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[jocan2003]

Finaly having the feeling you accomplish sometyhing, sense of progression, test subject kerbalnaut tracking and other stuff, MAN this game will be INCREDIBLE when theyll be done with it, wish i could have a glimpse of the futur just to see how big that game will end up.

[Descan]

Dwarf Fortress and Kerbal Space Program, two games that I would love to go 20 years into the future and see how they've developed.

[ank]

I see a definite anti-webcam sentiment, which i like.

I think I will try to mimic the early NASA flight:
1. Suborbital
2. orbital
3. rendezvous with 2 crafts, and orbital high-five!
4. whatever, lets just go to the mun!
( I think it was a space station next, but I can't remember, will have to do some research)

[My Name is Immaterial]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA

1. Suborbital, in the X-15 rocket plane.
2. Orbital, in Project Mercury.
3. Docking, in Project Gemini.
4. Moon, in Project Apollo.
5. Space station, in Skylab.
6. Space shuttles.
7. ISS

[Sean Mirrsen]

The sampling of mods continues.

This looks like someone doesn't like the next country over. Or the next planet over.

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It's really a giant nuclear missile.

The procedural fairings are pretty neat.

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The Near Future Propulsion Pack, of course, is still awesome. I'm running out of monoprop faster than fuel! D:

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[alway]

If you're running out of monoprop, but not fuel, try adding maneuvering engines. Take a bunch of engines, strap em on in such a way as to induce rotation, then bind em each to an action group. I've never actually tried this, so it would be interesting to see how it turned out.

[forsaken1111]

If you're running out of monoprop, but not fuel, try adding maneuvering engines. Take a bunch of engines, strap em on in such a way as to induce rotation, then bind em each to an action group. I've never actually tried this, so it would be interesting to see how it turned out.

It would be better if we could bind any key to groups, and have groups activate and deactivate on keydown/keyup. That way you could have engines bound to WASD which induced rotation and then just press and hold to activate while throttled up then release to deactivate.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Apparently, when you are warping time and try to board your craft, your Kerbals die in an explosion of dust.

[Girlinhat]

Time warp is used for explosions.  If anything is ever moving during time warp, it's going to explode.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Good to know.

[ank]

Somebody on the stream said that you could land on the moon with only starter parts.... challenge accepted!

[Sean Mirrsen]

Of course you could. People have landed on the Mun with just SRBs.

As long as you are able to use that staging mechanism, you can still pretty much go anywhere.

[ank]

Yeah.... but remember you have NO control! No extra SAS, no wings, no RCS, no gimbals! And using the onboard SAS costs power, which SRBs does not produce.

Anyway, I got into orbit with the starter parts in this:

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The extra pods are for control.


Burning off SRBs

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SPAAAACE!

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Orbit!

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[Sean Mirrsen]

You're overcomplicating if all you want is an orbit.

Remember, in rocketry less is more.

Meet the dongrocket:

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Spoiler: Losing most SRBs immediately after blastoff (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Lazy gravity turn (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Circularizing (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Plotting gentle return (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Can't see a thing out here... (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Wait, what's that? (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: ..ooh. Pretty. (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Getting lightly done (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Chute out (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Bit of a powered descent (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Touchdown! (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: And mission accomplished. (click to show/hide)

So it's a lot easier than you think - at least if you've already played the game for a while. ^_^

[ank]

I was going for the Mun but kinda undershot it.

Got a craft now that falls over lands on the mun, but not enough fuel to get home.

Got a redesign in mind, that will finally get me to the mun and back.... I hope


Also I tried to land mine on Kerbin but I landed over a mountain, which made the parachute never deploy....


So, join me in my quest for a Mun return mission with only starter parts!

EDIT: I think i've hit a snag, since the SCR burning decoupler trick does not work in low atmosphere, so you are very limited. remember, you need to bring about 1500 Delta-v into orbit to get to the moon and back.