SuicidalInsanity Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) @DavidBowman: Yes it is.At present the proposed list of Mk3X parts is similar to the Mk2X parts list:AeroMk3 chines in the usual three flavorsMk3 intake chine cap Hypersonic nosecone rounded nosecap Heavy Radial/Inline intakes? Fuselage & StructuralService bay Mk3-Mk2 tricoupler Mk3-inverted Mk2 adapter ?Mk3 X-hub?Mk3 inverter fuselagemk3 clamp-o-tron -shielded? -inline? Control & CommandMk3 formfitting RCS blocks Mk3 OMS pod Mk3 Drone Core EnginesMk3 sized dual cycle engine Edited June 9, 2015 by SuicidalInsanity updating parts list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmcp1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Cant wait for the new parts particularly the MK3 rapier type engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBowman Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 How about Mk3 Clamp-O-Tron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) I might also suggest a Mk3 to Mk3 inverter as well.Actually, for the chines, it might be good for leading-edge chines to be designed to be intakes as well. Edited June 9, 2015 by CptRichardson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuicidalInsanity Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 @DavidBowman; Stack or Inline?@CptRichardson;Can do. Intake chine would likely be a separate part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 @DavidBowman; Stack or Inline?I'd assume he means inline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudgetHedgehog Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Small suggestion - make the Mk3 parts a separate download to the Mk2 parts? Some people may not be interested in the Mk3 line and you're looking at serious amounts of extra parts here.. up to you though, I think they're looking groovy. I'm unconvinced on their usefullness to me - Mk2 is the super sleek tiny set, Mk3 is the heavy cargo set which doesn't really blend with the sleek hypersonic nosecones in my mind - but they're nice looking parts for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuicidalInsanity Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 @ObsessedWithKSP: the Mk3 expansion was from the beginning going to be a separate mod.IVA progress for those WIP cockpits I posted earlier:The quasi-Blackbird-ish cockpit IVA. Could use a second round of texture mapping/detailing. Lots of niggling little bits left to improve.The other cockpit (really need a name for it). I'm much happier with how this one turned out. Not looking forward to filling it with props:(. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZentroCatson Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 It's awesome, how this mod evolved. I really like it. Also those cockpit IVAs look very nice! Say, is the bottom one (is that the mk2-1.25m cockpit?) going to be a 3-man one? If yes, I know what I gonna use for my space shuttle! Like Kolago, I also would like a landing leg module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imca Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 It's awesome, how this mod evolved. I really like it. Also those cockpit IVAs look very nice! Say, is the bottom one (is that the mk2-1.25m cockpit?) going to be a 3-man one? If yes, I know what I gonna use for my space shuttle! Like Kolago, I also would like a landing leg module.Its not the 1.25m-mkII one, it is this one.I know I will be using it a lot myself. >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZentroCatson Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Ah, didn't notice that. Actually, this cockpit kinda looks like an alligator to me… or like a raven. It should look cool on my shuttle, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Something that might be really freaking awesome, and really freaking hard to make at the same time:Aerospike wings. Control surface and engine at the same time, designed to match the stock shuttle wings, but with the control surface section replaced with a linear aerospike that doubles as a flap/elevator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Aerospike wings. Control surface and engine at the same time, designed to match the stock shuttle wings, but with the control surface section replaced with a linear aerospike that doubles as a flap/elevator.That's so ridiculous I want to see what it would look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 That's so ridiculous I want to see what it would look likeLike a wing. With a linear aerospike poking out the back. That shoots flames 50 feet back, scorching the sides of your aircraft black.Come to think of it, there's a lot you could do with Mk3 wings, come to think of it. But that's after the Mk3 expansion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jet Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Mk3 Science Lab? There is no single mod that provides us with horisontally oriented Science Lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Mk3 Science Lab? There is no single mod that provides us with horizontally oriented Science Lab.OPT plane expansion provides one in one of its proprietary fuselage designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axe123 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) Mk3 Science Lab? There is no single mod that provides us with horisontally oriented Science Lab.There is this: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/125193-Better-Science-Labs-ContinuedBut thats only for mk2 but he might make a mk3 viersion.Pics in the older thread:http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/94018-Better-Science-Labs Edited June 13, 2015 by axe123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuicidalInsanity Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 @Dr. Jet; My thoughts about a mk3 science lab? It would be a useful part, and would be fairly easy to create. The IVA, on the other hand... I already have two other IVAs on the backburner, and I'm not looking forward to them. I suppose I could always follow SQUAD's lead and use GenericSpace3 as a placeholder for a while, though...@CptRichardson; Aerospike wings would fall firmly into the 'Awesome but Impractical' category, but I do plan on including at least one Linear Aerospike for Mk3.On the topic of engines, what is everyone's thought on end-game engines? I have two new mk2 engines I made as a way of relaxing after working on cockpit IVAs, but I'm wondering what the best way to go about balancing them is, or If I should release them in the first place, since they pretty much render everything else obsolete.The first was made as an experiment in nuclear jet engines, and resulted in an engine with infinite range on any planet with an atmosphere, oxygenated or not, and the M.A.T.T.O.C.K. (Multi Axis Thrust Toggled Operating Cycle Kombustion) dual-cycle engine:No control surfaces? No problem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svm420 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I like the idea of nuclear engines and love the idea of mk2 form factor, but share the sentiments for balance. The main drawback with nucear power is the heat. So maybe the integrated reactor and engine combo is probably too powerful. It may be easier to balance benefits and costs with a separate reactor part that powers the engines that can have the cost of weight heat and whatever else. Seems like it would work other than actually making the reactor itself. Just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I'm completely fine with an endgame 'everything else is tonka toys comparatively' engine. Another thing I just thought of: The Mk 3 inverter could have intakes on it. It's big enough to have at least two intakes the size of 1.25 meter rams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jet Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) OPT plane expansion provides one in one of its proprietary fuselage designs.OPT? That fat behemoth? It looks like it never could fly not mentioning to reach space. Never used it...There is this: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/125193-Better-Science-Labs-ContinuedBut thats only for mk2 but he might make a mk3 viersion.The other extremity. Tramping the laboratory in tiny space where two kerbals barely have enough place to sit? Bad idea.Mk3 is the optimal size. A bit wider then 2.5m but suitable for realistic-looking spaceplanes... and fitting into 3.75m fairing if you don't want spaceplane but rather a groung base.@Dr. Jet; My thoughts about a mk3 science lab? It would be a useful part, and would be fairly easy to create. The IVA, on the other hand... I already have two other IVAs on the backburner, and I'm not looking forward to them. I suppose I could always follow SQUAD's lead and use GenericSpace3 as a placeholder for a while, though...Speaking about IVAs... Is there some comprehensive tutorial about windows? I'm pretty buzy with RealISRU parts now, but one day I'm gonna return to habitable parts experiments. Edited June 13, 2015 by Dr. Jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothalogh Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 OPT? That fat behemoth? It looks like it never could fly not mentioning to reach space. Never used it...Well, it's all a mess with the post 1.0 engine changes, but back in .90 you could haul into orbit like nothing else, with those Turbo-Ramjets from that mod.They were big and unwieldy, but dear god were they powerful, you could go supersonic on the climbout and accelerate to orbital velocity at 45km and then circularize with the big aerospike.And that's with a 100 some odd ton SSTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudgetHedgehog Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I like end-game engines. KSPI has (or had) engines that ran on IntakeAtm. Yeah, they render everything else obsolete, but if they're end-game, you can't use them to progress as there's nowhere to progress to, you know. You can still use the 'old way' of course - it's how you've gotten this far, after all - but now you've 'won', your reward is a slightly easier way of playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptRichardson Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Well, it's all a mess with the post 1.0 engine changes, but back in .90 you could haul into orbit like nothing else, with those Turbo-Ramjets from that mod.They were big and unwieldy, but dear god were they powerful, you could go supersonic on the climbout and accelerate to orbital velocity at 45km and then circularize with the big aerospike.And that's with a 100 some odd ton SSTOIt's mostly not doing so well because he hasn't had time to properly update the engines. He put out an emergency patch to fix the worst bugs, but it's mostly untouched. Of course, my big problem with the designs is that while WIDE, they lack the height to make use of that wideness, as they couldn't fit proper 3.75 meter parts in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidBowman Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Regarding the Mk2 Lab; Double in length so it wouldn't look so cramped in?In the case of balance vs. endgame, I'd choose balance. However, anyone who'd like to make it endgame could easily edit the cfg, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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