Rubber Band Inc: Caterpillar tracks.

[Mafiagryphon]

Johnny 5, you will soon be ALIVE!

[sounthernrebel78]

I will be using the largest set of tracks for a crane I am constructing. Love the latest video fox

[Itsdavyjones]

Something tells me that there will be a release soon.

[OrbitusII]

KSP will soon have WALL-E joining its slew of Kerbal machinery... Pretty obvious from those adorable mini treads!

[Scotius]

How's the traction and stability on rough terrain and low-g worlds?

[brobel]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

your killing me they look so amazing like those cakes in the window that you know you cant have right now.but they look so gggggooooooooooooddddddd.

is there an estimate on release date

[electronicfox]

How's the traction and stability on rough terrain and low-g worlds?

The tracks work rather well in low-G and over rough terrain, I'll be posting one more video showcasing them in various environments later.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

your killing me they look so amazing like those cakes in the window that you know you cant have right now.but they look so gggggooooooooooooddddddd.

is there an estimate on release date

No estimate, there are still bugs to be fixed, but soonTM.

[TheCardinal]

A small token of my appreciation:

[Scotius]

Jaffa, KREE! Sorry, couldn't stop myself.

[brobel]

so will you keep on making them when you release the first 4 our will you go on and do other stuff

[electronicfox]

After the initial release, I will be making a couple more sets and adding some extra features (The aquatic tracks seem pretty interesting, so that might get a look at).

[sounthernrebel78]

After the initial release, I will be making a couple more sets and adding some extra features (The aquatic tracks seem pretty interesting, so that might get a look at).

Aquatic track would have to be extremely heavy to work ad that should be all you need to make them work is it not. Well making them not buoyant would be the only problem, so I am not sure if weight an issue.

[electronicfox]

By aquatic track I mean using the tracks as a paddle-like device for roaming the ocean surface, as well as driving on land

[sounthernrebel78]

By aquatic track I mean using the tracks as a paddle-like device for roaming the ocean surface, as well as driving on land

Awe ok.

Would you be interested in making an under water track system?

[Tommygun]

Awe ok.

Would you be interested in making an under water track system?

I think if you add enough weigh from one of those weight mods to it then it may submerge on it's own.

[Leonov]

Now how hard would it be to create sometihng similar to what the russians wanted to use to recover space capsules in hard to reach places.

Any ideas if KSP can handle screw propulsion?

[Greys]

most propulsion in games is a matter of providing an animation that visually explains the movement, and an invisible force to cause the movement, there's no reason it couldn't handle screw propulsion; making it go sideways might be complicated.

[OrbitusII]

I think if you add enough weigh from one of those weight mods to it then it may submerge on it's own.

Or you can find and disable the partBuoyancy component on the part... if you're really devious...

This looks great so far, I can't wait to try it out!

[Scotius]

But...didn't Russians abandoned screw propulsion because it hardly worked on anything else than snow and mud?

[electronicfox]

Screw propulsion always seemed like a fun idea to me, and I have considered them before but I am unsure as to how practical theyd as a replacement of wheels or tracks.

As for underwater tracks, again, Im not sure how useful these would really be and if it would be worth making a specific set for this purpose. You'd be better off with lots of struts and weights.

[sounthernrebel78]

under water tracks would be used only for those that are big with kethane mining and need a way to mine the under water deposits. But you could wait to do something like that until resources are added by squad when a higher demand is needed.

[electronicfox]

No update in this post, just a new rule regarding the tracks because some people (a minority of the actual fans so far) don't understand how annoying they can be.

for each person to ask for a release or release date before I actually release the pack, I will delay the release by 1 day after the pack is actually complete (disregarding inevitable trolls). This includes on this forum, pms, YouTube and Facebook.

you've all been kept up to date on progress, so you all know just how close to release the set is, it'd be a shame to have to delay it, but this is getting a little out of hand (mostly in pms and YouTube).

[BigFatStupidHead]

Don't let them get you down, electronicfox. You've got something amazing here and they haven't learned patience yet. Take your time and get it right.

[electronicfox]

-snip-

Yay tracks and such and so forth...the larger ones actually crush stuff rather well.

Edited June 1, 2013 by KasperVld

[sarbian]

How heavy are the larger one ?