Part coatings

[Jappards]

Lots of cool things can be done with a simple paint job. It might be a good idea to paint your rocket with it(reference intended)?

Coatings

Coatings are paint jobs which slightly change some properties of a part. Some coatings act as some form of heat shield, others generate power in the sun. There are 2 ways to apply a coating: partially or compleetly. Partially are only applied on a part of the part, if the coating is partial, the effect of the coating is partial too. Coatings can be multi-layered, but most coatings don't work as strong when another coatings are applied. The types of coatings:

Thermoelectric coating: generates electricity from heat;

Photovoltaic coating: generates electricity when kerbol is shining on the part;

Thermal control paint: Makes a part heat up less quickly.

Luminous paint: makes parts glow and give of a small amount of light.

Aerodynamic paint: Slightly reduces drag.

(For every type of coating or paint, I checked if it is actually possible to make).

Edited May 7, 2015 by Jappards
Changing title to be less confusing

[Wjolcz]

Nice idea

[Jappards]

Not sure if this is the best way to apply a coating:

Coating menu

There would be a special menu where your mouse turns into a brush icon and you are able to paint over it, but you could also use the paint bucket to compleetly cover the hull. Then you select a coating in the coating menu and click on the part of the part or the whole part to coat it. There would also be a tool menu consisting of a brush, a paint bucket and an eraser.