Starbase - Selíni - Moon Walker 2021

Σελήνη (Greek for Moonwalker) is a new experiment - Hexapod system for planetary exploration and mining (It has one mining laser bellow the cockpit). The trick is, it can convert to spaceship, using main thruster battery in vertical and horizontal configuration.

It is WiP and the next step is to program Hexapod movement pattern - simple first, then with turning and solving terrain obstacles using sensors (alotofsensors). It should be able to work as hovercraft too (4x box thruster at the back and 24 triangles down bellow) and I plan to make a program for jumping using thruster boost with automatic landing sequence.

Due to its dual nature, the ship requires 5 separate pipelines and a lot of yolol chips to function properly in both modes. Almost all thrusters are used in both modes, but for different purposes and that also requires 2x the best FCU.

Will share progress as it goes ;)

[stormk]

Jeez this game is on another level. I feel like I'm getting left behind now.

[DNAngelOtaku]

Just got some outlawstar space grappling vibes.

[yngwieperea]

is there a discord or something that helps new players at this point i dont wanna get lost cause this is fun but ive spent more time trying to properly construct my ship then actually playing

[matthewbadger]

Very impressive craft. A version with legs on both sides might aid momentum distribution in flight and on the ground perhaps? I'd also love to see a version that looks very insect-like and scary, or like some sort of giant squid. Leg movement speed and power might be aided with the combined use of devices, such as hinges. I'm also curious if that sort of thing could lengthen the legs, aiding a better running stride, or more terrifying legs in flight. But all ideas might decrease speed too much.

[tenryuta]

O_o wouldnt the arms break on contact?

[sikkntwiztid]

some people are just nutty at this game, question is though, does it walk?

[bananaclipzfs]

Yo can we link sometime and build I just finished my first ship On designer It took me like a week to finish