The new part limits and Weight limit

[jjoverrun]

So i was part of the original crew. Back when the textures were bugged when the forums got screwed over by the kraken good times. But i took a long break and have recently come back tried to make a ship for orbit but was promptly told to heavy and too many parts. (Really make a orbit worthy ship in 30 parts?) How do i upgrade it to make bigger ships?

Edited September 28, 2015 by jjoverrun

[Higgs]

If your in career as it sounds like upgrade the vab, the launch pad for bigger heavier more part count rockets

[mattssheep4]

In career mode you now have to upgrade the VAB or SPH to use more parts and the launchpad or runway to launch heavier vehicles.

[Budgie]

If you're in career mode, you'll need to earn money by doing contracts (the building to the left of the VAB assigns those). With enough money, you'll be able to upgrade the VAB for more parts, and the Launchpad for a higher take-off weight. Right click all buildings to learn more about them.

If you want, you can also play sandbox mode and avoid all building restrictions too!

[Kelderek]

This is a newer feature of career mode: you need to upgrade your KSC buildings to unlock some of the features. The part count requires a VAB or SPH upgrade, the mass limit requires a launch pad or runway upgrade.

If you play in science or sandbox the buildings are already fully upgraded.

[jjoverrun]

Thanks for the replies so much new stuff since i last played

[MarvinKitFox]

... (Really make a orbit worthy ship in 30 parts?) ...

With 30 parts, you can go to duna, land, and return.

[GoSlash27]

^ This is true. Refer to the "Caveman challenge". It's amazing what can be accomplished without any upgrades.

Best,

-Slashy