Anth Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I was watching The Expanse and they have magnetic boots which would really help with Kerbals in space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aziz Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 People are really afraid of space EVA, aren't they? (Based on some old comments how they never learned how to operate a jetpack) The idea itself is not bad, but it's nothing few handrails can't fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastrone Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 this is the most kerbal thing ever. tho i think it would just be easier to have the jetpacks from ksp 1 but maybe add ropes or something that you can attach to ladders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, The Aziz said: People are really afraid of space EVA, aren't they? (Based on some old comments how they never learned how to operate a jetpack) Never found myself afraid of space EVA, more the inconvenience of not being able to easily stop a kerbal from moving when near a craft, though ladders can help some with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) I don't like putting ladders all over my smooth craft and yet having the kerbal not drifting is crucial when doing KIS or stock construction in orbit. Trying to exactly place a part while the kerbal drifts out of range is silly. Sometimes I can carry a ladder in the kerb's KIS inventory, but other times, he is already carrying parts required for the project. Magnetic boots are something I've often wanted for my engineers. That and the ability to treat anything with something that is logically "grabbable" to be usable as a ladder. Like all the cubic struts and the parts from various mods with rails that apparently are decorative only (Scatter airlocks, some habs). When translating a part in stock construction, if the kerbal is drifting, the part will drift in the same direction as the kerb as you try to adjust the part. Mag boots would be very cool. Especially if they had nice solid clanking when walking around doing construction. At the same time, now that the jet packs have thrust limiters, I've gotten better than I should have to be at getting them fairly still relative to the craft Edited January 14, 2022 by darthgently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 Not exactly realistic but the game freezing while in eva construction mode would have helped with eliminating the kerbal drifting away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandaman Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I can just see the scenario... Jeb helps Bob to put on his magnetic boots, lets him out of the airlock and shuts the hatch - Then laughs evilly in the knowledge that it's an aluminium ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, pandaman said: Jeb helps Bob to put on his magnetic boots, lets him out of the airlock and shuts the hatch - Then laughs evilly in the knowledge that it's an aluminium ship. Oh no. You have found a flaw in this good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicTech Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, Anth12 said: Oh no. You have found a flaw in this good idea What about mini-Klaws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catto Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (I misread boots as something else..) This is a really good idea, but not sure if it would be practical... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gussi111 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Maybe add a rope with a magnet tied on the end that would connect a Kerbal to the ship and hold him in that general area and you can disconnect at any time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTay Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, gussi111 said: Maybe add a rope with a magnet tied on the end that would connect a Kerbal to the ship and hold him in that general area and you can disconnect at any time? This would enable fishing for the kraken on puf using Kerbal bait... I hear it inhabits the depths of the oceans there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 3 hours ago, AtomicTech said: What about mini-Klaws? Interesting, but Klaws in truth would rip a hole in the tank and Intercept Games are really on the realistic aspect of space flight for KSP2. 2 hours ago, gussi111 said: Maybe add a rope with a magnet tied on the end that would connect a Kerbal to the ship and hold him in that general area and you can disconnect at any time? Or a rail that the Kerbal clips onto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 One tricks is to bring an ladder segment you place, hang onto and then construct, take it with you then done. Now as the build in construction has longer reach than KIS construction they are still an useful tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staticalliam7 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 1:37 PM, pandaman said: I can just see the scenario... Jeb helps Bob to put on his magnetic boots, lets him out of the airlock and shuts the hatch - Then laughs evilly in the knowledge that it's an aluminium ship. YES lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyspy44 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I suggested EVA tethers, I feel they could make more sense as they'd allow you to move away from the craft a little bit more and make more sense in a sort of progression system like where would magnetic boots fit in if it goes EVA Tether -> EVA Pack because they feel too useless to be late in the tech tree, too modern to be early in the tech tree and it would be nonsensical to put them in between considering the tether would already allow you to safely move along the ship. And again considering that every surface on your ship isn't metal an EVA tether makes a lot more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, tinyspy44 said: I suggested EVA tethers Consider a Kerbal on a tether while the rocket is under power. That could look interesting. We could make the Kerbal look like its riding a horse with the tether being more like a rope than a physical strut struggling to hold on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsii1970 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 5:05 AM, Anth12 said: I was watching The Expanse and they have magnetic boots which would really help with Kerbals in space? On 1/13/2022 at 5:16 AM, The Aziz said: People are really afraid of space EVA, aren't they? (Based on some old comments how they never learned how to operate a jetpack) Oh, come on! They even have magnetic boots in Star Trek: First Contact! I think it is a great idea, personally. And yes, I use handrails - some are from .24! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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