It is thus important to know what context you are looking to use a particular block in, or you might find your required Components to be off by a factor of 100!Ĭertain Blocks, such as the Medium Cargo Container, cannot be built on Large Ships or Stations. Most (but not all) blocks can be built in either size, and so have two completely different sets of weights, volumes, and build recipes depending on which size is ultimately created.
Blocks are constructed by welding Components together: see Building for details on how to do so.īlocks in Space Engineers can either be constructed Small, and so intended to be used on Small Ships, or Large and so intended to be used on Large Ships and Stations. Blocks can vary from basic structural entities (such as the Light Armor Block) to standalone, functional facilities (such as the Refinery) to pieces that only offer a functionality useful to a complete whole (such as the Cockpit). In Space Engineers, any piece built as part of a ship or station is known as a Block.
