Skyrails straight from Tiy's Twitter

This This is beautiful

 

Now that's bizarre.

 

This is a skyrail based off Bioshock Infinity someone made as a mod, I'm guessing tiy just featured it in his tweet.

 

Haven't played Bioshock infinite?

 

Well that's going to make for a crappy elevator, unless you can place vertical beams and it just isn't mentioned.

 

It's not supposed to be an elevator. It's a rail.

 

It's a rail....with a gun...RAILGUN!

 

It's made it into the next Starbound update. So says Tiy on Twitter.

 

That's nice. It doesn't change that we have no elevators, and after getting elevators in Terraria, my thumb dislikes having to wooden platform the way spaceward. I'm not entirely sure how your reply really even relates to my reply, as I'm remarking on a functionality that feature will not perform very well (you should still be able to make elevators with it using a zig-zag design).

 

Really? Well now that's pretty cool. I hope they add a good hook instead of apparently floating below the rail lol.

 

Oh this is going to be traversing explored planets so fun! I honestly just want to build an amusement part with those skyrails.

 

This is sweet! I love it when mods get into the game.

 

I have. It was just as bizarre there as it is here.

I'd have preferred a more sensible alternative, like rail carts.

 

Looks like that his hat is magnetically (or magically, if you'd perfect your nets magical) keeping his attached. Perhaps we'll all have to wear snazzy hats to retain our connection to the rails?

 

Like the tweet I quoted in the first post said, they are working on animations for it.

 

I too want actual elevators

http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?threads/elevators.48363/#post-1540936

 

dont think i like the look of this, will have to see how buggy it is when it gets added. i dont have to use it so no biggie

 

Personally I hope the guard NPC's can use it too so they can chase you down the thing >~>

 

It looks like an efficient downward elevator, though. Deep shaft with a single "catch rail" at the bottom. =)

Ah well. Next version will tell.
It may be a useful "up" elevator, too.

I know that I build 45° shafts up/down to deeper areas and even "backfill" cave-induced gaps in it so it's one loooooong straight shaft up and down.
The same thing with a rail would just be faster. =)

That just means it might be more awesome than intended. =P



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