How to create big ships which look good. Newbie-safe :)

[NeonSturm]

Make pre-sets of hollow cubes.

(use copy + save) to setup
and (load + paste) to load / place​

You can select 1 and place
X

You can select 2 and place (small ships)
X X - | - X X
X X - | - X X

You can select 4 and place (big ships)
X X X X - | - X X X X
X \ / X - | - X . . X
X / \ X - | - X . . X
X X X X - | - X X X X

You can select 8 and place (big ships)
X X X X X X X X - | - X X X X X X X X
X \ . . . . / X - | - X . . . . . . X
X . \ . . / . X - | - X . . . . . . X
X . . \ / . . X - | - X . . . . . . X
X . . / \ . . X - | - X . . . . . . X
X . / . . \ . X - | - X . . . . . . X
X / . . . . \ X - | - X . . . . . . X
X X X X X X X X - | - X X X X X X X X

X = block
. = space

Now you can place 9x9x9 or even 15^3 or 19^3 blocks depending on how large a paste your server allows.

Now you can build it like a small ship and if your finished you can add smaller wedges and smaller details.​

Do NOT use odd numbers such as 3, 5, 7, 9. They are impossible to half.

Instead just finish the centre planes with small blocks later or use even symmetry (un-check odd).

I know for small ships odd sucks, but it is a lot better for large ones.​

 

[Neon_42]

what does this even mean? How do i use hollow cubes to make nice looking ships?

 

[NeonSturm]

what does this even mean? How do i use hollow cubes to make nice looking ships?

Good point on a different perspective.

You use hollow cubes like real ones - just at a bigger scale.

If you are finished, you put a mantle around your ship.
But not before you placed rooms and service tunnels (the grid helps you to align your rooms. The space which is not used for rooms can be used for systems)

Possibly you have hull-cubes and wedges called oneOf( WASDQE ) for primary, secondary, tertiary sides.

Cube_W = Hull-cube with front side filled
Cube_WE = Hull-cube with front+top wedge filled
Wedge_WE = Hull-wedge with front+top wedge filled​

 

[Keptick]

what does this even mean? How do i use hollow cubes to make nice looking ships?

It's like scalling up blocks. You use copy paste to use bigger "blocks", it's basically like building a smaller ship but with bigger blocks. The resolution stays the same.

@NeonSturm good idea

 

[NeonSturm]

It's like scalling up blocks. You use copy paste to use bigger "blocks", it's basically like building a smaller ship but with bigger blocks. The resolution stays the same.

@NeonSturm good idea

I wonder if schema adds a feature to align these mega blocks on chunks to reduce network and memory load when many peoples like this (not used chunks don't need memory?)

 

[Megacrafter127]

I wonder if schema adds a feature to align these mega blocks on chunks to reduce network and memory load when many peoples like this (not used chunks don't need memory?)

Nah handling the chunks is easy(if one knows their size and the location of 1 block within them)
Each chunk is 16x16x16 blocks, and the core is at 8, 8, 8. Happy calculating :P

 

[NeonSturm]

Nah handling the chunks is easy(if one knows their size and the location of 1 block within them)
Each chunk is 16x16x16 blocks, and the core is at 8, 8, 8. Happy calculating :p

Agree, but lemme highlight something for you
How to create big ships which look good. Newbie-safe

 

[Megacrafter127]

Agree, but lemme highlight something for you
How to create big ships which look good. Newbie-safe

In the game's current state, IMO one can assume a newbie to know basic addition and multiplication.
And in my post I also released all the required data to perform the calculations.
Newbie-friendly^maths :P