Ice Asteroids

[MerlinsMaster]

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know if there's a way to edit the ARM asteroids so that the game thinks they're made of ice?

I think it would be cool if I could use the KSP Interstellar ISRUs to extract water from them, effectively making them refueling bases. I know it would be easier to just use Kethane, but seeing as KSP crashes on me if I merely look at it funny, adding another huge parts mod is not my first choice.

[KerikBalm]

Asteroids are completely different from celestial bodies. They are ship a "ship" or "part" that looks like a big rock.

You could easily use a text editor to make them contain any resource you want.

You could make them a giant xenon gas container if you wish.

FWIW, its not a comet, it orbits too close to Kerbin to have stable water ice.

Although the same should be true of Minmus.

[sardaukar11]

i dont know how ksp interstellar works, but could it be possible, if the mod uses verious resources, to make the asteroids to have a random resource each one? for example, you scan a class B and find it has water, another one have some mineral, etc etc

[sal_vager]

There's an addon that puts resources in the asteroids, but not water, though it can be edited to add water

[MerlinsMaster]

Asteroids are completely different from celestial bodies. They are ship a "ship" or "part" that looks like a big rock.

You could easily use a text editor to make them contain any resource you want.

You could make them a giant xenon gas container if you wish.

FWIW, its not a comet, it orbits too close to Kerbin to have stable water ice.

Although the same should be true of Minmus.

That's what I wanted to do. I'm don't know where the files for those things are. I didn't see them in the Gamedata/Squad folder.

On the other thing, from my understanding many of the asteroids in the asteroid belt are thought to be composed of rock and ice. Not sure how close to the sun they would have to be for outgassing to occur. In case you haven't guessed yet, my knowledge of astronomy is faulty at best.

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There's an addon that puts resources in the asteroids, but not water, though it can be edited to add water

That looks pretty good. Might have to try that one out. Thanks.

Edited September 18, 2014 by MerlinsMaster

[MerlinsMaster]

So does anyone happen to know where the part file for planets and asteroids are? I've been through the entire game directory and can't find anything?

[undercoveryankee]

So does anyone happen to know where the part file for planets and asteroids are? I've been through the entire game directory and can't find anything?

Asteroids are a part called "PotatoRoid" located somewhere under GameData/NASAmission. Planets don't have a part file. Their stock characteristics are in non-user-serviceable bundle files, and any mod that adds or changes them has its own config file.