Hey all, anyone here play Space Engineers?
I just got back into it after a six year hiatus, and found myself making pretty much the same first ship as back then: A small grid mining barge designed for tunneling.
The start is a bit different from what it was back then, with ion thrusters now being a high end item, but I got the necessary components by grinding down a superfluous thruster on the pod.
It's a simple design that's easy to make when starting out, and it is efficient on materials. the tradeoff is that it's not very maneuverable when full, but it gets the job done.
While I'm waiting to find platinum for big ion thrusters, I almost finished my factory station and the hydrogen powered industrial mining barge 2.0, here in the works:
I'm really enjoying the game again and mostly posting this to see if anyone else here is playing and/or interested in seeing my future creations (which should be a bit more ambitious.)
GL;HF out there :)
PS: The small barge is on the Steam Workshop, if anyone wants to give it a try.