A look at the new heavy tractor beam gun

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the weight factor is the most impressive part of this. it doesn't just work in a black-and-white way where there's a limit to what you can lift with it, as instead, the weight of the object influences [how well] you can lift it with this new tractor beam AKA gravity gun.

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Great stuff. I want to see what happens if you grab a person and slam them into the side of a cage, etc.

Has anyone spotted the S3 ship mounted tractor? I read in another group yesterday that the tractor is missing off the nose of the 315P.
 
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Space tugs FTW! Though, in all seriousness, I'm hoping that CIG will add 1 bit of functionality to the new dedicated hand held tractor beam gun. What I mean is that when we initially got the tractor beam for the multi-tool, it allowed us to use it like a grappling hook system while in zero G. I'm hoping that given the size & power of this new version, CIG will allow us to use it in a similar manner to let us access more areas as individual players by locking on to a ceiling or wall & then pull ourselves to that point. Almost like a reversal function that moves us as the cargo to or away from the anchor point. I hope that this makes sense & that CIG will like the idea. It would definitely open up a lot of various game play possibilities.
 

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I'm hoping that given the size & power of this new version, CIG will allow us to use it in a similar manner to let us access more areas as individual players by locking on to a ceiling or wall & then pull ourselves to that point.
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I reckon we'd need a harness so that the gun won't yoink itself out of our hands tho.
 

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Yes, I was wondering about that too. The tests they did indicate the rocks that can be towed are much smaller than you’d guess, but they probably mass out similar to ships.
 
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