Serial Space Station: Add your own module! (Closed - check out the new Community Space Station thread instead!)

[Paaaad]

On 4/15/2016 at 8:55 PM, Jetski said:

You are welcome to move it if you can do it ingame with a legit stock mission, no Hyperedit.  At this point, it would be a fairly interesting tug or configuration to move it around.  Also without damaging the station...

Been watching this thread, and I just decided to throw together an idea for an Ion puller unit- I don't have any experience uploading or downloading craft files or saves, but you should be able to put it together from this screenshot.

The docking port is kind of finicky, and it's not properly attached here. The long I-beam is the root part. Xenon sold separately.

 

Edit: Forgot to mention that ideally their should be a probe core or command pod next to this with an upward/forwards orientation to control from.

Edited April 17, 2016 by Paaaad

[nli2work]

ok crew rotation complete, updated save file https://www.dropbox.com/s/6e3qxx5ium7b9ze/KSS.sfs?dl=0

pics or it didn't happen

Edited April 17, 2016 by nli2work

[Jetski]

30 minutes ago, nli2work said:

ok crew rotation complete, updated save file https://www.dropbox.com/s/6e3qxx5ium7b9ze/KSS.sfs?dl=0

will update this post with pics in a bit

Looks good, OP is updated, cleared for next launch!

[Jhawk1099]

Finally. @Jetski  I'm finally going to try my maintenance mission

[Jetski]

1 hour ago, nli2work said:

ok crew rotation complete, updated save file https://www.dropbox.com/s/6e3qxx5ium7b9ze/KSS.sfs?dl=0

pics or it didn't happen

https://imgur.com/a/gDDuy

*alright.. I can't figure out how to embed imgur album. 

There's a black box with an "I" in it at the top right of the box when you are typing a message.  Click it and past the imgur album ID into it.  Should look like this:

 

[nli2work]

excellent, thanks!

[OrbitalBuzzsaw]

Can I take a docking port and not have a second one (I'm making an escape rocket-glider-thing and/or an orbital weapon)?

[Jetski]

1 hour ago, OrbitalBuzzsaw said:

Can I take a docking port and not have a second one (I'm making an escape rocket-glider-thing and/or an orbital weapon)?

Sure,  5 parts plus up to 2 docking ports, clarified OP about this.  You can have one or two or none, but still only 5 other parts.

I think @Jhawk1099 has the save right now, give him some time to get his mission done, then go for it!

Edited April 17, 2016 by Jetski

[godarklight]

@Jetski DMP is hilariously unstable, don't give it too much credit

It's nice when it works though

Edited April 17, 2016 by godarklight

[Ranows3]

In the same boat as others.  Currently have just 1.1 and don't feel like hunting down a version of 1.05.  Maybe once 1.1 drops I'll send something up.  But, keep up the good work guys.

 

 

Edited May 7, 2016 by Ranows3

[Enceos]

4 hours ago, nli2work said:

ok crew rotation complete, updated save file https://www.dropbox.com/s/6e3qxx5ium7b9ze/KSS.sfs?dl=0

Your SSTO looks gorgeous =) I still have to hone my skills to reach that level of miniaturization.

[Jhawk1099]

Its impossible. you would have to move every single part off and somehow keep it from spiraling off into space then get rid of the docking ports somehow. Someone else should take the save I'll run some tests to try to figure this out.

[purpleivan]

2 hours ago, Jhawk1099 said:

Its impossible. you would have to move every single part off and somehow keep it from spiraling off into space then get rid of the docking ports somehow. Someone else should take the save I'll run some tests to try to figure this out.

I'll take the save.

[Jetski]

3 hours ago, Jhawk1099 said:

Its impossible. you would have to move every single part off and somehow keep it from spiraling off into space then get rid of the docking ports somehow. Someone else should take the save I'll run some tests to try to figure this 

I did a fair amount of this in the Space Pirate challenge, I'll give it a shot later

[linuxgurugamer]

5 hours ago, Jhawk1099 said:

Its impossible. you would have to move every single part off and somehow keep it from spiraling off into space then get rid of the docking ports somehow. Someone else should take the save I'll run some tests to try to figure this out.

What's impossible?

[purpleivan]

Just now attached a new module, that provides accommodation for an additional 16 kerbals (although 8 seats a taken up with new crew), a large mono supply, a couple more lights plus a Docking Port Snr.

Here is the save.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xjk24wa0hnj05xm/KSS.sfs?dl=0

Here are the pics.

 

[Jetski]

Looks great!  Updated OP, cleared for next mission

I have the save, doing some KIS testing for feasibility of station maintenance.

[septemberWaves]

Can I be added to the queue to add a module please? I've decided that I'm too lazy to wait for this to update to 1.1 (and I'll probably forget some of my ideas for station modules) so I've reverted to 1.0.5 for this.

[Jetski]

6 minutes ago, eloquentJane said:

Can I be added to the queue to add a module please? I've decided that I'm too lazy to wait for this to update to 1.1 (and I'll probably forget some of my ideas for station modules) so I've reverted to 1.0.5 for this.

 

Here's my KIS station maintenance mission.  I ran into the same problem as @Jhawk1099, parts of the module are too heavy for a single Kerbal to move around.  The right way is to attach some ladders, and place a swarm of kerbals nearby to help with the heavy lifting.  I couldn't be bothered though, so I just hacked the KIS settings.cfg to allow Bill to lift 50 tons.  I attached my little RCS tug to whatever piece he was moving to simulate a robotic helper for moving heavy objects (this should really be a feature of KIS) Eliminated 10 docking ports, and set 2 more in a better spot.

You are cleared to launch, just grab the latest savegame off the OP (freshly updated)

Edited April 17, 2016 by Jetski

[septemberWaves]

I have the save. I'll try not to take too long with it.

[septemberWaves]

Am I allowed to send crew as well as a module, or does it just have to be one or the other?

[Jetski]

28 minutes ago, eloquentJane said:

Am I allowed to send crew as well as a module, or does it just have to be one or the other?

Crew change at the same time is fine.  No module if you are doing a KIS station maintenance mission (moving stuff around with an engineer) like I did, otherwise crew/module/whatever you like.

[Enceos]

I'm in line. Time to boost the station to a higher orbit and open a window for resupply missions.

Edited April 17, 2016 by Enceos

[septemberWaves]

Here is the station save: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qwmsiae1il31o2j/KSS.sfs?dl=0

I'll upload pics a bit later once I've dealt with imgur (it takes me a while to sort out the screenshots properly).

A brief summary of what I did, until I can get the images uploaded:

1. Spent around an hour and a half attempting to upscale one of my SSTOs to be able to carry a small cargo as well as 8 crew members
2. Gave up on the SSTO for now
3. Launched the payload (a docking strut intended for use with SSTOs) on a Tano X rocket (which is an overpowered rocket for this payload but it's my most fail-safe design)
4. Docked the payload on the end of that Mk2 section and then de-orbited the Tano X upper stage and the docking probe

[Ultimate Steve]

@Enceos It would be very difficult to move the station, but it would reduce lag a lot. You're welcome to go for it, and I hope you succeed. I'm busy for the most part today, so you can have the save. I officially put myself in line for later, though. Can't say when.