SHIP DESIGN 101: A Quick Guide for Space Engineers

In this video I will introduce you to more and less known ship-building and crafting techniques that will help to improve your next workshop submission.

I explain:
- where to take the inspiration from
- how to start the project
- how to give a general shape to your ship
- how to plan a drive for your ship
- testing the build
- how to apply details and colors
- and give you a reference list of the top tier workshop creators.

Natiq, thank you for thumbail advices!

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[SoundShunter]

When designing ships you should always keep building even if it doesn't look right in the first place. Once you have everything built you can start adjusting things. I can't remember how many times I've given up on something because it looked like crap in the first few minutes...

[seangray]

I definitely appreciate the "make sure your ship fits in the role it was designed for." Sometimes it seems like people are trying to bolt on too many extras onto their build, and they learn the hard way that those extras take away from that primary role.

[Danjiano]

I would suggest not using the Creative game mode, but rather start the game in Survival Mode, then open the Admin Screen (Alt+F10) and turn on Creative Tools. This makes fuel consumption more accurate, with reactors, generators, engines and weapons actually needing their fuel or ammo to work. Makes it easier to spot mistakes with conveyors. If you need a specific amount of fuel, Shift+F10 lets you spawn any item.

[aidanmatthewgalea]

I force myself to try make ships with as few or even no separate grids as possible so it can actually work without my game crashing

[xBloodXGusherx]

Can you do a video on Cameras?

You seem to be the only person out here who gets straight to the dam point and not talk about nothing for 20 mins before showing anything lol.

Love your content. Thank you so much.

[CrazyDutchguys]

My biggest issue is size. I either set out to make a heavy fighter and it ends up small or i want to make a somewhat compact large grid ship and it ends up FAR larger than intended.

[hayden-corvustenno-warlock]

Thanks! I started recently playing SE, and i still lerning. And my "flying wing" fighter can be done better, now i know how to make apper parts better. Thx again! (Sorry english is not my first language)

[Mythlgic]

The amount of research of other creators and thoughtful editing you've but unto this video is top notch. Amazing work!

[codywatkins]

You arrived at the point within the first seconds of the video, gave super useful info as always, and shouted out community creators that deserve love. easily my favorite SE ytbr.

[petrus]

Always like how well put-together your videos are. Very handy reference guide for people that are new to ship design.

[madmo]

One of your best videos yet! Thanks for these inspirations!

[KelevraEngineering]

Thanks for this great video and the honoring use of my builds. I am trying to get into the tutorial thing by myself and you video is a pretty good baseline for getting into designing. 👍👍👍

[marty]

3:04

I designed a modular ship like that, but with the 3x3 Adv rotor instead to save space. Might be something for others to consider if you only want to say, stick a large ore detector on a small grid ship, attach a survival kit module, or an extra hydrogen tank or batteries, etc...

leaving custom turret builds alone, I will subgrid just to save space and components, and it works wonders with things like beacons, timer and programmable blocks, reactors, etc, and allows for attaching jump drives to small grid ships.

[verivy]

Congrats on 11k! I remember when you had 70-ish😳 awesome news. I got space engineers! My brother got a pc and allowed me to get it on it so now I’m able to play on Wednesdays, thursdays and fridays. Can’t wait to use your creations! Definitely have to learn the game first though

[mlq]

I’ve been playing this game for a long time, this is a great tutorial. I’m pretty good at building highly-functional ships with decent designs, but I always struggle to either leave space on the hull for decorations or to use the hull space for effective decorations.

[aapzehrsteurer]

Great vide with lots of great tips and directions. A comprehensive starting point for people who want to learn how to make better looking ships. You're easily become one of my favourite SE youtubers.

[mattp]

An old school creator to check out is Dolan. Gorgeous big craft in the style of the Nostromo. Lovely greebling considering how many fewer blocks were available then.

[maxwellfujs]

This is such a great video. Definitely great at demystifying the creative process. Thank you!

[Gottaculat]

I like to build with a task in mind, and make it as survival-friendly as possible, as well as vanilla builds only (for maximum compatibility).

My stuff isn't spectacular, but it's also not bad for survival. I do need to update some builds, though, as some features have been broken (like door-less air locks). I also heavily favor the industrial, well used style that I loved so much about the original Star Wars trilogy. I love that look that conveys the fact ships are expensive not only to buy, but to maintain, too, and not everyone would have the time or money to keep them flying in pristine condition. It's also fun to post some silly stuff, or even functional prop builds that can add flavor to your world or custom scenarios.

I only upload the builds I feel are polished enough to be uploaded. I have so many crazy builds that are really neat, but I never upload them due to not being happy with how they turned out. Funny thing is, my most popular build was one I never intended to make public, but some players saw it, and said it was so legit that they wanted it, too.

If anyone is curious, this is my latest, and most popular build:

[Generalphoenix]

I dont play this game but i like the concepts and ideas. For my spaceship drsigns i mostly use star wars and halo. One design is a semi circle design with a large tower for the structure and weapkns all around with wings on the sides and the bottom area with a longer tower structure. The side wings are for thrusters. The bottom also acts as a bridge and a hidden hanger. The top also has an observation platform.