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Well yeah but then it would at least be share-able without altering it. Some people would probably deliberately take upgraded ships, run them in original mode and figure out to get it working by changing it, adding their own personal touch. Or you could take normal unupgraded vessels shared by someone else and run em in the powered form. No change comes without pro's and cons. I'd rather have it share-able with it's own unique does and don'ts then the only downside being "Not share-able at all unless exact same configuration" I do believe that not being able to share it is the bigger incompatibility issue.

I thought that similar to the already researched tab there could be a third tab where you could manage all unlocked upgrades and toggle them there individually, or all at once ( or as a possible third option, check which of the encompassed parts get upgraded as a drop down menu on the upgrade icon and which not if your into that sort of thing) or said function could be used by the mysterious unused building between the hangar and the runway as an added option or some sort of tinkering shop building to give it a more in game feeling, or as an alternative a simple extra button or menu during the KSP center view.

if it would count as a separate part that's no good I meant it as a local boost to the stats of the part, not it acting like a all new part. so that when you share it and that person doesn't have the upgrade they could still use it but wouldn't have the improved performance , example with the command module the mK 1 would just have the original energy storage instead of 200+ :/

Round? you mean ruin? What I meant is that it would probably less intrusive if there was a to add a bonus on top of the original stats without altering the original file, like if update X is researched = add + 200 battery power to mk 1 cockpit or whatever it's part ID. I was hoping there might be a way to implement this without altering the original files.

I got enough trouble to get it running properly since I have a very good graphic card but not eexaaactly the biggest memory or best cpu . so I haven't tried many mods yet :3 but I'm glad I'm not the only one that likes the approach

Does anyone know if this would work? If this was brought up before I apologize but my search didn't turn up anything :< researching optional upgrades for older technology at higher tier levels A friend gave me the idea about upgrading existing stock parts through the science point system or maybe by spending money after a certain technology tier is reached. The idea behind that is just cause something is outdated doesn't mean it's useless. The US space shuttle(s) were upgraded numerous time without changing much in their design or shape at all. Basically my idea was to create optional upgrades that allow you to improve certain parts or other things like Kerbal EVA fuel efficiency or increase the thrust. For example when you finally figured out to develop mainsail engines with the power of a small nation who says you can't use your new knowledge to make a better jet-pack? if Eva jet-packs are supposed to use common mono-fuel soon then you'd also be able to accommodate for higher fuel consumption till efficiency is improved. Or if you develop improved batteries you could upgrade your command modules with a higher energy storage etc. Ps: Don't fireball me for the examples , they are just that, examples ;3 I'm not talking about unrealistically huge upgrades or stuff like that, but it would allow a new layer of customization and depth :3 I know it would be hard as a mod. But what could work is some kind of script that takes the bonuses from an upgrade and applies it on top of the original .CFG files attributes and uses the increased value for the part , things like a different fuel could be shown by adding an alternate animation that is used instead of the original exhaust. I'm not very knowledgeable about how Kerbal caches part data. But it would be awesome if ze beloved devs could add a way to upgrade stock parts with new technology to improve their stats when your more advanced >_<'