The shared .23 release features news thread.

[Tidus Klein]

Well with some people unable to view the KSP

Twitch site I desided to make this.

Who ever is wiling and has time please watch the first half of Kerbkon and post the features here.

This will alow sneak peaks to people that don't have the time or place to watch twitch the ability to be up to date.

Thanks in advance to who ever posts info

Edited December 12, 2013 by Tidus Klein

[bigdad84]

I would love for people to keep this updated! throughout the day I can't watch the stream :/

[Barklight]

Agreed, I can browse here throughout the day but streaming audio + video is shut down at my office. Hoping people can share their findings

[Liowen]

Oh tweakables you can lock suspension to bounce or not, and this can be done in flight. Also you can select your chutes to open at different heights, and a bit softer than what they do now....so no mo more ripping the ship apart. I will try to get as much as I can, but my typing is not the best.

[Bigbootie]

Same here. Office won't allow me to watch. Anyone?

[Bigbootie]

Thanks Liowen. You are my hero.

[Eric S]

The SABRE-like engine can be set to automatically switch between air breathing and rocket mode.

[Tidus Klein]

There is also a thrust limiter on engines and the saber has the ISP of an aerospike

You can make the chutes deploy at different hights and make it so they deploy when you first hit the atmosphere!

[ComradeGoat]

There is also a thrust limiter on engines and the saber has the ISP of an aerospike

Ok. Does that mean there's any point at all to the higher altitude jet engine any more? All my spaceplanes are getting these from now on!

[Comrade Jenkens]

Tweakables

Paracutes can have their partial and complete deployment height changed.

Landing legs can start deployed or stowed, and have their suspension locked or unlocked.

Landing gear can also start deployed or not and can be changed to be steerable.

Engines (Including SRBs) can have their thrust limited.

Fuel tanks can have the amount and ratio of fuel that they start with changed.

Parts

Sabre: Hybrid rocket and jet engine. Jet ISP similar to turbojet and rocket ISP similar to aerospike. Switch between intake and oxidiser can be manual or automatic. The demonstrated spaceplane got to orbit and back to the runway using only half the long 1.25m tank of fuel!!!

Cockpits now contain a small amount of monoprop.

Science lab: Didn't see anything on this.

Edited December 12, 2013 by Comrade Jenkens

[Liowen]

Ok. Does that mean there's any point at all to the higher altitude jet engine any more? All my spaceplanes are getting these from now on!

if you want a jet that does not go into orbit I guess, then you can just use jet fuel and not the mixed fuels? I have yet to mess with planes so that is all I could think of.

[Deadpangod3]

What does this almighty engine look like??

[Comrade Jenkens]

What does this almighty engine look like??

An inline SAS with for small rocket bells on it

[czokletmuss]

It seems there are some small technical issues with Twitch, which only makes this thread more important.

[Barklight]

You can make the chutes deploy at different hights and make it so they deploy when you first hit the atmosphere!

Nice touch here!

[Comrade Jenkens]

Thrust limiting on engines, including SRBs! Also you can adjust the amount of fuel in the tanks to start off with.

[Deadpangod3]

Must. Contain. Excitement...

*BOOOOM!!*

[Liowen]

No more science spamming.....but that we knew was coming.

[czokletmuss]

Minmus biome! But what about Duna?

[Liowen]

new particles and sounds for engine flames. so maybe making them smoother with less lag?

Also it is not a SABER engine it is a RAPIER engine (basically the same concept though)

[czokletmuss]

No more "spacecraft explode while docking" bug.

Special fuel for EVA (resource like oxidizer).

[ComradeGoat]

Does the RAPIER use the existing intake system? (i.e. is it a drop in replacement for the existing jets in spaceplanes?)

[TMS]

EVAs don't use ships monopropellant pool.

[Liowen]

Once .23 hits I will work on my space station complete with the new snack lab! I will being doing it in sandbox so there is no need for science, but always a need for snacks LOL.

[rasheed]

I heard you can move on moving ships on water.