Difference between revisions of "Armor block"

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These blocks are the icon of Space Engineers. They are basic building blocks, and no ship or station, small or large, can be built without them.

Light Armor

Name	Icon	Small block mass (kg)	Large block mass (kg)	Description
Half Light Armor Block
Half Light Armor Block
Half Slope Corner Heavy Armor	64px
Half Slope Corner Heavy Armor	64px
Half Slope Corner Inv. Heavy Armor	64px
Half Slope Corner Inv. Light Armor	64px
Half Slope Corner Inv. Light Armor	64px
Half Slope Corner Light Armor	64px
Half Slope Corner Light Armor	64px
Half Slope Inv. Light Armor	64px
Half Slope Inv. Light Armor	64px
Half Slope Light Armor Block
Half Slope Light Armor Block
Heavy Armor Corner Square Block	64px
Heavy Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	64px
Heavy Armor Half Corner Block	64px
Heavy Armor Half Corner Block	64px
Light Armor Block
Light Armor Corner
Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Base
Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Base
Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Tip
Light Armor Corner 2x1x1 Tip
Light Armor Corner Square Block	64px
Light Armor Corner Square Block	64px
Light Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	64px
Light Armor Corner Square Inv. Block	64px
Light Armor Corner
Light Armor Half Corner Block	64px
Light Armor Half Corner Block	64px
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner	64px
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	64px
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	64px
Light Armor Half Sloped Corner	64px
Light Armor Inverted Corner
Light Armor Inverted Corner
Light Armor Slope
Light Armor Slope
Light Armor Sloped Corner	64px
Light Armor Sloped Corner Base	64px
Light Armor Sloped Corner Base	64px
Light Armor Sloped Corner	64px
Light Inv Corner 2x1x1 Base
Light Inv Corner 2x1x1 Base
Light Inv Corner 2x1x1 Tip
Light Inv Corner 2x1x1 Tip
Light Round Armor Corner
Light Round Armor Corner
Light Round Armor Inv Corner
Light Round Armor Inv Corner
Light Round Armor Slope
Light Round Armor Slope
Light Slope 2x1x1 Base
Light Slope 2x1x1 Base
Light Slope 2x1x1 Tip
Light Slope 2x1x1 Tip
Sloped Corner Light Armor Tip	64px
Sloped Corner Light Armor Tip	64px

The light armor block is (as the name says) light, cheap and not very resistant. They are mostly used as a foundation for the ship/station, or for aesthetics, because connected faces at the same angle are seamless. For firepower protection, Heavy Armor is preferred.

Heavy Armor

Name	Icon	Small block mass (kg)	Large block mass (kg)	Description
Half Heavy Armor Block
Half Heavy Armor Block
Half Slope Heavy Armor Block
Half Slope Heavy Armor Block
Half Slope Inv. Heavy Armor	64px
Heavy Armor Block
Heavy Armor Corner
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner	64px
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner Base	64px
Heavy Armor Half Sloped Corner	64px
Heavy Armor Inverted Corner
Heavy Armor Slope
Heavy Armor Sloped Corner	64px
Heavy Armor Sloped Corner Base	64px
Heavy Corner 2x1x1 Base
Heavy Corner 2x1x1 Tip
Heavy Inv Corner 2x1x1 Base
Heavy Inv Corner 2x1x1 Tip
Heavy Round Armor Corner
Heavy Round Armor Corner
Heavy Round Armor Inv Corner
Heavy Round Armor Inv Corner
Heavy Round Armor Slope
Heavy Round Armor Slope
Heavy Slope 2x1x1 Base
Heavy Slope 2x1x1 Base
Heavy Slope 2x1x1 Tip
Heavy Slope 2x1x1 Tip
Sloped Corner Heavy Armor Tip	64px

As the name says, it's the heavier, sturdier and more expensive counterpart of Light Armor. Because of its mass, en masse usage is not recommended, as you will need to build more thrusters to maintain the acceleration power of the ship. For stations, the only downside remains its Steel Plate cost. To differentiate it from the light armor blocks, it has a camo pattern texture (see below).

Deformation

deformation and block integrity are factors in determining the relative strength and resistance to damage.

explosion/collision resist = integrity / deformation

The lower the deformation ratio, the stronger the block is against impact damage such as collisions and weapons. [Citation Needed]

See Weapons

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Armor Details

Block

It is most basic cube block. It conducts control commands, electricity and has randomly generated texture, that connects to other blocks. On small ships it is 0.5 meters cubed; on large ships, 2.5 meters cubed.

Corner

This is 1/6 of a default armor block, and can be rotated to make more aesthetically pleasing ships or stations. They match up (as in, without seams) to slanted armor blocks and inverted corner armor blocks, but not with standard armor blocks. This block is the most limited in terms of ability to weld to other blocks, as it can only be connected on 3 sides.

Slope

1/2 of an armor block, these blocks can also double as extremely steep, 45 degree angle ramps on Stations or large ships. The blocks will match up (as in, without seams) to corner blocks and inverted corner blocks. They can also match up to the default armor blocks on two sides. This block can be welded to other blocks on 4 of its 6 sides.

Inverted Corner

5/6 of an armor block, these oddly shaped blocks allow for the completion of slanted ship designs, able to integrate with standard armor blocks on 3 sides, and slanted--or corner--armor blocks from 3 sides. This block is tied with the most ability to connect to adjacent objects, as it can touch on all 6 sides.

Slope Blocks

Rounded Blocks

Smooth Blocks

Coloring Blocks

The default color patterns for blocks.

All blocks are able to be colored, and have a default color of Gray. The other presets, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, White, and Black (in two different shades each), can be selected when placing a block using the "Prev. Color" and "Next Color" keys (defaults: '[', ']'). See Building#Color for more information about coloring blocks.

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