What properties affect survival for terrain impact?

[Omnivore]

Trying to modify Captain Slug\'s signal flare to survive an impact with terrain at speed of possibly 200 m/s - is this possible? Any ideas? Suggestions?

[xzbobzx]

impactsurvivability or something like that.

[Killerhurtz]

crashTolerance is the parameter that drives the impact resistance of a part.

[Omnivore]

Thanks, set it to 99 no luck, then 5000 still no luck... wonder what the maximum value the engine will accept is?

UPDATE: set to 500000 and saw, I thought, a bit of difference - at least they seemed to survive a few seconds after impact - set to 5M but it seems that value was too high and game went back to default. I\'ve checked the collision mesh for the part and it looks fine, safely tucked away inside the part mesh so unintended collision shouldn\'t be a factor. I\'m wondering if I need to look at another possible approach like surrounding the flare with breakaway parts to cushion the impact??

[NovaSilisko]

Try (in all seriousness) 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

[Omnivore]

Err that value caused the part not to load up correctly - couldn\'t install it or load up designs which used it. I tried 99999999999999999999999999999999999999 but still the flares exploded on impact if the velocity is greater than somewhere around 250m/s. OTOH, they seem to survive fine if that land at terminal velocity, somewhere around 125 m/s I guess, hard to tell though. It is an improvement, thanks

[NovaSilisko]

Try changing the model of the flares to a fuel tank or something. If a part\'s origin touches the ground it will instantly detonate.

[etmoonshade]

Keeping in mind that I don\'t know exactly what this part is, why not try upping the drag on the part? That should make it land more 'softly'.