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[Solved] Hydrogen thrusters not working/responding

Discussion in 'Bug Reports' started by GeraldezCZ, Feb 13, 2016.

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  1. GeraldezCZ

    GeraldezCZ Trainee Engineer

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    Im playing star system and now i build a large ship with 2 hydrogen tank, below is 2 large hydrogen thrusters and on sides are small hydrogen thrusters. Im planing to fly to space.And now when i add ice in oxygen generator (which is conected to hydrogen tanks) I got nuclear reactor able to hold this power usage with enough uranium inside,gyroscope,oxygen generator so it is VERY basic ship.
    All thrusters have small fire beneth them so they are all working. and now when i sit in cockpit (or flight seat),i cant make them "thrust".I checked everythink (conection,ice,weight etc.)and everythink how it should be.I even removed landing gear.Still nothing.
    It works only if i give these 2 large hydrogen thrusters in group and drag them to my "action panel" and give them order ON/OFF
    then im holding space and smashing on/off button repeatedly and in one of these on/off orders thrusters will finally "thrust" and im able to fly in to 50m above earth and then thrusters again not responding (and now im falling and my ship is destroyed by fall).
    I got enouth ice,connection between all is alright,my ship is not locked,im using every posible direction key if necesary (WSAD,SPACE,C),and my ship is not overweighted (2 large hydrogen thruster are ok if my ship weight 170 000Kg yea?)
    Please help or if there is nothing then please fix this problem,i dont wonna go to workshop and "cheat" in my ship in to survival mode.

    Thanks
     
  2. Wicorel

    Wicorel Senior Engineer

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    How full were the Hydrogen tanks?

    An single Oxygen Generator can only supply a limited amount of hydrogen... barely enough for 1 small thruster.
     
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  3. GeraldezCZ

    GeraldezCZ Trainee Engineer

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    How full were the Hydrogen tanks?

    I think it will be away in a second

    Well i player only for around 30 hours (started playing again when planet comes out) so i dont realy know much about hydrogen thrusters and tanks.
    But i have 2 hydrogen tanks next to each other,with conveyor in middle of them,from there comes a conveyor pipe(or cable if you want) in to another conveyor and from one side of this "second" conveyor is one oxygen generator (later i added a second oxygen generator from other side of this conveyor because i thought that one oxygen generator is not enough for these two large hydrogen thrusters below hydrogen tanks

    so from oxygen tanks comes hydrogen in to a conveyor system which comes to hydrogen tanks (both of them) and then from these two in to two large hydrogen thrusters (below hydrogen tanks)

    + i got 6 small hydrogen thruster whitch are on each side of hydrogen tanks (not in middle because there is a conveyor) for maneuvers

    I will place an ice into a oxygen genetor/generator´s and then all these thrusters starts to "shine" and i will then take a seat in cocpit.Then i will press p because of landing gear,turn these two large hydrogen thrusters on and holding space
    I can hear a sound but no "thrusting" but all 6 small hydrogen thrusters "thrusting" normal (they are working if i press W,S,A,D),but these two large doesnt´t.

    BUT if i turn these two large thrusters OFF,and then back ON,i will "thrust",but only for 3 seconds (around 50 m above ground now) and then they will stop responding,im still holding space but they are like death

    If im fast enough im able to turn them off and turn them back on and hold space and they are thrusting again for 3 seconds and then they "die" again.

    About hydrogen tanks i know that when all ice is away from oxygen genarator all these thrusters stop to "shine" in a second.

    So is this problem caused by a slow income if hydrogen?
    And is possible to somehow storage a hydrogen in hydrogen tanks withoust thrusters "eat" all hydrogen right away?

    Please tell me what can i do.

    And.......is 1 hydrogen tank with 1 hydrogen thruster with 4 small hydrogen thrusters on sides enough for 200 000 Kg ship?

    If you made it on end of this list THANK YOU and please help.
     
  4. Wicorel

    Wicorel Senior Engineer

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    Oxygen generators generate Oxygen (like the name says), but they also generate Hydrogen. The generators do not MAKE hydrogen very fast.

    The oxygen generators by themselves will not be able to run the thrusters for very long. I believe that is what your are seeing.

    Hydrogen tanks store hydrogen. They can store a lot. They take a lot of time to be filled with hydrogen from an 'oxygen' generator. You will need to refill ICE into the oxygen generators multiple times before the hydrogen tanks are full

    The tank should be able to run quite a few hydrogen thrusters, so that should be fine.

    You just need to leave enough time for the oxygen generator to get enough hydrogen into the hydrogen tank.

    You can check the level of the hydrogen tank by clicking on it in the terminal block user interface. It will show the percent in the detailed information in the bottom right.
     
  5. GeraldezCZ

    GeraldezCZ Trainee Engineer

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    WOW its realy working OH MY GOD
    Thank you VERY MUCH
    I now know where was a problem - i was flying only with hydrogen generated instantly from oxygen generator and thrusters "died" because oxygen generator wasn´t able to hold this hydrogen demand and thrusters didn´t had enough hydrogen so they....well.....stopped working.

    If you don´t mind i got one more quick question

    oxygen generator is generating even oxygen (obviosly) but i stored oxygen in oxygen tank

    its like this oxygen generator is conected into conveyor and from one side of conveyor is oxygen tank and from another side of this conveyor is air vent.Oxygen tank is full and now i want air vent to fill a room with oxygen,air went is color yellow.

    i got only 1 door that leads in to cockpit room and outside.But now im using 1x1 flat window as a entrance (i got wall made of windows (glass) and one of these windows isn´t placed because im using this hole for entrance (i dont want to fly around a ship and open doors all the time))

    Does this mean i have to fill this "hole" and close whole room to work?
    or this mean i have to have depresurising room (room with 2 doors on each side)?
    or i have to press something in oxygen generator control panel?
    Or bad connection?

    THANK YOU

    P.S I taught myself programming from program Python but im not good at it :) (dont take this offensive please)
     
  6. Hotshot Jimmy

    Hotshot Jimmy Senior Engineer

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    The room needs to be airtight to fill with air (vent will show yellow then green then when fully filled 4 green lights). So you cannot have any holes, theae must be filled with a block, door or glass.

    I sugggest you to do the tutorial missions as these will help with the issues you are seeing.

    Hj
     
  7. martin blom jensen

    martin blom jensen Trainee Engineer

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    lol wish i new that befor i blew up my mining ship i ust 3 hours on lol
     
  8. Anarkoi

    Anarkoi Trainee Engineer

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    Im going to stick to this post to make a question
    Why my hydrogen thrusters stoped working after a while if a have hydrogen tanks full?
    My ship has 6 hydrogen tanks , 12 oxygen generators and 8 large hydrogen thrusters and 12 small hydrogen thrusters.
    They worked well when I took of the planet and went mining in space but when I entered back at the planet they stopped working
     
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