Maybe clustered engines?

[LtHeckard]

I think it would be a great idea for SQUAD to make clustered engines. What do you guys think?

[dazhat]

You can make your own engine clusters. Use the TVR-400L Stack Quad-Adapter for example.

[Tex_NL]

Or you could use the KW Rocketry mod. It already has several clustered engines.

[LtHeckard]

That's true, but I'm thinking clustered engines that fit directly onto a fuel tank.

[boomerdog2000]

But instead of designing a bunch of new engines the devs have given you the power to customize just how many engines you want and what you want them to attach to, whether it's a 2.5m tank or a 1m tank.

[Kodiak42]

That's true, but I'm thinking clustered engines that fit directly onto a fuel tank.

The problem you seek to solve is one with KSP's overheating, not a lack of a certain part (If you place your rocket engines onto that part, they will still feed from the fuel tank on top of that part, but they will explode very quickly from overheating.

[LtHeckard]

It seems that the smaller fuel tanks don't overheat your engines quite as bad though, it seems that the orange fuel tank is the one that really jacks you up.

[UbioZur]

At the moment there are a few ways to do it:

- You can make your own editing the .cfg file (well creating one).

- You can use Teirusu cluster adapter, and add the engines to it: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/39049-Mobius-RocketWorks-Engine-Mounts-and-Parts

- You can use part mods that will add already made ones as mentioned above.

- Wait a bit, and when my in game welding too is ready to be release (soon if irl is not getting me too much), you will be able to make it yourself.

As of the overheating. Unity process the amount of heat dissipation by how far the center of mass of the attached part is. The furthest, the less dissipation, the more overheat. This is why a mainsail under a Jumbo tank will overheat a lot, but if you had a small fuel tank under the Jumbo, you will barely have any overheat.

It is also why using a cluster adapter (either the stock ones, or mod ones) can help reduce the overheat.

[LtHeckard]

Oh ok. I guess I'll just stick to Adapters then.