Particle

Echo_3: Thanks for sharing that's pretty awesome. Not sure why but the first time I tried to emulate the cubic strut 3 way part (before you select the parent part and go 4 way) all three parts were embedded in the parent. I couldn't get them to attach on the outside. Alt key didn't change it. I scrapped it, opened a new build and that time it worked immediately. In any case really cool.

Success! Thank you both again for taking the time to show me this. Auto strut is insane. I did end up using "grandparent" on almost all of the parts. Now I see how some of these ridiculously large builds get pushed into space. I couldn't help but start laughing as I watched my station get into orbit; it seemed both comical and awesome at the same time.

Thank you both for the suggestions. I was assuming that since the parts were touching they should meld together, so to speak. I've actually somehow not even heard of auto strut until now, and advanced tweakables was also unchecked. So many cool little things to discover in this game. I'll add some struts in the cracks between the tanks (I like that they're not that visible), and that decoupler method looks pretty cool (and thanks for the visual aid too I'm not sure I would have understood what you meant). I'll give these a shot and see how it goes. Thanks!

I am currently attempting to build a basic orbital refueling station. I've been watching a few tutorials, mostly those of Matt Lowne and Scott Manley, and they have been very helpful. In my current attempt, I am trying to more or less copy part of a station that Matt Lowne demonstrated in this video. The part that I'm copying starts at about the 2:10 mark. I don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm using fuel tanks instead of crew quarters. The shape of the parts is the same. Also, I'm just doing the octagon, not trying to make it rotate. It looks fine in the VAB, but once I move to the launch pad and the physics kick in, it's obvious that I'm missing some aspect of the construction. I made a short video if it helps. It all just starts flopping around. As long as this game has been out, I'm guessing that this has been addressed somewhere. I did look around a bit for a solution but couldn't find one. It won't look as cool, but if all else fails I'll just go rectangular.

I've had this game for a while, and attempted to play it on two previous occasions, but it was this third try where I broke through the "[snip] this game is awesome" barrier. I didn't realize at first that there was a quicksave option, which made things more stressful but not in a bad way, so I had a lot of fail and start all over experiences; but then I had a success. I made it to low Mun orbit and back to Kerbin (and I know this is just the beginning). It took me 3 real life hours and on re-entry my heart was pounding because I was coming in fast and I didn't know if my ship would make it, but it did. It was like scoring 10 goals in Rocket League at the same time. So I just wanted to put a thank you out there to all the individuals responsible for creating such an awesome experience.