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Fuel Management- Discrete Tanks?

4 AuroralChorus  4.8 years ago

I'm currently working on a space shuttle kind of thing, with a separate orbiter attached to a giant booster. The orbiter and booster have their own separate fuel tanks, but the outstanding problem here is that the booster, which has three massive, fuel-guzzling engines, also draws from the orbiter's fuel reserve, meaning that after separation the orbiter can't use its RCS let alone propel itself.
Is there a way to control which tanks the engines draw from, using the XML editor or otherwise? For instance, would I be able to use activation groups to only activate the orbiter's tank after separation, or something roughly to that effect?

Thanks in advance to anyone with answers!

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    67.1k SnoWFLakE0s

    @goboygo1
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    The original poster.

    4.8 years ago
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    28.3k goboygo1

    @SnoWFLakE0s
    "OP"??

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    67.1k SnoWFLakE0s

    @goboygo1
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    It's not hard, but I need exact specifications from OP.

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    Cleaver Missile Engines.

    4.8 years ago
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    28.3k goboygo1

    Fear not! Using the new input system, you can disable the larger engines when fuel percentage reaches a certain level.
    I call forth @SnoWFLakE0s to use his god-like intellect to solve your problem!

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    @Aarons123 Yeah, that's a shame. It would be a great thing to see in one of the next updates though. I know you can do that in KSP, and I'm nearly certain you can in simplerockets 2 as well.

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    @vcharng alright, thanks- and no, i'm saying RCS because i'm talking about the whole system, not just the nozzles. i'm just more used to that.

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    9,445 vcharng

    Nope, there's no such a thing as fuel tank selection.
    Also I think you're trying to say RCN not RCS.

    4.8 years ago
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    16.4k Aarons123

    I wish this was a thing but as far as I know it isn’t possible

    4.8 years ago