PicoSpace Industries' Utility Pack

[Orion]

K, now it's working, so I just have to not close the window forever.

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

Done that. I've reinstalled it at least 5 times, tried previous versions, corrected the file name (which someone suggested for a similar problem).

Altaïr check this out.

 

[Altaïr]

Altaïr check this out.

He just said that it was working now...

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

He just said that it was working now...

Sorry

 

[Python]

Hey im not able to get the most recent version due to there not being a link. Did you forget to add it or am i missing it

 

[Altaïr]

Hey im not able to get the most recent version due to there not being a link. Did you forget to add it or am i missing it

The link in the first post is working. It points directly to the github repository, that's where you'll find the latest version.

 

[sillyman692]

Bro thank you so much for this mod I just discovered this. Is there any way I can support you by donating or anything?

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

Bro thank you so much for this mod I just discovered this. Is there any way I can support you by donating or anything?

You can, but I don't know why some help is that deep.

Yes. You can.

 

[Juan Angel B747]

Hello, I downloaded your mod and it is very good but I know this will sound bad
but how can I eliminate certain pieces?

since I'm only interested in having the flag pole and the special farings

and if it can't be done
Could you make a mod that only includes the flag post and another for the farings?

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

Hello, I downloaded your mod and it is very good but I know this will sound bad
but how can I eliminate certain pieces?

since I'm only interested in having the flag pole and the special farings

and if it can't be done
Could you make a mod that only includes the flag post and another for the farings?

He'll have to make a whole new mod...

 

[Juan Angel B747]

He'll have to make a whole new mod...

ok ready thank you very much

I hope you have been interested in my proposal

Still, thank you very much for answering me and for creating that magnificent mod

 

[Darthan]

I haven't been able to work out how to create an fueling station on the Moon (for example) using the Launch Tower Assembly etc. yet, but I have been able to create one in orbit! I don't think it was intended to be used that way - just pretend it represents routine fuel deliveries to orbit.

Self-fuelling tank (using Neptune's Big fuel tank and 2-wide, it also uses 'Pioneer' and 'Griffin' engines ('Griffin' in the launcher) - not quite sure which custom part they are from):

Attached to station:

Designing a launcher for it was a bit tricky since the payload increases during the launch (it refuels continously). In the end I designed it with first stage assuming empty and second stage assuming part full. The tank itself was the third stage and can use the fuel generated during the launch:

Maybe you could create a variant of the "Launch Tower Assembly"+"Umbilical Cord" intended for stations? Initially with fuel generation switched off and can be switched on without rotating the umbilical?

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

I don't think it was intended to be used that way

Exactly...

I also don't understand exactly what you are trying to do here. Are you using the launch tower to generate fuel?

 

[EmberSkyMedia]

Maybe you could create a variant of the "Launch Tower Assembly"+"Umbilical Cord" intended for stations? Initially with fuel generation switched off and can be switched on without rotating the umbilical?

You can transfer fuel in flight between tanks or use my "fuel ports" to have two tanks attach and share fuel directly. Launch Tower Assembly is designed to be attached to the ground or the fuel it produces is a "cheat" which is a no-no.

 

[Darthan]

You can transfer fuel in flight between tanks or use my "fuel ports" to have two tanks attach and share fuel directly. Launch Tower Assembly is designed to be attached to the ground or the fuel it produces is a "cheat" which is a no-no.

Currently it doesn't seem to be possible to place a fuel tower with umbilical anywhere except on the launch pad (or in a spacecraft!) without teleporting it. A possible solution would be to be able to create a tower with umbilical then can be 'packed' (i.e. collapse it in an off state) It could then be transported in a spacecraft to another planet and re-expanded there. Since it is off while collapsed it would not generate fuel while being transported - avoiding the 'cheat' above. It would also prevent its mass from growing to about 300t - which is too heavy to launch from Earth without consuming the fuel it generates!

There might also be a problem if it is placed on a non-level surface - it could be tricky to align a fuel port on a rocket with the umbilical - not sure what could be dpne about that though.

Something for version 6 perhaps?

 

[fordhamflash]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but do you know how to change the texture for the flag?

 

[MonkeSpaceflight]

You would have to make a texture pack with you desired flag texture in it. I don't know how to do that though so check out the thread for making custom texture packs.

 

[greypblox2]

how to use this thing

 

[Darthan]

Attach an umblical to the tower. When the umbilical is lowered a rocket can be docked to the other end and refuelled. Other tower segments can be added on top to refuel taller rockets or upper stages. At least that is the theory. How you place the tower with umbilical attached on the Moon (for example) and how you get a rocket to line up docking ports on uneven ground are currently unsolved problems.

For added fun the weight of the tower increases over time when the umbilical is attached and ends up weighing about 300t - that was with a single segment minimum size. I managed to place a refuelling tower in orbit! See my earlier posts.