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When both grids are merged, users may bridge them together with other blocks such as Conveyors or Connectors as they will count as a single ship grid.

Merge blocks do not directly provide cargo transfer support. Much like the Connector, these functions rely on a power supply native to both grids in order to power the merge blocks. When merged, power and control will be shared across both grids. This process is entirely automatic by both merge blocks once both merge faces are oriented into a compatible locking position. The merge block will attract and connect to another merge block when brought into proximity, combining two grids. Powering off one side of the merge block connection will disconnect both grids, allows them to part ways.

Power is shared, and control panel interface is merged, and thruster control is also shared. In technical terms, separate grids (ships) merge together via two merge blocks to become one single grid. However that is where similarities end, the merge blocks literally merge both ships together. (The connector block has always physics simulation enabled, Merge block do not)Īlso i have much simpler approach to this Transfer between grids, just by add 'ability/feature' to the connector for teleporting player directly to the attached ship cockpit or other grid connector.The merge block allows two ships, stations, or parts to connect, and disconnect from each other much the same as Connectors. The block itself disable physics between that 2 grids trying to connect for few seconds (as without it, it is impossible to have perfect touch/alignment of 2 grids and will result in instant explosion) The ' Gap' you see in Connector_block is to forbid the explosion when one of grids disconnect 'while moving'. The merge_block works fine for 'modules' ideas (hydrogen_engine, ion-boosters, Battery_array.) but not sure for temporarily connections as they get random name on disconnect (new grid will be generated from disconnected blocks). This mod can be a 'proof of concept' to make it Vanilla version. There is already nice mod for this but without 'airtightness' and 'no-gap'.

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