What does the command module item in the staging mean?

[WhiteRaven22]

This may be a little bit of a noobish question, but I'm wondering what the command capsule in the staging area is for. I've been mostly just ignoring it until now.

Edited December 7, 2013 by WhiteRaven22

[Rhomphaia]

Pretty sure it is not for anything, just was unintentionally added back in the last update, expected to be removed in the next.

[SpacedCowboy]

Iv'e been wondering about that too, it does not seem to effect anything no matter where you place it in the staging ! So whats it for ?

[Smidge204]

Probably just a placeholder. The staging automatically arranges itself based on each part's location in the "tree" as well as its physical location - parts closer to the command part are considered "higher" in the staging, so the capsule gives you a rough idea of where other staged parts are in relation to it.

Until you start dragging things around, that is.

=Smidge=

[Galacticruler]

its a dev remanant, it happens to appear in the release from time to time.

It can also show how much force your SAS has to exert (thus, power to waste) to steer your giga-heavy-wieght craft.

[nhnifong]

You're all wrong. It's a newly added feature. The command pod will execute a crew report when it is staged without popping the window up.

[Murph]

You're all wrong. It's a newly added feature. The command pod will execute a crew report when it is staged without popping the window up.

Nope, I see absolutely no evidence of it doing that by default. There's no report to review on the right-click menu, nothing in the post-mission report. Are you certain that it's not either a report you took earlier, something you added to the action groups, or a mod that's doing that for you?

I tried a few different pods, same result for all, including the stock Kerbal 2 ship (manually copied over into my career mode save).

[nhnifong]

Nope, I see absolutely no evidence of it doing that by default. There's no report to review on the right-click menu, nothing in the post-mission report. Are you certain that it's not either a report you took earlier, something you added to the action groups, or a mod that's doing that for you?

I tried a few different pods, same result for all, including the stock Kerbal 2 ship (manually copied over into my career mode save).

Ah rats. I'm wrong too

[Kasuha]

If you use deadly reentry, you can see pod temperature bar beside its icon. That's the only thing I know about that could be considered useful about the pod icon.

In fact it might be nice if each overheating part popped up in the staging column to show it's overheating.

[Taki117]

I kinda like the SAS force bar, as well as the overheat bar.

[WhiteRaven22]

Ah, okay. Thanks for the answers, everybody!

[SpacedCowboy]

I seem to have opened quite the can of space-worms here, Iv'e never noticed the "over heating bar" please excuse my late response to this 'cause I'm a Kerbandrethal

[Fr3Runn3r]

I seem to have opened quite the can of space-worms here, Iv'e never noticed the "over heating bar" please excuse my late response to this 'cause I'm a Kerbandrethal

This only occurs with the deadly reentry mod installed

[Kasuha]

This only occurs with the deadly reentry mod installed

Or if you accidentally aim a rocket engine at your command pod.

[DrMonte]

Or if you accidentally aim a rocket engine at your command pod.

Or not accidentally.