[position tracker improvement suggestions]

yeah i noticed that, ive just encountered a couple planets where nimby was positioned outside the altimeter's range. even at 100% it wouldn't reach. i guess the dynamic is just me trying to avoid the detachable core method. (which i guess im gonna try soon anyways)

[position tracker improvement suggestions]

On 2/25/2019 at 8:04 PM, Lurkily said:

In the past, I think 100 altitude was set to always be just under the Nimbatus's altitude;  not sure if that's still the case.  For resources, my courier just orbited at 100 altitude until it detected the core overhead (which the main drone detached from, while the core plastered itself to the Nimbatus).  A tracker could supplant the core's function here, though a detached core does give you some protection.

i believe that the altitude is rather based on the size of the planet, at least thats what I've experienced. with a dynamic altimeter, it basically takes the place of the core. its more for making it easier to create more complex drones without needing lots of programming

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On 2/5/2019 at 7:58 PM, Lurkily said:

I can do that now; One directional for gravity, one to orbit the planet if the tracker isn't straight down.  Matching each other's altitude isn't a need I understand.  I could see matching a specific altitude, but not matching altitude dynamically from a distance.  Having an idea of the intended use might help explain why support is/isn't needed, or open the door to different ideas that might support that case better.

basically, due to the resource gathering thing being differing heights you could drop a sensor in the bin, that way its much easier to return drone parts/resources back to the resource gatherer. Plus it would make orbiting drones much easier as you can use the little sensor to tell you what height is the optimal orbit (since you set it within the game yourself). Also i completely forgot i made this suggestion lol.

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13 hours ago, Lurkily said:

You could use a directional tracker for this.  Use one to keep your ship level, and another one to indicate whether you are above or below the directional tracker.  It is quite a bit bulkier than an altitude sensor, though, and I am all for additional sensor criteria.

If your drone is right next to the position tracker, then yes, you can track if you are above or below it. however if your drone is on the other side of the planet, that is gonna go so well, that's why i suggested the options for altimeter, it makes it a lot easier to do things like this.

 

[position tracker improvement suggestions]

Position trackers are cool, but currently only work with directional sensor. For the sake of better implementation and to allow for more complex/interesting drones, have the altitude meter also able to track position trackers. Lower bounds of an altimeter can be the planetary/gravity center of a planet, while you could either set upper or middle bounds of the altimeter to the position tracker. This way, you can dynamically change the altimeter's "sweet spot" mid planet exploration without having to leave planet, edit drone, then edit altimeter manually. I also believe this will allow for a lot of possible orbiting designs that can be used on planets with any shape without worry of missing or crashing into the resource collector drone.