Someone is already doing something similar of your ideas, check it out

[Gregorius (Gregorius Techneticies)]

@Cadde

This makes me wonder, will you do prefabs or will the user have to place all 6-9 blocks to make a pipe?

That is, if i have a pipe “item” or “prefab”. That can be placed as a whole structure, right?

Both the “Prefab” and the place Blocks in a pipe shape way will be able to work. I would recommend the Blocks in Pipe shape thing for redirecting Rivers or Aqueducts (since you can make Power through that too), while Prefab Pipes should transfer Stuff for Automation inside your Base.

@Cadde

In my mind, Mechanaetia is more like Gregtech is now. Very Minecraft like but less “outdated” and more specialized to the needs of Gregorious.

Pretty much that, yes. Minecraft but better.

As for Space Engineers, that Game doesn’t have the Art Style I would need, and it is really really Laggy. StarMade is better in regards of Art Style and Lag, but is more of a Sandbox than Gameplay, and Combat is rather boring.

Just be very aware that Gameplay wise I will copy a lot of Elements from Minecraft, simply to get usable content, while also avoiding huge design flaws I saw in Minecraft (the Crafting Grid System is really shitty, same for the Slot Capacity based Inventory System).