Do good construction mods even exist?

[Hadron27]

I've tried them all.

Sandcastle, Extraplanetary launchpads, Simple construction, Global construction, and pretty much all the popular ones.

 

None of them are "simple".

I just want to be able to put down like, a launchpad part or something and use ore to make a rocket.

 

This has been driving me insane, as I literally can not use any of them due to how complicated they are/how stupid I am.

 

PLEASE. give me some suggestions for lesser known mods.

[Fizzlebop Smith]

Each of these mods alone adds a great deal of complexity.

This compounds by magnitudes when adding more mods with extra resources.

 

I play with OSE & Extraplanetary for that aspect.

K&K

 

Until you get working supply chains for the resource conversion .. up to rocket parts.

You have to send them to your bases from kerbin.

So I forget the progression bc I haven't played in some time.

 

Gotta get some mining up. That takes polar satellites, prospecting rovers, drills. 

Then you get dirt, metal, exotics

These are converted into different resources at different rates.

You can only launch something pre-designed and the cost is rocket parts.

They don't way a ton. Pretty sure you need the inventory mod to store the rocket parts.

Most large scale docks with Launchpads are capable of launching craft for the above mentioned rocket part cost

Each mod on this scale usually has an associated wiki.

Or at least a git hub user manual. You should check them out. It's all pretty cool, but the level or work that went in was intense.

 

So much os added you pretty much have to use the manuals

 

super nice

 

https://usermanual.wiki/Document/ELManual.454701660.pdf

 

Actual Manual

 

 

[KspNoobUsernameTaken]

@Hadron27

If you download simple construction and go to this file: GameData\SimpleConstruction\Patches\SimpleConstruction\ScienceLabs.cfg

Then change this section:

INPUT_RESOURCE
        {
            ResourceName = Metal
            Ratio = 0.25
            FlowMode = STAGE_PRIORITY_FLOW
        }

To 

INPUT_RESOURCE
        {
            ResourceName = Ore
            Ratio = 0.25
            FlowMode = STAGE_PRIORITY_FLOW
        }

Then science labs will be able to produce rocketparts from ore.

After that, you just need to add a docking port to use as a launchpad

 

Hope this helps.

 

Note: The button to make rocketparts will be called "Start Printing RocketParts" or "Stop Printing RocketParts"

Edited April 19, 2024 by KspNoobUsernameTaken
Adding the OP's username.