Hirvox

My slightly overengineered hydroponics farm is nearing completion.

The middle part rotates, so there's four sets of farm plots, with two columns on four sides of the octahedron. The idea was to have the whole thing slowly rotate while in the growth phase, yet keep the whole thing vacuumproof.

For harvest, the inner cylinder can be stopped and aligned with the entrance. The collector arms on each side can then extend and sweep through the crops to vacuum the spoils.

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Oct 19, 2025 at 7:59pmWeb
Show threadHirvoxNov 1

Welp, it was actually overengineered. Subgrids don't keep track of pressurization state, so any crops planted on the rotating subgrid die instantly. This might have worked in atmosphere, but not in space.

https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc/topic/49363-plants-on-a-subgrid-die-of-exposure-for-no-apparent-reason

Plants on a subgrid die of Exposure for no apparent reason.

I'm in creative mode, in space, in a pressurised environment, with irrigation system working. My planters are connected to the conveyor system. They are pl