Good Mobile Base Ship?

[Osamaru]

Anyone know a good mobile, Functional Base Ship design on the Workshop? The "Top" ones Are just two big for what I am looking for. I Could just make my own, but I'd rather just mod a base design, to test out a few ideas.

[Loues.S.Cat]

Well, I have one that is fairly small. It is made for planet use only.
Not tiny by any means, but it might be useful.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=611970172
I am in the process of scripting it up

My Base Ships made for space are either really old (missinf fun features like modules) or larger than needed, (because pressurisable hangers!).

[Osamaru]

Actually, that looks to be Perfect. Thanks!! If anyone else has any, feel free to share them.
EDIT: Well I say that, but I have to get my Main Ship down to the Surface without killing it, First. Unless this one has enough space to mod for Space Flight.

[Loues.S.Cat]

I did build a smaller ship capable of going from planet surface to space with a modest cargo, it was ugly as sin and is currently in a corupted save file, which I can extract it from, but I am not terribly motivated to do so XD
Planet -> space is a horribly costly transition that requires quite a bit of power. You can do it all right, with hydrogen or ion thrusters + atmospheric, but it wont look pretty. ships made to opperate in both tend to be... big. because they all need at least 2 types of thrusters depending on the circumstances they want to be used in... unless you go pure hydrogen and best of luck keeping that fueled.

Ohh one thing you could do is always create a small transport shuttle to move from the surface to the ship.
You can make those terribly effective by just using a small ship outfitted with atmospheric + ion thrusters. They can carry a reasonable amount of crgo and move easily from surface to space without the need for hydrogen fuel. But, if you have hydrogen going spare you can make an even bigger one!
I set up my base in a desert >.>
I then moved it to the north pole ^.^
Then the save got corupted and I respawned it in a new one... in the desert...

[Osamaru]

I was thinking more the opposite direction. I have a Starter Ship packed with supplys. And rather than sending it down ot the Surface and risk loosing it all, use what i have and build the Ship you linked, at the edge of the Atmosphere and then use it to land.

[Sabre One]

Honestly man the goold old classic yellow lifeboat is a great ship. Just collect a bit more resources, then start extending it length wise.

[Osamaru]

Originally posted by Sabre One:

Honestly man the goold old classic yellow lifeboat is a great ship. Just collect a bit more resources, then start extending it length wise.

That's what I am using. Problem is, it is a pain to get down to the Surface. I COULD just break it down, and then rebiuld it into something that'll work. But still new to Planets, so I'd rather have something I know can work, and them just mod that to my Liking.

[Loues.S.Cat]

Well the APC works ^.^
It is my current survival ship.
constantly tinkering with the scripts.

[Osamaru]

Originally posted by Loues.S.Cat:

Well the APC works ^.^
It is my current survival ship.
constantly tinkering with the scripts.

It can get to the Surface from Space?

[Loues.S.Cat]

If you add a single ion engin to push it into the atmosphere yes XD
It can fly within an atmosphere so if you push it into a planets gravity it will go down until it hits the point at which it's atmospheric thrusters can produce enough thrust to slow it down.
On the alien world that is usualy a few thousand meters above ground level unless you crash onto one of the giant peaks :p
It is perfectly capable of flying about on the surface of any planet with an atmosphere. I use it on the alien world which has a low atmosphere and high graqvity, so it should be fine for anywhere else except worlds with no atmosphere. but as far as I am aware if a planet has no atmosphere ion engins will work perfectly well too which should mean you dont need a specialised ship for landing/moving about on it. ^.^

[Osamaru]

Sweet, Thanks!