Foxster Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm not a great user of RCS. Usually magical ever-lasting SAS does the job for my craft. I do use RCS for a craft that has to dock and also for shifting big craft about, usually in LKO when I have big engines and tanks still attached. But recently I haven't bothered with RCS tanks - I just slam some Vernor Engines on the craft and its all good. No need for extra RCS tanks that add to the part count and mass. Why would I use traditional RCS tanks and thrusters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuqq Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I use RCS vs. Vernors as I feel the RCS gives me better fine control. As well as 1 RCS port is able to fire in 5 directions where I believe the vernor can only fire in 1 direction. So you would need 5 Vernor engines to give you the same attitude control I can obtain with 1 well placed RCS port. I find Vernors are especially overkill unless you have a very large ship you are trying to move around. But the beauty of the game is that if you find vernors work for you and RCS thrusters are useless, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Ben Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I tried a 4 vernor engine station tender (offset with rotation control from SAS to half the number or thrusters needed). Lets just say, results were EXPLOSIVELY successful, for a fraction of a second.For anything small, you need RCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpo Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I should mention that Vernor engines have some.. alternative uses if you use them right. (probably cheating in most challenges, but who cares!) http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/109164-Vernor-Engines-and-weightlessness-abuse%21100% weightless landing gear, for those small planes. 50 m/s impact resistance, and large-ish size makes them useful in many niche situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Command pods contain built-in monoprop tanks, enough for a docking if you're reasonably careful about it. That, combined with the more part-count efficient 4-way RCS thrusters, make monoprop-powered RCS systems desirable in many scenarios. And once you've got small craft that use MP for docking, it becomes useful to carry monoprop tankage on motherships to replenish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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