| Artificial Mass | |
|---|---|
| |
| Category: | Functional Block |
| Status: | Functional |
| Function: | |
| When powered, creates 50,000Kg of mass in a single block | |
| Fits small ship | |
| Mass: | 916.4 kg |
| Fits large ship and station | |
| Mass: | 4,444 kg |
| Data Controls: | [edit] [purge] (?) |
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Artificial Mass is a functional endgame block in Space Engineers that is used in context with artificial gravity. The blocks have a power requirement of 600 kW to be functional.
Construction[]
Their most expensive components are Gravity Generator Components. They exist for small and large grid and are 1x1x1 blocks in size. They can be placed anywhere on the grid, but it’s best to put them symmetrically near the Center of Mass in order not to shift the center of mass.
Civilian Usage[]
You add Artificial Mass blocks to ships if you want the ship to be affected by artificial gravitational fields that it enters. In contrast to real-life physics, Artificial Gravity Generators are very selective and, by default, do not affect ships.
Depending on the field’s settings, a grid with Artificial Mass will be attracted or repelled. The strength of the effect directly depends on the number of Artificial Mass blocks built into the grid. However these blocks also increase the grid’s mass, power consumption, and inertia, and additional thrust and power will be required by the grid to escape from the gravity field. You need to find the right balance between Artificial Mass blocks and Gravity Generators.
Artificial Mass is also an important component of a Gravity Drive.
Combat Use[]
Large ships can use Gravity Generators with directed force vectors to launch powered Artificial Mass blocks as mass-producible projectiles. Blocks cause impact damage if they hit another grid, and can even be combined with a warhead to form an explosive torpedo. This use is an example of a Player Built Weapon (PBW).
Similarly, incoming PBWs containing Artificial Mass blocks can be deflected by opposing gravity generator fields. This is the in-game way of building a force field (alternatives are force field mods).
Recipe[]
| Artificial Mass | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component | Large Ship/Station Required | Large Ship/Station Optional | Small Ship Required | Small Ship Optional |
 Computer | 20 | — | — | 2 |
 Construction Comp. | 30 | — | — | 2 |
 Gravity Comp. | 3 | — | 1 | — |
 Steel Plate | 30 | 60 | 1 | 2 |
Video[]
See Also[]
- File:Icon Block Space Ball.png Space Ball, another block that is affected by artificial gravity
- Gravity Generator and Spherical Gravity Generator for generating the artificial gravity
