barren walrus
Currently working on a boat that floats at just the right height, but I need to add some small bits under it to make it more detailed (and add things such as rudders & propellers.
However doing this makes the boat have a higher "floating position"
Adding any brick underneath the boat causes it to just settle higher up in the water, and I really need a way to tell the game to not do that.
limpid sage
For now, will adding weights help?
barren walrus
nope
boats have a predetermined height they float at, and that seems to be calculated by the grid's size & shape
limpid sage
oh, that's unfortunate
barren walrus
It wouldn't really matter that much, but i'm working on the only type of boat where that would be an issue, a ferry
since I need the entrance of the ferry to be close enough to the road level that it won't be too annoying to make a smooth ramp
limpid sage
maybe a flagpole up top could help offset the extra bricks below?
barren walrus
don't think adding more up top will lower it unfortunately
although i haven't tried that, so i'll do that when im next on the game
limpid sage
hope it does work for now, having a controlled point of buoyancy for boats would be great though.
royal tiger
Forgive me if I'm understanding the problem wrong, but weights do work for controlling the buoyancy, you just have to use rather large mass to offset the low default density of bricks.
Place the weight close to where you want center of mass to be, then add offsets to fine-tune the balance. Then add size in each axis to increase stability
barren walrus
I avoid placing weights as much as possible as it completely messes with the physics of the object
and I wouldn't really call that a solution to this problem as that's just not precise enough for what i need
I need to just increase or decrease the height on the vehicle that it chooses as the water level point
barren walrus
Wheel Engine Float Offset (for boats)
I want parts not taken into account for vehicle collision to not affect how a boat floats
But I think a Float-Offset Height on wheel engines could also solve this issue much nicer
since you'd be able to adjust that with wires and make submarines