SpaceY Lifters (SYL)

Parts for large lifting rockets, 5m rocket parts and large SRBs, and matching decouplers for Kerbal Space Program.

By zer0Kerbal, originally by NecroBones

adopted with express permission and brought to you by KerbSimpleCo

Forward by NecroBones

SpaceY Lifters is a parts pack that is intended to extend the stock line-up of parts for lifting heavy payloads to orbit, by providing a similar update to the NASA/ARM pack from 0.23.5, in the next size up.

It provides a range of 5m fuel tanks and engines, a fueled 3.75m nose-cone, both "stack" and "radial" decouplers, a fueled size adapter, and a range of powerful SRBs.

The name is a play on "SpaceX" in the real world, but also has the amusing double connotations of being "spacey", and also "Space, why?" -- Because it's there!

All of the models and textures were made 100% from scratch, using Blender, Photoshop, and Unity.

Part of the NecroBones suite of mods, that work nicely together!

Design Goals

• Maintain a "pretty", but still mostly stock-alike appearance. While KW goes a long way toward realism, we want to have a smaller pack that blends nicely with stock, and other stock-alike packs.
• While extending the stock game, try to maintain a gameplay balance with stock.
• And do so while adding:
• Another layer of large rocketry, beyond the 3.75m ARM/NASA update that was added in KSP 0.23.5. Specifically, 5m parts.
• Large SRB options with high thrust and shorter burn times than the NASA/ARM SRB.

• Large rocketry utilities-- Big radial decouplers with thrusters built in, larger sepratron, etc.

• Contains several unusual or unique features, including some "firsts":

• Engines with multiple sized fairings, or with conical fairings.
• Engine clusters with mode-switching for activating/deactivating nozzle groups.
• Rocket-assisted radial decouplers.
• Stack size adapters with multiple target diameters (adaptive shrouds).
• Docking ports with guide-lights.
• Fuel tanks with automatic shrouds.
• Thrust plates and adapters with fairings.
• "Petal" cargo bay.

See more

• GitHub Pages
• Marketing Slicks
• Parts Catalog for part pictures
• Discussions or KSP Forums for discussions and news
• ChangeLog for more details of changes
• Known Issues for more details of feature requests and known issues

YouTube review by Kottabos Gaming

Help Wanted

• Compatibility patches
• Contracts for these glorious parts
• Variant Textures
• Converting from FireSpitter to Stock and/or KSPWheel
• Model updates to Unity 2019
• Marketing Images and Videos such as hero shots, animated gifs, short highlights
• Have a request? Glad to have them, kindly submit through GitHub.

Localization

• English
• your translation here

HELP WANTED - See the README in the Localization folder or the Quickstart Guide for instructions for adding or improving translations. GitHub push is the best way to contribute. Additions and corrections welcome!

Installation Directions [^1]

Use CurseForge/OverWolf App (currently does not install dependencies)

I take no part, nor am I interested in maintaining the CKAN mod metadata for my mods. CKAN is a great mod for those that can't use zip tools. If you are having issues please let the CKAN people know and refer to the CKAN thread. My support of CKAN extends as far as me checking the checkbox in Spacedock when I upload. Beware, CKAN can really mess up though it tries very, very, very hard not to.

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Dependencies

• Kerbal Space Program [^2]
• SpaceY Corporation (SYC)

Recommends Other SpaceY Corp (SYC) mods

• SpaceY Expanded (SYE)

Supports

• Kaboom! (BOOM)
• On Demand Fuel Cells (ODFC)
• GPO (Goo Pumps & Oils') Speed Pump (GPO)
• Either [^3]
• Module Manager /L
• Module Manager
• TweakScale (twk)
• NEAR-FAR
• Add-on Version Checker (AVC)
• Engine Ignitor
• Community Tech Tree (CTT)
• HotRockets!
• Connected Living Space (CLS)
• Default Action Groups (DAG) enables automatic toggling of SAS light on radial reaction wheels

Tags

parts, config

Credits and Special Thanks

• NecroBones for creating this glorious parts addon!
• see Attributions for more comprehensive list

Legal Mumbo Jumbo (License provenance)

Current (1) - zer0Kerbal

Forum: Thread - Source: GitHub
License:

Disclaimer(s)

All bundled mods are distributed under their own licenses
All assets, including but not limited to: animations, models, sounds and textures are distributed under their own licenses

see Notices.md for more legal Mumbo Jumbo

Original (0) - Author: NecroBones

Forum: Thread - Download: CurseForge - Source: CurseForge
License:

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Completely voluntary, absolutely amazing, and really does help me out a lot! quote from cybutek creator of Kerbal Engineer

and it is true.

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Track progress: issues here and projects here along with The Short List

Release Schedule

1. GitHub, reaching first manual installers and users of KSP-AVC. Right now.
2. CurseForge. Right now.
3. SpaceDock (and CKAN users). Soon™

[^1]: this isn't a mod. ;P
[^2]: may work on other versions (YMMV)
[^3]: Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date!