Ingame Scripting

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Fake pseudo script for illustration, don't use :-)

Programmable Blocks (PBs) execute your in-game scripts that can interact with any block in the game. On PCs, PB scripts can, for example, control block actions or read and write settings that you normally change manually through the terminal.

This page is about writing in-game scripts. See Scripts to learn about their requirements or how to use them.

Even though both are found on the workshop, you need to distinguish PB scripts from mods. When searching the Steam Workshop for sample PB scripts to learn from, select the filter “Type: IngameScript”, and not “Mod category: Script”!

Quick Introduction to Space Engineers Ingame Scripts

• Quick Introduction to Space Engineers Ingame Scripts
  • The Anatomy of a Script
  • Your First Script
  • Continuous Running No Timers Needed
  • The Grid Terminal System
    • Block Groups
  • Terminal Actions
    • List of Available Properties and Actions
  • Handling Script Arguments
  • Handling Configuration and Storage
  • The Runtime
  • The Storage String
  • Get The Running Programmable Block
  • Do's and Don'ts
  • MDK: Malware's Development Kit - Write scripts in Visual Studio
• Advanced Techniques
  • Text Panels and Drawing Sprites
    • Sprite Listing
  • Antenna Communication (IGC)
  • The EntityId
  • Debugging Your Scripts
    • Visual debug with a mod
    • Debugging with dnSpy
    • dnSpy tips and tricks
    • Profiling the Game
  • Coroutines - Run operations over multiple ticks
• Math
  • PID Controllers
  • Vector Transformations with World Matrices
  • Finding a block's orientation