KSP Interstellar

[A35K]

Note: This is not a support request or any mod related bug report (so not sure if it should go in the mod support forum).

So, I knew Interstellar could be overpowered, but today I was testing a small thermal turbojet SSTO (around 4t), and using the thermal receiver, so that I did not carry a heavy reactor on board, I got up to near orbital velocity (1950 m/s) using no fuel (thermal turbojet intake atm mode). So this was fantastic, but what came next was even more shocking. So I switched to liquid fuel (which is supposed to be the propellant that offers the lowest thrust) once I was to high in atm, and I turned on the engine just a bit, and in less than a second I accelerated 50 m/s! Now, I did not know what the max thrust was in this configuration, but according to mechjeb my TWR was 190. Yes, you read that correctly, not 1.90 or 19.0 but 190!!! And mind you, this was only using 4 of the 3.75m fission reactors, for a total thermal power of about 14GW, which is not little, but is nothing compared to what some of the more advanced reactors can do, which makes me wonder what would happen to this spaceplane if I had used antimatter!

[Streetwind]

You should consider posting this in the KSP Interstellar mod thread. That's the place where you'll find the most likeminded people to discuss this with. Over here in General Discussion you'll just get funny looks because the topic is pretty random...

[A35K]

Over here in General Discussion you'll just get funny looks

Says the guy who talks to boosters... (Just kidding:sticktongue:).

Well, I guess this can be closed now. There was really no point to it, just something that happened and I wanted to share... Its not important or anything so there's no need to restart it in another forum.

[kerbiloid]

Probably, this matters:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/111159-BETA-1-0-5-KSP-Interstellar-Extended-1-6-%2810-11-2015%29?p=2278388&viewfull=1#post2278388

[Streetwind]

Hey now, don't you diss my boosters!

*hugs Reliant engine protectively*

[A35K]

Probably, this matters:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/111159-BETA-1-0-5-KSP-Interstellar-Extended-1-6-%2810-11-2015%29?p=2278388&viewfull=1#post2278388

I'm not so sure it's an actual glitch, as that engine was being powered by A LOT more power than it would normally be used. And I was not using mechjeb to pilot it, only for info, so no problem there. Given that even at 1% thrust with the thrust limiter set to 1% I still struggled to burn less than 5m/s, I'm pretty sure the 190 TWR was correct. I think I'll be sending this to Eve soon...

[GreeningGalaxy]

I've hyperedited multiple 405-GW antimatter powersats into orbit and used them to power planes up to escape speed (over 3100 m/s) while skimming the wavetops at less than 100 meters above sea level. This was before reentry heating was added, but switching to liquid fuel mode always tore my plane apart no matter how careful I was with the controls.
KSPI's lack of limiting factors on microwave power can be pretty amusing.