“Masters of Motion” - Mechanical Engineering Video Competition
Due to the addition of hinge mechanics coming in VS2.3, we’re extending the “Masters of Motion” Mechanical Engineering Video Competition to give creators more time to experiment with the new possibilities in their builds.
The new hinges will allow for even more mechanical movement and engineering creativity, opening up new ways to design machines, moving structures, and contraptions. We’re excited to see how participants utilize these new mechanics in their creations.
New Deadline for Submissions: Monday, August 31, 2026 – 23:59 UTC
Full details: https://2.spaceengineersgame.com/announcing-the-masters-of-motion-mechanical-engineering-video-competition/
VS2.3 – Explosions
Andrea Cabras, Art Team: “We are improving explosions with new textures, and you can expect all particle effects to continue improving during future milestones: as the engine gets updated, new features and tech gets implemented, therefore new possibilities unlock for us artists to push the quality further after each update.”
Explosions have been implemented in our internal builds for working reactors. Disabled or non-functional reactors will only be destroyed and will not explode. Large reactors explosions are still being balanced (we want them to create significant damage 😈 ).
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Here you can see an Inventory Ammo Explosion:
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And finally H2/O2 Explosions – disabled or empty tanks will only be destroyed without exploding.
So start planning your builds carefully from now on – you probably want to store your hydrogen a bit away from your main base. 😉
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Another footage of testing the explosions – Big Red is here for damage comparison. Nothing is final, everything is subject to change!
VS2.3 - Classic Survival
We are giving more attention to Classic Survival in VS2.3, adding it as a new, distinct scenario directly accessible from the new game menu and addressing more of the community feedback we gathered in the past weeks.
This new mode includes voxel-based resource yields from planetary terrain (soil/rock/sand), limitations on backpack building, rebalancing of tool speeds (welder/grinder) and ore yields to provide a more traditional sandbox experience.
VS2.3 – Wheels
Physics Team got me a few shots of how wheeled vehicles behave over obstacles and in different situations:
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I especially like this one – where you can see the wheels reacting to planetary terrain:
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We have also encountered a funny bug while tuning the wheels (found by nukeguard) – and I simply had to share it with you!
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Space Engineers 2 Event Controller will have multiple toolbars!
Art Team
We are finishing the Decoy block designs:
Mirko Bartolini, Art Team: Medium-sized version of the acacia-like tree, part of a three-piece set designed to represent different ages, silhouettes, and growth stages.
Stompie in SE2 – early experiments
TLDR: Stompie’s second session in Space Engineers 2 – emotes, follow, grid access, inventory transfers.
Full Dev Diary: https://blog.marekrosa.org/2026/05/mareks-dev-diary-may-28-2026/
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