KSP Reability model propose.

[Albert7df]

In the devices of a space race (career) for KSP, I always had believe that a reliability mechanism is essential, and is missing; it is your only possible enemy in the career. Any mission carries an implicit risk and the more advanced the devices used in the mission are with respect to the average, the more risk there are. Nevertheless, it is also necessary for the player to control this risk and be able to invest in the devices and technologies that he decides in an easy way. To achieve this, I present a reliability model that would not be so difficult for the player; it resembles the same current structure of "tech tree", it would only be necessary to invest in these nodes and parts. In theory, the devices would be available when certain investigations are started (the usual tree tech nodes), but with low reliability. You would have to invest in certain technologies and devices in order to have reliable hardware, but in theory, you could use all those devices with little investment and risk a certain catastrophe.

To have a better vision, I will give a concrete example. One technology can be engines, another, can be fuels, but also solid engines, liquid engines, RCS, Hydrazine, A4 (a part), or LiqOx with Alcohol (a fuel). In this case, there is a relationship between these elements, so, for example, for the reliability of the A4, the reliability of liquid engines and LiqOx with Alcohol are needed, which in turn depend on engine and fuel technology. In the case of the A4 engine, it is a specific hardware and there could even be a dependency with other hardware such as the A9. So far is the same of current tech tree, but the difference is that you would invest in realibility of A4 directly, but if you invest first in reliability of Engines, it could improve faster the reliability of A4 and other engines, in order to make the reliability mechanism work in flight the TestFlight could be used as it’s right now, just to make some other modules taking into account this model.

I have the formulas and the explanation in a doc, but the forum does not allow me to upload the images and formula. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ATS_uPyWes6pzwo0Mdu4cTB_l9m4v-g3/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=101066392278382409104&rtpof=true&sd=true

The resume is: 

Currently, I am learning about ksp mods, I’m software developer of experience, but I have not too much time, if someone want to help me to implement this, I would appreciate.

Greetings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2022 by Albert7df