Using Far Future engines

[languid wagon]

I’m trying to use the engines from Nertea’s Far Future mod. I cannot figure out what I need to run the antimatter engines. When I build an rig in the VAB it only has like 200 dv. It also says the TWR is 0.00.

[prisma nova]

The stock readout is trashy at that high vaules . Use ker or mech jeb

[languid wagon]

Ok

Thank you

[turbid wind]

also don't forget to switch the VAB readout from the default atmo to vacuum

[languid wagon]

Oh ok

How do you do that

[turbid wind]

for that there's a button called DeltaV Tools in the bottom right in the VAB

[languid wagon]

I still can’t get the antimatter engines to have any dv but I got the nuclear salt engines to work

[prisma nova]

Even in the mech jeb or kerbal engineer readout?

[languid wagon]

Yea

What do the engines require

[turbid wind]

just tried it, works for me. initially it showed up only in KER but after a bit of moving parts around it showed up in stock too. Are you using the correct fuel? Does the engine actually work once you're in space?

[prisma nova]

Did you got antimatter and lh2?

[languid wagon]

Is that how much antimatter you need

[languid wagon]

Yes

But not much

Ig I didn’t have enough?

[turbid wind]

well depends on where you want to go

[prisma nova]

send a screenshot

[turbid wind]

for interstellar you'll need millions of dV to get there in a reasonable time so you'll need a lot of fuel

[prisma nova]

millions is a bit much depending on the system. but at least 500k for the closet systems

[languid wagon]

I only had two tanks of antimatter

[prisma nova]

the dv should be showen even wit that ammount

[languid wagon]

It does but only like 200 dv

I built a different spaceship with 400k dv

So I know it can handle big numbers

[prisma nova]

sceenshot

[turbid wind]

about 50 mil dV is what ppl in GU discord recommend

[languid wagon]

I can’t

I’m away from my computer

I’m just looking for tips

This is all very helpful

I also need to know how to get rid of all that heat

[prisma nova]

big radiators

[languid wagon]

Should I just cover it in radiators

[prisma nova]

use the systemheat dispaly for the calculation

[languid wagon]

Ok

[turbid wind]

on the frisbee antimatter engine you can make it really long... the longest config is like 120 meters and doesn't need radiators.

Also I recommend that you install Heat Control to get bigger radiators

[languid wagon]

I think I have that

[prisma nova]

yes, if that in #1084173967163658332 is your screenshot

[languid wagon]

Yea I do

That’s the spacecraft with 400k dv

But it runs on nuclear salt water

[turbid wind]

nuclear salt water might actually be more useful since it's easy to produce