[1.12.x] Freight Transport Technologies [v0.6.0]

[KhaosCorp]

Oh new parts......at first I thought this was experiment to get to orbit using only decouplers lol =P

Parts are looking good, I for one like the pod as pictured. Can already see other good uses for the structural parts too....deepspace fuel tanker, massive move anything orbital tug.

[RoverDude]

Oh new parts......at first I thought this was experiment to get to orbit using only decouplers lol =P

Parts are looking good, I for one like the pod as pictured. Can already see other good uses for the structural parts too....deepspace fuel tanker, massive move anything orbital tug.

Updated 3.75m nuclear rocket...

[Mischief]

I like the cockpit. Especially for a huge ship we need something big and dramatic and space-opera style. We have plenty of Apollo-style ones and some sleek fighter-style ones and the Cupola. We need something that looks like a *Bridge*. The stuff you're making is for massive ships; how about something like that with a crew complement room of like 5? Big view port, wide and a bit deep. 3.75 nukes are for gigantic ships taking long trips. You need a Star Trek/Star Wars style bridge to do that, not locked in a can for 6 months.

I like the cockpit; hell, I'd even like it a little bigger. It's not meant to be aerodynamic, it's meant to be comfortable to drive a giant ship with 10,000 sqft of cargo across the solar system in. It's a step in moving beyond 'expendable' ship designs, which I'm all for.

[goldenpsp]

Looks nice, but I'm not a fan of the cockpit. It looks both not aerodynamic enough to be launched without a fairing, and too big to fit into one. A spherical, 5m one would perhaps be a good idea. Something resembling Discovery from 2001 Space Odyssey. Just remember those who like putting their ships together in orbit, launch-by-launch.

Looks at picture of freaking huge rocket on the launchpad. Worries about aerodynamics of the cockpit...

[Simes]

The HoneyBadger reminds me of the Eagle from Space: 1999.

Also, how about one of those hexagonal cans for transporting Kerbals?

[invultri]

Am I the only one that wants to make a thunderbird 2 with this mod ?

[RoverDude]

So yeah... pics

Oh... and here's why you did not get a release this weekend...

Edited October 13, 2014 by RoverDude

[invultri]

Those engines are scary... I assume those ore canisters where full on launch ?

[Thourion]

whoa! was that 3 thousand tons?, insane stuff

[RoverDude]

Those engines are scary... I assume those ore canisters where full on launch ?

whoa! was that 3 thousand tons?, insane stuff

2,300 tons of ore, 700 tons of ship. Most of that fuel. The nuclear reactor alone is 17 tons dry.

[comham]

I love the "blockade runner" cockpit

[Sophistry]

I've had an issue where "Repainting" those hexagonal cylinder cargo containers refills them completely, which gave my 4 part craft enough delta v for a return trip to jool xD. (No idea if this is a known issue sorry) And I wonder if they should be available right at the start, because with FAR it's really easy to get them into orbit and takes all the challenge out of the early missions

[RoverDude]

I've had an issue where "Repainting" those hexagonal cylinder cargo containers refills them completely, which gave my 4 part craft enough delta v for a return trip to jool xD. (No idea if this is a known issue sorry) And I wonder if they should be available right at the start, because with FAR it's really easy to get them into orbit and takes all the challenge out of the early missions

That would be a FireSpitter issue

And yeah I will move them down the tree. They should NOT be refillable.

[AetherGoddess]

Have you had anyone complain about how destructive these parts are? i was playing around in Sandbox with .25 and your freight parts, making SPH VTOLs, and every time i would try to land, it would blow up the runway, no matter how slowly i touched down. maybe it's just me? i'm a bit of a leadfoot on aircraft.

[RoverDude]

Have you had anyone complain about how destructive these parts are? i was playing around in Sandbox with .25 and your freight parts, making SPH VTOLs, and every time i would try to land, it would blow up the runway, no matter how slowly i touched down. maybe it's just me? i'm a bit of a leadfoot on aircraft.

Nope, just you

[mike9606]

Dang, those nuclear engines on that big freighter must be terrible for the KSC. Radiation suits will most likely become standard clothes for the KSC Ground Crew (The buildings have radiation shielding, so the kerbals inside should be fine). Hmm, I think a mod that simulates radiations and radiation poisoning for kerbals would be interesting (I know Interstellar has a radiation hing, but I don't know how it works exactly).

[sober667]

i have a question there i samw MM file for USI interop for Interstellar and some other mods when i can find it?

[RoverDude]

Those engines are scary... I assume those ore canisters where full on launch ?

Dang, those nuclear engines on that big freighter must be terrible for the KSC. Radiation suits will most likely become standard clothes for the KSC Ground Crew (The buildings have radiation shielding, so the kerbals inside should be fine). Hmm, I think a mod that simulates radiations and radiation poisoning for kerbals would be interesting (I know Interstellar has a radiation hing, but I don't know how it works exactly).

The nukes are actually pretty impractical for the launch, I assume you'd launch the freighter dry with a very large launch vehicle

i have a question there i samw MM file for USI interop for Interstellar and some other mods when i can find it?

UndercoverYankee has a thread for that

[Mischief]

Any general ETA on the new toys? Week, two weeks, two months? I've got my main station and EPL built around Kerbin and am starting to build my Duna Colony Fleet. These new toys will make a *dramatic* difference in what I make and how. I don't want to spend 100 hours creating a locust cloud of 20 ships just in time to have the goodies to pile it into 4 clusters

[RoverDude]

Any general ETA on the new toys? Week, two weeks, two months? I've got my main station and EPL built around Kerbin and am starting to build my Duna Colony Fleet. These new toys will make a *dramatic* difference in what I make and how. I don't want to spend 100 hours creating a locust cloud of 20 ships just in time to have the goodies to pile it into 4 clusters

I just finished the last model. So I'd say you will have this in your hands for the weekend if all goes well.

[Tortoise]

Wow, just perfect.

[RoverDude]

Oh yeah... you also get the most luxuriant part ever. A 40,000 unit Karborundum tank. Which comes out to over 8 million funds if you load it up.

[Arrowstar]

Oh yeah... you also get the most luxuriant part ever. A 40,000 unit Karborundum tank. Which comes out to over 8 million funds if you load it up.

Holy moly. Guess who's taking a trip to the Sun? This guy!

[RoverDude]

0.2.3 is up!

Replaced TGA with PNG

Updated tech level of some HoneyBadger parts

Updated HoneyBadger descriptions

Introduced all parts for the StarLifter - a 0.25m freighter

Structural parts

5m Command Pod

2.5m and 3.75m nuclear engines

5m reactor

5m SAS

5m Karborundum and LiquidHydrogen tanks

10m LiquidHydrogen tank

Cargo racks and adapters

Larger Kontainers

[Nori]

0.2.3 is up!

Replaced TGA with PNG

Updated tech level of some HoneyBadger parts

Updated HoneyBadger descriptions

Introduced all parts for the StarLifter - a 0.25m freighter

Structural parts

5m Command Pod

2.5m and 3.75m nuclear engines

5m reactor

5m SAS

5m Karborundum and LiquidHydrogen tanks

10m LiquidHydrogen tank

Cargo racks and adapters

Larger Kontainers

oooh shiny! And hurray for PNGs, might just cut FTT memory use by 50MB or more.