Survive with me #12 - Getting to space (Space Engineers) 

I honestly don't understand why the thing even allows you to change the range on it. There is no legitimate reason to have it any lower than the maximum at all times.

@@ZachTheInsaneOneI think more range consumes more power so if that’s a concern then it’s worth turning them down

@@filmerluke9413 that's actually not the case. They consume a fixed 2kW while powered on, and that goes for small grid and large grid. There is literally no reason to have them below their max range at all times, unless idk you're trying to actively blind yourself. If you were correct I'd absolutely agree there would be a case for turning them down, but nope, power consumption is fixed. If you ask me, they ought to increase the base range to their current maximum, make the maximum range 5x larger, and have power consumption scale with range. This would give an actual reason to have range controls on your hotbar in your ship, and make finding materials not such a slog.

@@ZachTheInsaneOne There was a time in the past, where Ore detectors consumes more power with more range. They removed that part but not the slider. I think its a historical piece of artifact what we got there ^^

@@derHodrig I see. Even so, I still think it should be reworked again. Bring back the increased power cost for higher range, but make the new maximum range way higher. 50-250m for small grid, 150-750m for large grid, with a power consumption of 5kW-50kW for small grid, 15kW-150kW for large grid. It is so utterly frustrating looking for ores half the time, when most of them spawn 50-100m underground, on the limit of the small grid detector or taking up most of the range of large grid. You basically have to be right on top of it if you're using small grid. Let players have a trade off: you can see where ores are easier, at the exchange of a lot of power. This also gives players a reason to have the controls for your Ore Detector on a hotbar, rather than just "set and forget" like they currently are. More thoughtful gameplay, for a greater reward.

getitng to space is quite simple, but surviving out there without ion thrusters can be difficult.

@@tommerker8063 The challenge is why I play survival games, so I'm on it.

@@tommerker8063partly why earth is an easy start since, iirc, the moon always has platinum.

need to have economy enabled in the settings

Special note if you make custom games or place planets by hand: make sure to place any and all planets you plan to before turning on Economy, otherwise the stations won't spawn on the planets.

@@OGSaltBreaker thanks, will check that