Components and Tools

Components and Tools Overview

The following blocks and tools are available in the current Alpha build of Space Engineers.

Block	Icon	Status	Category	Small Ship	Large Ship	Station	Mass (Small/Large/Station)	Description
Antenna	File:Antenna-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Functional Component	✔	✔	✔	12 Kg / 4761 Kg / -	No Information
Assembler	File:Assembler-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Self-Contained Facility		✔	✔	- / 20 Kg / -	Turns harvested ore into items
Automatic Rifle	File:Automatic-rifle-icon.jpg	Not Available	Defense				- / - / -	No Information
Cargo Container, Large	File:Large-cargo-container-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Storage	✔	✔	✔	363 Kg / 4729 Kg / -	No Information
Cargo Container, Medium	File:Medium-cargo-container-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Storage		✔		172 Kg / - / -	No Information
Cargo Container, Small	File:Small-cargo-container-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Storage	✔	✔	✔	38 Kg / 832 Kg / -	No Information
Cockpit	File:Cockpit-icon.jpg	Functional	Ship Component	✔	✔	✔	20 Kg / 484 Kg / -	No Information
Conveyor Belt	File:Conveyor-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Functional Component	✔	✔	✔	76 Kg / 1685 Kg / -	No Information
Door	File:Door-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 652 Kg / -	No Information
Drill	File:Drill-icon.jpg	Not Available	Tools				848 Kg / - / -	No Information
Explosive Cube	File:Explosive-cube-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Defense		✔	✔	- / 20 Kg / -	No Information
Gatling Gun	File:Gatling-gun-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Defense	✔			112 Kg / - / -	No Information
Gatling Turret	File:Gatling-turret-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Defense		✔	✔	- / 787 Kg / -	No Information
Gravity Generator	File:Gravity-generator-icon.jpg	Functional	Functional Component		✔	✔	- / 8460 Kg / -	No Information
Grinder	File:Grinder-icon.jpg	Not Available	Tools				- / - / -	No Information
Gyroscope	File:Gyroscope-icon.jpg	Functional	Functional Component	✔	✔	✔	589 Kg / 18445 Kg / -	Provides rotation stabilization for ships and stations(?)
Hand Drill	File:Hand-drill-icon.jpg	Not Available	Tools				- / - / -	No Information
Interior Light	File:Interior-light-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 0 Kg / -	Provides a light source.
Interior Pillar	File:Interior-pillar-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 300 Kg / -	No Information
Interior Turret	File:Interior-turret-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Defense		✔	✔	- / 358 Kg / -	No Information
Interior Wall	File:Interior-wall-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 1000 Kg / -	No Information
Ladder	File:Ladder-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 1200 Kg / -	A ladder.
Landing Gear	File:Landing-gear-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Ship Component	✔	✔	✔	65 Kg / 2252 Kg / -	Add to the bottom of ships to prevent damage while landing. Currently acts as a decorative/armor block. There is speculation that this will be fixed in future versions and be magnetized so that ships may dock in stations or within larger ships.
Light Armor Block	File:Light-armor-block-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural	✔	✔	✔	200 Kg / 500 Kg / -	Armor blocks can be customized with different colours. In creative mode, select the armor block and use the left or right bracket keys [ ] to change colour.
Light Armor Corner	File:Light-armor-corner-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural	✔	✔	✔	33 Kg / 13 Kg / -	Armor blocks can be customized with different colours. In creative mode, select the armor block and use the left or right bracket keys [ ] to change colour.
Light Armor Inverted Corner	File:Light-armor-inv-corner-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural	✔	✔	✔	166 Kg / 349 Kg / -	Armor blocks can be customized with different colours. In creative mode, select the armor block and use the left or right bracket keys [ ] to change colour.
Light Armor Slope	File:Light-armor-slope-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural	✔	✔	✔	100 Kg / 130 Kg / -	Armor blocks can be customized with different colours. In creative mode, select the armor block and use the left or right bracket keys [ ] to change colour.
Medical Room	File:Medical-room-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Self-Contained Facility		✔	✔	- / 6055 Kg / -	Used for " re-spawn and regeneration"
Missile Turret	File:Missle-turret-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Defense		✔	✔	- / 1064 Kg / -	No Information
Ore Detector	File:Ore-detector-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Functional Component	✔	✔	✔	20 Kg / 20 Kg / -	No Information
Ramp	File:Ramp-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 900 Kg / -	No Information
Refinery	File:Refinery-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Self-Contained Facility		✔	✔	- / 24968 Kg / -	Used to process harvested ore to ingots.
Reflector Light	File:Reflector-lightt-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural	✔	✔	✔	38 Kg / 700 Kg / -	No Information
Rocket Launcher	File:Rocket-launcher-icon.jpg	Not Functional	Defense	✔			208 Kg / - / -	No Information
Reactor, Large	File:Large-reactor-icon.jpg	Functional	Energy Source	✔	✔	✔	20 Kg / 72055 Kg / -	Energy source (requires fuel).
Reactor, Small	File:Small-reactor-icon.jpg	Functional	Energy Source	✔	✔	✔	118 Kg / 4721 Kg / -	Energy source (requires fuel).
Thrust, Large	File:Large-thrust-icon.jpg	Functional	Ship Component	✔	✔	✔	721 Kg / 43212 Kg / -	No Information
Thrust, Small	File:Small-thrust-icon.jpg	Functional	Ship Component	✔	✔	✔	93 Kg / 3384 Kg / -	No Information
Stairs	File:Stairs-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 1100 Kg / -	No Information
Steel Catwalk	File:Steel-catwalk-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 270 Kg / -	No Information
Wall, Full Cover	File:Full-cover-wall-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 160 Kg / -	No Information
Wall, Half-Cover	File:Half-cover-wall-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 88 Kg / -	No Information
Window, Diagonal	File:Diagonal-window-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 279 Kg / -	No Information
Window, Vertical	File:Vertical-window-icon.jpg	Functional	Structural		✔	✔	- / 200 Kg / -	No Information
Welder	File:Welder-icon.jpg	Not Available	Tools				- / - / -	Your main tool used for assembling blocks and repairing. Damaged layers can be repaired by replacing components in those layers (e.g. if a turret is damaged and its integrity decreases to 80%, you most likely have to only replace the first few layers of steel plate).

Thrusters

Thrusters for both small and large ships require reactor energy and apply two different kinds of thrust. A thruster applies its maximum thrust while stabilizing and only 2/3 of the maximum thrust when the pilot uses W, A, S, D, or any other means of maneuvering. This means a ship will stabilize faster if the pilot does not activate any maneuvering controls.

Small Ships

Small Ship Thruster Characteristics
		Force (N)	Power (GW)	Mass (Kg)
Small Thruster	Max	18,165	2.52	93
	Maneuvering	12,110	1.68
Large Thruster	Max	218,250	30	?
	Maneuvering	145,500	20

Large Ships

Large Ship Thruster Characteristics
		Force (N)	Power (GW)	Mass (Kg)
Small Thruster	Max	150,660	42	?
	Maneuvering	100,440	28
Large Thruster	Max	1,815,000	504	?
	Maneuvering	1,210,000	336

Reactors

Ship reactors output different amounts of power depending on reactor and ship size. Thrusters, gyroscopes and gravity generators are currently the only components which require reactor power to operate.

Reactor Power Output
		Power (GW)
Small Ship	Small Reactor	4
	Large Reactor	108
Large Ship	Small Reactor	56
	Large Reactor	1512

Tips for Planning Ship Thruster-Reactor Systems

In order to avoid overusing your ship's reactors, use enough reactors to supply all of your ship's thruster's maximum power consumption.

Take the number of small and large thrusters and multiply them by their respective maximum power (GW). This is the minimum amount of power your ship's reactors need to supply.

For example, if there is a large ship with 4 large thrusters and 6 small thrusters, the maximum required power would be (4*504) + (6*42) = 2268 GW. This ship would therefore require 2 large reactors (2*1512 = 3024 GW) in order to ideally operate.