Building a functioning star destroyer from star wars, im new to this so give some tips when you can!

[runic mantle]

It is absolutely massive, and the plans I have will make it even more massive

[forest locust]

how are you going to move that with clockwork?

#kontraption-news-😺 just seems more suited for this

[runic mantle]

Physics infuser by connecting it all with auric designer

I know the bare bassics on how to make a working ship

Also, on one of the pictures, you can see behind the thrusters, and those sails can make it move, atm, I just need to figure out how I can implament it staying upright and moving it side to side while still having it look good. I have a lot of room though, so I should be ok

upclose shot of behind the thruster

[forest locust]

interesting choice

to make the star destroyer

powered with cogs and gears

[runic mantle]

its all gonna be hidden

but no one else had done it I think so might as well be the first

Also I didnt even realize kontraption was a thing, might switch to it now while im ahead but who knows

[dreamy thistle]

what is the scale of this behemoth? 1/4?

[knotty sierra]

the sails are so inefficient its hurting my eyes

[rocky steeple]

Yeah just use kontraption

Also you can dye sails

[runic mantle]

Im gonna look at kontraptipm later on today, but if it doesnt support 1.20.1 which is what im on, I wont use it

[runic mantle]

Can you explain please?

[knotty sierra]

the way propellers work is quite simple, maximize perimeter, minimize area. the more air blocks you have around a sail, the more efficient it will be. thats why making a cross is better than making a square, while a square with dimensions 3x3 will have a perimeter of 12, a cross will have a perimeter 20.

[worldly knoll]

Just read from here down
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As it is currently implemented, there's no penalty for sails surrounding other sails, so you do not need to minimize area. Maybe in the future they'll change it so it can be a bit more realistic, but for now a giant disc/square is fine

[runic mantle]

Width (From back thrusters side to side), 206 blocks
Height (from back thrusters to the top of ther command center), 121 blocks
Length (from back thruster to the tip), 271 blocks
I dont have a scale directly from the shows and movies, im just going off of my eye

[knotty sierra]

qarsan made a video explaining how these work https://youtu.be/oXHlg2vJsrk?si=q-B6BK6mVeUh_ZGJ

[runic mantle]

yes I saw that, you made it a lot farther than I could have haha