Ground Base On Eve?

[unwisemonk]

I am interested in building a ground base on Eve with inter-connected modules. I would love some examples of how to connect and move modules because I just cannot seem to get it right. With the new landing legs I cant get anything under my modules to move them. Help would be appreciated.

[jduchock]

check out KAS (Kerbal Attachment System) ... it should help hauling stuff around on hostile planets and building functional station.

You may also want to check out Kethane, Bio Fuels, FusTek station parts and quantum struts to hold it all together...

[aven17]

Well, starting a little closer to home first to get the bugs worked out might help, like right near the launch site. Wheels combined with lowerable landing struts are probably one of the easier ways to make a modular and mobile base, however they can be finicky trying to line up. I would suggest creating a subassembly of a reusable basic structure to guarantee your wheels, landing struts and docking ports all start at equal heights and then build around that.

[magnemoe]

One problem with Eve is that the gravity is higher so don't expect two modules with different weight to line up.

KAS help here as you can make an winch to raise and lower stuff in addition to pipes to connect parts.

I tend to launch bases as single modules. 5 hitchhiker modules is just 20 ton.

[TOROWY]

use girders as landing legs, and test them on kerbin. Then they should all line up.

[FellipeC]

Or try wheels

[Wallace]

Wheels still have suspension so different weights will still end up at different heights. I find that the senior ports are the hardest to dock, especially on the surface.

I made a large rectangular mun base, launched it in 4 parts before I tested building one on Kerbin. I found it wouldn't dock on the ground, so I had to assemble it in orbit and land it as one huge bit, 14 hitchhikers with a large comms tower on top, plus 4 base rovers to carry it about.

I've not tried building a base on Eve, I've only landed single unit H.O.M.E. bases there. I'm guessing the high gravity will make things trickier. Kas could help, or robotics, you can make nice lowrider suspension for rovers with Infernal Robotics. I think most of us have seen that epic base building video on Duna with the KAS + robotics rover putting everything together.