Building Self-Guided Missiles In SPACE ENGINEERS - Step-By-Step Tutorial (Check Pinned Comment!) 

Hey Everyone! I have noticed I forgot set up the Sensor to detonate the Warheads! OOOOPS! 😅 Be sure to open 'Setup Actions' in the Sensor then place the Warhead Group in the 1st slot and select Detonate! Then Test out your Missile again, and adjust the sensor extent. Improved Missile Design in Workshop: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3063256251

A very detailed guide to understanding the mechanics of event controllers and AI blocks. In practice, such a number of blocks is not required for a rocket. For example, in interception mode there is no need for a brake thruster, which greatly simplifies the missile design.

I made one of these years ago with a camera on the front that you steer yourself. I was very proud of myself.

Y'know I played a bit of vanilla SE, even delved into some servers... And what I've figured? It's like RUST, or ARK Survival Evolved... at some point all your work will mean legit nothing because someone at some point will come by and ruin it all for you. I had a massive base with a web of like 212 gatling guns. More than 3/4s were built, and 3/4s of the built ones had ammo. That base stopped 4 players, both with massive ships which were PvP oriented. After the aftermath, it looked like a warzone with craters all over the place. I used half blocks to purely measure, but the opponents thought if they disconnect the turrets from the main base by destroying the half blocks, they failed to realize each turret had a battery underneath them, guaranteeing they'll have power. Missiles are expensive and only reasonably obtainable when you spend time in space. So you know what I figured? The deadliest and most cost effective means of weapons is using clang... custom missiles, drones, etc. not meant to explode, but ram the enemies with their sheer mass. In hind sight, it's pretty cheap to build drones or defenses with minimal components if all they are meant to do is ram the enemy ships. I found an underground base, depending how deep you go, repels enemies to use their ships to attack you, forcing them to make something small or to use their own engineer. In space? Only thing I figure is if your base is constantly on the move, even if you're not online to watch it. Yeah you may come back to it damaged as it ran into an asteroid, but the contracts that make you hunt other players becomes kinda tough because your "last known location" is always moving. If eventually you get sustainable enough for a warp drive, you have a timer block automatically use it every so often while you're offline, further deterring enemies from trying to follow you.

I'm very grateful!

This works for a launcher facing forward, going to work out how to get it to safely drop, mass block would need to be centered though

Simply wonderful guide. Thanks bro.

Love the missile design. I'm already coming up with a ER version that carries several of the missiles on a booster that also is also a kinetic impactor. It will carry several of these missiles and may replace the warheads in some with decoys and have those missiles set to orbit and/or hit/run menuvers to confuse enemy turrets with 1 warhead for self-destruct when out of fuel.

Nice build

While testing, the thrusters turn off after launch, I still haven't discovered why this is the case. Another additional discovery is that they are very vulnerable to the defensive fire of Gatlins. It's not that this is wrong, but on the contrary, it motivated me to investigate and find a way to improve the missile. It will take me days for sure but that is the attractive thing about this game, thanks for the video.

Yay space engineers

For the launcher rather than having the event controller start a timer block for the connector, couldn't you set the trigger to be "Connector Ready to Lock" instead and save yourself the cost of the timer block. This also fixes the issue where if you do not have enough materials then your missile won't be stuck in a disconnected state if you get more materials later on.

Opinions, I haven't really built any missiles though. Trim it down to forward only, no breaking and and steering thrusters. Use gyro steering and you'll get more time out of a single tank. Turn it into a shrapnel grenade and give it a little extra durability by loading up on gyros, leftover gyros from the impact and detonation will bounce around inside their hull causing even more damage...

Very cool but why do we need a breaking thruster? sorry if I missed that

You invented a photon torpedoe in the game i didnt realise the game was so detailed

How about you make a self guided toe missile for ground vehicles

What is the max targeting and flight range? 🤔

How did u make the printer for the missle,the small head on the rotor us mostly what I mean

Is there a way to dumb fire the missile and then have it activate the AI controller once in range of a combatant?

Hey, what are your mods? I see your UI hud is different, is it customizable?

What mod are you using to change the prefix like that, please sir?

Since when do missiles have thrusters ont he side ? this just look awful...

i dont suppose you would cover boarding pods in the same manner ?

I wouldnt use Event Controllers, they are unreliable. Just use a Timerblock to start the missile, set it up as a group, and just start that timer/group instead of disconnecting the merge block (timer block will do that). The only thing i would use an Event Controller is to check if the missile is complete or/and the tank is filled up. But same here, its unreliable. I tried it with groups and specific names, but it fails often. What i didnt try was to use prefix names like you, maybe that stops ECs to fail? I also found a bug where tanks dont fill up randomly. The solution was to reconnect the connector. I´m using a timerblock on the ship to reconnect the connectors regulary for that reason.

Question, this missile would be for use on small block ships, correct?

whats the mod called you use to rename blocks?

Switch lock? How does one set that up without the mod you're using?? Trying to make something for an official server. No mods, not even build vision

OMFG cannt i just buy 1?

What's the mod that lets you rename thing?

I wish I knew what I was doing wrong. I've watched and rewatched this and still it will not launch. I even downloaded the one made on Steam Workshop. I hit the disconnect and it just falls off the printer.

Where is the workshop link? You posted the video on october of 2023.

ufff i don`t get it right for more than 10 hours :(.

This is a truly idiot-proof guide. I know, because I'm an idiot and even MY missiles work now!

what is the mod for renaming please?

Do you have a mod list of the mods you are using?