Scale in VAB/SPH

[MircoMars]

Hi there,

I follow the discussion about MechJeb/KerbalEngineer thrust-calculators and whether or not they should be implemented in stock. In the latest Interview HarvesteR stated, that he doesn't want a dV-bar inflight and I'm totally with him on that. However, I think one thing would be really helpful for novice and advanced players: a scale in VAB & SPH.

Just give us the total weight of the craft while building it. Not even thrust or dryweight, just a scale how heavy everything attached to the rootpart right now is. I'd even take it with a resolution of 0.1 or as a exponential graphic indicator like the radaraltimeter and the climbrate. Heck, I'd even take it as a pop-up on request!

I'm really annoyed by calculating pointzeroonesevenfives together, having to look up everything in the partmenues and recalculate everything when changing things. I also waste a lot of paper doing that! Think of the environment, man, won't somebody please think of the children!!

okay, I better leave now...

my point still stands, please add a scale, thank you.

[ravener]

I, on the other hand DO want a deltaV meter. Maybe we could have all our stats in a collapsible sidebar or something of that nature.

[Murph]

I've a feeling that this is "what not to suggest", but not so much because it's never going to be done, just because it's a common suggestion that will be addressed eventually. We certainly do need something in the long term. In the short term, Engineer or MechJeb do the job nicely.

[vexx32]

Aye, showing craft parameters is definitely on the [thread=36863]What Not to Suggest List[/thread]... and Murph's right -- it's there because every tenth person to come here posts something like that. Well, not quite that many, but you get the picture. We see it three times a week more often than not.

As such, I'll be locking this one. Be patient, eh? We'll see what happens. I think something like this will have to come with Career mode and figuring out costs and such.