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Jetpack Nerfing

This mod modify the "Characters.sbc" files and change the following definitions from the "Default Astronaut":

ForceMagnitude to 300 from 3200 (used to be 1600 in older SE beta version)
SlowdownFactor to 1 from 5 (used to be 3 in older SE beta version)
MinPowerConsumption to 0.0000021666... from 0.000000001
MaxPowerConsumption to 0.00065 from 0.0001
ConsumptionFactorPerG to 300 from 250
EffectivenessAtMinInfluence to 1 from 0.67
EffectivenessAtMaxInfluence to 0 from 1

This makes the jetpack useless on planetary bodies. They are still very useful in space but slower. No longer can you rely on them as your main mean of transportation!

This won't change jetpack properties from custom skin mods, just for the default male and female astronaut.

A rework of this mod that allow for jetpack operation on moons up to 0.25g can be found here.


More numbers:

Using only the suit internal H2 reserve tank (i.e. no H2 refill tank in inventory):

Zero-g operation: At full throttle, ~5 minutes of autonomy.

On planetary bodies with no atmosphere: Hovering operation is not possible. Forward movement on ground maybe possible under specific circumstances but autonomy will be adjusted down, according to gravity force.

On planetary bodies with an atmosphere: Operation is not possible.

Zero-g acceleration performance: 0m/s to 110m/s in ~38 seconds. Same for deceleration.

Note: On a custom planetary/moon bodies, hovering is theoretically possible if the gravity force is under ~0.13g. This was not tested.