The stock parts that you never ever ever use/hate.

[Superfluous J]

I am also curious as to the actual name of the "creepy engine mount thing."

[Alshain]

I don't think I have ever used a stack separator. Also the not-rockomax thing. I rarely if ever have used the QBE probe.

[Starhawk]

I am also curious as to the actual name of the "creepy engine mount thing."

That would be the 'Structural Pylon'.

Happy landings!

[smjjames]

I would say maybe the not-rockomax micronode because I can't seem to get it to actually connect to anything, much less surface attach it where it would likely be used.

Also, where's the Rockomax micronode? It just seemed like there's supposed to be a similar looking micronode laying around that's by Rockomax.

[Superfluous J]

That would be the 'Structural Pylon'.

Happy landings!

Oh. I like that thing! Granted, I've only ever used it once but that one time was to make a ship look better than just tossing girders or struts or decopulers would have made it look.

[Hcube]

I don't think I have ever used a stack separator.

those are very useful when you decide to launch multiple probes on 1 launcher, each probe stacked on top of the other. It allows you to detach the probes one by one without having the used decoupler attached to the next probe below

[Columbia]

The only reason I use stack separators is because they're very inline with the 2.5m parts..

[LORDPrometheus]

Yeah I don't really pay any attention to the stack separator vs decouplers thing I use whichever I click first.

I'd say those odd curved winglets things are not used much

[cantab]

I would say maybe the not-rockomax micronode because I can't seem to get it to actually connect to anything, much less surface attach it where it would likely be used.

Also, where's the Rockomax micronode? It just seemed like there's supposed to be a similar looking micronode laying around that's by Rockomax.

The corresponding Rockomax part is the HubMax. They're both can be confusing to use because they have six nodes but only two work to attach the hubmax/micronode to another part. Add in that they stop symmetry from working and they weigh too much and it's easy to see why they're not used often. That said I find the Micronode works well to build a probe rover around, provided it's oriented the right way it makes it easy to attach the rover to a decoupler and the extra weight helps the traction.

[eddiew]

Stayputnik probe core; too hard to make it do anything without SAS

Rovemate rover body; better to build rover bodies out of mini girders for more attachment nodes!

Oscar tanks and ant engines; monoprop always seems the better option...

MK3 fuselages They're lovely to look at, but they need supporting parts and serious reinforcement. Falling apart on the runway is not fun.

Radial engine bodies; for some reason, FAR assigns them massive drag, so I leave them off my SSTOs now.

[impyre]

Using mods like DRE, NEAR, TACLS, stage recovery and RT2 give me reasons to use almost all the parts at one point or another. The radial engines can be useful when your landing/return stage needs to bring back more than just a capsule... this way you can fit a heatshield under it (in place of an inline engine).

[Gribbleshnibit8]

Pretty much anything to do with wings or atmospheric flight, with the exception of tail fins of course. Everything else I think I've used at one point or another, though those radial white engines are pretty useless, nice looking, but too low TWR for my uses.

[Norcalplanner]

I never use the 2x3 solar arrays. I always go for the 1x6s.

[Greenfire32]

*braces self*

I never ever ever use/hate the Round 8 fuel tank.

*runs away*

[Fearlessjames118]

Personally,I never use the large metallic struts,I've just never had to use them!

[Bev7787]

I never used the Oscar fuel tank, the rockomax 48-7s unless I'm testing, rockomax radial engine, octagonal strut, 2x3 solar panel, any solar panel with the casing, NCS Adaptor, the first mobility enhancer (ladders are way cooler) and some wings because I don't get how you're supposed to put them on

[Joonatan1998]

Round 8 tanks.

They just are so hard to use without ugly clipping.

[gmiddlemass]

My only problem with the Not-Rockomax micro thingy is that it usually doesn't work - most of the time all the nodes just disappear after placing, making it useless. I would see some uses for it if it worked consistently.

This... I don't think I've ever gotten that part to work correctly so now I just don't even bother trying it anymore.

[Deutherius]

This... I don't think I've ever gotten that part to work correctly so now I just don't even bother trying it anymore.

Someone here has said that it has one special "placing" node that you have to use to place the part - if you do, the other nodes stay, if you don't, they disappear. Still, way too troublesome for the player to figure out which node is the right one every time he wants to use the part.

[Renegrade]

Round 8 tanks.

They just are so hard to use without ugly clipping.

Really?

(note that that's the Ven revamp graphics, but the same applies in stock graphics)

[ThatGuyWithALongUsername]

ANYTHING but the ROUND-8!

KEEP IT SQUAD!

[Starwhip]

I never use the 2x3 solar arrays. I always go for the 1x6s.

This. Not that the 2x3's are bad, per se. It's just that the 1x6's are prettier. And easier to fit in tight spaces.

[ArmchairGravy]

That stupid .1t .625 nosecone. Man I hope that gets fixed.

[smjjames]

That stupid .1t .625 nosecone. Man I hope that gets fixed.

They are rebalancing all the parts, so, most likely it will be fixed.

[LABHOUSE]

Engine Nacelle

RoveMax Model XL3

Tordial tank (make it xeon please)

1/8 of a rockomax orange tank (make it xeon please)

Mk2 - Mk3 adapters