Mun Base question

[BW_Orion]

Hi guys. I'm new here but I have been playing KSP for a while. I want to build a base on Mun but I don't know what to use for the connecting elements. I'm not sure how to describe them, they are long white-ish tubes and have docking ports on the ends. I thought at first they were fuselages but no. I don't have such element unlocked and the tech tree is almost maxed out. If you know what I'm talking about please write it's name and place in the tree.

Thanks.

Edited February 19, 2015 by BW_Orion

[-Velocity-]

No parts have docking ports built in. In general, in stock, for most space stations, orbital or surface, the crewed areas are going to be built with 2.5 m command pods-

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Mk1-2_Command_Pod

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/PPD-12_Cupola_Module

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Mk2_Lander-can

the Hitchhiker storage container-

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/PPD-10_Hitchhiker_Storage_Container

and/or the Mobile Processing Lab

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Laboratory

Other than that, "long whitish tubes" describes a lot of stuff in KSP, so I can't help you, sorry. The structural fuselage http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Structural_Fuselage

is a long white tube that does absolutely nothing, if that's what you're looking for.

[bdito]

I don't know. I'd assume you were talking about the structural fuselage but if that's not it then take a look here:

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Parts

It's a list of all stock parts. Click on any part and it will show you where it is on the tech tree.

[Melkor X]

Is it possible you're looking at a base from the MKS/OKS Colonization Systems mod? That mod includes flexotubes and expandotubes that sound like what you are describing.

[BW_Orion]

Ok my bad, they don't have ports built in, the player puts them. Here's a link

http://i.imgur.com/DRi10N7.jpg

[BW_Orion]

I don't think it's from a mod and I looked through the list of parts. It looks like the structural fuselage but I can't put landing gears straight. Also on the screenshot it looks to have a grey line which I didn't see in the VAB.

[Th3F3aR]

I don't think it's from a mod and I looked through the list of parts. It looks like the structural fuselage but I can't put landing gears straight. Also on the screenshot it looks to have a grey line which I didn't see in the VAB.

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Gigantor_XL_Solar_Array <- thats the gray line.

I'm pretty sure thats a structural fuselage, langing gears and that Solar array are place with a lot caution and precision. Don't think that was a 5 minutes job

And though this looks quite good, it has absolutely no function ^^

Edit: The gray line is not a beam its a solar array

[Pecan]

While the thread is somewhat old, Temstar's The art of modular base building is probably the source of the ideas you're looking at: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/48876-The-art-of-modular-base-building

[BW_Orion]

Many thanks to all of you. I feel stupid now

[eddiew]

Many thanks to all of you. I feel stupid now

But at least you're not ignorant Only the truly stupid never look to fill in the gaps in what they know ^^