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Community Spotlight 🧐 February 2025



Our favorite pastime is browsing through the workshop - we are in love with all the creations our players are constantly sharing. 💫

We can't wait every month to spotlight mods and blueprints that catch our eye and have the potential to make your time in Space Engineers more interesting and unique.

Here is our spotlight for the month of February! 🤩



[h3]Thermal Dynamics by Gauge[/h3]
This was a project i have been working on for 2 years. Fully simulated heat transfer with environmental interactions.

I recommend creating a fresh world and adding grids to it. I DO NOT recommend you add it to a world you care about. At least not until you know how it works.


[h3]APOCRYPHA - Abyssal Systems by STRATDEV[/h3]
Introducing APOCRYPHA - Abyssal Systems, a moderately sized yet ever-expanding collection of voidborne weaponry aimed at providing unique ordnance to split the Void in two.

Inspired by the famed EVE Online [as most of my work is], this mod aims to soon encompass many of the unique capabilities and weaponry that EVE itself is so famous for.


[h3]Rescue of Echo Company - Sandbox Story Scenario[/h3]
Sent by the Ronin Empire, your mission is simple: rescue Echo Company, a missing military science team whose fate has become a chilling enigma.

As the team sent to make a rescue attempt, you've been given a basic frigate with little defense, a drop ship to get down to planets, and a rover for some basic travel.


[h3]Udarvis System - Real Solar Systems Proxy Pack by sam[/h3]
Welcome to the Real Solar Systems Proxy World!

All Planets are exported in 4096x2048.


[h3]MuraCore System by Soviet Bunny[/h3]
Uncharted Sector 4361B - MuraCore System exist a large black hole that has devoured all the planets and stars in its cluster but for some anomalous reason decided to keep one star anchored.

Around that lone survivor exist several planets, some earth-like and others completely alien.


[h3]ABYSSAL - Sublight Systems by Opium Hierophant[/h3]
Introducing ABYSSAL - Sublight Systems, a small but expanding collection of thrusters aimed at providing an attractive yet accessible manner of conventional propulsion.


[h3]Consolidation Propulsions by Foltast[/h3]
The new major update for Consolidation Propulsions is out!

Meet the new additions to Stribog series and completely new set of hybrid thrusters - Aeolus!


[h3]Ares at War BETA by CaptainArthur[/h3]
This is the latest version of Ares at War.

Please report bugs or feedback. That is the point of this Beta. Thanks!


[h3]STL Shop by Stalkron[/h3]
Player-to-player trading


[h3]IBT Plane Fuel Tank & Conveyors by ibterrer [UA][/h3]
Adds 4 hydrogen tanks with a capacity of 300,000 liters and a semi-block tank of 25,000 liters, as well as small conveyors with a diameter of 25 cm.


[h3]KWP Armors and Structures by Khjin[/h3]
This mod pack will contain my current and future armor, structure, and occasional niche block updates related to structural building.


[h3]Low-Tech Space Traffic by AnUnscrupulousFerret[/h3]
Low-Tech Space Traffic adds a small variety of hydrogen-powered ships to supplement vanilla cargo ship traffic.

The "Space Denizens" civilian faction is included for generic versions of trade ships and other unusual spacecraft. Some ships are owned by this faction, and some belong to default economy factions.


[h3]Cado's Space Elevator[/h3]
Automated elevator capable of bringing into orbit ships of mass up to around 3 000 000 kg.

Wheels only, includes pillar constructor sitting at the top.


[h3]Self Building Wheel Powered Space Elevator by Mattzuton[/h3]
Space elevator base and Space Elevator (wheel powered), Self Building Mechanism

Once finished, a projector will project the space station, which you will have to weld yourself.


[h3]Handcrank Electrical Power Generator by Luca[/h3]
Move or rotate the lever by hand to generate power

Connect things to the grid to recharge them!


[h3]February Creator Spotlights[/h3]
We also have a Creator Spotlight series of articles on our Community Hub!



[h3]Creator Spotlight: Amai Dolce[/h3]
“When it comes to building things, that first spark of creativity will become the most important building block of your future."


[h3]Creator Spotlight: Dread Mechanic[/h3]
Mechs! Lots of Mechs! Armored Cores, Kaiju Battles, Mech Tutorials and more!

[h3]Daily Spotlights[/h3]
Do you want to see more amazing Space Engineers ships, fighters, tanks, mechs, planets, rovers, bases, scripts, mods, encounters, scenarios, minigames, videos, and other creations?

We spotlight them every day!

➡️ Find us on your platform of choice: https://www.keenswh.com/connect

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[h3]Space Engineers Official[/h3] [h3]Support Portal[/h3] [h3]Discord Community[/h3]

Update 1.206 Sneak Peek: More Prototech?


[h2]New Prototech Spotted?[/h2]

When the Factorum made contact, many rose up to challenge them. In the ensuing battles, these brave individuals were able to liberate powerful Prototech devices from the hands of their enemy...

But the Factorum still holds many secrets.

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Space Engineers 2 Pre-Launch Event: Space Engineers 1 insights



🚀 Relive the excitement of our Space Engineers 2 pre-launch event, where we showcased new features, developer insights, and the future of Space Engineers.

For Space Engineers 1 part of the presentation jump to 0:59

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Community Spotlight 🧐 January 2025



Our favorite pastime is browsing through the workshop - we are in love with all the creations our players are constantly sharing. 💫

We can't wait every month to spotlight mods and blueprints that catch our eye and have the potential to make your time in Space Engineers more interesting and unique.

Here is our spotlight for the month of January! 🤩



[h3]Mother OS by Agentluke[/h3]
Mother is a general purpose operating system for Space Engineers grids, available as an in-game script.

It exposes an intuitive command line interface (CLI), flexible flight control & planning, and an intergrid communication system to massively expand what you can do with your grid(s).


[h3]Aliens SE by shadow trace[/h3]
After awakening from your cryo chamber, you discover that you’ve crashed on an unknown planet.
There is nothing here but death. But you’re not alone—you are being hunted. Your only chance of survival is to escape this hellhole. Follow the clues, scavenge what you can from lockers and containers, and find a way off the planet.


[h3]Sorkuta - The Lost Radioactive City by huesaturation[/h3]
You are a space app pilot, and what seemed like an ordinary day turns into a nightmare when a horde of hostile drones begins to chase and attack you. After traveling thousands of miles on the run, with almost no oxygen and nothing left to lose, you receive an unexpected distress call that takes you to an abandoned radioactive city, full of mysteries and conspiracies, on a nearby planet.

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[h3]Light Casts Shadow by Sarekh[/h3]
A story-driven scenario for single and multiplayer.

Exactly 172 years ago, the Empire lost contact with the newly established colony of Volentia. Before this, reports of a spreading illness on the colony’s core world had been received via the then-unreliable interstellar communication systems. Now, the Royal Research Institute has assembled experts from several High Houses for an expedition.


[h3]OmniCorp - The OmniArc Project: Adv Tools by Raidfire[/h3]
OmniCorp's OmniArc Project is the ultimate evolution of engineering tools, designed for the most advanced and demanding operations in the galaxy.

Built for endgame content, the OmniArc tools push the limits of technology and power.


[h3]Legion Encounters-MES by wikedsirnate[/h3]
The Legion is a dedicated para-military organization and a major galactic power. It is one of the largest and strongest standing private military corporations and boasts a dedicated naval force as well as a massive ground army. While not openly hostile, they see any attempt to interfere with their operations as an act of aggression and will respond with lethal force.


[h3]Expanse Weapons Pack by humanoid.mp4[/h3]
This mod adds a set of weapons systems from the “Expanse” book series and TV show to Space engineers.


[h3]Star Wars Weapon Pack by Harbinger Ace[/h3]
Arm yourself with six varieties of laser cannons to fend off pesky scoundrels, 14 different turbolaser models to wage all-out war, and three distinct proton torpedo launchers to bring the pain to your foes! Also included is the new Manufactory, a powerful assembler capable of manufacturing nearly all varieties of ammunition and the components to unlock their weapons.


[h3]Space Suit Powerbank by The_Maegges[/h3]
The space suit powerbank system is designed to be a solution for the issue of running out of power in your space suit while exploring.

Sure we have oxygen and hydrogen bottles, but they don't help if you're running out of energy way earlier.


[h3]Mech Building Pack by Dread_Mechanic[/h3]
This is a pack of mods designed to make mech building easier.

Improved SG Rotors, Gyroscopes, Fan Thrusters, Suspensions, and more!


[h3]Vehicles Addon Pack by Shallows[/h3]
VAP aims to be a expansive Vehicle mod, that builds off of vanilla systems, It works either standalone or with other mods.


[h3]ProtoThrusters by Atlas[/h3]
ProtoTech Ion Thruster (Inspired by Starship Troopers: Invasion)

The ProtoTech Ion Thruster mod is a light weight mod, its brings a non-scripted Ion Thruster doing 1.5x the power of the vanilla ion thruster.


[h3]ACOD - Asteroid Collision Detection by PAVO97[/h3]
Are you tired of constantly being worried about your ship slamming into asteroid while it is cruising, also while you want to do your own thing?

Fear no more because this device solves the problem.


[h3]Sunchiro's AutoDock[/h3]
Automatically detects docking connectors, aligns your ship, and manages thrust for seamless docking.


[h3]AMBS (Automatic Mech Balancing System) by DragoF1sh[/h3]
The AMBS (Otherwise known as the Automated Mech Balancing System) is a very simple system that stabilizes mechs, rovers, ships or anything else you put it on to be perfectly aligned with gravity.


[h3]Survival Ready Large Ship Printer by Apologies[/h3]
This is a completely survival friendly, mod free ship printer. all logic from timer blocks work after projection.

With just a few easy steps, you'll be ready to print large ships in no time!


[h3]January Creator Spotlights[/h3]
We also have a Creator Spotlight series of articles on our Community Hub!



[h3]Creator Spotlight: Noisy JET[/h3]
Imperion SHH-MS, Titan-2S, Crusader Tank and more!


[h3]Creator Spotlight: Major Jon[/h3]
Planet Komorebi, Battleship Cepheus X-4000 Eleuthera, City Planet Teralis and more!

[h3]Daily Spotlights[/h3]
Do you want to see more amazing Space Engineers ships, fighters, tanks, mechs, planets, rovers, bases, scripts, mods, encounters, scenarios, minigames, videos, and other creations?

We spotlight them every day!

➡️ Find us on your platform of choice: https://www.keenswh.com/connect

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[h3]Space Engineers Official[/h3] [h3]Support Portal[/h3] [h3]Discord Community[/h3]

Space Engineers: Update 1.206 Sneak Peek


Are your engineers allergic to large doses of carbon monoxide? Are oxygen tanks too large for your compact small ship designs? We present to you, the small oxygen tank!

Add brand new smaller oxygen tanks to your small grid ship designs and introduce the luxury of breathing oxygenated air so your contracted mining pilots no longer require breathing breaks between hauls!

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