Modular Rocket Systems (MRS)

A stock-alike parts pack that fills in a variety of gaps in the stock lineup of rocketry parts.

By zer0Kerbal, originally by NecroBones

adopted with express permission and brought to you by KerbSimpleCo

Preamble by NecroBones

Modular Rocket Systems is a parts pack for KSP, with the following design goals:

• Fill in some of the gaps in the selection of stock parts. For example, size-3 and size-0 SAS modules, and size-3 monopropellant tanks.
• Preserve the stock balance. All parts have their costs, masses, and capacities chosen based on stock analogs.
• Provide some additional cosmetic choices. Examples include the 2.5m fuel tanks, and various nose cones. They have direct analogs in the stock line-up, and share the same stats, but give you additional aesthetic options.
• Maintain a stock-like appearance and seamlessly fit into the game, while following its own artistic style. This one is trickier, but by taking cues from the stock-parts, it's possible to make something new, that also fits with the game's existing aesthetic.
• Be friendly to your CPU/GPU. Very importantly, these parts follow most of the stock-part rules for how polygons are used, and collision meshes are configured. They shouldn't reduce your framerate any more than the stock parts do.

All of the models and textures were made 100% from scratch, using Blender, Photoshop, and Unity. The only exception is the "mini orange tank" which borrowed a scaled-down sample of the orange pattern from the stock Jumbo Orange tank.

Modular Rocket Systems is also the in-game manufacturer of these parts, and they will appear as an agency that can provide contracts for career mode (assuming I've set it up right - untested), and have a flag available for use as well.

(Note that the stats, appearances, and descriptions of the parts shown below are subject to change, or may be out of date)

See more

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

YouTube

• Review by TinyPirate

• Review by Skyehawk

Help Wanted

• Compatibility patches
• Contracts for these glorious parts
• Variant Textures
• Model updates (add/improve lights, iva, hatches and so forth)
• Marketing Images and Videos such as hero shots, animated gifs, short highlights
• Translations: See the README in the Localization folder for instructions for adding or improving translations. There is also the quickstart guide. GitHub push is the best way to contribute. Additions and corrections welcome!
• Have a request? Glad to have them, kindly submit through GitHub.

Localization

• English
• your translation here

Installation Directions [^1]

Use CurseForge/OverWolf Website/App

or

I take no part, nor am I interested in maintaining the CKAN 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 with checking the checkbox in SpaceDock. Beware, CKAN can really mess up; though it tries very, very, very hard not to.

Dependencies

• Kerbal Space Program [^2]

Supports

• Add-on Version Checker (AVC)
• Community Tech Tree (ctt)
• Connected Living Space (cls)
• Engine Ignitor (ign)
• HotRockets! (hot)
• Ferram Aerospace Research (far)
• RemoteTech (RT)
• TweakScale (twk)
• Either [^3]
• Module Manager /L
• Module Manager

Suggests

• Adjustable Mod Panel (KAMP)
• Biomatic (BIO)
• Docking Port Descriptions (DPD)
• Field Training Facility (FTF)
• Field Training Lab (FTL)
• GPO (Goo Pumps & Oils') Speed Pump (GPO)
• Kaboom! (BOOM)
• MoarKerbals (MOAR)
• OhScrap! (OHS)
• On Demand Fuel Cells (ODFC)
• OScience Laboratories (OSL)
• Papa Kerballini's Pizza (PIZZA)
• Precise Maneuver (PM)
• Pteron (MSRV)
• ScrapYard (SYD)
• SimpleConstruction! (SCON)
• SimpleLogistics! (SLOG)
• SimpleNotes! (NOTE)
• Solar Science (SOL)

• Stock Inline Lights (SIL)

• The collection of Fuel Tanks Plus Ltd (FTPL) large stock-like tanks with Color Coded Canister style:

• Fuel Tanks Plus (FTP)
• Fuel Tanks Plus Xtra Kerbal (FTPXK)

• Fuel Tanks Plus IS (FTPIS)

• NecroBones suite of mods that play nicely together

• Lithobrake Exploration Technologies (LET) lander parts, large chutes/legs/ladders/etc
• SpaceY Corporation (SYC)
  • SpaceY Lifters (SYL) stock-balanced large rocket parts, 5m parts, large SRBs
  • SpaceY Expanded (SYE)
• The Burger Mod (BURG)
• Joolian Discovery (JOOL)
• The Elephant Engine (ELEP)
• Modular Rocket Systems (MRS) stock-alike parts pack, NASA-like alternatives, and filling the gaps
• Module Rocket Systems LITE version (MSRL)
• Color Coded Canisters (CCC) beautification replacement models/textures for stock tanks, with color-coded end caps, and auto-closing shrouds
• ColorFuel Lines (CFL) color-selectable fuel lines

• SeaDragon (SEA)

• by Kerbal Hacks by [Enceos][enceos]

• Drop Tank Wrapper (DROP)

• Simple Mission Flags (SMF)

• by Axial Aerospace

• Dreamer (DREAM)
• LanderTek (LTK)
• Simple Cargo Solutions (CARGO)
• WhimChaser (WHIM)

Tags

parts, config, flags, agency, textures, variants, control, graphics, sound, resources, science, tech-tree, career, crewed, uncrewed

Credits and Special Thanks

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

Legal Mumbo Jumbo (License provenance)

Author (2) - 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 for more legal Mumbo Jumbo

Original (ROOT) (0) - Author: NecroBones

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

How to support this and other great mods by zer0Kerbal

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quote from cybutek creator of Kerbal Engineer

and it is true.

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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™ (the button was pressed)

[^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!