Near Future Propulsion is Awesome

[SievertChaser]

The basic ion engine is purring!

[Gralzeim]

It's a pretty cool mod, but, at least for me, it's very difficult to make use of without making a gigantic vessel that's 90% reactor mass and fuel tanks with one or two electric thrusters.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=351243721

That one got stuck in a Kerbol orbit, was using the variable pulse thruster or whatever it was called.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=353345510

That one made it to Eve, and was using one of the plasma thrusters, but man, it still had fairly long burn times and surprising inefficiency compared to a chemical propulsion rocket.

I'm obviously doing it wrong, but eh.

Maybe interplanetary instrument-packed probes with electric propulsion is just not my thing. xD


I do really dig the other Near Future mods, though. Especially the solar panels and the Near Future Construction mod.

[clayog123]

I also enjoy that Mod Pack. Nice ships!

[95Bravo95]

All Near Future mods are required in every one of my installs.

[Kadrush]

I only use near future eletrical, i am afraid that all those other can crash my game due to 64 bit memory issues.

[Ragnaman]

you can force your game to run in dx11 or opengl (dx11 reduces memory use by 40%, opengl by 60%)

Although graphics look iffy...

[Kadrush]

I already run the game on opengl, i guess i already just use to many mods... (67 actually)

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by 95Bravo95:

All Near Future mods are required in every one of my installs. :Khappy:

This. NFS (solar)/ NFE (electric)/ NFP (propulsion)/ NFC(construction) /NFSP (spacecraft parts) are some of my favorite mods.

[SievertChaser]

Originally posted by FunkynutZ:

Originally posted by 95Bravo95:

All Near Future mods are required in every one of my installs. :Khappy:

This. NFS (solar)/ NFE (electric)/ NFP (propulsion)/ NFC(construction) /NFSP (spacecraft parts) are some of my favorite mods.

I dumped the VASIMR and lithium thrusters, as well as all the construction girders. Don't need the latter, and have Atomic Age nuclear thrusters for the former. Way more awesome, and I enjoy the wailing of Greenpeace in my head.

Yes, I'm a fan of the new USI Orion.

[Zefnoly]

I have used all the nearfuture mods for quite some time. Really nice mods!

[Jarl Hæsteinn]

Someone please help. So Ive done it about 10 times now, uninstalling and reinstalling and i cant get all the parts to show up. when I intstall propulsion I end up missing all the fuel tanks, when I instal spacecraft I end up missing the inline thing all the rcs its supposed to add as well as the fuel tanks, long story short its just a huge cluster ♥♥♥♥. Please if anyoine can help I beg of you

[SievertChaser]

Are you sure you're installing it correctly? Are the mod files where they should be? Remember, each pack goes into a separate folder.

[Jarl Hæsteinn]

Originally posted by dennis.danilov:

Are you sure you're installing it correctly? Are the mod files where they should be? Remember, each pack goes into a separate folder.

Well alright then i guess im doing it wrong their ksp page says to just put the folder in gamedata. is there a guide or somthing on how to do it right

thank you :)