Hexopod
by RuBisCO
uploaded 2019-08-28
(updated 2021-07-19)
229 downloads /
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VAB
stock+DLC rover
#robot

Details

  • Type: VAB
  • Class: rover
  • Part Count: 74
  • Pure Stock
  • KSP: 1.12.1

Version 1.5 on Minmus with leg damping at 100, leg torque at 50%, and walk speed at 33%.

Description

They move, they groove, they shimmer to the rhythm, LOOK OUT!

Version 1.5: Stronger Leg Motors with stock strength. Better scrap plate. Better folding mode that can now put craft upright if fallen over/upsidedown.

Version 1.4: Tested in 1.12.1. Added control buttons. Switched to landing gear feet. Added Scrap plates to bottom.

Bigger hexopod robot than the Mini-Hexopod. Top speed is ~8 m/s on level ground on Kerbin, although top speed varies by gravity of planet. Max slope climb at any speed is 40°. For operation on lower gravity it is recommended to reduce spring strength of feet: 0.2~0.6 for Mun or 0.6~1 for Duna. Also it is recommended to reduce leg torque and thus power usage per planet: 80%~100% for Kerbin, ~50% for Duna, 20~30% for Mun.

Controllers:

  • Walking: Walks forwards or backwards if you reverse direction. Action Group: Custom03

  • Left Turn: Turns left while walking. Reverse direction will cause it to turn right while walking backwards. Action Group: Custom02.

  • Right Turn: Turns Right while walking. Reverse direction will cause it to turn left while walking backwards. Action Group: Custom04.

  • Turning in place: Turn in place clockwise, or anti-clockwise is reverse direction. Action Group: Custom06.

  • Crabing: Will Crab leftwards and rightwards in reverse direction. Action Group: Custom05.

  • Folding: Folds in/out from most stowable configuration. Can also bring craft back upright if fallen over. Action Group: Custom07.

Extra Keybindings:

Main Throttle = Walking speed.

Wheel Throttle = Leg Torque Limits.

A stock rocket called Hexopod. Built with 74 of the finest parts, its root part is largeAdapter2. Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.12.1.

Version 1.4

Version 1.5

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