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these are cool but i cant use them there to big for my military Fleet

I ended up creating a discord to help keep better track of my mods and any suggestions/bugs you guys have. It will also let me post more frequent updates! Link has been added near the bottom of the description. Come join TBH Industries today!

New update is live! Added a new, large-grid cargo container "Industrial Silo XL". This is a larger container, 3x3x6, that holds twice as much as the large cargo container! A small-grid variant is in the works, as well as expanding this mod to include new O2/H2 tanks as well!

Man, that looks so cool. Very fitting instead of those ribbed things around the edges of some ships that are just for beauty, making containers out of them is pretty clever

@Darkaiser I am glad you enjoy them :D

I LOVE these things! They fir the Industrial look perfectly and they work great especially in space where all kinds of junk tends to get bumped.

Shout out to @shumbalion for the troubleshooting! The build stages have been fixed. Thank you again!

@shumbalion oh no! I appreciate the troubleshooting! That is what I get for changing the file directory structure mid-production haha. I will get that fixed later today.

Mod News Update! I have almost completed the new model for "Specialized Containers" for small grid. These containers will only be able to hold a specific item category (Ammo, Ore, Components, etc.) but their inventory volume will be a bit greater than its standard size. This will encourage ship specialization, and give some incentive for doing so.

Found a small typo in your script while trying to find what was causing F11 errors. =)
Lines 44, 45, 46 in file Data\CubeBlocks\HeavierContainers.sbc
You are missing the folder name "Cubes" for the path to your models.

@Butterslingshot thank you! I'm glad you enjoy it. Working on some more, hoping to have them out soon but life is getting in the way haha

Great job! I can already see some fantastic looking hauler designs that could be made with this!

Update is released, check the patch notes for block additions and bug fixes!

Big thanks to @Saidin for reporting the issue with the small grid container build stages! Right now the construction model is completely missing, it seemed to have trouble exporting. I will be fixing this as soon as I can.

@saidin Oh no! If you could provide the log that would be helpful. If you are apart of the Keen official discord feel free to DM me there or add me on steam.

I've been testing this mod, and I'm not sure why, but it's been crashing my game. When I first load into a world with the mod, it works perfect. But if I exit the game and come back to the world, then I can't build these containers without the game crashing as soon as I place one. I've tested it with my usual mod list and in a world with only these containers. I've unsubscribed and forced Steam to redownload the mod, and still have the crashing issue. I can provide the log generated when SE crashes.

@JoeSheridan and @Wonzy The hydrogen tank variant would be nice TOO... maybe take the exact same model and add an extra subtle detail like an extra indent in the side... something easy... but the same dimensions as the cargo variants?

Thank you :D. I will say, the tank I'm finishing up right now looks pretty cool. I still need a few more varients before releasing though, I'll give a swing at the sloped one ;)

This would be just great :) I am planning a new multiporpuse chassis right now but i am struggleing a bit with the fuel tanks. Getting enought "normal" tanks in it would take a much large design if i remain with the sloped carge containers as the only thing to be looked at from the outside. And even if you can´t make this work: I am looking forward to your tanks :)

I'm actually working on a "Heavier Tanks" mod right now! I'll see if I can make a similar tank to the sloped one and have it look right. I still need to look into the dedicated containers, but I'm 99% sure it's easy to do. I just need to come up with model designs.

dedicatet ammuniton containers would be great to have

Hi, i have another idea: Would it be possible to make a variant of this that´s a H2 tank? :) So that we could use the same basic design and look for a freighter and a tanker?

@Wonzy Cool. I was thinking that the conveyor ports should be around the thin edge with the larger side having no ports at all. So the flat container wouldn't be as useful as a normal one. The storage capacity should average better than the equivalent of 1x1x1 stacked cargo containers. But it should not be better than the large cargo container since that is nearly spherical and optimized in capacity.

Anyways... glad to offer a suggestion. I really like those storage shapes. They are very inspiring when making cargo ships or long range exploration ships a la 2001.

Oohooo I like the idea though! Doing a 1x1 that is long might be a little rough to get a practical inventory size. A 1x3 that's long though might do it! Ill play around and see what I can come up with.

How about a container that's 1x1 but 3 and 5 blocks long. Or even a 1x3 that's 3 and 5 blocks long? No one does flat cargo containers I think. Long and flat cargo containers might be useful since ships often need blocks to divide sections of ship. Stacking multiple 1x1x1 cargo containers on top of each other is pretty inefficient and less friendly.

I don't think it's the ULTIMATE in cargo container ideas. But I'm sure it has a niche. :)

Sound pretty nice :) I think i will start to build a new simple line of Mining-, Refining- and Transport ships for me needs around your new containers. If i would have more tech that fits into slopes i would build all my ships in a sloped style.

Thank you! That's what I am aiming for ;P I plan on making a 'ported' version of the sloped container soon, to give people the option for a connector on the front. A small grid version of the reinforced container is coming as well!

I really like your style. Vanilla like blocks that expand on the existing game but without utterly altering it are just superb.

Thank you :) Just take your time, it´s not helping anybody if you feel forced to deliver mods. Just giving an idea, no need to really make a mod out of it if you wouldn´t use it yourself. Thanks :)

I plan on releasing vanilla based, and balanced near-vanilla mods with some exceptions sprinkled in. I will add that idea to my list! I am currently focusing in other areas, but when I get around to power production blocks (batteries excluded) I will keep that in mind!

Yeah, you are absolutely right. I am using a lot of mods, mostly weapons and gameplay enhancements like nanite factorys and energy shields, but i would use a lot more mods like yours if the balancing of the new parts fits the existing stuff. The stuff we already have ingame is pretty well balanced if you ask me, it´s just that we need a lot more variants that´s exactly where you come into play. I have subscribed all 3 mods yours and i am integrating them into my map just now, and i am pretty shure i will go on with that if you are planning more of this stuff.

And i have an idea for a new reactor skin: I like the looks of the Warfare II reactors, but it would be really really nice to have a small reactor which isn´t a conveyor corner but a straight line so that we can build a "warpcore like" reactor-row into our ships.

Thank you both! I actually started modding because I was tired of the lack of variety in block types. A lot of mods add new blocks completely, which is great, but I also wanted to be able to choose from different styles while retaining the same vanilla function.

Thank you, i looked for something like that for a while. I just don´t get it that keen just ignores the fact that you have sloped surfaces in so many ways :( We need not only containers and windows working for those places but vanilla engines, tanks, solar pannels and oxygen farms too.

This is what i want in mods many times! Thanks for this work, it's amazing!

Exactly! I was hoping to shake that up a bit haha

Nice. Always need new cargo container models. Fitting the vanilla models into exterior visible positions on builds is always problematic since it always leads to the same aesthetic.

Oh I like that idea! I'll play around and see what I can do. On a side note, a small grid version of the reinforced is also on the way! I still need to look into specialized containers and see how doable that will be.

I love these! They look fantastic! I think maybe a version to sandwich between the slopped versions would be great. Maybe one with and without a connector for offloading cargo?

No prob. You stay safe.

Thank you everyone! Glad you are enjoying it! More variants are coming soon, as well as some bigger containers @Harada.Taro ;D. There is a pretty large fire near where I live, which is causing some major power outages so it might delay my mod updates unfortunately.

Handsome still I would enjoy to see a 10X capacity version of them.

Nicely done. Very DLC-worthy.

This looks awesome, can't wait to use them on my next build!

I've used a mod with a dedicated ore container, but not the others types. Would be cool to have dedicated cargo for ingots, components, tools/weapons, and ammo without scrips or sorters.
Would also prevent certain situations, such as over mining, from filling every storage on your base leaving little wiggle room to fix it easily.

I will note that down as something to add! I believe it is possible, and if so it should be fairly simple to do.

i would love specialised containers <3

Thank you! More variants and types will come out down the road. I was playing with the idea of making specialized containers, like "Holds more ore compared to its size" but all it could hold is ore. There would be some for components, ammo, etc.

very usefull