A mod that allows for clamshell fairings.

[Majorjim!]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there was a mod that allows the stock fairings to open correctly? As they are at the moment they are actually a danger to the craft I am building..

Thanks!

MJ

[Woopert]

I don't know of any such mods, sorry.

You said that they pose a danger - do the fairings actually cause damage to other parts? I thought they were just classified as debris that doesn't affect other objects. I really do wish we could get clamshell fairings though.

[Majorjim!]

I don't know of any such mods, sorry.

You said that they pose a danger - do the fairings actually cause damage to other parts? I thought they were just classified as debris that doesn't affect other objects. I really do wish we could get clamshell fairings though.

Using them as an aeroshell for a constellation type lander causes the million part fairing to strike the cargo on descent...

[meyerweb]

See http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/117928-%28sort-of%29-Clamshell-Fairings?p=1883556#post1883556 for what looks like the exact solution you’re seeking.

Edited December 12, 2015 by meyerweb
Cleaned up forum migration errors (Unicode and hyperlinking were both botched—sigh)

[Majorjim!]

See http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/117928-%28sort-of%29-Clamshell-Fairings?p=1883556#post1883556 for what looks like the exact solution you’re seeking.

Thank you for posting the link but that's not a fix for clamshell fairings sadly. I did more research and nobody has done this yet!

Someone with modding ability to the rescue!

[Kerbart]

You could use Procedural Fairings instead. You'll need to use a mod to get the results you desire anyway.

[Guest]

You could use Procedural Fairings instead. You'll need to use a mod to get the results you desire anyway.

Yeah, this. If you want fairings that are even slightly reasonable you'll need a mod.

[impyre]

I don't know of any such mods, sorry.

You said that they pose a danger - do the fairings actually cause damage to other parts? I thought they were just classified as debris that doesn't affect other objects. I really do wish we could get clamshell fairings though.

I kinda like how the fragmentation looks... but I've had pieces get stuck in my payload stages several times with nearly disastrous effects. No clipping, so I'm not sure what was causing it.

[Majorjim!]

Yeah, this. If you want fairings that are even slightly reasonable you'll need a mod.

Man........ I just wish Squad would say what they plan for fairings..

[Capt. Hunt]

Try this one:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/39512-1-0-2-Procedural-Fairings-3-13-bug-fixes-and-new-payload-struts-%28May-3%29

[LABHOUSE]

If you do that for your constellation replica, please make a version that works without mods.

[Majorjim!]

If you do that for your constellation replica, please make a version that works without mods.

I will never release a mod craft. I will either have to wait for squad to fix the fairings or release it with the horrific crisp packet fairings or make them myself (I don't want to do that again, too many parts)..

[Nothalogh]

If you want fairings that are even slightly reasonable you'll need a mod.

The sad truth, right there.

[Astrofox]

There is no way for Stock fairings to do that, but there's procedural fairings, I guess...

Anyway, you probably carpet bomb the KSC if those things were persistent.

Anyway, have fun with trying to make fairings that are banana peels that are in turn cut into pieces, and pretty much GRENADE SHELLS.