Flying a Building

[Nicole]

I don't usually do the silly things, but being able to makes KSP that much more fun. At 30 tonnes shy of 2,000, this is the heaviest thing I've ever launched. Since I was doing it because I felt too spaced-out and tired to jump into my career mode, I have no idea how I got it working so soon. Oh, also I have Ferram Aerospace in my game.

[Vim Razz]

I died at 1:50. Then it just got better. Thanks!

[likke_A_boss]

Nice! But, what was the part count? Your computer had almost no lag…… Mine would melt…...

[lajoswinkler]

LOL, "R.I.P. in peace"

Damn, those panels are sturdy...

Is this the first time someone tried to launch a skyscraper in KSP? It sure is heavy.

I've launched a Borg cube back in 0.21. It's still orbiting Kerbin as of 0.23.

For some reason the panels lose their collision properties in such arangement, so you can't park anything inside as it will just slide out. I should've put a docking port inside.

[Nicole]

Nice! But, what was the part count? Your computer had almost no lag…… Mine would melt…...

450 parts, I'm not sure how that goes for averages. I put in 9 stacks of hitchhiker containers inside instead of just one and it started affecting the frame rate, so I stuck with one. Of course KSP is a 32-bit program, so it's capped at 3.5 GB RAM regardless of running on a great computer. I have some compression mods than help.

Damn, those panels are sturdy...

Is this the first time someone tried to launch a skyscraper in KSP? It sure is heavy.

I think those panels are from a mod, right? I don't remember, but yeah they sure are resistant to impact. I notice you have the same in your cube.

Thor LP on youtube launched some large buildings as part of his Insane Rocket Division, which I take as inspiration for the rough idea. His were different though I think they were smaller and he would dock them in orbit to get a giant building.

[lajoswinkler]

I think those panels are from a mod, right? I don't remember, but yeah they sure are resistant to impact. I notice you have the same in your cube.

Thor LP on youtube launched some large buildings as part of his Insane Rocket Division, which I take as inspiration for the rough idea. His were different though I think they were smaller and he would dock them in orbit to get a giant building.

No, those are simple stock panels. The large version. 154 parts - 153 plates and 1 smallest probe core, so that the thing doesn't get labeled as debris.

I couldn't launch a 6x6x6 cube because the total number of parts on the launch pad would be too high for my PC.