DA: Custom ships moving in weird ways

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I've made some custom ships recently, (starter block, no preset hulls.) ansd when I tell them to move, they either move sideways or backwards. Is this a bug, or is it my fault?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
What do you mean by 'starter block'?
Just a hard point?
Are you rotating the initial hard point or hull?
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Greetings. That block actually comes with a direction. Make sure your ships follows the arrow at the front of the block, or else you might end up with a "sidewinder". Use the ship views, to confirm that your front is where it should be.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Greetings. That block actually comes with a direction. Make sure your ships follows the arrow at the front of the block, or else you might end up with a "sidewinder". Use the ship views, to confirm that your front is where it should be.


Ohhhh. Thanks. Still, it kind of stinks that I have to re-design some of my ships.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Greetings. That block actually comes with a direction. Make sure your ships follows the arrow at the front of the block, or else you might end up with a "sidewinder". Use the ship views, to confirm that your front is where it should be.


Ohhhh. Thanks. Still, it kind of stinks that I have to re-design some of my ships.


No you don't.

1. Find the original pieces you hooked onto the starting block.
2. Turn them until they face the right direction when you reset the ship viewer.

Easy as pie.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

"No you don't.

1. Find the original pieces you hooked onto the starting block.
2. Turn them until they face the right direction when you reset the ship viewer.

Easy as pie."

Okay, that's better. Thanks.