Yes. For the first time EVER, I’m working with models from Spacebuild Model Pack. I’ve been strictly a PHX/Tiled fan, but now I’m going to SBMP.
Why is this? The simplicity of the props–sometimes confused with models, due to how complex some are. It’s as simple as spawn, weld, done.
And with this, I have rebuilt V3 of my Space Station, calling it v3.1.
But, this isn’t the whole reason I’m falling in love with SBMP. It’s the fact it has not only cut my building time in half. But most pieces are shaped just the way I need them. And the fact they’re shaped. They have walls, floors, and ceilings. No extra props. No extra welds.
Which has allowed me to go above and beyond what I could do with Tiled.
SBMP also has automatic elevators and doors that activate on the player stepping on them or pushing against them, which are wire supported. No need for complicated Wire shit here!
(pictures coming soon)
As you can see, it keeps the current design of V3 that was made in Tiled, but also throws in triple decker action, with the Ship Parking wing on top of the new Hanger wing, which I HAD to do.. more like wanted to. They where… right there, begging to be made. I had the idea and the props to do it. All that was needed was my physgun, and there it is.
I could do ALOT more with this thing, if I wanted to. But, I have to limit it due to constraints. And doing this when I was “build happy” probaly made the constraints at least 500 or so.
When it came to the Shuttle Bay, I had to use Tiled props for the floor, walls, and ceiling. Using SBMP props would be WAY too many constraints.
You may ask why haven’t I built this thing before in the past. Well. I personally hate anything with the word “BETA” in it. And though SBMP is still in BETA, it has definentally improved since it’s original release.
In the past, it had 1-way windows. Where you only saw out of them from the inside of your ship/space station, but outside, all they saw is walls. Quite confusing.
But with these new “[SmallBridge]” props I used, they are begging to be used as a Space Station.
The only thing I wanna see new, is new, squared props for different rooms(such as the Diner and any future places, like a Grocery Store maybe. Or a Library. Or .. well. All of that will come at a later date), instead of using a hallway as a room.