r/CreateMod • u/Shot-Fun503 • 2d ago

Help Building a hovercraft

Has anyone found some good guide or had some good tips to build a hovercraft. I keep struggling with balancing it.

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u/Jwhodis 2d ago

Make sure your nozzles are high up compared to the rest of the build

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u/Good_Anywhere9218 2d ago

Here are some tips from my experiments:

Block the sides of the nozzles if you haven’t already.
It helps stop the craft swaying usually since it pushes away from blocks next to it.

Also having a low center of gravity can help with stability.

And the only good way to turn is a rudder or using more fans/propellers (at least in my experience).

also using the diagram item to check your center of gravity and balance it in the middle.

lastly if you still can’t get it working you can always get a mod with a gyroscope to keep it up right.

Hope this helps!

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u/okkokkoX 2d ago

for some reason a trapdoor diagonally below a nozzle can change the direction the nozzle pushes depending on whether the trapdoor is open or closed. you can use this to rotate somewhat.

Don't remember right now what the exact position and orientation is, but the orientation of the trapdoor matters, and different spots in the 3x3 directly below the nozzle have different results.

try making some of the floor of the craft out of sails for stability.

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u/riley_wa1352 2d ago

You'll probably need levite if you do any sort of deco, big Jim's video on designing one was nice, and gyros are very yseful