EVA Suit

[Moesly_Armlis]

The EVA suit should be a researchable item found in the Flight Control Node.

The Astronaut Complex needs an upgrade before Kerbals can EVA from their vessels while away from Kerbin.  The ability to first use an EVA suit before the ability to EVA backwards seems.

Instead kerbals start off with an ordinary Flight Suit and need to upgrade to the anit G Flight Suit invented by Dr Wilbur R Kerman.  Then onto the EVA pack in the Flight Control node.

Having the EVA pack in Flight Control allows for a new part that can be surface attached to vessels or included for the kerbals to use via part menu and stored in the command module.  When stored the EVA pack could also be optionally recharged (recharged like batteries and unlike fuel transfer) using the command module mono propellant reserve.

Now the EVA pack adds mass and the decision to include them into the mission profile has to be met. 

As a surface attached part consider it a primitive bulky RCS thruster block that includes its own mono propellant tank.

Having kerbals in different types of flight suits adds loads of immersion.

 

Also see the anti G Suit Thread

 

[Blaarkies]

1 hour ago, MoeslyArmlis said:

The ability to first use an EVA suit before the ability to EVA backwards seems.

I see what you did there...

[NSEP]

EVA umbilical cord and my head explodes.

Great idea!