BIGGEST Kethane Ship

[Caldari Navy]

Ok so this is a rather self-explanatory challenge.

I want you people to build the Biggest Kethane ship possible NOTE: This means any kind of ship, be it a freighter, miner or even converter as long as it does something

with Kethane it counts.

ALL MODS ALLOWED

You will score points on the size AND aesthetic of the ship aswell as its functionality

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SCORING:

Kethane storage - 1 unit = 1 point (units being whatever ksp measures recources in) (Kethane scanners come under a different section)

Functionality - It has to do its specified job to count(for example my rorqual is mobile converting ship. and it can convert kethane.)

Kethane scanners - idk

MY ATTEMPT:

I have a converting ship based on the Rorqual from EVE Online

This ship has 3 converters,kethane storage,solar panels, and its got EPIC looks and it is 723 parts so that means my score would be 72300 points

Now I know not everybody has a good pc so that is why I added the aesthetic as a multiplier so if someone has a low part count but it looks good then they could beat a hugely massive ship that looks like absolute crud.

Edited May 23, 2013 by bucklebill

[soranno]

How much kethane makes a kethane ship?

As I have never lifted kethane off a surface from which I mined it.. you know.. because it doesn`t make sense to..

so what do I have to do to make my ship qualify as a kethane ship.

[Skyllz]

Can it receive assistance by other ships? E.g. I got a huge RTG powered superminer (64 drills). It can't fully power itself so it needs assistance from a nearby nuclear power plant. (power plant has Quantum fuel transfer mod and about 80 RTGs)

[Xellith]

Can we see yours? Why do people make challenges and yet dont show their own results? >.>

[Caldari Navy]

Can we see yours? Why do people make challenges and yet dont show their own results? >.>

Actually I posted this chllenge ina hurry and didnt have the time to post it but im going to up date it now.

[Caldari Navy]

Can it receive assistance by other ships? E.g. I got a huge RTG powered superminer (64 drills). It can't fully power itself so it needs assistance from a nearby nuclear power plant. (power plant has Quantum fuel transfer mod and about 80 RTGs)

Yes I think that is ok

[Caldari Navy]

How much kethane makes a kethane ship?

As I have never lifted kethane off a surface from which I mined it.. you know.. because it doesn`t make sense to..

so what do I have to do to make my ship qualify as a kethane ship.

If it has anything to do with kethane, so even its just fuel tank so it can ship it around as long is it performs some kind of function involving kethane.

So if it mines it also counts

[rpayne88]

So how are you judging the aesthetics. Is there a way to quantify it or is it solely subjective. Also, if it is possible to get a multiplier of 0 for the aesthetics, doesn't that make aesthetics mandatory. I mean, any number multiplied by 0 equals 0.

[DasMike]

How in the world did you manage to build that thing without having your computer scream in agony? I hit the 200 part limit and I just start lagging like crazy, and my PC is pretty much mid-range.

[Caldari Navy]

So how are you judging the aesthetics. Is there a way to quantify it or is it solely subjective. Also, if it is possible to get a multiplier of 0 for the aesthetics, doesn't that make aesthetics mandatory. I mean, any number multiplied by 0 equals 0.

I meant that by multiplied by 0 it had no impact on the score. And really aren't all categorys mandatory as people will be scored on them categorys.

[Caldari Navy]

How in the world did you manage to build that thing without having your computer scream in agony? I hit the 200 part limit and I just start lagging like crazy, and my PC is pretty much mid-range.

well I have 8 gig s of ram and I turn down all of my settings

But I have made ibgger ships before,

[OdinYggd]

I think this needs a much more reliable scoring system- for instance points per tons of fuel or kethane in it.

In a prior version of KSP I crafted an orbital kethane storage station capable of holding up to 64,000 liters of kethane.

[Caldari Navy]

I think this needs a much more reliable scoring system- for instance points per tons of fuel or kethane in it.

In a prior version of KSP I crafted an orbital kethane storage station capable of holding up to 64,000 liters of kethane.

Thats ermm alot of kethane. Yeah I will make some changes to the scoring system aswell.

[John FX]

guys, my mining craft that I lift kethane from the surface in can carry 64k of kethane up to my larger processing plant in minmus orbit...

It docks with this. I was planning on making it bigger but it hasn`t made it to 0.20

[Caldari Navy]

guys, my mining craft that I lift kethane from the surface in can carry 64k of kethane up to my larger processing plant in minmus orbit...

It docks with this. I was planning on making it bigger but it hasn`t made it to 0.20

thats a nice miner and with your score being - 64000 points, can you tell m how many units of kethane your station has

[Temido2222]

I think building a base around a Draktec asteroid filled with kethane is best