[0.15, PARTS] Mk2 Stock Parts (Alpha 0.2 "Released")

[Thobewill10]

Oh, man. If I could get blue glowing working, I could do some cool things...

I like the gadget look, and had been going for something similar.

My basic outline shape:

[sal_vager]

C7 posted this tutorial on normal maps that could be of use to you, as has Tosh with this.

Maybe this from the Unity3D website can help with the lightmaps?

Or this?.

[Thobewill10]

I\'m going to steer clear of normal mapping for now. I know how to apply emissive shaders, but I don\'t know how to make that shader animated, the way KSP wants it. Thanks, though.

[sal_vager]

Okay, normally I can find stuff on here to help people out, but I can\'t find anything on these glowmap things, or whatever they are, the emmisive shaders.

It\'s a pain, maybe you should contact some of the other modders who have figured out how to make this work, or just keep plugging away at it, I wish I could help, sorry

[Thobewill10]

I\'ll ask around. Thanks for your help, though, seriously. You\'re an extremely helpful person.

In other news: Modelling completed

I took heavy inspiration from the Gadget

I\'ll get to work UV unwrapping then. That\'s the worst part.

[Thobewill10]

Quick showcase: an assembled VASIMR craft (minus radiators, which will be required on any high-energy ion craft)

[GabrielG.A.B.Fonseca]

Woah! Do we have a 'Uranium amount value' for it!?

[Thobewill10]

No. There\'s no point without refueling. The uranium will way outlast the Xenon in the tanks

In OTHER NEWS: I\'ve finished texturing the nuke, and CardboardBoxProcessor has shown me how to do emissive animations, so expect glowy bits on the ion engines and the nuke.

[Thobewill10]

I\'ll just leave this here

[sal_vager]

Bravo Thobewill, that looks very nice indeed, and I really like how the reactor has turned out, it\'s spookily similar to the Gadget

So what will these radiators look like? I\'d assume the real VASIMR would use some kind of liquid cooling and large passive radiators, the Shuttles radiators are the dark panels on the inside of the cargo bay doors but they don\'t look very impressive.

On looking up radiators there\'s a few designs out there, from the household types, that can even be curved around a 1meter hull, to car style radiators, or passive cpu heatsinks.

I even found this concept radiator that could be stacked instead of radially attached.

[RC1062]

I\'ll just leave this here

Sick! (In a good way.)

[Thobewill10]

Bravo Thobewill, that looks very nice indeed, and I really like how the reactor has turned out, it\'s spookily similar to the Gadget

So what will these radiators look like? I\'d assume the real VASIMR would use some kind of liquid cooling and large passive radiators, the Shuttles radiators are the dark panels on the inside of the cargo bay doors but they don\'t look very impressive.

On looking up radiators there\'s a few designs out there, from the household types, that can even be curved around a 1meter hull, to car style radiators, or passive cpu heatsinks.

I even found this concept radiator that could be stacked instead of radially attached.

I\'m thinking something very similar to a household radiator duct-taped to another household radiator and held radially outward. I won\'t be doing those for a while though. In the meantime, I\'ll bundle powertech radiators. Currently, for some reason, the nuclear reactor animation doesn\'t work in-game, so i wonder if it\'s only engines that can have it. On today\'s to-do-list, however, is UV-unwrapping and texturing the VASIMR, and 0.5m spherical external xenon tanks. If I have time, I\'ll do an external battery that\'s basically a car battery bolted on.

[Rocketscienist]

Your parts are relaly cool!

[Thobewill10]

Your parts are relaly cool!

Thanks!

IN OTHER NEWS

I finished the VASIMR engine. Here\'s a clip of the emissive effects on this

I\'ll probably release another indev version soon.

At some point, I\'ll need to write descriptions for these parts. Unfortunately, I can\'t write, so I\'m throwing it out there if any of you want to write humourous, kerbal-style descriptions for these parts. If I like them (i\'m very easy to please), then I\'ll throw them in

Also, once I get a roughly-balanced version of the pack out, more fine balancing will be required, so input is appreciated on that front.

Also: teaser pics

[sal_vager]

I\'ll have a go at the part descriptions if you like, I can\'t guarantee they\'ll be any good though

Edit:

For the Nuclear generator:

With many Kerbal inventions, you never know quite what will happen until you flip the switch.

It would be nice if we could ask the creators of the Mk1 Gizmo Atomic Generator what happened when they turned on the prototype, but when we looked for them all we found was a mile wide crater.

The Space Center personnel say the Gizmo gives them the creeps, so it is best stored away from living areas, like 10km away.

[Thobewill10]

Thanks. You don\'t have to do it if you don\'t want to. I\'m just throwing it out there if someone wants to.

IN OTHER NEWS: New version released, with highly unbalanced parts. Grab it in the new OP

[sal_vager]

Hey I don\'t mind, here\'s something for the battery:

New from Thobewill Home Electricals, the 'B' sized Main Battery Bus is perfect for powering your portable appliances.

(Warning, may undervolt if mistreated, contains acid, not lead-free, if swallowed consult your doctor, do not pierce, burn or dispose of in landfill, for ages 5 and over)

[Thobewill10]

That\'s amazing. I will credit you as a co-author on all parts you write descriptions for.

[sal_vager]

Wow thank you very much Thobewill, here is another, and it\'s Xenon gas you are using right?

This one is for the external battery:

The 'A' size Supplementary Surge system can give your ships that much needed boost when using any of Thobewill Home Electricals more power hungry products.

Due to their weight it is recommended to purchase them in pairs, and for this week only if you buy an 'A'SS for one side of your rocket we\'ll throw in the other for the same price!

[Thobewill10]

Indeed it is. I\'m going to go get to work on the external battery (Basically just one of the units you see in the the main battery on its own).

Thanks so much for this.

EDIT: Finished external battery modelling.

[sal_vager]

For the Xenon large tanks:

Unfortunately, the government has seen fit to investigate Thobewill Home Electricals attempts to put Xenon Arc lamps into children’s toys, citing 'reckless endangerment' or something like that, forcing us to dispose of the gas (before the court case)

So now we are selling it as spacecraft fuel! Nowhere is further away than space right? And it\'s cheap! Its a win win!

[Thobewill10]

That\'s awesome. I love the idea of a shoddy home electricals corporation making spacecraft parts of dubious safety

[sal_vager]

Okay try this for the small Ion engine:

Thobewill Home Electricals first entry in the space propulsion market is no dirty old chemical rocket, but a futuristic, clean, elegant solution to all* your Delta-V needs.

In the words of our founder 'Throw enough volts at it and you can make a cat jump half a mile, spaceships just need more power!'

*Not suitable for atmospheric flight, high acceleration or people with pacemakers.

[Thobewill10]

Awesome again. Added to game

[sal_vager]

Not sure about this one, what do you think?

For the VASIMR

Here at Thobewill\'s Home Electricals we believe there are few problems that cannot be solved by the application of extremely large voltages, whether you are making toast or blasting through space, the more power you use the better.

So it should come as no surprise that our premier drive system needs a lot of juice, and has not one, but two super high voltage Xenon thrusters, this baby is so powerful it needs a serious power source which is why we recommend you use our Mk1 Gizmo Atomic Generator (also suitable for toasters).

Lead shielding and cooling system sold separately.