a brand new part: The Launchpad.
this new part would be a highly customizable part that can be placed on the surface of vehicles to then be dropped on the surface of a moon or planet. the size of the pad would vary, and so would the weight and cost. at max size it would be 14 meters wide, but it could be folded to 1/3 of it’s original size save the space.
Once placed or unfolded on the ground, you can name it in the map view and it’ll automatically be set as a launch location. in designer, once the pad is selected, it will restrict your max build size, if you had a 14 meter wide pad, you would be able to build a 12 meter wide rocket with the capability to add boosters, and of course, launch from it. the pad (on solid ground) would be completely static until it’s folded back up.
if the pad was on hills, the player would be able to re-adjust it to be as flat as it can be via sliders and an AG group for itself, the max slope angle would be 8 degrees (least excessive number i can think of lol)
with the new launch pad, there could be ground anchor parts like in KSP, as well as “crates” to hold other parts. this can be explained in a different post.
if there are any suggestions or problems please say in the comments
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