Transfer craft-designs between saves (in game)

[dyson]

Hi everyone,

I often see the question/suggestion that some "internal simulation" feature would be nice. Even more often the answer is: "A simulation inside a simulation (game) is somehow stupid...". Well, both points are valid, but most people forget: we have an internal testing-site: SANDBOX-mode. I often use it for such testing purposes.

Today it occured to me: Why can't I transfer my designs from one save to the other - IN GAME? I know it is possible to fiddle in the directories and copy'n'paste a design from save A to B - but it would be better if that was possible inside the game - maybe with an additional check if the necessary parts are already unlocked (if transferring to a career-file). And in addition to that maybe a "quick save game changer"-feature to switch between two specific save-games (in my example a career and a sandbox-file)

I hope I made my point clear, it is just a small suggestion for making a perfect game even more perfect (if that is possible).

Edited December 18, 2014 by dyson
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[Tuareg]

yep, i think a save as global checkbox or similar would be the best so the craft would be saved into a directory which is accessible from every game, like the pre-designed (stock) crafts.

[Superfluous J]

That'd be cool. I imagine it'd be like the subassembly area. Drag a ship there and it goes in the "everywhere" directory. And you can overwrite/delete them too.

[dyson]

That'd be cool. I imagine it'd be like the subassembly area. Drag a ship there and it goes in the "everywhere" directory. And you can overwrite/delete them too.

That is a great idea how my suggestion could be included. There would only be a checking subroutine needed if all used parts are already unlocked. Should not be too complicated and extremely helpful.

[Crimson Sunrise]

I don't think vessels of any kind should be restricted to their respective save file. They should be saved as 'stock', pretty much like the vessels that come with mods and the ones hat come with KSP. Same for sub assemblies.