Symbols
| Symbols | |
|---|---|
| |
| Category: | Decorative |
| Fits small grid | |
| Mass: | 20 kg |
| PCU: | 1 |
| Size: | 1x1x1 |
| Time to Build: | 2 sec |
| Fits large grid | |
| Mass: | 80 kg |
| PCU: | 1 |
| Size: | 1x1x1 |
| Time to Build: | 4 sec |
| Data Controls: | [edit] [purge] (?) |
Symbols are buildable blocks shaped like letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.
Usage
Symbols are used to write on the walls of ships and stations. For example, use them to write the designations of space stations, labels of landing bays and hangars, names of ships or factions, and so on.
Trivia
The Letters are modeled after the "Fraulein Standard" font.
In the game files, these blocks are called Letter_A and so on.
Gallery
Letters, numbers, and punctuation as blocks
Construction
Each Symbol block takes up 1x1x1 blocks of its grid size and nothing else can be placed n the same space. They only attach to other blocks on their backsides. Symbols are not stand-alone, that means if you grind off the block they are mounted on, they are ground off as well.
You can build the following symbols:
- Letters of the Latin alphabet from A to Z
- Numbers from 0 to 9
- Punctuation:
- - Hyphen
- _ Underscore
- . Dot
- ' Apostrophe or Comma
- & Ampercent
- : Colon
- ! Exclamation mark
- ? Question mark
The blocks can be rotated, so an apostrophe could be used as a comma as well.
Recipe
Large-grid symbols cost 4 steel plates each to construct, and for small-grid, they cost 1 steel plate each.
 Symbols | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component | Large Ship/Station Required | Large Ship/Station Optional | Small Ship Required | Small Ship Optional |
 Steel Plate | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
