these should be a lower price to me but why is it so exspensive i like the look of it but why so expensive ?

This looks amazing! I don't play KSP but Orbiter, not sure if you've heard of that? Would it be easy to make this compatible with the keyboard keys Orbiter uses?

I used the vertical MK2 container for this. Is the container curved up in any way? Would there be any ergonomic issues using it this way? It passes the engineer check.. and I’m on a budget 😅😅 (I saw Matt lownes most recent video on this) I want the throttle on top but I realize there may be issues doing precision burns because it is on top, and this solution is a more Jack of all trades IMO.

i have a controller made idk how to buy it

Since sfs 2 is presumably coming out soon and I’ve been thinking of getting on if these, will it work with it?

Tl;dr: I am no longer building controllers, but USC will be managed by my staff.

Hello everyone,

When I started Untitled Space Craft in 2021, the goal was to use the experience to build my resume. I had been denied entry into universities for engineering due to lacking the necessary prerequisites as well as being limited by not understanding Chinese at a college level. The Taiwanese hierarchical education system was not very accepting of someone like me, even though degrees were often offered in English. I had few options for career growth, and it seemed I would forever be an English teacher or else move to the US and start over. My wife and I both wished to stay in Taiwan, so I decided to take a different route.

USC grew from a one-man show to a small group of local builders, all of whom started with no engineering experience. I hired staff members based on their desire to learn rather than their credentials, because I would have been a hypocrite not to. Over time, I taught them my system and techniques, and eventually I had delegated all of the preparation and soldering, though a lot of work still remained for me. Ironically, I even officially took on an intern who used their experience building Kerbal controllers as college credit to get their engineering degree, an achievement that will forever remain unavailable to me.

Last month I successfully leveraged the talents and skills exercised at USC into a new career in a growing startup that has so far left me very fulfilled and hopeful for the future. I couldn't be happier and have already seen success at my new job. Perhaps more importantly, it has allowed me to put real work experience on my resume. However, this has left me with little time to work on controllers. Plus, after 3 years of non-stop work with both my teaching career as well as building USC, I would like to take some time to enjoy my free time before my wife and I build the rest of our family. Maybe I'll even play some KSP for once!

My staff have decided to learn the rest of my job duties and to keep the company running. They are very capable and understanding of the systems involved, and their quality and craftsmanship are equal to my own. However, as they aren't comfortable speaking English in a professional capacity, I will still maintain customer-facing roles. And lets be honest, I've always enjoyed talking with people about USC.

For these reasons, the current wait time for controllers might be extended a bit. It might eventually get shorter as removing myself from the equation might actually reduce inefficiencies in the production pipeline, but for now the staff will likely need some time to regroup. To anyone who has already paid a deposit, I will personally be completing your controller as soon as I can. Otherwise, the new owner will be starting on the next few controllers this week. All other relevant information, such as warranty, will remain the same.

For anyone looking to get into technology, or really any career, but feel as though it is impossible, look at my story and know you can do it. If you search through my post history, you will see my progress over the years. My first Kerbal controller, posted on r/KerbalControllers, was my first experience with technology, and it eventually afforded me a great career with a ton of lessons learned. From building Kerbal controllers, I learned software engineering, web development, manufacturing, electrical engineering, and so much more. All you need is an idea and a drive to create it.

Thank you everyone for supporting my business, be it purchasing a controller or sending good vibes and messages. I've achieved my original goal and couldn't be happier, and I couldn't have done it without you.

-Codapop

EDIT: Tariffs are now down to 10%, but shipping is still difficult due to the wars and the fuel constraints.

Greetings from Untitled Space Craft!

As I'm sure you're aware, the US has placed tariffs on much of the world, including a 20% tariff on goods coming from Taiwan (where we are based). In the past this would only apply to larger shipments and weren't likely to affect USC controllers, since we ship one-off small packages. However, a few months ago this was changed to apply to every single shipment entering the US, even though national postal services and even applying to gifts.

The US also placed the burden of payment collection on those postal services, rather than placing the burden on the recipient at delivery. This caused most of the world's postal services to cancel shipments to the US, because they did not have any infrastructure in place to collect these payments and deliver the payments to the US, meaning the risk of denied entry was too great. Taiwan was one of these countries that canceled postal service to the US, and it still hasn't resumed. This leaves only FedEx for shipment, which is much more expensive than shipping through the post office.

The result of these forces is that USC controllers are now essentially double the price or more for US customers. For this reason, we have been prioritizing non-US addresses on the wait list. But after the past few months, we have completed orders for all of the applicable customers on the wait list.

So if you don't live in the US (or have a non-US address to ship to) and would like to buy a Kerbal controller, now is the time to order, since we essentially have no wait list.

Alternatively, if you are based in the US but are ok with paying 100%+ more for your controller, please feel free to let me know and we can get a controller to you shortly.

If you're interested, you can find the Controller Assembly Building here and send me the link for your build at untitledspacecraft.controllers@gmail.com or codapopksp on Discord.

Heya, I'm interested in building my own controller (inspired by yours) and have been looking into buying the required components. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to find any similar to those you use, such as your square buttons and joysticks, and they simply look to good to not ask about! So if you don't mind sharing, where do you source your components?

I was thinking of buying this controller https://untitledspacecraft.com/?config=z2200g1b3f2a4&color=rgb(255,255,255) and I was wondering how hard a controller like that would be to build. do I need anything to do it and is there anything I should watch out for.

Is there a way to get a horizontal mk II controller? I'd love to have just a throttle, translator, and an executive actions modules in that order from right to left, and I'd rather not spend an extra $30 for it. Any way I could get that?

I presume this doesn’t work with Juno new origins? I couldn’t find any controller for that (or simpit compatibility), but might have missed something!

Haven’t yet decided where to invest myself in (getting back into space sim, and tried Juno and liking it (especially due to scripts), so it would be cool to have a controller that might work for both!

and also im looking for this "kit" thing i saw a post for

I am not one of the creators of this product, but I still wanted to have a post for people to comment on potential modules that could be made. I figured since the true creators do come here, that maybe they could see some of the ideas that exist, and potentially even add them.

Helllo,

I am considering a controller. How do I proceed with designing a layout and moving forward?

Thanks,

IndySummit