PicoSpace Industries' Utility Pack
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
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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.
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.