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Favorite non-stock capsules?

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PTNLemay

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I'm looking for an alternative to the stock option. I was really pleased with CardBoardBox's rendition of the Dragon, but it doesn't look like he's quite finished it... and I worry that he may have put that project on hold.

I'm looking for something different, I kind of like the idea of a sizable 4-man capsule with built-in RCS that I can keep on my Space Station and use as a lifeboat in the event of an emergency (using the RCS to de-orbit itself). Something with a nice internal would also be appreciated. I know it's hard for part-makers to create the interior, but I really like it when it can be done. Also one thing I find important is for it to be solid, but not overpowered. I know those are things that can be edited in the parts files manually, but I like when capsules have realistic weight and damage resistance.

Oh, and anything that's been updated to work with the latest version of the game, of course.

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None, I like the stock capsules best. Although AIES has some very nice probe cores and their capsules come pretty close to usable for me, in terms of aesthetics, at least (that entire pack needs to be balanced against stock something fierce, I can't use it without fiddling with it...)

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M5000

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Hmm.. Favorite capsule...

Yeah I don't think I have any that aren't stock..

And in stock I'm just gonna go with the little 1 man capsule. Beautiful simplicity.

Though if I had to choose one, I suppose that CarboardboxBoxProcessor's Dragon as well. It was the first mod I downloaded when I started this game. However, it's not installed right now because I haven't much use for it at the moment.

A close second may be the capsule that comes with Kosmos' Space Station Parts Pack. He recently added an IVA and it looks amazing.

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esinohio

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There is always the older MPSS Nautilus by BobCat. Believe it holds 5 Kerbals. Animated Hatch and navigation lights. Include in the mod are a hab ring that turns, a docking truss, and a larger NERVA style engine. Now I'm not sure how balanced these parts are vs stock as I have really only used them for making videos, not actual missions.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/0-18-1-mpss-nautilus/ It says .18 but I messed with it again recently and it appears to work, at least the Kraken didn't immediately eat the ship anyway.

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mushroomman

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I can only really stand to use the stock capsules because most mod ones have either poor quality IVAs or miss-matched stock ones. But what modded ones have nice IVAs like the Gemini pod, or the B9 ones I love. I also use the MK3 and MK2 cockpit internal mods. I would like to have more capsules but stuff like the Kosmos pack just aren't useful enough for me and I don't really want to download it and just rip the capsule out. I should check it out though.

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KerbMav

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The B9's M27 Cockpit - really fits on the front of a big transport ship/stage.

And yes, I too would like bigger lander pods - just lander pods really, for transfer to planetary/moonary.. bases and such, without the need for fancy sleep and cooking equipment taking up room better used for more seats.

Is there a pod that takes quite a bunch of Kerbals but has no control/torque functionality?

Id use it as a hibernation chamber without ignoring the fact that just stuffing x people into a tin can could pose a problem.

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Nibb31

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Laztek's Dragon has replaced CbbP's Dragon in my heart, although it needed a lot of rebalancing and cfg editing to get it right.

Otherwise, I really like BobCat's Orion and Soyuz TMA.

There is a distinct lack of decent lander pods.

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Omicron314

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I like the ones from AIES. At first I didn't realize they were modules, but they look a lot like something you would put on a Mercury rocket. That, or a submarine. I bet they'd look good on landers.

EDIT: Also, how come it seems as if I am always on the top of the third page when I post? It's happened many times now.

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Captain Sierra

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Fav mod capsule was stock as of .20. It was the copula module previously only found in KSPX but now is widely used. It makes the basis of my space stations usually. Bobcat HOME capsule is a great lander or base capsule, 2 man, but needs manual updating to .21.

As for a 4 man, the only I know of is one of the Dragon mods out there. IMHO, you could use the multicouplers to attach 4 1 man pods as escape pods or you could use two lander cans on top of each other.

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