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[Sirus]

Mech Jeb is really impressive because you can watch how a "master" does the tasks you fail at.

Which is exactly why I never use it. It takes all the fun of failing out of rocket science.

+1

It'd be like some sort of auto-dig mod that will designate an optimum fort design for you. What's the fun in that?!

[Rose]

well, I DO like the auto-dig mod that just designates all of one stone type for digging.

[Supercharazad]

You know I was talking about how the moderation has gotten worse?


I reported a post that was ovbviously insulting another user. I get an infraction because the insulter was a moderator.
You cannot do anything whatsoever to "undermine" them, including reporting their posts that break the rules.

[bertix]

At least you could get registered, i can't even be approved for registration...

[LoSboccacc]

There are two level to mechjeb features: smartass help you greaty to learn orbital mechanich, giving you set points to perform maneuvers.

The automatic moon descent, not so helpful in learning.

I'm divided about the ascent autopilot: it makes it too easy, but I did so many launchings that it's super boring

[GobbieMarauder]

Spoiler: Whoops. (click to show/hide)

As an aside, a Kerbinese year is roughly 110 Kerbinese days.

[MarcAFK]

Whenever i do that I'm disappointed that my orbit never changes whenever i come close to Kerbin/the mun.
I guess my assumption of close is pretty far from reality.

[alway]

Aw... It seems you can collide with the sun now. No more inter-stellar travel via rocketing through the sun's core...

[Sean Mirrsen]

I've got a great Albatruss SSTO tanker design made!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Unfortunately, it suffers from a bit of a problem...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[miauw62]

Aw... It seems you can collide with the sun now. No more inter-stellar travel via rocketing through the sun's core...

Well, you could still orbit the sun until you have enough velocity to rocket away.

[Sheb]

Or more accurately, do a really close slingshotting around it. I don't think the sun can burn you already.

[Rex_Nex]

Ugly as sin, but this is my first orbit-capable plane. Kaw 2.. pay no attention to me using fuel tanks to get ground clearance.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have a (much) cleaner version, but it isn't capable of orbit. I need a di-coupler part that is capable of taking advantage of symmetry; the one I have right now requires me to build both halves of the plane completely separate.

[alway]

Heh, found something fun to do now that we have permanent space ships and debris in orbit... Build a debris-ship!

My 'Nefarious' class ships are capable of getting to orbit with several tanks left for maneuvering with approximately 80 free radial decouplers. Get into a stable orbit, fire one bunch (consisting of 6 or 8 positioned around the vehicle), maneuver into a slightly different orbital trajectory, repeat. Due to the slightly different velocities, you soon have a ring of 'Nefarious Debris' surrounding your planet; fly in that orbital area at your own risk. I imagine radial decouplers hitting at 2000 m/s does slightly more than tickle. :3

[Graknorke]

Woah. How big did you even make that? Getting fuel into orbit is the one thing I just cannot do. Like, enough for Mun orbit and back and that's about it. Are you building mountains of engines or something?

FAKEDIT: Unless you just meant 80 decouplers ready to be decoupled.

[alway]

Yeah, 80 decouplers; screenshot of orbit after 3 nefarious Nefarious missions (though with a few SpaceMonkeys thrown in):

Spoiler: Nefarious Ring of Nefarious Debris (click to show/hide)