Underwater Base

[XLjedi]

May have to revisit this...

Not sure why I never thought to use the claw as a way to vertically dock a positive buoyancy dynamic dive sub?  

Seems so obvious to me now.

 

[Kerbinchaser]

5 minutes ago, XLjedi said:

May have to revisit this...

Not sure why I never thought to use the claw as a way to vertically dock a positive buoyancy dynamic dive sub?  

Seems so obvious to me now.

 

Edited October 31, 2017 by Lo Var Lachland

[KenjiKrafts]

@Lo Var Lachland I will complete the challenge later and take a few pics  

Old base is gone, as old laptop broke

[Ultimate Steve]

My time is in very short supply, but I really want to try this...

[HamnavoePer]

On 30/10/2017 at 11:17 PM, Lo Var Lachland said:

Dude, Smokey only revealed a trick. You can use it with no problem.  

I'm British. Us Brits likeManners. I was being a Steriotypical Brit  

[KenjiKrafts]

Why do IRSU's float so damn well? My craft sinks sideways from the monster size generator room [10x IRSU and over 50 Fuel cells]

[Kerbinchaser]

On 11/1/2017 at 1:13 PM, HamnavoePer said:

I'm British. Us Brits likeManners. I was being a Steriotypical Brit  

Aha, old chap! So that's why!

 

Just kidding. We Americans? We're like this:

 

Spoiler

 

Edited November 9, 2017 by Lo Var Lachland

[HamnavoePer]

23 hours ago, Lo Var Lachland said:

Aha, old chap! So that's why!

 

Just kidding. We Americans? We're like this:

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(In the most Steriotypical Accent Possible) Oh dear old Chap, That wall will be VERY expensive to fix. I'll just get a good old Police Officer round here and I'm sure EVERYTHING will be fine...

[Kerbinchaser]

On 11/3/2017 at 9:23 AM, HamnavoePer said:

(In the most Steriotypical Accent Possible) Oh dear old Chap, That wall will be VERY expensive to fix. I'll just get a good old Police Officer round here and I'm sure EVERYTHING will be fine...

(In the most stereotypical southern accent ever)

 

MURICA'!!!!!

Edited November 9, 2017 by Lo Var Lachland

[Piatzin]

Orion Torpedo Sub. The photos show it equipped with Hydra Turrets, though this is no longer the case. Further tests showed that the rockets explode the moment they leave their pods. The current version of the sub is identical, but has the turrets removed. Testing with missiles will begin soon.

Surface Speed: 15 m/s

Vertical Diving Speed: 10 m/s

D-V > 20k

I will eventually modify the sub so that it can dock with the mining base I plan to make

Edited November 3, 2017 by Earthlinger

[James Kerman]

I hadn't done anything underwater in KSP before so I thought I'd give this a go.

This is the Whale Fall Sea Station and it's runabout the Scuba Doo.  Want to add a few power and battery modules next.

Edited November 4, 2017 by James Kerman

[Piatzin]

My base is not just underwater, it's floating underwater!

Stingray Attack Sub approaching the base. (Though at the moment, it's just one tower filled with fuel. I have yet to add a mining thingy to it. The thing literally just floats 100 metres below the surface:

Unfortunately, I 'docked' with it a tad too enthusiastically, and ended up shearing off the part filled with fuel. Further attempts to grab the remains and haul them to the surface were unsuccessful:

 

Edited November 8, 2017 by Earthlinger

[RedPandaz]

Does using the grabber to attatch to the seafloor work?

 

[JadeOfMaar]

Just now, RedPandaz said:

Does using the grabber to attatch to the seafloor work?

It does not. You can claw an asteroid and another craft, but not a planet/moon.

[RedPandaz]

1 minute ago, JadeOfMaar said:

It does not. You can claw an asteroid and another craft, but not a planet/moon.

Aww....but it would make sense that way

 

1 minute ago, JadeOfMaar said:

It does not. You can claw an asteroid and another craft, but not a planet/moon.

Just now, RedPandaz said:

Aww....but it would make sense that way

Hmmm....do asteroids sink?

 

[JadeOfMaar]

You're better off finding or making a mod for a part that holds Lead or other particularly dense (non-stock) resource. Ore is annoying heavy inside a spaceplane but is annoyingly light for submarines (or most parts in general have too much buoyancy).

USI Core (which contains Kontainers), and USI Submarine are fair options to consider. The Buffalo rover (part of Wild Blue Industries, WBI) also has parts that can hold many resources, including Lead.

[RedPandaz]

Just now, JadeOfMaar said:

You're better off finding or making a mod for a part that holds Lead or other particularly dense (non-stock) resource. Ore is annoying heavy inside a spaceplane but is annoyingly light for submarines (or most parts in general have too much buoyancy).

USI Core (which contains Kontainers), and USI Submarine are fair options to consider. The Buffalo rover (part of Wild Blue Industries, WBI) also has parts that can hold many resources, including Lead.

But if asteroids sink you could latch onto an asteroid and have it carry you down

It would be the Kerbal Way

Does it work?

[JadeOfMaar]

1 minute ago, RedPandaz said:

But if asteroids sink you could latch onto an asteroid and have it carry you down

Personally, I suck at, or just never bother to catch asteroids, and I love the Wild Blue mods so I can just build a base with wheels and lead boxes, drive into the sea, and dump the wheels when I'm ready. I also don't know if asteroids sink or float despite their mass, lol. If you're up to it, go catch one then share the results with us.  

[RedPandaz]

Just now, JadeOfMaar said:

Personally, I suck at, or just never bother to catch asteroids, and I love the Wild Blue mods so I can just build a base with wheels and lead boxes, drive into the sea, and dump the wheels when I'm ready. I also don't know if asteroids sink or float despite their mass, lol. If you're up to it, go catch one then share the results with us.  

I could hyperedit one to right above the ocean ^^

[JadeOfMaar]

That'll work. : D

[RedPandaz]

3 minutes ago, JadeOfMaar said:

That'll work. : D

I'll try it this weekend

 

[Piatzin]

I appear to have underestimated the difficulty of building underwater refineries.

My previous strategy of simply plopping fuel tanks with ore-filled containers on the bottom into the waters is proving to be a tad risky.

Just a tad, mind you. Lotsa wiggly action with the part clipping, for some reason.

Edited November 20, 2017 by Earthlinger

[Samwise Potato]

I've found that ore containers get a little crazy when they're clipped too much. My submarines and underwater bases tend to grow rather large, since trying to put down a base of any significant size takes a massive amount of ore.

Edited November 16, 2017 by Samwise Potato

[Piatzin]

Wow, my planes work as subs!