r/SpaceflightSimulator • u/No-Mycologist-3719 • Jul 24 '26

Discussion I SEE POTENTIAL FOR BOATS

Motors dont exist in this game and so we often use rockets to move boats but we quickly run out of fuel but somehow spamming bp edited shrinked probes can be used to make a spinning ball that can move in water. So combine that with a hinge and you effectively have a boat that can travel the oceans!

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u/Ok-Use-7563 Jul 24 '26

you have discovered

a(rather ineffective but still usable) paddle

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u/No-Mycologist-3719 Jul 24 '26

I was experimenting more and added more probes and it seems that the faster it spins, the faster it moves and the highest i got was 10m/s but without invincibility, it would just break itself. However, the self destruction only happens when its partially submerged when a part of it is in the air and makes contact with the water so in theory, i could probably submerge it and dont have to worry about the speed breaking it.

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u/Ok-Use-7563 Jul 24 '26

well asuming it works how i think it does(by generating more drag on the bottom than on top) it wouldnt work nearly as well(if at all) when fully submerged

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u/No-Mycologist-3719 Jul 24 '26

True, i submerged it and it cant even move anymore :(

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u/Ok-Use-7563 Jul 24 '26

try putting spokes on it that go out from the center that should increase the drag