benjee10 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Planetside Exploration Technologies | V1.0.1 | Stockalike MMSEV & Surface Bases Planetside Exploration Technologies adds a suite of parts designed to support planetary surface operations, from small outposts to expansive modular bases in the furthest corners of the solar system. Key features include: PLANETSIDE EXPLORATION VEHICLE The Planetside Exploration Vehicle is a small, multi-purpose spacecraft which can be configured in two ways - as a surface exploration rover, or a free-flying deep space excursion pod. On the surface, Breaking Ground-enabled rotary wheels allow the vehicle to move in any direction, making docking & manoeuvring easy. In space, the craft can be fitted with a custom made monopropellant tank and a modular grabbing unit, making it ideal for exploring asteroids, or as a space station construction tug. PLANETSIDE BASE SYSTEM To accompany the rover, Planetside features a complete set of 1.875m surface base parts, including a science lab, habitation modules, and even a greenhouse. Combined with a set of adapters and ground platforms, the base parts are designed to fit together perfectly and provide a perfectly-aligned set of docking ports for the Planetside rover. Additionally, a set of hydraulic jacks make moving modules around easy - install a small docking port on the underside, raise the jacks, and drive an empty rover platform underneath before carrying it to its destination! All parts are designed with surface bases in mind, but would work equally well used on an orbital station or spaceship! 3.75m BASE PARTS Along with the 1.875m surface base parts, Planetside features colossal 3.75m, vertically oriented base parts, inspired by NASA’s Habitat Demonstration Unit modules. These parts offer huge amounts of living space, as well as an inflatable attic for storing naughty kerbals supplies. WIND POWER Unique to Planetside Exploration Technologies is a new way of generating electricity in Kerbal Space Program: wind power. Using a custom plugin, a complete set of wind turbines allow you to draw power on atmospheric bodies even when the Sun won't shine. Just make sure to pack the right one - turbines are optimised for different environments, so pick the wrong type and you may end up generating no power at all, or worse, destroying your precious turbines in high winds! Wind turbines come in three different types: Tracking - automatically track into the wind direction Static - Require manually pointing into the wind direction Vertical-axis - spin perpendicular to the wind direction The Planetside wind turbine plugin is simple but robust, basing power yields on atmospheric density, wind direction and a random fluctuation. Because of this it will work out-of-the-box with any planet mod. Planetside also offers difficulty settings to configure the wind turbines to your liking, such as disabling breakable turbines or adjusting the frequency of power outages. A UI toggled in the Part Action Window helps to align wind turbines with the wind direction. FULL INTERNALS Every crewable part is just as detailed on the inside as the outside! USER SCREENSHOTS (may feature other mods): Spoiler (By JayTheAmazing) (by ElonMusket) (By Zarbon) DEPENDENCIES Planetside requires B9PartSwitch, ModuleManager, HabTechProps, and Benjee10_sharedAssets to function, all of which are bundled in the download. Rotating wheel mounts & wind turbine servos require the KSP Breaking Ground DLC. Support is provided for TAC Life Support. In theory this mod should be compatible with previous KSP versions going back to 1.8.0, but please backup your saves before you try it! DOWNLOAD (SPACEDOCK)DOWNLOAD & SOURCE (GITHUB) CREDITS Art by @benjee10 Plugin by @ValiZockt Huge thanks to Vali for making this possible & creating an awesome plugin that brings something really new to the game. Big love <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plerx Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Looking Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacktical Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 This is incredible! I always wanted habtech like surface base parts, seems my wish came true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris-kerbal Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 What an awesome mod... ISS is getting competition on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValiZockt Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) This is truly incredible, as always this is exceptional work, looks damn beautiful! Congrats on release! 10 minutes ago, benjee10 said: Huge thanks to Vali for making this possible & creating an awesome plugin that brings something really new to the game. Big love <3 <3 Edited April 3, 2021 by ValiZockt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman.Spiff Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Holy moly! Benjee is on a roll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy12 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Oh my God, that is pure beauty. We've got SLS, we've got the ISS, and now we've got a MMSEV and stockalike bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Blue Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) O...M....G..... Thread reported..... for causing excessive heart rate and shortness of breath... Edited April 4, 2021 by Stone Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyFace83 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Oh... make it stop... please... Another great mod. Thanks so much for this guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrack Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Awesome. *looks at PC* RAM: *nervous sweating* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypercore Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Congratulations on release! Will definitely get ASAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarStreak2109 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 First! Oh and awesome mod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyFace83 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 @benjee10 I might be mistaken, but I think the bundled B9PartSwitch is not the latest version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel-125 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 This is a fabulously crafted mod! The attention to detail is astounding, and the addition of wind-powered generators is a novel concept. Well done @benjee10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus3000 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Congrats on the release! I am so downloading this for my beyond home play through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kochi Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 damn boy congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Bravo! Huzzah! Well done you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer_Steve Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 These parts are just so fluid. Lovely work Benjee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kochi Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 also what is the mod for the space suits on the trailer the the one at 0:19 and 0:33 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Such a beautiful, well-designed and well-integrated piece of work. The promotional content is next-level as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invaderchaos Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 This is certainly a game-changing mod. Your work somehow always manages to get better and better with every mod release. Can't wait for what's next in store! Also love the ability to use the MMSEV in zero-g environments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateurAstronaut1969 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Amazing Work Again Benjee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhelperdude Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 OMG!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I'm practically speechless. This is astonishing work Benjee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev_135 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Hey Benjee! I have a couple questions. 1.Will you ever make a discord for all of your mods? 2. May you make tutorials on how to make Planetside bases? All questions from my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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