Ion Engine Renamed by Ted.

[Madrias]

KR-2L could be the "Firecracker" as a joke.

[NecroBones]

Most people who have tried it call it "Yawn"

Maybe we need a mod that replaces the "D" with a "Y".

[Caelib]

I figured it was for the Ceres craft, but in regard to the number ... nice job figuring that out!

[panzer1b]

Personally, I would love - RT-10 "Trash Can" Solid Fuel Booster.

EDIT: Also, does the "IX" in the ion engine name mean anything? Roman numerals (9)?

I second that, totally gonna be lol (and kerbally) is we call something "Trash Kan"

[Renegrade]

Maybe we need a mod that replaces the "D" with a "Y".

Like so?

// PB-ION Electric Propulsion System :: Squad/Parts/Engine/ionEngine/part.cfg
@PART[ionEngine]
{
	@title = IX-6315 "Yawn" Xenon Ion Engine
	@MODULE[ModuleEngines]
	{
		@maxThrust = 0.5
	}
}

[NecroBones]

Like so?

// PB-ION Electric Propulsion System :: Squad/Parts/Engine/ionEngine/part.cfg
@PART[ionEngine]
{
	@title = IX-6315 "Yawn" Xenon Ion Engine
	@MODULE[ModuleEngines]
	{
		@maxThrust = 0.5
	}
}

LOL, too funny.

[Renegrade]

LOL, too funny.

NB: I haven't actually tested it (I'm not sure how .cfg files handle quotes).. but as long as the quotes are kosher, it SHOULD work

Thrust reduced to former values courtesy of my Horrible Nerf

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Douglas Adams

Ix translates to "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven"

...though I'm not really sure how that applies to an ion engine.

Now that sir, is an obscure pull. I love those books, and I didn't even get the reference till you posted it. Well played!

[cantab]

Honestly? I think PB-ION was better. It's the only one of its kind, so it was and still will be known just as "the ion engine". Superfluous letter-number combinations, even if there's a hidden Easter Egg meaning, don't add much.

[hoojiwana]

Honestly? I think PB-ION was better. It's the only one of its kind, so it was and still will be known just as "the ion engine". Superfluous letter-number combinations, even if there's a hidden Easter Egg meaning, don't add much.

I'm with you here, it seems rather unnecessary since the engine itself is entirely unique in stock KSP. It's not like the LV-T30/45 where the model and stats are extremely similar, there is only one xenon/electric engine. With ION it was just that, an ion engine, that's already how everyone describes it. If anything this is just going to cause confusion between people calling it the ion and the Dawn.

Seems to me like just renaming it to get knowing nods and winks from those in the know, funnily enough just like the OP of this thread.

[Janos1986]

KR-2L could be the "Firecracker" as a joke.

Noisy Cricket, please.

I called the tiny rockomax like that, but since it's probably getting nerfed in the next release...

[Ikaneko]

Mk55 radial engine given the nickname thud.

It is somewhat fitting.

BTW I had a chat with Ted and he said probably the KR-2L was next under my request. Not official