I was inspired by this tutorial to make the best brick possible: https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2062238030

So...

what you're saying is that if it's cube/ rectagular prisim, don't paint it red?

Bricks have their place - like when you need something that is purely functional, but I like spending huge amounts of my time making things pretty :P

But I like bricks ; n ;
One of my favourite ships is literally brick shaped on purpose

There's always time for cosmetics - even if it falls to the ground, it still looks better as it explodes!

For me, there's enough margin with the atmospheric and hydrogen thrusters that if you enjoy making things look pretty it can be done, even while keeping the ship functional. I admit that once you add the pretty stuff you lose some efficiency, but resources are so abundant that a little inefficiency is worth being happy with the design :)

There's no time for cosmetics when you are building on a planet. ;-; Make it prettier and it falls to the ground.

Are you suggesting I snuck into your game and copied your ship?!? Because I would never *cough* do that, nope, not me! ;)

I was actually pretty happy with the way this turned out, despite a significant lack of forward planning and building it in survival there isn't much I want to change when I go back and look at it each time.

That ship has the exact same look as my epiphany. 2 pontoons reach forward, a large hydrogen thruster on the center/back, and a white green paint job!
jk i never uploaded it

Thanks for taking the time to give more detail :)

I can understand why you don't like YouTube guides, we each have our own learning styles and that one doesn't suit you.

The broad topic I was trying to cover was that of design, from my point of view being a form of artistic expression, design doesn't have a list of facts or rules so I tried a different approach.

My more specific beginner tutorials probably fit your desired style better, but with over 300 hours you probably won't need that information. If I get to the point of covering more advanced topics hopefully you'll give those new videos a chance as they may be closer to what you're after.

Again, thanks for giving genuine critique, most people would have left it and since I'm still fairly new to this stuff all feedback is useful to hone my skills :)

Any particular areas you think could be improved?