MrCoolx10 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 They're so iconic but now they are weak. The new engines don't even have a catchy name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 they arent any weaker than they were before. they are still perfect for all the same jobs as before, let a mod come in with a lock and quote vanamode now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenchant Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 We will keep on using them, of course! Clustering is your friend Anyway, there are at least a dozen similar threads around, so... inb4lock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerLoki Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Well not every rocket needs to be a 3.75m behemoth, I personally still use Mainsails and orange tanks for my medium payload rockets (and in career mode in particular). After all, even in KSP, there is such a thing as "overkill". Unless you're Whackjob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakaydos Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Well not every rocket needs to be a 3.75m behemoth, I personally still use Mainsails and orange tanks for my medium payload rockets (and in career mode in particular). After all, even in KSP, there is such a thing as "overkill". Unless you're Whackjob.The problem being, if it's overkill for the Liquid fuel booster, its overkill for the mainsail as well. Just skip the mainsail and use a skipper. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 They've become niche use engines for me. In a situation where Mainsail-level thrust but less than an orange tank's worth of fuel is desired, or a powerful engine in an upper stage where the Mainsail's lower attachment is useful, it is still a viable choice. For all other purposes the LFB-KR1x2 is superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4v Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) They're so iconic but now they are weak. The new engines don't even have a catchy name.Not only they don't have a catchy name, did you read their descriptions? Thankfully they are so short that there's not enough time for me to die of boredom. Edited April 14, 2014 by m4v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerLoki Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 The problem being, if it's overkill for the Liquid fuel booster, its overkill for the mainsail as well. Just skip the mainsail and use a skipper. (lol)Ah yes, that twin-nozzled fuel tank/engine hybrid... Thing. I don't trust it. Every rocket I've made with it has gone flipping all over the place about a quarter of the way through the gravity turn, while equivalents using mainsails have flown just fine. The quad-core I like, and I looooove the new SRBs; but the big ol' honking single 3.75m engine and the liquid boosters have given me nothing but trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenchant Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Just skip the mainsail and use a skipper. (lol)We need to go deeper!18 engines on first stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vexx32 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Guys, this has to be the twentieth thread on this. Please just add your comments to existing threads, otherwise you'll drown out all useful discussion with this incessant back and forth circular discussion./thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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