Sure I could, but than I am destroying inspirational experiance...
Welcome to the world of optimization, the art of making more using less.
You agree for sure how Colony Ship with attention to reach Jupiter should have a lots of electricity source.
Sure. To be honest I would even recommend a nuclear reactor, because the solar power available at Jupiter level is barely 4% of what's available at Earth's level because of the distance. A good reason to reconsider solar panels... On another side your phone's ressource is also a constraint, even if the game could be better optimized, you have to take it into account. The limit can be pushed but not indefinitely so the problem would exist soon or later, so you can't ignore it either.
RCS and ION engines are needed to navigate ship of such size... I can not strip it away.
Ions ok, but you can definitely use less RCS. Especially with that many capsules, they add a lot of torque by themselves. If you still need some RCS, then place them far from the center of mass so that they give more torque. That's what I did on my space station:
A pair of RCS is placed at each arm extremity, that's the reason why. Otherwise I have a few here and there, but mostly for modules that may be frequently attached and detached, so they can maneuver autonomously. My station is smaller, but you see it's possible to use really few RCS. And if you really need more power, use a pair of small engines instead of a ton of RCS. That will be more efficient and that will be less parts to handle for the game.
And about ports...yeah... I would also like there is implemented medium and large tube instead a lots of small attached ports... So here is some new ideas for next version of the game....
For that you can resize part through bp editing.
See for example that fuel tank:
If I save that blueprint and open the blueprint file (it's a simple text file) I can change the dimensions of it:
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Then when I reload it:
That way you can make connections made of a single part. It will look smoother and will be lighter for the game. As I told you, the art of making more using less
Also I would be grateful if future versions could have indefinite design canvas where entire ship can be constructed and than option to separate modules of entire ship how those could be launched into space.
There's the infinite build area option for that, but it's a paid option. Then you have to activate it in the cheats.
Like when I select segments of a ship there is option to lock those group in a module where I can save it as separate module for loading it into separate design where I can construct booster rocket to launch module into space.
That exists too. Here is an example, if I want to use that blueprint as the payload of a rocket:
Save it, then load your rocket:
Now click "Load blueprint", select the blueprint you want to use as your payload and click "import":
Done.
One more thing... It would be great if design can be instantly tested in simulator of space to check if something wrong before actually launching it into space.
That exists too. You really need to learn how to play that game
Basically what you want is to test your build in 0 gravity... You have access to cheats right? Then I'm sure you'll find a way by yourself
