Hobbes Novakoff

Biased poll much? You didn't even put in "No." Also, this belongs in Kerbal Network.

Now turn it into an armed vehicle. Death Lawnmowers. Only in KSP.

Thanks!

You can. Just use Advanced mode in the editor.

Also, how did you guys get the custom backgrounds?

MechJeb. That way, it ties into half the KSP war videos ever made.

Best thread move announcement ever.

How would it affect the difficulty? It's not like it makes the game harder if you have to wait five seconds before launching. (Also, 300th post!)

Yes, but that's the poster's fault, and it's hard if not impossible to ascertain the atmospheric flight characteristics just from a craft file, because you'd have to develop a new aero simulation accounting for stock physics, which would most likely require a peek into KSP's source code. With FAR, ferram4 knows exactly how the physics work-He coded them himself (Mostly). With stock, we can only do testing-there's no real way to guess exactly how something will fly without taking it into KSP and flying it. Tech level is an interesting idea however, and should be easily readable from the craft file.

I agree. The one thing with the large gears is that you can't put them on the wings, because then they stick up and look ugly. The airbrakes blend really well.

Be advised: the rover is a massive ​pain to turn on low-gravity worlds.

Very nice! I assume that the airbrakes are concealing large landing gears?

A problem with fuel cells is that it's waaaaaay too easy to leave them on during a long time warp and come out to find that every last drop of fuel is gone. And it's equally as easy to leave them off and find that your battery is completely drained. Not to mention, the fact that RTGs are an infinite source of EC is balanced by the fact that a) They give 0.75 EC per second, so you'd need about 10 of them for 1 ion engine, They weigh a ton, c) they're crazy bulky, and d) they cost thousands of funds apiece. They're balanced as they are. They're also the only viable choice for long-term missions.

Setting up one of Rune's Bases-In-A-Box on Minmus.

I believe there is already a thread for this.

I can't see the stars I don't really mind at all There's flaming debris - - - Updated - - - Driving in my tank Crashed into a big building And it exploded - - - Updated - - - Routine spacecraft launch Forgot the decouplers Now, impact testing - - - Updated - - - This is a great thread.

The black spot, or the weird black lines on the top half, or what?

I agree wholeheartedly. RTGs are intended for low-EC trickle operations-In other words, probe cores. They're also quite useful when building military stuff (Although that shouldn't be a prime concern of the devs) because they can be hidden inside armor, unlike solar panels. They're also absolutely essential for exploration past Dres, with the new power curves for solar panels. - - - Updated - - - However, you have forgotten to take into account that with the new update solar panels are effectively useless past Dres. Therefore, RTGs are necessary, and if you want a long-term installation in the Jool system (like a Laythe base) with RTG decay you'd have to keep it continuously supplied with either new RTGs or with fuel for fuel cells. Also, "good looking" takes precedence for me over "realistic looking." I don't want these effects because it makes my ship look like it's being propelled by overgrown RCS thrusters.

Looks like InfiniteDice's BoatParts for the middle deck and the lift, as well as the hooks. I don't recognize the fans.

Oh, wow. The picture didn't show up on my internet. Sorry for being rude. Comcast is so evil that they deliberately withhold images just to start online flamewars

30 full seconds into the battle, and we haven't even had a mid-air collision!

Yes, but when people glance over your post, they'll be looking for pictures, not links. You want your post to pop out. And if you don't like imgur, you can still post photos. However, the way Google hosts photos on Drive is royally ****ed up, so you are going to need to use one of the bazillions of image-hosting services. And if you don't like that, make a website and host the photos there. But really, just sign up for a proper image hosting service. Or you can have your craft languish in the bottom of the forum because when people glance over the OP, they think you're a forum noob who doesn't make good craft. Your choice.

Okay then... So why aren't the images embedded?

Screwed around with 5v5 jet battles over the KSC, using BDA's new AI mode. ~550 parts in range at the beginning of a battle (Though that number went down very, very quickly) meant that I was running at about 10-20 fps, however. Not a problem, as BDA doesn't care about FPS. I might upload pics, but I'm too lazy to create an Imgur account at the moment. I launched them all at the same time, so I generally counted myself lucky if I hadn't had a midair collision in the first 20 seconds. TL:DR: Many 'spolsions. Somehow, Jeb managed to survive almost all of them practically undamaged. The last one he got absolutely shredded by vulcans, then the cockpit fell into the ocean.

$40 is a lot of money, but it's worth every cent. Much better than those AAA games, and I think that the community is one of the best.