[0.16] Core Shipyards presents: Modular Carrier Package (UPDATE 0.2)

[Core21]

After entering and completing the carrier landing challenge withe serious lag problems, caused by the enourmus amount of parts, i decided to make my own carrier parts.

Pics: http://imgur.com/a/b04pr

0.2: http://www./?hhue6cbv0d73352

changelog:

0.2

+ added rear cap with integrated engine

* changed main float part type to fuel tank

* enabled fuel crosfeed on most parts

* several cfg tweaks

0.1 Initial release

Known issues:

>parts not surface attachable (had some major problems while trying to enable this)

>parts sometimes very wobblie (workaround at the moment: Struts!)

I would be happy about some feedback and if someone wants to make some textures contact me.

Edited September 10, 2012 by Core21

[TheCardinal]

I've just downloaded it, so i can only judge it now by size and shap. And those seem to be very good.

Do you intend to create a bridge as well? I'm wondering if (with some clever programming) a catapult of sorts wouldn't be possible ...

[Heyheyzx]

This will make building boats a snap!

Thank you

[Blinkin]

Me likey! Going to try this, thanks!

[Core21]

Do you intend to create a bridge as well? I'm wondering if (with some clever programming) a catapult of sorts wouldn't be possible ...

Even now it is really hard to build a big enough mobile runway so i didnt want to waste any on-deck space.

But maybe i will do kind of a double deck arrangement with a second deck under the flight deck.

For the catapult thing i have to look into plugin programming (i have some programming experience, so i will give it a try),

until then you can use srbs, there are some very small and quite powerfull in a missile pack i saw somewhere on the forum.

[Pirate]

Does it by chance have a texture?

[Gojira]

Could you also make a bow for a battleship?

[Lazurkri]

And now I can have a Carrier Battle Group! thank you! now to go menace Kerbals on the other side of kerbin....

[Bestia]

If you want .. PM me and we can talk about texturing

[madmat]

This project has great potential. Good way round the lag issue too. Cheers

[onishin]

I've been trying to build small carrier ships to send out and station around the globe to pick up the spacecraft and astronauts, but the stock parts are so limiting.

A recovery ship with a crane would be nice. Maybe a helicopter landing pad. Good to see someone else working on the navy!

[MaverickSawyer]

How do you get this into the water?

[omisrunner]

these are the kind of parts that i have been waiting for, but the only thing is i wish they had some fuel in the so i wouldn't have to duck tap tanks to the side of it.

[haydn1997]

can someone help me? im having trouble attaching the ship parts to anything which kind of limits the parts usability for me :l

[omisrunner]

ya i have the same problem

[TheCardinal]

can someone help me? im having trouble attaching the ship parts to anything which kind of limits the parts usability for me :l

I haven't been able to test the parts yet, but i guess you'll have to modify the cfg file a bit.

[omisrunner]

is there a way to mod the cfg file so the connections stronger cause as it is they are really week, since as it is putting the parts together is one problem but just getting the thing to the water with out it falling apart is the next.

[Core21]

I allready set the connection strengh to insane values, so they should never break.

Part wobblines is a total different thing, it seems to increase with nodes far from the part center (which is the case with parts as big as ship components) and i haven't found a solution with just cfg edits.

So the only thing you can do atm: MOAR STRUTS!!!

I will look into a plugin solution, but i fear the problem could simple be the way the game handels part connections.

[omisrunner]

so whats the best method for getting this down the runway to the water. when i put landing wheels on it i have to retract them once so it will start to move but half the time when i do that it falls apart once i get the wheels in

[haydn1997]

I haven't been able to test the parts yet, but i guess you'll have to modify the cfg file a bit.

as much as id love to do a bit of gfc editing i honestly qam not that good at it and would probably make the problem worse

[Am4nn]

Great mod, thanks for adding engines in the update. I stuck a tower on the side and made it as long as I could.

Pre-update rig

<a href="http://imgur.com/65Ej2"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/65Ej2.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>[img/]

I just put wheels on the bottom and rolled it into the water.

<a href="http://imgur.com/Z2uDr"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Z2uDr.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>[img/]

Finally landed one with out exploding

<a href="http://imgur.com/hKvfx"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/hKvfx.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>[img/]

Sorry for dark images. Textures would make this even more amazing.

[KAPbl4]

Cool. I hope we`ll see that ship in the new episode of the Falling Star, along with the upcoming Romfarer's laser guided missiles.

[blspblackdeath]

Am4nn:

This is amazing. Could you please post a craftfile and tell us which mods you have used???

I could never build such amazing carrier.

[BlueSubstance]

That, is awesome! May there should be in the real game something like that:

There would be a message by starting the plane like this:

Would you like start on

RUNWAY

or

CARRIER

?

[haydn1997]

Great mod, thanks for adding engines in the update. I stuck a tower on the side and made it as long as I could.

Pre-update rig

<a href="http://imgur.com/65Ej2"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/65Ej2.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>[img/]

I just put wheels on the bottom and rolled it into the water.

<a href="http://imgur.com/Z2uDr"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Z2uDr.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>[img/]

Finally landed one with out exploding

<a href="http://imgur.com/hKvfx"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/hKvfx.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" alt="" /></a>[img/]

Sorry for dark images. Textures would make this even more amazing.

so THAT'S how you use them, i was trying something completely different :l