Aircraft Build Support

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Author: yamabach

Last revision: 12 May, 2024 at 10:45 UTC

File size: 64.38 MB

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Description:
This mod helps people build aircraft or other machines. Its functions would be useful for you.
Warning !

This mod has not been adapted to BuildSurface!

Aerodynamic Resistance Axis

Show each aerodynamic resistance axis (pitch, yaw, & roll). If pitch, & yaw axis of your plane are placed more forward than the center of mass, it will be spin out of control!! This function can be used during simulation!
Center of mass become more correct during simulation.
You can also check forces applied to each propellers in simulation.

Change Blocks

Can exchange several groups of blocks. If you want to Undo/Redo exchanging mod blocks, you need to do this twice. (shortcut: B)

Exchange Group

– Single Wooden Block, Double Wooden Block, Log, Wooden Pole
– Swivel, Ball Joint, Hinge, Steering Hinge
– Motor Wheel, Unpowered Wheel, Powered Cog, Unpowered Cog, Circular Saw
– Large Wheel, Unpowered Large Wheel, Unpowered Large Cog
– Small Propeller, Propeller, Metal Blade, Spike
– Wooden Panel, Large Armor Plate, Small Armor Plate, Round Armor Plate
– Cannon, Shrapnel Cannon, Crossbow
– Bomb, Flame Ball, Boulder
– Sensor, Timer, Altimeter, Logicgate, Anglometer, Speedometer
– Small Propeller, 90° tilt Wooden Panel. this group is independent of the other groups (shortcut: N)

if you are loading EasyScale or NoBounds, you can exchange Scaling Block with Hinges, and ’52’ Propeller with other Propellers!

This function is applicable for mod blocks! (shortcut: N):
– Simple Machine gun made by Otokam
– Battle Bullet ver1 made by SUKEPIN
– Battle Bullet ver2 made by SUKEPIN
– Cruiser Mod made by tamakoro
– Ita Mod made by tamakoro
– Tank Cannons Mod made by EEX
and, these mod blocks can change to vanilla blocks that have similar function with themselves.

Shortcut for Rotating Propellers

Rotate Small Propeller 22.845°, and rotate Propeller 23.06876°. This means the propeller becomes horizontal! Also, you can rotate Small Propeller 11.4225° and rotate Propeller 11.53438°. In version 0.9.2 Update, This function adopted shortcut key (T, G, Alt+T, or Alt+G) and you can rotate them F key flip. Instead, rotate buttons were abolished.

Reversed Blocks

Add a way to put some vanilla blocks upside down by pressing button Y with the cursor on the block.

Change Length of Blocks

Change length of some kinds of wooden blocks. (shortcut: G)

Png Projector

Add a entity named "Png Projector", that load png file and show it in Besiege. This can be used for showing three views during building aircraft.

Grouping Blocks

Add Grouping Blocks function. Grouping blocks menu is added in the bottom of Block Mapper. When you select blocks by some tools (translate, rotate, scale, mirror) and press Alt + B, you can select all blocks whose groups are the same as the originally selected blocks.

How To Rename Group Name

You may want to rename group names to "crawler", "engine" or "weapon".
Copy BlockGroupName folder (in C:Program Files (x86)Steamsteamappsworkshopcontent3460101999253477AircraftBuildSupportResources originally) then paste to Data folder (C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonBesiegeBesiege_DataModsDataAircraftBuildSupport_a7f2f9ae-e11f-41ff-a5dd-28ab14eaa6a2). Open name.xml in the pasted folder, and write words you want to change to.
You can also change the number of groups. Default value is 10 (group 0 ~ group 9).

Other UI Feature

Add speedometer, transform viewer, and other features.

– Plan (Yet implemented) –
Obj Projector (If i can, also Bsg Projector)
Add a function that make cannon’s bullet explode when it hit to the owner’s machine
And fix some bugs!