Drones

[1of6Billion]

Now, that would be so useful. A tiny (0.3125m), remote controlled, flying reconnaissance device for (non)atmospheric use.

Gather (a little) science in a few biomes around your landing spot from the comfort of your capsule. Instead of crashing 5 times with your rover before you're there.

Would someone consider making that?

[1of6Billion]

Ok, the first sign that this is an original idea is, that no one pointed to an existing mod. Now, hopefully, some of the first 100 viewers are pondering HOW to design a drone.

Yes?

[Master Tao]

Custom TweakScale configs. The easiest way is to add new sizes to DefaultScale.cfg. Take a look at that file and let us know if you need some help modifying it.

Alternatively, use a Module Manager config to copy, rename, and rescale a select few parts. There's a link to the documentation wiki in the OP.

[Alshain]

Ok, the first sign that this is an original idea is, that no one pointed to an existing mod. Now, hopefully, some of the first 100 viewers are pondering HOW to design a drone.

Yes?

I think it's more a matter of not understanding it. We have probe cores.

[Bobnova]

I think it's more a matter of not understanding it. We have probe cores.

This is what I was thinking.

I've built a bunch of tiny little probes. Even built a ship that could land on Mun with a (literal) stack of them and send the probes flying off to different bits of Mun after landing, to survey/science/transmit from other biomes.

[nli2work]

I suspect he means controlling vessel you are not currently focused on.

[1of6Billion]

I thought the concept of a drone would be clear enough...

The size and weight of the smallest probe would be ok for a drone. But that should include fuel/rcs, batteries, engine, solar panel, sensors. It'll be quite bulky with stock parts.

[nli2work]

in that case tweakScale is your friend.

[weeble]

Using Tweakscale and/or procedural parts with procedural wings you could make some pretty neat designs.

[mushroomman]

You know, I would be totally fine with a smaller level of parts. Sometimes 0.825 is just a bit big for smaller attachments and the like. It'd be fun to build little fold-out ultralight aircraft for duna landers and stuff.

[Helix935]

this would be cool if it was also used with Baha's Burn together to create fleets of drones

[Ruedii]

I thought it would be nice to have 0.3125 m parts as well. This would be for both aircraft drones, and space probes.

[Buzzou]

look what popped up today...

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/99066-Extraplanetary-Quadcopter

[1of6Billion]

look what popped up today...

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/99066-Extraplanetary-Quadcopter

skweeee! :sticktongue:

[Mecripp]

This might be alittle big http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/97593-toggaleable-wing-lift-folding-wings?p=1493970&viewfull=1#post1493970 it was put out in a old RT mod and, I editted some of the files to get it to work in .25 alittle edit it could go in space.