Kaynor's Raiders– Starcraft 2 Vehicles and Equipment in KSP

[OrbitusII]

The title should say it all, but this is for posting Starcraft 2-inspired vehicles in KSP. I will be working on these a lot, but feel free to add your own renditions of the stuff in that game. I won't limit it to SC2 only, so feel free to post things from the original, but for now I'm working on vehicles, ships, and equipment from SC2. The goal for this is to make functional recreations of the stuff you find in the game, minus the Zerg, to see how they actually accomplish the task of designing these things.

I'll do my best to recreate the vehicles, and this is an ongoing project, so things can change.

The Hellion

"Ready to raise some hell!"

Fast, agile, and easy to mass-produce, the Hellion is a great Zergling-control vehicle.

Based off of:

The only noticable issue I've had is flipping it over at high speeds on low-gravity bodies, destroying the RTG that serves (aesthetically) as the flamethrower. I could probably throw some more on to negate that, but keeping the mass low is critical to enabling it to go fast, which is one of the key features of this vehicle. I have two versions at the moment; one uses B9 Aerospace to get an attachment node on the back, while the entirely stock Hellion has a drogue chute to keep the look, albeit at the cost of functionality.

Craft files (Dropbox since Spaceport hates me ):

[Hellion]

Planned:

Medivac

The real killer for this one is going to be balance. I'll probably use B9 or something to get the VTOL engines, making it a mod craft, but oh well.

There's also the possibility of giving it two sets of engines: one VTOL, one forward flight. Still, balance will be a pain, not only for the wings and CoL but also the VTOL engines and CoM. This is one of the reasons I gave up on the SCV for now.

The solution I'm considering is a set of engines under the front for VTOL mode, moving the CoT forwards towards the CoM. Only testing will tell how that works out, however...

Feedback on the handling, effectiveness, and overall accuracy is appreciated, and as I said feel free to make your own. The more the merrier!

Edited June 7, 2013 by OrbitusII

[bIOHAzARD]

This is awesome, nice work. The missing headlight and RTG are signs of a war tested machine! I remember coming across a pretty good battle cruiser replica a while back. Unfortunately cant remember the creator or thread. Maybe you could team up and RECREATE ALL THE THINGS!!

[OrbitusII]

Maybe you could team up and RECREATE ALL THE THINGS!!

That's a great idea, thanks! I'll search around to see if I can find him and then I might send him a PM.