ISV Design Challenge - Design An Interstellar Vehicle

[kspnerd122]

Jeb Crashed his personal SSTO into the KSC's Planned Interstellar Vehicle, Jeb managed to eject but now the KSC is taking this opportunity to build a more capable ship as opposed to sending kerbals in a cramped ship to another star. The KSC has some requirements for it.

Banned Mechanics

• Kraken Drives
• KAL Overclocking

Permitted Parts Mods

• KSPI-E 
• Far Future Technologies
• Near Future Technologies
• Blueshift - Kerbal FTL (FTL Section ONLY)
• Kerbal Planetary Base Systems
• Extraplanetary Launchpads
• Tweakscale
• USI Life Support
• DeepFreeze
• B9 HX(Reconfig is ALLOWED)
• KARE

Exploration Ship Requirements

• Must Carry a Reusable Lander capable of landing on all planets within the target system and returning to orbit
• Must be able to refuel itself(this capability can be installed on the lander)
• The Ship and the Lander cannot be the same craft, We can't have our fancy ISV get covered in scorch marks from reentry.
• Capable of returning to LKO at the end of the mission
• Main ship must carry
  • Mobile Processing Lab
  • Power Supply
  • Habitat module
  • Life Support Systems
  • Cryopods(If Using Deepfreeze)

Colonization Ship Requirements

• Must carry Either
  • A self-sufficient colony
  • The Equipment to Build a self-sufficient colony
• Must Carry a Reusable lander capable of repeated takeoffs and landings from the targeted planet
• Equipment to keep this Lander Fueled(Can Be Installed on the lander)
• Must be able to serve as an interplanetary freighter after the colony modules have been dropped off(You can use EL on your colony to build freight modules)
• Main ship must carry enough kerbals to colonize the system
• Ship must be capable of providing life support for the duration of the trip
• Must have a power supply

General Requirements(Both Types)

• Must be able to go interstellar(GU Or Light Levels, Using Extrasolar, beyond home, or GEP, does not count)
• Capable of visiting all planets in the target system(No, you cant exclusively focus on a habitable planet, ISVs are expensive after all)
• You may carry multiple landers designed for different roles if your main lander is not capable of fufilling it(such as landing on a high G body which is basically airless)
• Play Fair, Dont Cheat, if your ISV is in one category, we will not compare it or say it is better than those in the other categories.

STL Rules

• No Faster-Than-Light Drives, simple enough right?
• Otherwise do whatever you want so long as it doesnt break other rules

FTL Rules

• Must Use Faster-Than-Light drives, Blueshift is allowed for this category
• Do whatever the love you want so long as it doesnt break other rules

STL Submissions

[Your Name Here] - [Your Ship Type Here]

FTL Submissions

[Your name here] - [Your Ship Type Here]

Edited October 8, 2022 by kspnerd122

[user544]

What if I don't have life support mods?

And my GU systems wont load?

Just dont add it?

Edited January 2, 2023 by user544
insert reason here

[kspnerd122]

If you dont have life support mods just ignore any references to LS, any non beyond home interstellar mod is allowed

On 1/2/2023 at 8:32 AM, user544 said:

What if I don't have life support mods?

And my GU systems wont load?

Just dont add it?

 

[Probird_23]

7 minutes ago, kspnerd122 said:

If you dont have life support mods just ignore any references to LS, any non beyond home interstellar mod is allowed

 

Is kcalbeloh allowed for this challenge? I think it's a pretty good interstellar mod

[kspnerd122]

No Wormholes, Period, If you do the challenge in Kcal you may not use the wormhole and must travel between star systems normally(as in, travelling through space)

28 minutes ago, Probird_23 said:

Is kcalbeloh allowed for this challenge? I think it's a pretty good interstellar mod