[1.1.2]Kerbal Stock Launcher Overhaul (6/6/16 More parts and improvements)

[GoldForest]

I volunteer to test it as well!

[wasmic]

I volunteer as tester! Oh, right...

[blackheart612]

I actually have a close room for testers now, the ones whom I sent the taurus parts are the only testers that I got so you guys don't need to worry, really.

[blackheart612]

Seems like it works but Im fairly frustrated on how hard it is to make a stowage container @_@

Attachment nodes are so hard to configure to make them actually attach

[MainSailor]

Attachment nodes are so hard to configure to make them actually attach

Are you rotating the node orientation in the cfg?

[MainSailor]

Looks awesome man, but the fairings seem almost comically oversized. Still looks badass as hell though.

Did you ever see a Delta III?

[MaverickSawyer]

Did you ever see a Delta III?

http://www.daviddarling.info/images/Delta_3.jpg

Not a fair comparison:

You can see that a good chunk of that space is actually the Delta Cryogenic Upper Stage, and not payload fairing.

[tygoo7]

These parts look great! Can't wait to use them!

[MainSailor]

Not a fair comparison:

You can see that a good chunk of that space is actually the Delta Cryogenic Upper Stage, and not payload fairing.

Yeah, true. For some reason I thought there was an additional stage in blackheart's photos too but I realize that he had fairing sep at the same time as staging to the upper stage.

Either way, I always thought the Delta III upper stage/fairing always looked comically oversized (to use Deathsoul's turn of phrase) but still looked brutish and awesome. I mean, NINE solids. The thing was a beast.

[Deathsoul097]

Well, TBH, I only really got into space stuff after KSP, and only the Delta IV really appealed to me, because I could easily replicate it in-game.

[HeadHunter67]

Indeed - I use a stock Delta-like for most of my day-to-day lifter needs in KSP. When the job calls for more power, I now utilize an SLS Block II lifter made with the new parts.

[JTG]

These look really nice, might try to stuff these into my mod-packed KSP folder.

[blackheart612]

These look really nice, might try to stuff these into my mod-packed KSP folder.

I hope you find it good when you get your hands on it

Did you ever see a Delta III?

http://www.daviddarling.info/images/Delta_3.jpg

Not a fair comparison:

http://www.astronautix.com/graphics/d/delta3dg.jpg

You can see that a good chunk of that space is actually the Delta Cryogenic Upper Stage, and not payload fairing.

Yeah, true. For some reason I thought there was an additional stage in blackheart's photos too but I realize that he had fairing sep at the same time as staging to the upper stage.

Either way, I always thought the Delta III upper stage/fairing always looked comically oversized (to use Deathsoul's turn of phrase) but still looked brutish and awesome. I mean, NINE solids. The thing was a beast.

Who said you can't add an upper stage inside that fairing? hahaha

Indeed - I use a stock Delta-like for most of my day-to-day lifter needs in KSP. When the job calls for more power, I now utilize an SLS Block II lifter made with the new parts.

Except if I can make it look like Ariane I by adding a 3m bottom as an alternative, so this launcher can be modular.

I'll put some more plans here before I forget:

Custom Radial Decoupler

Custom Strut

And look, I already forgot the other.

[Daishi]

Gee you're productive, do you sleep at all? Constantly churning out such awesome parts and textures

Keep it up!

[blackheart612]

Gee you're productive, do you sleep at all? Constantly churning out such awesome parts and textures

Keep it up!

I slept for nine hours last night. A good long one, so yeah, I sleep. Though, the stowage container is hard. I wonder how you guys do it

[GoldForest]

I like the look of the Delta II more than the Delta III. The Delta two is skinny wall the way up to the payload where is bulges out for the payload. As for the D III, it looks like a reverse rocket lol. And how can that tiny stage lift that giant stage when the SRBs are gone?

[MaverickSawyer]

And how can that tiny stage lift that giant stage when the SRBs are gone?

With little air drag due to the altitude at which you jettison the three air-started SRBs. Plus, you've gone through a good chunk of your fuel supply by that point, so your first stage TWR is fairly high.

[MainSailor]

Who said you can't add an upper stage inside that fairing? hahaha

Heh no one. I do that all the time! And the 5m Atlas V does that too:

Did I see you said the fairings would be procedural?

[blackheart612]

Possibly, yes.

[blackheart612]

Okay, worked on a powerful 1.25m engine today, she can hold the Kerbal X without the core engine.

Trust me it's inefficient and overheats easily lol

[Gryphorim]

Oh.... That is nice

[Mecripp]

Yes yes looking very nice

[blackheart612]

It's loosely based on RD-253/257 it's named LV-T253

[sp1989]

Oh man that's pretty! I'm getting really excited.

[MaverickSawyer]

Dude, you're making me consider getting a waterproof cover for my computer, because I keep drooling over your work!