Testing Facility

[Superfluous J]

I created a new sandbox game. I then deleted the SHIPS folder for that new sandbox game, and then used the Windows command MKLINK to create a new virtual directory that pointed at my career's SHIPS directory. So now, when I want to test a ship I've built in the VAB I just exit my game, load that sandbox game, and the ship is there and ready to test.

If I want to test how the ship launches, I just do that. No need to even revert it I also installed HyperEdit so I can teleport the ship into orbit or landing on any planet and test out something there. No more getting my rover to Minmus and THEN realizing it's not heavy enough to be effective!

[TMS]

Harvester wrote some blog comments on this a few months back.

Most relevant: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/entries/550-Rethinking-the-way-flights-end?bt=3408#comment3408

Worth reading through the whole of the comments.

[Camacha]

Am i the only one who is tired of needing risk lives just testing a craft? because if not then i recommend that Squad put in a new building where you could choose the gravity and atmosphere and have your ship exist in a small chamber with the chosen features. Anyone else feel that this would be an awesome feature?

I would really like to see some test grouds nearby for my rovers and such. You know, like the sandboxes NASA uses to test with new rovers or when the current ones are stuck.