Guide: torpedo

overview:
torpedoes are basically water missiles. they can be launched from planes, helicopters, drones, ships or submarines. some torpedoes require manual guidance, and others are fire-and-forget. torpedoes are like planes and boats combined. you must balance them so they won't tip, and fins are needed to stop it from banking when it turns. you can use control surfaces on torpedoes to make them turn. each type of torpedo has it's pros and cons. the non-steerable or "fire-and-forget" torpedoes can't easily hit quick moving enemies and can't change targets, but can be fired and left to go on their own. also, they don't take up much space. on the other hand, steerable torpedoes must be manually operated, which takes time and stops the user from using it's other weapons, but can change targets and can hit quick-moving enemies rather easily. they are also larger than fire-and-forget torpedoes.

simple torpedo building guide:
again, start by building seven blocks of explosives. on the front, place a smoke pipe. this is for balancing out the torpedo and to make a trail of what looks like water sprayed up by the torpedo. one block away from the front, place two 1x2 wing panels on each side. these stabilize the torpedo and stop it from tipping. above those fins, place a camera. behind the camera, place a half-block. on the last block, place a half-block above and below it. then place two half-blocks behind each half-block you just placed. put a normal water propeller on the last explosive (so the half-slabs are above and below it.). place a 1x1 control surface behind the water propeller, with the white part of the control surface (the non-moving part) facing the water propeller. it's easy to know what controls to put on the control surface (either A and D or D and A). now you have a steerable torpedo! right: a finished torpedo