KSP Loading...: Kerbal engineers are stepping up their game!

[nestor]

4 minutes ago, Terensky said:

Can we detach parts too? For example detaching some parts to gain a little delta-V?

And then, will, from now on, kerbal's weight be taken into account for calculating delta-V? That is, if I stuff a ship with 20 Kerbals, will it have less delta-V than if only one kerbal is on that same ship?

 

Yes, you can also detach parts and drop them.

[Maxsimal]

5 minutes ago, Terensky said:

Can we detach parts too? For example detaching some parts to gain a little delta-V?

And then, will from now on kerbal weight taken into account for calculating delta-V? That is, if I stuff a ship with 20 Kerbals, will it have less delta-V than if only one kerbal is on that same ship?

 

Kerbal weight is accounted for in dV now.  There's some retuning this generally won't negatively impact craft

Edited November 25, 2020 by Maxsimal

[Terensky]

@nestor , @Maxsimal , Thanks for the (very) fast answers!

[EchoLima]

This is incredible! Squad's really stepped up the quality of gameplay improvements in these past few updates!

[DunaManiac]

Just what we needed, finally an update that focuses on quality of life features!

[Yellowburn10]

Holy Kraken, I am so glad I was wrong with my initial prediction of this update, this is incredible! I am beyond excited for this! It's just another one of those things that I never knew I wanted until I saw it. Thank you 1000x over!

 

Also, is all we know about the release date is that it's in winter? Like we talking December-winter or like February-winter? Gosh I hope it's the former.

Edited November 25, 2020 by Yellowburn10

[Poodmund]

14 minutes ago, Maxsimal said:

You can node-attach parts, similar to the editor.

Sweet! Thank you for such a swift response. I'm sure everyone is really glad to hear that!  

[fourfa]

I believe it's time for some Hype Train on this one

[bigpapabearxx]

@nestor  @Maxsimal What about fuel lines? Can we add those on after the fact? Thinking about a hardcore playthrough that obeys transfer rules and ship building in orbit

Edited November 25, 2020 by bigpapabearxx

[Guest]

Well this was unexpected. But welcome! 

[swjr-swis]

So uhm.... is it too late to ask for launch clamps to be a part we can attach on our outerkerbin-located ships? Finally have a reliable way to hold our landers and bases in place?

 

[Souptime]

Y E S Y E S Y E S Y E S Y E S 

Also will you be able to radially attach parts if you have multiple of them

[nestor]

11 minutes ago, bigpapabearxx said:

@nestor  @Maxsimal What about fuel lines? Can we add those on after the fact? Thinking about a hardcore playthrough that obeys transfer rules and ship building in orbit

Yes, you can also attach fuel lines. 

[wookiee_goldberg]

2 minutes ago, swjr-swis said:

So uhm.... is it too late to ask for launch clamps to be a part we can attach on our outerkerbin-located ships? Finally have a reliable way to hold our landers and bases in place?

 

They already have you covered in this update. There was another thread a few weeks ago where they said this:

Landed Part/Vessel anchoring 

A side-effect of the game’s physics has caused some headaches by having vessels without landing legs or wheels to slowly slide when they are resting on the ground under different circumstances such as steep slopes. To help the players deal with this, we will be adding a new internal function to vessels to help anchor themselves to the ground. Similarly, we have improved Kerbal friction, which basically means that our little green astronauts won’t slide so easily from steep slopes either.

Source: 

 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, nestor said:

Yes, you can also attach fuel lines. 

Is it possible to run a fuel line between two craft? 'Cuz that would be beyond awesome.

[RealKerbal3x]

Just now, Brikoleur said:

Is it possible to run a fuel line between two craft? 'Cuz that would be beyond awesome.

No, per the previous page:

41 minutes ago, Maxsimal said:

Yes, you can use compound parts, and yes only between parts on the same vessel

 

[Streetwind]

You can, however, dock two craft and then weld a fuel line between them to bypass fuel crossfeed restrictions... then remove the fuel line again before you undock.

[RealKerbal3x]

3 minutes ago, Streetwind said:

You can, however, dock two craft and then weld a fuel line between them to bypass fuel crossfeed restrictions... then remove the fuel line again before you undock.

Or, even better, grab on with a Klaw.

[Fusion confusion]

Will there be Kerbal backpacks that can expand their inventory? Are there inventory slots in parts like lander cans, hitchikers, science labs, and pods? Will the BG deployable science parts become free? And are there new batteries to complement the deployable science parts? P.S. I love your hard work on KSP.

[RealKerbal3x]

1 minute ago, Fusion confusion said:

Will the BG deployable science parts become free?

I doubt it, but the inventory system that was previously only enabled with BG is now available in stock.

[OutInSpace]

YOO, stock KAS?! Awesome!

[Altaille]

I verry much like this update content so far, although being able to transfer fuel between 2 crafts with a KAS-like pipe would also be amazing ! Being able to strut asteroids might make moving them around a bit less kraken-appetizing I Also like the mission idea. Missions are a part of the game that can be improved a lot by making things more dynamic (chained missions instead of having to build new crafts every time when an already deployed one could do the job).

[Minmus Taster]

Goodbye KIS you were a good friend...

Edited November 25, 2020 by Minmus Taster

[Superfluous J]

Are the mass and distance (reach) limitations easily overridden in a config file?

Amazing news, BTW. I hoped but never really expected this. I guess I'll need to up my expectations in the future!

Edited November 25, 2020 by Superfluous J

[OutInSpace]

9 minutes ago, Altaille said:

I verry much like this update content so far, although being able to transfer fuel between 2 crafts with a KAS-like pipe would also be amazing ! Being able to strut asteroids might make moving them around a bit less kraken-appetizing I Also like the mission idea. Missions are a part of the game that can be improved a lot by making things more dynamic (chained missions instead of having to build new crafts every time when an already deployed one could do the job).

I wonder if you could weld two craft together with a girder segment and transfer fuel over that bridge?

Edit: And if not, you could probably throw together a docking adapter.

Edited November 25, 2020 by OutInSpace