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Starmade | Can't align to parts far away from the core (need gap)
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Description

I want to create a spinning ring station. When I try to align to the docked spinning ring, I align to the station itself, not the spinning ring. I have aligned to spinning radar dishes before, I'm not sure why the larger ring won't work.

author steps to reproduce:
Create a station with a clockwise rail rotator and a button. Dock a core, and build a ring on the docked entity. Click the button to start rotation. Use the space bar to align to the rotating ring. You will align to the station, not the ring.

Details

Task Type
Bug
Testing Results
Affected Gamemode(s)
Serverside
Reproducible
Yes
Last tested (version)
0.199.472
Category
Engine
First occurrence (version)
0.199.459
Hardware/Software/System
OS-Specific
No
Hardware-Specific
No
Video Card Vendor
uncertain
Video Card Model
gtx970
User/Reporter/Contact
Username on Registry
Jeffenuva
Username/Profile on Steam
Jeffenuva
Steps to reproduce
  • load supplied blueprint
  • align to its core
  • try to reach the ring above
  • try to get back in gravity/alignment up there
Result

while passing the empty areas/chunks your gravity and alignment gets revoked

Tester information (Internal use only)

Example Blueprint:

Rotating Ring Example.sment18 KBDownload

Looks like a similar issue as:
T542: Gravity Unit not working far away from core of the Ship

It is NOT related to:
T837: Gravity sometimes neutralizes when stepping on non-cubes.
T2062: Difficulty walking up heptas/tetras while in gravity

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Jeffenuva added a comment.Mar 3 2017, 7:03 PM

I have been experimenting with this issue, and I think it has to do with distance - though I'm not sure if it's measuring distance from the core or the docking module. If I align to the rotating core, I will stay aligned and rotate with the core until I reach a distance of about 50m, then I get a "gravity neutralized" message and alignment ceases. 50m is a short distance to work with if you are designing a rotating ring on a space station. I hope this threshold increases - or is measured in the future from the surface of the object, not the core.

AndyP moved this task from New / Unconfirmed to Feedback on the Issue Navigation board.Mar 3 2017, 10:22 PM
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-Feedback-

Do you have that station on a server?
I'd like to examine it and find the cause.

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Jeffenuva added a comment.Mar 4 2017, 10:51 PM

Rotating Ring Example.sment18 KBDownload

I just uploaded the SMENT here. If you can't access the SMENT let me know and I will find a public server to spawn it on.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

-Jeff

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AndyP moved this task from Feedback to Confirmed on the Issue Navigation board.Mar 4 2017, 11:27 PM

-Confirmed-

Great, could reproduce the problem.

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AndyP renamed this task from Can't align to rotating object to Can't align to parts far away from the core (need gap).Mar 4 2017, 11:36 PM
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Jeffenuva added a comment.Mar 26 2017, 8:28 PM

Thank you for advancing my ticket!! :) I'm about 2/3 done with the ring station. I will add a control to start and stop rotation.