Part usage tracker

[Mr. Scruffy]

I think it would be nice, if the game kept track of how many times you have used any part and offered an according sorting method for each category in the VAB/SPH (next to ´name´, ´mass´, ´cost´ & ´size´). This would have the following pros:

- Let´s you find your most popular parts faster, during construction

- Gives modders an entry point to do something like discounts on often used parts, or somesuch*

- Gives the devs (for those users who send info) an extra-idea of what parts might need a buff/nerf/move in the sci-tree (e.g.: why is nobody using engine X?!).

*E.g. (pseudo-code): If part_used <= 50, part_price = part_price - part_used%, else part_price=part_price - 50. To give a 1% discount on the part for each time the part had been used before, upto a cap of 50%.

Edited April 6, 2015 by Mr. Scruffy

[Hcube]

I love this idea ! ill +rep you as soon as i can use my computer (on phone right now)

[StrandedonEarth]

That would be useful info. Old versions of KSP had a "Qty on hand" (always set at "99999") or something like that on the part descriptions, as if they planned on having to order shipments of parts from a factory. I guess that plan fell by the wayside

[Mr. Scruffy]

Also: I´d like to have a button to toggle unresearched parts (those you have the nodes for, but have not bought the individual part yet) in and out of the list in the VAB/SPH.