how to modify the engine thrust?

[Neoks]

Hi i wonder how to edit the trust because i want to edit the ion engine to give it more thrust to be as powerfull as the nuclear engine

 

 

[James Kerman]

Hello @Neoks.

I've moved your topic here because it is a great place to ask questions about modding KSP.

[MiscelanousItem]

@Neoks you'll need to go in Gamedata/Squad/Parts/Engine/ionEngine/ionEngine.cfg

then you need to find maxThrust = and change the value therebut remember to back up the .cfg before you edit

Or you could downlaod Module manager

And write

@PART[ionEngine]
{
@maxThrust = x
}

X= the thrust you want

I would recommend the Module Manager solution more

Edited October 24, 2019 by MiscelanousItem

[Neoks]

thanks 

[jimmymcgoochie]

There are a variety of mods that offer additional parts; Near Future Propulsion does a series of ion engines, for example. Just bear in mind that when you increase thrust you also increase the energy consumption- so bumping the stock Dawn ion engine from 1kN up to 50kN will increase its energy consumption from 15/second to about 750/second! You can change that by altering the consumption values for fuels (electricity and xenon in this case) but I recommend using a proper mod pack with new parts rather than crudely hacking the existing ones, which could cause issues down the line when the game updates and overwrites it.