Make Science more difficult to earn! - Communication satellites!

[CsendesMark]

Hello guys!

My idea is to make communication satellites necessary for probes, crafts, and rovers which are far away or/and has no direct visibility to the KSP Center.

In short:

• Make a maximum distance attribute for all communication device!
  
• Make communication slower and slower when the transmitter sends data to the receive when it sends data over the half of the maximum transmit distance.
  
• Add memory module parts (Buffer for science data) for spacecraft (tiny, small, medium and large) scattered over the "probe" technology-tree options.
  
• And please add one bigger space antenna part to the end of the technology-tree
  

I asking for these changes, because currently the you just need to move to a place, and it can be very easy over time. (I think it would be appreciated by the veteran players more, but still.)

What do you think?

Edited January 26, 2014 by CsendesMark

[Grooohm]

--> RemoteTech 2

[GPoliceMZ]

Something like Remote-Tech? This gives Satelites near Kerbin a Purpose.

[CsendesMark]

Thanks guys!

Will try it soon!

Also, it shold be stock

[r4pt0r]

i agree this should be stock.

[S4qFBxkFFg]

• Add memory module parts (Buffer for science data) for spacecraft (tiny, small, medium and large) scattered over the "probe" technology-tree options.

Another mod (which has what you described) worth checking out is Tarsier Space Technology: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/62941-v0-23-Tarsier-Space-Technology-%28v2-4-New-Features!%29

As well as hard drives, there's a cool looking space telescope.

[tobjv]

My personal belief is that the probe you control isn't being controlled by KSC but instead you as the AI of the Probe. Similar to how the landing of Curiosity happened. It was programmed to do the landing itself since the 11 minute delay would get the rover killed before it was told what to do.

[jwenting]

When will you kids learn that the idea behind science is to introduce new players to the game, not to allow you few veterans to gloat over how much better you are than "zuh n00bs".

Making it more difficult only causes new players to give up and stop playing KSP, which is NOT good.

[Clockwork13]

Science is already hard enough to get. No support.

[Captain Sierra]

Hello guys!

My idea is to make communication satellites necessary for probes, crafts, and rovers which are far away or/and has no direct visibility to the KSP Center.

In short:

• Make a maximum distance attribute for all communication device!
  
• Make communication slower and slower when the transmitter sends data to the receive when it sends data over the half of the maximum transmit distance.
  
• Add memory module parts (Buffer for science data) for spacecraft (tiny, small, medium and large) scattered over the "probe" technology-tree options.
  
• And please add one bigger space antenna part to the end of the technology-tree
  

I asking for these changes, because currently the you just need to move to a place, and it can be very easy over time. (I think it would be appreciated by the veteran players more, but still.)

What do you think?

AntennaRange does this.

It increases the power requirement per distance and makes the antennas have range. Whip won't work past Geosync. DTMs won't work past Minmus, 88-88 is your interplanetary one. Also includes basic relay support currently.

[Themohawkninja]

Science is already hard enough to get. No support.

I've got nearly double the science needed to complete the tech tree, and I have yet to go to all of Kerbin's biomes, all of the Mun's biomes, all of Minmus's biomes, Dres, Bop, Tylo, Moho (except for a little flyby), get a sample from Eve's surface, or go to Eeloo.

It's pretty easy to get.