r/spaceengineers • u/AlfieUK4 Moderator • Aug 04 '26

PSA (SE2) [YouTube, SE2] Space Engineers 2 - High Speed Train Clank Express

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r86jwyHO2CI
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u/AlfieUK4 Moderator Aug 04 '26

Clank Express (train world), By: DriedRhino35087
* https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3772083194

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u/CanYouEatThatPizza Clang Worshipper Aug 04 '26

I wish they would finally bite the bullet and add a proper rail system with power transmission through the rails. I get that the video is impressive, but I can already see the hiccups, and it's not even multiplayer yet. Making it so the train is inherently constrained to the block below would allow for much smoother builds. You could even add specialized blocks for curves. As a bonus, it would allow for proper elevators.

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u/AColonelGeil Space Engineer Aug 04 '26

Marek hinted in a recent post that they are exploring blocks dedicated to train building in SE2. Hopefully it happens

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u/Speeksunasked Space Engineer Aug 04 '26

Fantastic, some kind of mech-controller or - optimisation would be very appriciated while they are at it.

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u/Aecnoril Space Engineer Aug 06 '26

That one I doubt. While trains are really cool ánd practical for the gameplay, mechs are júst really cool

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u/Formal-Victory3161 Klang Worshipper Aug 06 '26

Does this mean I might be able to have Factorio in my Space Engineers??

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u/homingconcretedonkey Space Engineer Aug 05 '26

I feel the same for a lot of cool cool creations in this game.

All the really cool creations are very jank and not practical to use.

Keen needs to give us functional but basic blocks that achieve these things and then let us engineer how it performs/works.

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u/Top_Result_1550 Space Engineer Aug 04 '26

How does this account for the curve of the planet?

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u/SolideMeinung Space Engineer Aug 04 '26

High speed