FL-T400 Fuel Tank is time for new texture

[kaoz]

Is it just me that but I think the FL-T400 Fuel Tanks need a little work done, it just doesn't look like a fuel tank, all the aircraft 1.25m parts have been redone why not the rocket fuel tanks,

[Whirligig Girl]

All of the rocket parts need a pass. I think this is planned.

[Wjolcz]

What? Nooooooooo... I actually like the grey-black theme of 1.25m parts. They could get remodelled to get rid of those silly rings, but otherwise the texturing is fine.

The big ones though. They do look bad.

[Moss]

Goodness me, do all the rocket fuel tanks need an art pass. So do all the rocket adapter parts. Remove all those bulbous rims and lips. Make adapter parts follow a consistent incline. For goodness' sake do something about the 2.5m service bay.

Bring on streamlined rocket fuselages, I say! We already have nice looking spaceplane parts, please SQUAD, do the same for their rocket brethren.

[Capt Snuggler]

agree. the 2.5m tanks look poo too.

[legoclone09]

I think they have a rocket revamp planned for after 1.1, I think 1.2 is the graphics overhaul version, from what I have heard.

[Sanic]

2.5m tanks look AWFUL. I think the FLT-400 is fine.

[kaoz]

2.5m tanks look AWFUL. I think the FLT-400 is fine.

Really, I agreed that 2.5 aren't that great but the FLT-400 has not texture or depth of any kind, it looks like it came out of minecraft or a lego game of some kind

[Tw1]

The 2.5 meter tanks could do with improved textures, but there is something fun about managing to put together a decent looking, capable spacecraft despite it being a big old tins. But they could be made a bit prettier.

Not a great fan of the latest parts overhaul. Way to uniform, all the spaceplane parts look the same now.

Edited November 12, 2015 by Tw1

[Prime flux]

You might want to check out the excellent work of NecroBones, both Color Coded Canisters https://kerbalstuff.com/mod/465/Color%20Coded%20Canisters (a texture/model pack for the stock tanks) and Fuel tanks plus https://kerbalstuff.com/mod/529/Fuel%20Tanks%20Plus (adds some stock-a-like tanks).

The mods gives a nice homogeneous look for a the tank families.

Forum threads for both mods http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/104660 and http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/108238

[Moss]

Those are lovely mods. But I'd be happier if stock was as nice. A number of people have mentioned that an art pass for the rocket tanks (and other stuff) is coming in a future update. Does anyone have a source for this?

[Whirligig Girl]

Goodness me, do all the rocket fuel tanks need an art pass. So do all the rocket adapter parts. Remove all those bulbous rims and lips. Make adapter parts follow a consistent incline. For goodness' sake do something about the 2.5m service bay.

Bring on streamlined rocket fuselages, I say! We already have nice looking spaceplane parts, please SQUAD, do the same for their rocket brethren.

Yeah, I can't help but cringe when I see RoverDude's stuff next to PorkJet's. The Service bays are probably the worst new parts in the game, and the heatshields don't look to great either. Really the service bays are the second worst part models in the entire game, aside from the Poodle. Please, for the love of the Deep Space Kraken, let Porkjet redo it.

I feel really bad for talking poorly about RoverDude's modelling because he is an awesome modder and developer and cool guy, but the models just don't fit in with the (very very good) direction Kerbal Space Program is going graphically. Porkjet ftw. Finally all the plane parts have been overhauled (Except for the small landing gear, which was apparently removed because it depended on 1.1's new wheel system) so the logical next step is rockets, then spacecraft. (That is, fuel tanks and engines, then command pods and stuff.)