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Triptolemon Interplanetary Rocket Rover

TRIPTOLEMON I.R.R. (Interplanetary Rocket-Rover)

Why fly into space, when you can DRIVE?!

Vanilla, DLC required, scripted, survival-ready*

*2 rotor-mounted sub-grids, neither of which is required for the Triptolemon to be effective.

Both sub-grids are available as their own blueprints, if you wish to project them separately.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864600188 Oculus Periscope Mk2
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864599794 Lunar Exploration Pod (LEP)

6-wheeled 5x5 suspension, well-tested and configurable via hotkeys.

Hydrogen thrusters in all axis, ready to be upgraded with ion thrusters when you acquire the needed platinum.

Versatile power; two hydrogen engines, two solar panels, two large batteries, one small reactor. More than you’ll need, so use it to recharge a starter base, or upgrade it with power-hungry blocks like ion thrusters or mass blocks. This is a starter ship, so no platinum is required for initial construction. Don’t worry if you don’t have uranium either, since it has enough power even without the small reactor.

Scripted; including Blarg’s Ascent Cruise Control and his Fancy Ruler, in addition to MMaster’s Automatic LCD’s 2. If you’re not using the periscope sub-grid, the Fancy Ruler PB, and the two periscope timers, can be removed or reprogramed. Use of the Cruise Control is vital in order to conserve hydrogen fuel.

Well-equipped; has all the bells-and-whistles of a survival build, including O2/H2 generator, survival kit, oxygen tank, hydrogen tank, and medium cargo container with connector. Bottles and other components like large steel tubes are easily moved throughout the T-IRR (with the exception of the industrial cockpits, which only have small conveyor ports). Two air vents can suck up oxygen from an atmosphere before departure. If you run out of fuel, three parachutes will save you, or you can convert ice into hydrogen fuel for a small amount of vertical thrust.

Protected by a gatling turret on the rear, and armed with two gatling guns, well-recessed into the fuselage to keep them protected from return fire. This is an exploration design but it is capable of defending itself to some degree.

Realistic paintjob; gold foil over sensitive components is MLI (multi-layer insulation), whereas the white carbon fiber might be trusses covered over with beta cloth. Hubcaps are bead-blasted with a gold alloy, for corrosion resistance and radiation resistance, and to prevent metallic expansion from rapid freezing and heating. Thruster components are a titanium alloy, giving them that silver sheen. The T-IRR also has heat-resistant reentry ceramic plates on the underside of the suspension housings, which would help more with Martian aerobreaking than it would with coming back down to Earth (thank goodness SE doesn’t have reentry heat).

With two industrial cockpits and two cryo pods, the T-IRR can accommodate two to four engineers.

An empty rotor on the rear can be used as a hitch or to mount a (very small) drop pod. The one present in this blueprint is the LEP (Lunar Exploration Pod). Four pistons allow the T-IRR to be jacked up, for easy replacement of wheels and repairs to the undercarriage.

Hotkey tabs are well-filled out, with two many commands for me to write them all out here. But in general, you’ll find that the two cockpits have mostly similar hotkeys, with some specialization on tabs 2, 3, and 4. The first tab is basic maneuvering controls for both wheels and thrusters, which includes and overdrive for long-distance travel while conserving fuel. Both cockpits are capable of ground and space travel, but the lower cockpit is geared more towards a driver, and the upper cockpit designed more for a pilot. Reviewing the timer blocks is recommended so you know what they’re doing when you trigger them.

As for its odd Greek name, Triptolemon is named after a scion of the goddess Demeter, who loaned him her dragon-drawn chariot for the purpose of spreading the knowledge of agriculture amongst humans.

If you don’t like the splash of good ole Red, White, and Blue, repaint those blocks with the colors of your own country of origin!