What part would YOU like to see added to KSP?

[TopHeavy11]

Just think of a part that does whatever. Like, I want 5m parts to build Saturn V stock-alikes without having to cluster 3.75 or 2.5m parts together.

[Choctofliatrio2.0]

I'd like 5m parts. But I think what I'd like more is more science equipment. There are so many different experiments real space probes can do, why not in KSP? Things like magnetometers and solar wind sample collectors.

[Wjolcz]

 

[Matt77]

Modern lighting? The existing stock lights are extremely dated and much too large.

Customisable leds would be great.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

How about a collapsible fuel tank?  It's launched as something small, when it gets to orbit you click "expand" and it turns into a humongous tank.  It's only meant for station use, it will be destroyed if you try to land it.

[TopHeavy11]

8 hours ago, Loren Pechtel said:

How about a collapsible fuel tank?  It's launched as something small, when it gets to orbit you click "expand" and it turns into a humongous tank.  It's only meant for station use, it will be destroyed if you try to land it.

Not judging, but how would that store fuel on the way u...OOOH I see!

[Andem]

Porckjets Habitat Pack V2 parts to be stock. (If they are then, to quote Hobbes, I got my wish!!!)

[Talavar]

 For the love of all that is good... ONE STOCK HINGE! That's all I want! lol

Edited March 15, 2016 by Talavar

[Mikki]

Seriously, petanimals capable wearing spacesuits.

Kats! Squad please! Give them fuzzy AI, so they do silly stuff like meowing randomly... !!!

[otblock]

Some sort of MK3 Docker, or perhaps a MK0 engine cluster, like the Mammoth, but tiny and adorable.

Edited March 15, 2016 by otblock

[Randazzo]

Thrust plates and inter-stage fairings

[Andem]

28 minutes ago, Mikki said:

Seriously, petanimals capable wearing spacesuits.

Kats! Squad please! Give them fuzzy AI, so they do silly stuff like meowing randomly... !!!

You know, that's a good idea! Animal command pods! Put Wogs and Kats into early career mode pods!

Also,

2 minutes ago, Randazzo said:

Thrust plates and inter-stage fairings

Interstage fairings are slteady a thing. They just weren't made very obvious.

[Randazzo]

2 minutes ago, Andem said:

You know, that's a good idea! Animal command pods! Put Wogs and Kats into early career mode pods!

Also,

Interstage fairings are slteady a thing. They just weren't made very obvious.

I'm referring to an actual interstage fairing to be used with thrust plates.

Yes, you can cobble one together with beams and the procedural fairings, but that's not a really a "thing" it's a workaround.

[Andem]

3 minutes ago, Randazzo said:

I'm referring to an actual interstage fairing to be used with thrust plates.

Yes, you can cobble one together with beams and the procedural fairings, but that's not a really a "thing" it's a workaround.

I'm unsure what you mean. Excluding thrust plates, you can attach the fairings to parts quite easily.

[regex]

A procedural fuel tank and/or procedural wing.  Either would be far preferable to the crappy LEGO-style paradigm we have now.

[Josh Harris]

All of the above and radial-mounted parafoils. Just think how much easier stage recovery will be with a steerable, square parachute that generates lift.

Also, flesh out size 0 and 3 parts.

 

[Stoney3K]

Jet engines that you can slap underneath your ship to make it a VTOL craft, with lightning fast throttle control and a large gimbal range.

I'm all for the inflatable fuel tanks as well, and a nuclear reactor that does nothing but spew out a crapton of ElectricCharge and heat when you switch it on.

[Loren Pechtel]

On 3/14/2016 at 6:13 AM, TopHeavy11 said:

Not judging, but how would that store fuel on the way u...OOOH I see!

Yeah, a refueling station.  It would also help if there was a "refuel" button--fill all fuel tanks on this side of the docking port from the tanks on the other side of it.

[Atlas2342]

Rotating habitation modules. 'Nuff said...

[Frank_G]

In order of WANT:

- a rotating joint to build VTOL engines, robotic arms, adjustable docking ports and such stuff

- an open end inline cargo bay in 1.25 and 2.5 m to build custom sized bays like with the Mk. 3 parts.

- space station module parts with new science

- a combobulated discombobulator

[Superfluous J]

Like regex, I would like procedural tanks and wings. I'd also like the procedural tanks to predictably and automatically change texture based on size and content, so you can tell at a glance (as you can now) what the tanks contain. Unlike regex, I won't use the word "crappy" to describe part of the game.

I also agree with Talavar that a hinge would be wonderful. I'm hopeful that the bugs that keep us from having a stock hinge (and that keep Infernal Robotics in a constant state of buggyness) are just magically gone in Unity 5, but I've not heard anything on that so I assume they're still there.

In addition, I'd like a way to transfer fuel between craft, be it with an IVA fuel line or just a way to say "transfer the fuel between these 2 craft." I'll take anything. We've got refueling bases, we need a better way to transfer fuel than claw-cars and landing on docking ports.

I'd also like cities and clouds. And when I say "cities" I mean buildings and roads. And freeways between them.

[Stoney3K]

1 hour ago, 5thHorseman said:

I'd also like cities and clouds. And when I say "cities" I mean buildings and roads. And freeways between them.

So much THIS! The notion of having a space-faring species like the Kerbals while the entire planet is completely unpopulated, save for the KSC, really makes no sense. You would at least expect SOME buildings to be spread around all over Kerbin. Having more cities, roads, airports and other general objects would make flying aircraft a lot more interesting, as you could have missions to air-taxi a VIP from airport to airport in early career.

Even without adding gameplay, a populated Kerbin would really add to the suspension of disbelief.

[Atlas2342]

8 minutes ago, Stoney3K said:

So much THIS! The notion of having a space-faring species like the Kerbals while the entire planet is completely unpopulated, save for the KSC, really makes no sense. You would at least expect SOME buildings to be spread around all over Kerbin. Having more cities, roads, airports and other general objects would make flying aircraft a lot more interesting, as you could have missions to air-taxi a VIP from airport to airport in early career.

Even without adding gameplay, a populated Kerbin would really add to the suspension of disbelief.

As long as its destructible^TM ,that's good enough for me...

[Capt Snuggler]

 

15 minutes ago, Stoney3K said:

So much THIS! The notion of having a space-faring species like the Kerbals while the entire planet is completely unpopulated, save for the KSC, really makes no sense. You would at least expect SOME buildings to be spread around all over Kerbin. Having more cities, roads, airports and other general objects would make flying aircraft a lot more interesting, as you could have missions to air-taxi a VIP from airport to airport in early career.

Even without adding gameplay, a populated Kerbin would really add to the suspension of disbelief.

4 minutes ago, Atlas2342 said:

As long as its destructible^TM ,that's good enough for me...

and a financial penalty for damaging civilian structures or vehicles. 

[Madscientist16180]

Everybody got good ideas here.

One thing i think would be logical would be for the Kerbals to have access to personal parachutes. If something goes wrong during the ascent, we would have an option to Eva and try something for the poor Kerbal to survive.

Not game changing Idea, yet would feel logical.