Thermal Physics Settings for realistic settings?

[TeeGee]

Hi everyone!

Quick question regarding the thermal physics settings: does anyone have any recommendations as to what settings we should use to make things (fuel tanks without heat shields) burn up on reentry? Cuz as of right now things are surviving that normally shouldn't survive reentry.

Yes I know that the velocity of reentry in LKO is very low and that the reentry heat settings isnt the problem per se, but I would like to have my game operate in a way that REQUIRES heat shields on objects in order to survive reentry in one piece.

Any advice?

[Gaarst]

Max settings (120% I think) or Deadly Reentry

[Laie]

Forget about "realism" in this context. At the speeds we have in this game, pretty much nothing should burn up (though a lot should be ripped off). So just toy around with the settings until they approach what you consider to be truthy. Be advised that landing on Eve or even Laythe is a lot tougher than Kerbin though, so better take notes or a screenshot of the original settings.

[TeeGee]

Forget about "realism" in this context. At the speeds we have in this game, pretty much nothing should burn up (though a lot should be ripped off). So just toy around with the settings until they approach what you consider to be truthy. Be advised that landing on Eve or even Laythe is a lot tougher than Kerbin though, so better take notes or a screenshot of the original settings.

I know but having entire stages reenter and not lose anything isn't very realistic either.

[Geschosskopf]

I know but having entire stages reenter and not lose anything isn't very realistic either.

Guess you'd better get on the phone with Space-X and tell them not to bother .

[Wolfox]

Problem is, if you boost up the reentry heating, you will also increase heating during ascend and supersonic flight...alot.