PSA: Truss cage method is NO LONGER VIABLE!

[Whackjob]

Forget the truss based reinforcement and landing gear. It'll shear on the pad! It doesn't work!

I'll try to find a resolution. But be aware: That dog ain't huntin' mud, senior!

The crew stowaway can and the protective utility bay... they fall right off. Their own weight is enough. Even with severe strutting, they shear the moment physics come in. They're probably intended to sit safely atop a rocket, but we all know I work a bit differently.

Just to clarify, here: This isn't a gripe, and I ain't asking for things to change back to what they were. To me, this is an added layer of high difficulty that I gladly embrace. This will make things MUCH MUCH harder to build big!

In Whackjob land, science recommences.

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I think I found the problem!

Down below, in the inline storage protective bay thing, I put one battery of max radius, and an RCS can. They kinda fit. Apparently collision goes nuts if anything completely fills the interior. Doing more tests now.

Edited April 27, 2015 by Whackjob

[MalfunctionM1Ke]

I see where this is going... and i like it

[Fel]

Meh, still 30min-24hours for the download to complete.

I would ask though, are the struts snapping, the girders failing, or the a new mechanic in struts which changes effectiveness in compression / tension.

[daffy]

.....Should I say it?????????

[Whackjob]

Nope, none of those, Fel. I found the problem. That inline storage tank. It was just above where I had the side engines mounted, and when that sheared, it took out everything. I just moved some parts, and now all is as it should.

So truss cage still worky. I guess we need to change the PSA to "Don't use the largest RCS tank inside the largest storage tank, because Kraken Happens.

[Fel]

Nope, none of those, Fel. I found the problem. That inline storage tank. It was just above where I had the side engines mounted, and when that sheared, it took out everything. I just moved some parts, and now all is as it should.

So truss cage still worky. I guess we need to change the PSA to "Don't use the largest RCS tank inside the largest storage tank, because Kraken Happens.

Hehheheh, so a little bit of clipping caused a spontaneous deconstruction

[Whackjob]

That it did. Well, that's what I get for jumping the gun. I misidentified the problem.

And now, I have to put my science on hold. Because 'Whack has to office, today.