More "Parts overhaul" updates

[bartekkru99]

Lately, we have seen MK2 and MK3 parts overhaul, but for me, that's not just enough, there are much much more parts, that are missing or poorly made.

There's a list of part groups, that could be remade, improved and expanded with some ideas, AND YES I KNOW, THAT MOST OF THOSE ARE ADDED BY MODS OR ARE IN ALREADY SUGGESTED:

1. MK1 Parts System and More Spaceplane Stuff:

• MK2 Cokpit Internals.
  
• Ramjet engine - has poor thrust and efficiency at low speed, but gets better at mach 3+ speed, good when you try to make a SSTO plane.
  
• Already in game jet engines should be rebalanced like B9 does, also maybe some new textures?
  
• New thrust vectoring engine with high gimbal angles.
  
• Small 0.625 engine.
  
• Hollow fuselage, with room for VTOL engine and opening doors on both up and down, you can see something like that on F-35. I wouldn't mind if the engine was already inside, because 1.25 parts are too big and 0.625 are too small.
  
• Radial mounted intake simlar to those in B9.
  
• Sharper nosecone.
  
• Propeller engines.
  
• Helicopter rotors.
  
• Bigger, 2.5 tail connector for MK3 parts maybe with cargo door?
  
• Fighter parts. Real space agencies also work on military projects, you don't need guns, but almost every KSP veteran made at least one fighter aircraft. It's really fun to fly around the space center with your favourite craft.
  

2. Probe and 0.625 Parts

• More 0.625 fuel tanks sizes, current fuel tanks are very short and you oftenneed to stack a lot of those to make something bigger, they could be helpful when building a small lander in early game stages.
  
• New science experiments like spectrometer and magnetometer.
  
• More electric engines and fuel types.
  

3. Space Station Parts

• Solar panels in medium size - they are two times smaller than gigantor arrays.
  
• Huge panels, simlar to those on the ISS.
  
• Octogonal strut system, that we can see in many mods.
  
• Bigger habitation module.
  
• Long term experiments, to make stations more usefull, also crew exchange and station expansion contracts.
  
• Mechanical parts for robotic arm, I don't trust IR that, much because joints are highly unstable.
  

4. Rover Parts

• Tracks, not much to talk.
  
• More rover bodies in different shapes.
  
• Maybe instead of having a build in engine in each wheel, there would be separate engines both running on electricity and liquid fuel/oxidiser mixture? Wheels would change their speed depending on the total engine power.
  

5. Mods, that are worth of being seen in stock game (at least partially)

• Near Future Mods
  
• Stockalike Station Parts Expansion
  
• RLA Stockalike
  
• KAX
  
• KSPX
  

Edited February 11, 2015 by bartekkru99

[Bioman222]

I second this. I'd like to see all of this, and then maybe some more planets... hint hint wink wink.

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Oh! And don't forget a 2.5 NERVA!

[bartekkru99]

I second this. I'd like to see all of this, and then maybe some more planets... hint hint wink wink.

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Oh! And don't forget a 2.5 NERVA!

Agreed, I would like to see Saturn-like gas giant with rings and maybe some ice giants.

[Chezburgar7300]

Third'd...

I would very much like to see some new probe parts in the game. RLA (with some tweaks) for stock!

Would like to see a stock planet with a light brown colour as well. With a ring. Pretty much what bartekkru99 said

[Frozen_Heart]

I agree with this idea. It would be nice to see big parts overhauls and packs coming along occasionally. More parts options is always nice.

[bartekkru99]

Reply!!!! replyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!111111 Please?

[Pthigrivi]

Woah, easy fella.

[*]Long term experiments, to make stations more usefull, also crew exchange and station expansion contracts.

My opinion is that they don't really need new space station parts, they need space station game mechanics. Long term experiments don't work because you can just fast forward through them. There's a thread here on ideas to make space stations more useful: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/108470-Making-space-stations-and-science-infinitely-useful

I would effing love a xenon vasmir though <3

[Alshain]

Mk1 Cargo bay. Something to hide the science experiments, batteries, and such (especially the goo).

[Astrofox]

2. Probe and 0.625 Parts

• More 0.625 fuel tanks sizes, current fuel tanks are very short and you often need to stack a lot of those to make something bigger, they could be helpful when building a small lander in early game stages.
  
• New science experiments like spectrometer and magnetometer.
  
• More electric engines and fuel types.
  

YES! We definitely need more probe parts.

[bartekkru99]

Mk1 Cargo bay. Something to hide the science experiments, batteries, and such (especially the goo).

Yeah would do great job in hiding bunch of Sidewinders from BDA for more stealthy design parts, that are too ugly or produce too much drag to have them outside...

EDIT: Oh, and I've added fighter parts to the ideas list...

EDIT EDIT: OH and more rover stuff!

Edited January 30, 2015 by bartekkru99

[FishInferno]

Also a 2.5 meter intake and jets, and a RAPIER.

Oh, also: we already have radial intakes

[bartekkru99]

Also a 2.5 meter intake and jets, and a RAPIER.

Oh, also: we already have radial intakes

Yeah, but stuctural is too cmall and other one is too ugly and also too small :/

[bartekkru99]

POST I WANT SQUAD TO SEE THIS!!!

Moar parts!!!

Edited February 8, 2015 by bartekkru99

[klgraham1013]

Please get rid of the oil drum motif. It doesn't fit any more next to the Mk2, Mk3, and NASA parts.

[CaLVin-K]

You could probably combine the propeller part and the helicopter rotor part into one part to save RAM.

[bigyihsuan]

Under the mods section, you forgot KSPX.

But I really support.

[bartekkru99]

Under the mods section, you forgot KSPX.

But I really support.

Some of KSPX parts were added into the game, I think, that squad had it's reasons to not add them all, but I'll add it to the list.