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The Gold Standard (GOLD)

This resource part mod adds eight new parts and adds functionality to several stock parts in Kerbal Space Program.

Available on CKAN as TheGoldStandard.

Adopted for curation by @zer0Kerbal, originally by @Dewar

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Description

This mod adds the pursuit of gold and an extremely rare resource called Unobtainium to the game!

Features

• Get over that mid-career fund grind in a fun and challenging way!
• Gold Ore now appears on planets/moons
• Gold Ore can be mined and smelted into pure Gold with the Smelter
• Return either Gold/Gold Ore back to Kerbin for profit
• Gold is heavier than Gold Ore, which is heavier than Ore
• Full integration with stock drills and scanners
• Stock Drills and Surface Scanner available slightly earlier in the tech tree
• Only 8 parts (just over 3Mb download)
• Low memory usage.
• Compatibility:
  • Stockalike Mining Expansion
  • SCANsat Compatibility
  • Kopernicus
  • Galileo's Planet Pack Compatibility
  • and more...

What is Unobtainium?

• Unobtainium (UBT) is an extremely valuable resource that generally spawns on high-G and extremely distant worlds.
• You can mine Unobtainium using the stock drills without needing a converter in-situ.
• Drills mining Unobtainium operate much more efficiently with both a scientist and engineer aboard.
• Unobtainium is denser than Gold, so ensure to bring adequate dΔÿ!
• Finally a monetary reason to land on Eeloo, Eve, Moho/Icarus, or any of the other seldom visited worlds!

Preamble by @Dewar

• This mod is not meant to be an easy cash cow; rather, a difficult alternative to contract spam.
• There is no Gold on Kerbin, and be careful when choosing a mining site as only deposits of >2% (mini drill) or >1.5% (large drill) will yield Gold Ore.
• Gold Ore can be returned for an okay-ish profit, but be aware that Gold Ore is basically 9/10s Ore. So there are obvious benefits to smelting in-situ. The Smelter needs power, cooling, and an engineer to function at its full capacity.
• Pure Gold is, by design and IRL, dense - a.k.a. HEAVY!
• Feel free to post any working ship/base designs!
• Note on returning with your space booty: Land near or on the space center to avoid diminished returns.

Cabin notes

• WIP - work in progress
• Am open to adding one more resource beyond Kerbin's influence, great project for someone!
• Community Tech Tree integration and Tech Tree Balancing (need feedback)
• Further Weight/Cost Balancing (see discussion)
• I have not personally tested the patches
• Have a request? Glad to have them, kindly submit through GitHub.

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Localizations

WIP Additions and corrections solicited and welcome!

See the README in the Localization folder for instructions for adding or improving translations for languages other than English. GitHub push is the best way to contribute.

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How to support this and many other mods by @zer0kerbal

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Discussions

• See Discussions or KSP Forums for discussions and news on this mod

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Changelog Summary

• See ChangeLog for full details of mod changes

Known Issues

• See Known Issues for full details of feature requests, and known issues

Installation Directions

• Use CKAN
  

Dependencies

• Kerbal Space Program ¹
• Module Manager ²

Recommends

• Comprehensive Kerbal Archive Network (CKAN)

Suggests

Mods that benefit The Gold Standard!

• SimpleLogistics! (SLOG!)

• Keridian Dynamics Vessel Assembly (KDVA)

• Olympic's ARP Icons (ARPI)

• Foundations (FND) - beta Helps prevent ground constructions from floating away :)

• Monero Flags (QBMF)

• ISRU Thanks But No Tanks (KBTT)

• Contract Configurator

• Stockalike Mining Expansion (SMX)

• Alternative Resource Panel

Other fun mods by zed'K

• Stork Delivery System (SDS)
• Komplexity (KPLX)
• KaboOom! (BOOM) another way to not go to space today
• Solar Science (SOLS)
• Mini Sample Return Capsule (MSRC)
• Pteron (MSRV)
• Jack-O-Lantern (JACK)
• MoarKerbals(MOAR)
• On Demand Fuel Cells (ODFC))
• Field Training Facility (FTF)
• Field Training Lab (FTL)
• Docking Port Descriptions(DPD)
• PicoPort Shielded (PPS)
• Transparent Command Pods) (TCP)
• More Hitchhikers) (MHH)
• Biomatic (BIO)
• B9 Stock Patches (B9S)
• Oh Scrap!
• ScrapYard
• DaMichel's AeroRadial (DAR)
• DaMichel's CargoBays (DCB)
• DaMichel's Fuselage (DMF)
• DaMichel's Spherical Tanks (DST)
• Simple Cargo Solutions (SCS)
• KerGuise Experimental Engineering (KGEx)

Supports

• Kerbal Changelog
• TweakScale
• SCANsat
• Kopernicus
• Galileo Planet Pack
• Stockalike Mining Expansion)
• Kerbal Changelog

Conflicts

• none

Replaces

• none

Tags

• parts, config, flags, agency, convenience, resources, tech-tree, career, crewed, uncrewed

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*red box below is a link to forum post on how to get support*

Credits

• @Dewar for creating this cool mod.
• @TheKurgan for their contributions.

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Legal Mumbo Jumbo (License)

Current (1) - zer0Kerbal

Forum: Thread - Source: GitHub
License:

Disclaimer(s)

*** All bundled mods are distributed under their own licenses***
*** All art assets (textures, models, animations) are distributed under their own licenses***

Original (0) - Author: @Dewar

[Thread][MOD:orig:0:thread] - [Download][MOD:orig:0:download] - Source: [GitHub][MOD:orig:0:source]
License:

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Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date

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v1.6.2.0 original: 01 Oct 2019 zed'K | updated: 15 Sep 2021 zed'K

Footnotes

1. may work on other versions (YMMV) ↩

2. Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date! ↩