Simplest heliostat (sun tracker) possible for solar panels in Space Engineers

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Space Engineers
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Space Engineers (2019)
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I think this is the simplest tracker possible. No scripts needed, only solar panels, a pair of hinges, and a rotor set to the track the sun based on the day cycle.
A 2 hour default works out to 0.0083333 RPM (the game cuts off at 0.0083), but that appears to gain on the sun a bit, so I slowed it down to 0.008. If you have a different day length, just do the math. :)

Also, I showed the first one I made more than the second one... I think the hinge mounting on the second one makes more sense and looks nicer, but both layouts work the same.

I created another video with a simpler version, but has one limitation: If you're on a planet or moon, it must be on a pole. https://youtu.be/pNogT-n6_vU



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