Bathosphere: How to sink ?

[Lohan2008]

G'day Ksp-ers, I wonder how do you get a craft to sink beneath the water (in stock mode) ?? This design tips over...

Edited May 23, 2014 by Lohan2008

[Whovian]

Nothing's denser than water, so I think the only way to get something to properly sink is with upwards-facing engines (and yes, people have done this.)

[Specialist290]

Water physics is a bit wonky in general. I think most parts will simply float on the surface in stock. I know there used to be a mod for undersea exploration, but I don't remember what it's called now, since I never used it myself.

[Thesonicgalaxy]

You can't make a Craft "sink".

As far as I know, the only way to get a craft below water is to just make a rocket that points straight down and fire. Even then I'm sure it will just flip you back over.

[Captain Sierra]

Water physics is a bit wonky in general. I think most parts will simply float on the surface in stock. I know there used to be a mod for undersea exploration, but I don't remember what it's called now, since I never used it myself.

It's the Hooligan Labs submarine mod, and it basically works the same as the airship mod and zeros all stock part bouyancy so that its parts take over for bouyancy.

KAS anchors will sink with stock water physics, but I believe their bouyancy value is set to 0, whereas everything stock is set to 1. Translation, it's not possible without applying force, so do the classic KSP thing and strap on moar boosters.

[Lohan2008]

Thanks for the info