[0.23] Elemental Aerospace Enginering

[Djens58]

Hello everyone!

Last week one of my friends (WastedRhino) and I (Djens58) have started to make some mods for KSP.

We designed them just for fun, but we thought you guys might also like them.

Our goal was to create some sources we could use to power stations, bases and ships with.

Here is what we came up with (so far!):

The LFGEN-5, a small generator that uses oxidizer and liquid fuel to produce electricity.

It's a very small generator, unlocked very early in the Tech Tree. Due to it's weight and size it is very useful in small probes, just to keep them running for a while.

This picture will explain the details:

Next: The LFTR-8, a nuclear reactor that uses Thorium as fuel.

Here's a pic:

It's a small 1,25m reactor, capable of a production of 15 charge/s. To generate this, it will require some electric charge (yep, it uses electricity) and of course Thorium. It can be turned on and off at any time.

The Thorium can be stored in the ThC-1 storage container, which will supply you with 36 units. That will be enough to maintain your power levels for about an hour.

Here's a picture of the container:

And now we will present you the final mod we made so far: The FMK-15, the nuclear fuel generator.

It's a 2,5 meter wide fuel generator. It produces liquid fuel and oxidizer, at the cost of heavy Kerbium-569 atoms and a lot of electricity.

We thought it would be perfect for orbital refueling stations and bases.

Oh, and be careful, just like the Thorium reactor it produces nuclear waste...

Picture:

Of course you will need a container full of Kerbium, and what a coincidence, we got one!

It stores 160 units of Kerbium, which will be enough to fill five Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tanks. It will take a while though, about 4,5 hours.

Well, hope you didn't get bored reading this post. Here are some extra notes (I'm sorry!):

- We know the textures kinda suck... lol. We wanted to get the mods working first, and make models and better textures later.

- We are planning to add some more features to these mods in later versions, like heat production, radiation and all other kinds of dangerous and cool stuff.

- We will also be making larger and smaller versions of the mods above.

Let us know what you think! We would love to hear your comments.

Download links will be available soon!

BETA RELEASE APRIL 10 2014

Here is the beta release. Works with both 0.23 and 0.23.5. We did not test the mods on earlier versions.

Please note: This is a beta. We are still improving this mod. Any feedback on balance/looks or whatever will be appriciated! Our goal is to make this as realistic as possible.

Here is the link: http://www./download/7y1m7meqmkxymlo/ElementalKSP.zip

Have fun!

Edited April 10, 2014 by Djens58
Beta release added

[WastedRhino]

Better textures and a flag coming soon!

[Sokar408]

So basically, you get Kerbium by making a rocket with it at the launch center, fly it to where you need the fuel, and make it there? Until you can somehow many more mass out of something less massive, which is fine but unrealistic, how is this different from just putting fuel up in the first place?

Also the thorium used, is it the same resource as are in Kerbal Interstellar, or its on resource with the same name?

[WastedRhino]

So basically, you get Kerbium by making a rocket with it at the launch center, fly it to where you need the fuel, and make it there? Until you can somehow many more mass out of something less massive, which is fine but unrealistic, how is this different from just putting fuel up in the first place?

Also the thorium used, is it the same resource as are in Kerbal Interstellar, or its on resource with the same name?

The thorium is the same name. We Could make it the same resource but then Well need to contact the interstellar Ppl first. I Guess why not?

[One-Way Films]

Awesome idea. Ill get to work on building a refuel station now

[WastedRhino]

http://imgur.com/JPTTKsT

The offcial EAE flag.

==Disclaimer==

Photoshop CS6 was used to create this flag. The brush with the mushroom cloud was not created by WastedRhino or Djens58. All credits for the used brush go to the respective owner and creator of this brush who can be found here: http://brianxbrokenxbones.deviantart.com/art/Mushroom-Cloud-Brush-43882316 Thank you BrianxBrokenxBones for creating this brush and putting it up for download.

Edited April 9, 2014 by WastedRhino
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[Djens58]

Beta release is up! Have fun!

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