The Vacuum pipe - a solution for fast travel in astronaut mode!
What's is it?
The vacuum transportation system is used in many buildings today to fast transfer documentation to other rooms within a building.
It's also a viable solution for transporting people, but it's not implemented yet, as far as I know. (google it, or check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA_goQ_qEMA )
How can this work in starmade?
You'll need two new blocks. The Vacuum Tube Block (VTB) and the Vacuum Tube "station" (VTS), or something similar.
With the VTB you can set a tube (line of blocks) connecting two or more parts of a station/ship. The tube direction is changeable like any other orientation block in starmade, but in a tube block there's a entry side and an exit side, in opposite sides of a block.
The VTS is a stop for the tube, and it need to be placed on a existing tube. This VTS are the drop points of this transportation tube (I think this is obvious!).
You can only interact with VTS, using "R" to enter the tube, and you'll drop off in the next VTB. A tube with only one VTB will not work, unless the tube loops on itself. You can have as many VTBs as you want or need.
The velocity of this system is up to schema, but i'll suggest something above the drop velocity on a planet (the velocity of you falling).
An option to have linkable tubes (two or more lines of blocks connected) is possible, and should behave like rails on Minecraft. When a tube connects to another tube, the direction of the second tube will define the direction the player will follow.
How the system works?
As soons as the player hit R in a station block, I'll teleported (like entering a ship) to the station block, and will start "sliding" in the set direction. The player will be lying, with is abdomen up, and the legs facing forward. Player position will look somewhat similar to bobsled, but without the cart.
The travelling vellocity can be define serverside, but the default should be similar to the falling on planets.
Want some pictures?
What's is it?
The vacuum transportation system is used in many buildings today to fast transfer documentation to other rooms within a building.
It's also a viable solution for transporting people, but it's not implemented yet, as far as I know. (google it, or check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA_goQ_qEMA )
How can this work in starmade?
You'll need two new blocks. The Vacuum Tube Block (VTB) and the Vacuum Tube "station" (VTS), or something similar.
With the VTB you can set a tube (line of blocks) connecting two or more parts of a station/ship. The tube direction is changeable like any other orientation block in starmade, but in a tube block there's a entry side and an exit side, in opposite sides of a block.
The VTS is a stop for the tube, and it need to be placed on a existing tube. This VTS are the drop points of this transportation tube (I think this is obvious!).
You can only interact with VTS, using "R" to enter the tube, and you'll drop off in the next VTB. A tube with only one VTB will not work, unless the tube loops on itself. You can have as many VTBs as you want or need.
The velocity of this system is up to schema, but i'll suggest something above the drop velocity on a planet (the velocity of you falling).
An option to have linkable tubes (two or more lines of blocks connected) is possible, and should behave like rails on Minecraft. When a tube connects to another tube, the direction of the second tube will define the direction the player will follow.
How the system works?
As soons as the player hit R in a station block, I'll teleported (like entering a ship) to the station block, and will start "sliding" in the set direction. The player will be lying, with is abdomen up, and the legs facing forward. Player position will look somewhat similar to bobsled, but without the cart.
The travelling vellocity can be define serverside, but the default should be similar to the falling on planets.
Want some pictures?
