Parts Not Staying Togethor On Launch Pad

[No More Baths]

I'm trying to make a HUGE Nuke on Xbox One and I'm attaching a bunch of rockets onto the base rocket in the middle, but everytime I try to go to the launch pad to try to take off all the parts start flying EVERYWHERE while staying attached, and they're basically no clipping through my ship and I can't take off because when I start the engine all of the parts That are flying everywhere start and my ship spontaneously combusts into a huge explosion. Please help!

[Mjp1050]

I see you've met the Kraken .

In the VAB/SPH, under the Structural tab, there's a part called the EAS-4 Strut Connector, and it essentially works like duct tape. Adding more of them on your ship will make it more rigid.

 

[DD_bwest]

lol yup, sounds like you need more struts.   parts normally only have 1 attach point, something to do with parent parts.    the struts are a workaround that allows extra connections to solidify

[Lord Maim]

On 2016-07-29 at 10:42 PM, DD_bwest said:

lol yup, sounds like you need more struts.   parts normally only have 1 attach point, something to do with parent parts.    the struts are a workaround that allows extra connections to solidify

And it's especially important if you have parts that have docking ports connected to your ship, or fairings with a top heavy payload. Without some struts to add structural integrity, even if you make it off the launch pad, you're probably not going to make orbit.