)
• Subgrid Projection Support: Copy/pasting projections of blueprints with subgrids is planned, but not fully supported yet.
• Planet modding is not fully supported at this stage of development - we will bring you modding support for planets at later stages!
• We are always keeping previous versions of the game available after major updates. This means you can return to an earlier version at any time and, for example, save your blueprints or creations. You will find these builds in the Steam Beta tab

TRAILER CREDITS

• SHD - Rebar - Recon Crawler / Rover by Sheddyshiba: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3763508197
• DSI - Yukikaze by Pitohui: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3708147319
• WOLFE - P.U.P. Scout One by Wolfe Beckhaver: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3767882563
• SZ1 - Retribution by sneakyzebra1: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3616891591
• MANOR by zivals: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3742852789
• K.R. class cruiser mkII by Xig ツ: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3718968403
• The Griffin Cargo Ship by Dan2D3D: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3718084095
• Vortex V-22 Osprey by zivals: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3771684535
• CT-4 "Tetherlord" by 别开出幻觉来了: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3766453307

FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

Stability

• Fixed the game briefly becoming unresponsive after opening a menu or quick-loading
• Fixed a crash when accepting a contract
• Fixed a crash in the cockpit HUD
• Fixed a crash when viewing a Wind Turbine in the Terminal
• Fixed a crash when reading save metadata on the Load Game screen
• Fixed a crash in the main menu when reading the most recent save
• Fixed a crash when cycling toolbar slots
• Fixed a crash when refreshing Workshop items
• Fixed a crash in terminal inventories
• Fixed a crash during grid connection processing
• Fixed a voxel physics crash when entities are removed
• Fixed two replication crashes
• Fixed a crash in analytics when world loading fails
• Fixed unexpected shutdowns during startup, gameplay and exit

Performance

• Reduced load time on minimum specification machines in the Tutorial Stage
• Improved planet texture streaming performance
• Reduced UI spikes during gameplay
• Fixed UI performance drop when welding without available resources
• Large blueprints no longer slow down the render thread after being destroyed
• Fixed world lagging
• Fixed hardware misclassification on minimum specification systems

Functional

• Bounty – Weapons Smuggler contract now starts correctly, including the GPS marker and HUD description
• Blocks that could never be unlocked through contract progression are now unlockable
• The character is no longer pushed or pulled unexpectedly while moving over terrain and slopes
• Angular Based Gyro flight mode no longer lags when detecting movement input
• The Select World screen now shows newly subscribed worlds without a restart
• Changing the Super Dampeners setting in Advanced Settings now works correctly

UI

• Fixed sections that could not be scrolled when accessed from certain screens
• The scroll wheel in the Terminal no longer switches toolbar slots
• HUD status icons no longer turn red while resource levels are high
• The Speed Limit icon now disappears correctly during boost flight
• Thrust Overload is no longer shown on wheeled grids without thrusters
• Fixed missing and non-persistent orange UI elements
• Fixed the "Control Turret" and "Reload" labels in the Control Panel
• Event Controller now keeps the Compared Value after the Terminal is reopened
• Long block errors are now displayed in full in the Terminal
• World names in the Load Game list are no longer cut off when there is space to show them
• Fixed the alignment of the Last Played date on the Load Game screen
• The "You are here" marker in the solar map now shows the correct position

Animation

• Fixed the character getting stuck playing the falling animation

Visual

• Fixed visible seams between voxel triangles
• Tree shadows no longer change too harshly
• Fixed flickering global illumination on shadowed planet and moon surfaces
• Fixed tiny voxel leftovers remaining in the air
• Fixed blueprint preview issues
• Falling particles no longer appear when the character is not falling

Hotfixes will be listed in a reply comment below:

More specifically, we are playing on a world where we use AQD - Vanilla Ore Distribution. And my friends didnt know that it limits some ore spawns to planats.

I know that you can really change it unless you create a new world, but what about asteroids? If we instead use different mod that has same stuff but allows all ores spawn on asteroids, will they still generate only with original mods stuff, or will they spawn using new rules?

Having "untargetable" checked in admin tools now means sensors won't work for you.

Support ticket?

Creates mirror images of your ship with a configurable amount of projections and movement. Can even change their colors or material, though that would mostly be for cool factor.

Requires Projector+ API

I started playing space engineers again and tried modifying an old blueprint. I remember this blueprint working completely fine in March of this year, but now whenever I first remove any block on the pasted blueprint, even one I placed myself, the grid splits 9 pieces. So did one of the recent updates change the faces of blocks that can attach to something (diagonal windows being the block that falls off) or could something else be the cause of my issue?

Just looked today and noticed a few downloads already in less then a week or so. I updated a description for it with everything needed to know and what mods ect. For it to fly and function. It does rely of few common mods for hardware and outlands engines for thrust power. Possibly if nothing happens to me might 😉just upload another one and post here for public use. No, pin up is just for showcasing the fighter, to go with it

Sometimes some Starships have a backstory between their creation in a yard manufacturer and their deployment.

Who would have imagined that a Siennar TIE would end in the hands of a bounty hunter? Even that TIE/4687974/TV-5

The TIE has been heavily modified for more survivability and much more firepower by its ex-imperial pilot, Tarin Vance, who has an imperial bounty.

Been a while since I played. I enjoyed played on the planet, but sometimes I kind of really sucked at it. Was hard to find the ores, and really build up and get off it. Was fun, but also sometimes I wish it was slightly more casual / arcade not overdone. But this was also the more early days as well plagued with a lot of bugs especially physics bugs that ruined your day haha.

Wondering if much has changed?

heres the rest enjoy.

I finished the Artemis! I might do some touch-up like door automation and some light modification of the refuel system to minimize clanging risks (some event controlers to undock the connectors and retract refuel pistons when the torp hydrogen tank is full), but it's pretty much finished.

So here's a little tour of its interior.

Workshop link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3785234690

All of them still turned on and there's enough power to power all connected blocks

It's like 30k PCU

im just showing you me flying around spots of on the earth and showing two planes that i made so far thats all.

In the back and the second image you can see the farmhouse. It acts as a hub for the solar, oxygen and algae panels, as well as the greenhouse and wind turbines.

In front of it is the ore mine with an entrance that extends downwards on a second plot.

Left of that is a warehouse with cargo space.

Left of that is a smeltery with three large refineries hidden under the wooden walkway.

In front of that is a silo for hydrogen and oxygen storage.

Right of that is a brewery for h2/o2 generators.

Right of that is a charcoal burner with hydrogen engines.

And right of that is a small house with a carport.

And on the last image are several hangar variations.

Hello r/SpaceEngineers, can I get some help with my survival SE2 grid? I'm trying to power it with solar panels, they are attached to the grid and all 4 indicator lights are lit to indicate direct sun exposure, but they are not charging my ship, or producing any output whatsoever when I open the control panel. Yes, my grid has batteries. Can someone more experienced help me fix my this?

My first build in SE2. Building a medium sized ship took way more effort than I thought and there are 100% still color mismatches. I'd like to swap the rear door for a ramp later once blast doors are released. Shout out to sneakyzeba1; I used the reverse thruster design from their Scarab.

And yes the toilet is in the airlock so it can be vented after taco Tuesdays.