Launch tower mod for school project *questionnaire*

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Hello everyone

i have chosen to create a mod that would be a substitute for the pathetic stability enhancers, with something more realistic like a launch tower.

this mod is also what i'm doing for a school assessment, which is we have to find a solution to a problem or inappropriate solution of a digital entity.

what i would like to ask is if you reckon the current solution (stability enhancers) is a suitable option for the game.

if you wish to place feedback/reply please answer with yes/no and if you wish to leave a reason for your answer that would be great.

[robopilot99]

I've never had a problem with the launch stability enhancers. I think they work totally fine.

[keeper]

Well,

like anything in the game could do with a few more customisables: arm length, attachy bit size, but other than that i think they serve very well!

[Kibble]

Launch towers aren't needed for stock KSP, cause rockets seem to be teleported to the pad already full of fuel and pilots and payload. Stability enhancers appear to simulate the hold-down arms, but its an unrealistic solution, they are integrated as part of the thrust deflection/ignitor structure. I would love to see a mod replicating an actual launch pad, with a LUT and tower for astronaut access. The rest of the launch pad structure could be a part attached to the rocket during construction!

[cpast]

I believe the original versions of KSP had a launch tower, but it ended up being generally hated (because it was easy to run into during launch) so was removed.

[Starwhip]

I liked the launch tower though...

*Goes and plays old demo version* Ah, it's pretty.

I feel like the current clamps are fine. Really, you've just gotta make sure you build your ship so that the clamps can reach.

[0jam3290]

The current stock launch clamps perform their jobs well, but they aren't aesthetically pleasing for me. Personally, I prefer something more like the FASA launch clamps- lots of umbilicals, piping, walkways, and trusses.

[RobotsAndSpaceships]

Doesn't FASA already do this?

[RainDreamer]

Since FASA already has some towers like the ones in Saturn V launch, maybe you can try your hands on more exotic ones like the ones the russian uses, where the whole structure fall away:

[Axelord FTW]

Since FASA already has some towers like the ones in Saturn V launch, maybe you can try your hands on more exotic ones like the ones the russian uses, where the whole structure fall away:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/02/article-1372645-0B72729800000578-416_634x344.jpg

http://www.arianespace.com/images/missionup-dates/2011/878-lg.jpg

Now, that I'd like.

[leops1984]

I love this idea. I too, like the FASA towers, but I would like to see ones with a different aesthetic. I rather like the following ones myself:

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Launch towers aren't needed for stock KSP, cause rockets seem to be teleported to the pad already full of fuel and pilots and payload. Stability enhancers appear to simulate the hold-down arms, but its an unrealistic solution, they are integrated as part of the thrust deflection/ignitor structure. I would love to see a mod replicating an actual launch pad, with a LUT and tower for astronaut access. The rest of the launch pad structure could be a part attached to the rocket during construction!

I've always wondered if given that we have upgradable launchpads now with Career Mode, if it's possible to do a mod that modifies the pad itself...

[Sirrobert]

Since FASA already has some towers like the ones in Saturn V launch, maybe you can try your hands on more exotic ones like the ones the russian uses, where the whole structure fall away:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/02/article-1372645-0B72729800000578-416_634x344.jpg

http://www.arianespace.com/images/missionup-dates/2011/878-lg.jpg

Ooo, fancy.

As for the OP: What's wrong with the stability enhancers?

Sure they don't look fancy, but I'd hardly call them pathetic

[NecroBones]

I made a plus-sized launch clamp for SpaceY, but FASA has more realistic tower options.

But this thread does give me some ideas. I always liked the idea of trying to integrate spotlights into the towers too. But for that, it needs to be designed a little differently than the stock clamps, since the attachment "head" rotates to the orientation of whatever it's connected to.

[Sampa]

Since FASA already has some towers like the ones in Saturn V launch, maybe you can try your hands on more exotic ones like the ones the russian uses, where the whole structure fall away:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/02/article-1372645-0B72729800000578-416_634x344.jpg

http://www.arianespace.com/images/missionup-dates/2011/878-lg.jpg

Now, that I'd like.

I concur with this statement (it would make my youtube series a little more realistic when using Russian made rockets)

[Solarspaceprobe]

Well, as far as I can tell there is no problem at all with the launch clamps. Sticking clamps on things is a very "Kerbal" solution anyways, sturdy, but almost makeshift. You COULD make a scaffolding-like larger launch clamps that would look better on the huge craft, but it's not a solution in demand.