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Survival Shenanigans - Comms, Lights, and Tools

by shannae.darkehart · for Space Engineers

This mod makes many small adjustments to blocks such as the Antenna Dish, Beacons, most lights, Ore Detectors, and ship Drills, Grinders, and Welders.

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About Survival Shenanigans - Comms, Lights, and Tools

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This mod makes many small adjustments to blocks such as the Antenna Dish, Beacons, most lights, Ore Detectors, and ship Drills, Grinders, and Welders.

Part of a series of mods I'm creating collectively referred to as the Survival Shenanigans Suite. This mod makes the following adjustments to blocks:

Antenna Dish
MaxBroadcastRadius = 500 kilometers
MaxBroadcastPowerDrainkW = 1 megawatt
new build component cost totals = Construction x 80, girder X 240, Steel Plate x 160, Computer x 16, Radio x 120
BuildTimeSec seconds

Beacons
large ship MaxBroadcastRadius = 2 megameters
large ship MaxBroadcastPowerDrainkW = 0 watts
small ship MaxBroadcastPowerDrainkW = 0 watts

Corner Lights
large ship LightRadius Max = 20 meters
small ship LightRadius Max = 8 meters

Double Corner Lights
large ship LightRadius Max = 20 meters
small ship LightRadius Max = 8 meters

Drills
small ship SensorRadius = 1.95
small ship CutOutRadius = 1.95
large ship SensorRadius = 2.85
large ship CutOutRadius = 2.85

Grinders
small ship SensorRadius = 1.95
large ship SensorRadius = 2.1

Interior Lights
large ship LightRadius Max = 40 meters
small ship LightRadius Max = 20 meters

Light Panels
large ship LightRadius Max = 40 meters

Offset Spotlight
LightReflectorRadius Max = 120 meters

Ore Detector
large ship MaximumRange = 1,280 meters
small ship MaximumRange = 480 meters

Searchlights
large ship MaxRangeMeters = 2 kilometers
large ship LightReflectorRadius Max = 640
large ship LightReflectorRadius Default = 640
large ship LightRadius Default = 2
large ship LightIntensity Max = 10
large ship LightIntensity Default = 10
large ship ReflectorC>

small ship MaxRangeMeters = 2 kilometers
small ship LightReflectorRadius Max = 480
small ship LightReflectorRadius Default = 480
small ship LightRadius Default = 1
small ship LightIntensity Max = 10
small ship LightIntensity Default = 10
small ship ReflectorC>

Spotlights
large ship LightRadius Default = 2
large ship LightReflectorRadius Max = 320
large ship LightReflectorRadius DEfault = 320
large ship LightIntensity Max = 10
large ship LightIntensity Default = 10
large ship ReflectorC>

small ship LightRadius Default = 1
small ship LightReflectorRadius Max = 240
small ship LightReflectorRadius Default = 240
small ship LightIntensity Max = 10
small ship LightIntensity Default = 10
small ship ReflectorC>

Welders
small ship SensorRadius = 1.95
large ship SensorRadius = 3.39

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Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

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Server load
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Smallest plan we suggest
Space Engineers — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
10744-survivalshenanigans-commslightsandtools.zip, released 2022-09-17

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Weapons, items & crafting

New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.

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Game
Space Engineers

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  • ✓mod.ioOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-30Open ↗
  • ✓Authorshannae.darkehart, as published on mod.io
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

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