Elevator Element

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No, this isn't another space elevator post...

 

One of the most vital things to have on a station or ship is having an easy way to get between decks. In space engineers, stock elevators can only be accomplished through pistons which are incredibly unstable and limit the size of the elevator.

 

A simple and scalable system for creating elevators could be creating two elements:

 

Elevator Shaft

 

- These could be stacked on top of one another. 

 

Elevator Car

 

- An element that can slide up and down the elevator shaft as if it were on rails. 

- To specify floors you just input a specific elevator shaft element that you have lined up with a floor.

- This element could be a simple platform that players can build voxels on top of to create a custom elevator car (I realize this might be asking too much)

[Wilks Checkov]

No, this isn't another space elevator post...

 

One of the most vital things to have on a station or ship is having an easy way to get between decks. In space engineers, stock elevators can only be accomplished through pistons which are incredibly unstable and limit the size of the elevator.

 

A simple and scalable system for creating elevators could be creating two elements:

 

Elevator Shaft

 

- These could be stacked on top of one another. 

 

Elevator Car

 

- An element that can slide up and down the elevator shaft as if it were on rails. 

- To specify floors you just input a specific elevator shaft element that you have lined up with a floor.

- This element could be a simple platform that players can build voxels on top of to create a custom elevator car (I realize this might be asking too much)

Far as I know - it is already in the works. Sure as hell know we need it though, especially us here at ACS for a few of our designs. 

[Cornflakes]

i think a generalised rail system would be a better way to implement this instead of specialised elevator objects.

 

rails, rail riders/motors, junctions, "ramps" to mount/unmount rail riders from rails and some way to supply them with power

and you can build anything you could ever need in terms of fixed-track movable objects.

[Wilks Checkov]

i think a generalised rail system would be a better way to implement this instead of specialised elevator objects.

 

rails, rail riders/motors, junctions, "ramps" to mount/unmount rail riders from rails and some way to supply them with power

and you can build anything you could ever need in terms of fixed-track movable objects.

I also know having a flat track system as well for say - train cars on very large stations would also be quite beneficial. As we all hate walking two and a half km. To get to the ship you just bought, and it was delivered to the wrong damn hangar. 

[Cornflakes]

I also know having a flat track system as well for say - train cars on very large stations would also be quite beneficial. As we all hate walking two and a half km. To get to the ship you just bought, and it was delivered to the wrong damn hangar. 

 

well, with a generalised system a train and an elevator are technically the same thing.

make rail riders monorail-like wraparounds and just build whatever you want moving along a fixed track on them.

[Thor Wotansen]

Far as I know - it is already in the works. Sure as hell know we need it though, especially us here at ACS for a few of our designs. 

You guys are designing things already?  Where, in Sketch up?