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[WillowLuman]

I figured out how the set target interface worked, and managed to get to the Mun using the lander / command module method, Docking and all. I am proud.

Unfortunately, the 300 sciences that I had gotten are all still on the lander part, which is still orbiting around the Mun, with not a drop of fuel since it was all transferred to the CM for the return trip.

Oh well. I never liked that seismic data anyway.

Get a Kerbal to the lander, push it with EVA. It may take a while but it will work.

If you're going to go through the effort to get a Kerbal to it, why not just dock with it and give it fuel?

That would work too, but only if he bothered to give it a docking port.

Note to self: give all space-active stages at least 1 docking port, in case they need refueling. No more missions scrapped after getting most of the way through!

[Canisaur]

Another reason why I like KAS.  You can remove and attach connector ports at will in EVA, so you can transfer fuel to whatever you want.

[WillowLuman]

Oh my. I just found a Kerbal named "Gordon Kerman" in my applicants list. I think my next launch is going to have some unforseen consequences...

[Sean Mirrsen]

I figured out how the set target interface worked, and managed to get to the Mun using the lander / command module method, Docking and all. I am proud.

Unfortunately, the 300 sciences that I had gotten are all still on the lander part, which is still orbiting around the Mun, with not a drop of fuel since it was all transferred to the CM for the return trip.

Oh well. I never liked that seismic data anyway.

Get a Kerbal to the lander, push it with EVA. It may take a while but it will work.

If you're going to go through the effort to get a Kerbal to it, why not just dock with it and give it fuel?

That would work too, but only if he bothered to give it a docking port.

Note to self: give all space-active stages at least 1 docking port, in case they need refueling. No more missions scrapped after getting most of the way through!

Or if you're not averse to mods, use KAS. You can replace broken solar panels, add small RCS tanks and thrusters, bolt on command seats, add struts, and use pipes to transfer fuel between any two ships. You can really just send whatever fuel source you need, plus a little "service tech shuttle" - a single Kerbal pod with two small KAS containers attached, containing some pipes, struts, solar panels, and other miscellanea - to get whatever it is you've got broken back on the move.

edit: aand ninja'd.

[Canisaur]

...and use pipes to transfer fuel between any two ships.

I've been trying to figure out if when people say "pipes" with KAS they're just talking about the winch cable, or something else?  Because I've done fuel transfers by attaching a winch cable to a connector port in "docked" mode, but I haven't seen anything called a "pipe" in KAS besides the ground-based pipe attachment point.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Spoiler: Hint: it's not only ground-based (click to show/hide)

[Canisaur]

Ohh, so the pipe attachment points themselves create the pipes?  I'll have to mess around with them.  Thanks.

[Sean Mirrsen]

You need to link them on EVA. Place two pipe attachments, right-click one and select "Link". You'll have a phantom green tube follow your kerbal around, turning red if it creases too much or exceeds the range. Select the other attachment point and select "Link" again, and you'll have both points linked.

This works between two different craft, however afterwards they both count as one craft, as if connected by a winch in docked mode. So having large ground bases connected by pipes might not work so well when loading terrain.

[Canisaur]

So, really it's just a solid version of a winch cable?  Since you can transfer fuel between two vehicles "docked" via winch -> connector port.

[BigFatStupidHead]

HOW?!

Every time I try to make a plane, I get it to lift off, and then it starts fluttering in the wind like a leaf, completely uncontrollable. I have the center of lift matched up with the center of mass, added a zillion control surfaces in all possible directions, and it still flies like shit.

Here is an excellent little comic on how to design KSP aircraft. Aircraft do not need to be complicated; I have a excellent little flier that has only fifteen parts, only two of which are control surfaces.

Other little tidbits about aircraft that I've confirmed:
Ram intakes have higher airflow, but max out drag their drag sooner than radials.
Always add the engines after intakes, even if you just pull them off and put them back on afterwards. This is because the order parts are placed is also the order in which they are processed during each physics tick.

[Descan]

Scott Manley put out a video recently explaining KSP aerodynamics rather well!

It's pretty simple. Keep your lift behind your center of mass, tilt your wings down at a small angle if you want it to automatically level out, add a tail-fin to the top for more control, and add control surfaces to the wings and tail-fin.

And turn off your capsule torque.

[Dutchling]

Pfft. Real Kerbals just fly horizontally/diagonally with rockets.

[GlyphGryph]

Guys.

Guys.

Spoiler: Kerbal Multiplayer Program (click to show/hide)

What is KMP?
KMP is a mod for v0.22 of Kerbal Space Program that adds a multiplayer game option. In a KMP game you can freely interact with other players and do all the Kerbally things you'd normally do in KSP, but with friends (or strangers) playing in the same universe, at the same time. Oh, and you can use (normal, on-rails) warp as much as you want.

Surely you jest! Who's responsible for this hoax?
No joke. It's a real multiplayer plugin and it even actually works (er... mostly). KMP builds on the already-amazing KerbalLiveFeed mod created by Alfred Lam/SodiumEyes, and KMP itself was created by me: Shaun Esau/TehGimp. KMP would not have been possible without the help of testers like Simon C. (CaptainCarpenter), nor without the numerous discoveries made and shared by KSP's incredibly smart & helpful modding community.

Gameplay
So I can race my friends to the Mun?
Yes!

Build space stations together?
Totally!

High-five during an EVA in orbit?
Highly recommended!

Build an outpost on Duna?
Most definitely.

Deorbit satellites with kinetic kill vehicles?
I don't know why you'd want to, but yeah you can do that too...

Have a drag-race on Eve?
That one can be a little janky, but yeah you can!

Trick my friend who's actually good at this game into doing all the hard stuff for me?
I suppose...

Build, fly, dream... together?
That's a good way to put it--I should make that into a slogan or something.

And I can use warp as much as I want, anytime I want?
Yep--normal "on rails" warp is always available, though "physics warp" isn't.

But... how?
The big problem that immediately comes up when allowing players to use warp whenever they want to is that forcing everyone to go into warp is unpractical, and otherwise your local copy of the solar system wouldn't be synchronized with other players (so the planets and moons would be in very different positions relative to each other for different players). KMP gets around this by allowing players to play in multiple timeframes (or "subspaces") simultaneously. You can sync with any player that's "in the future" relative to you whenever it's convenient.

That sounds complicated. Is it complicated?
For gameplay purposes, at least, it's actually really simple! Need to go to warp for a few years to position that shiny new Jool probe? Go ahead! Want to build a new space station with your buddy afterward? Just sync up and you're good to go. That's it.

What happens when I'm not in sync with someone else?
You'll still be able to see those players and what they're doing in-game--you can chat, send screenshots, share designs, etc, but you won't be able to interact with any in-game vessels that those players control. Vessels from the past or future turn translucent so that you know that you won't be able to affect them. If the other player is in the past, KMP tries to predict where they'll be in the future and shows their ship at that location. Keep in mind, though, that since the ship is still being manipulated in the past, the predicted future location can rapidly change. If another ship has been manipulated in the future, you're effectively just watching a recording of events that have "already happened" play out.

Won't everyone just be out of sync all the time?
It depends on what people on a particular server are doing, but yes it's totally possible that everyone on a server might split into their own subspace, and that's A-OK! When you first connect to the game you're always placed in the "latest" subspace currently on the server, and if you ever want to directly interact with another player the most you'll have to do is click a button. Vessels that aren't under active control by another player and that haven't been touched in the "future" (relative to you) are all available.

What happens when I disconnect? Will my vessels disappear?
No! Your vessels are saved to the server's "universe" and will continue to be simulated whenever at least one player is connected to the server. Be sure to leave your ship in a stable orbit, or it may not be there when you come back! Your vessels cannot be controlled by other players unless you "unlock" them for public access, but keep in mind that other players can still crash into your vessels physically while you're absent.

Can anyone just hop into my ship when I'm offline!?
No! Your vessels are marked as "private" by default, which prevents other players from taking control of them or from docking with them. If you want to allow another player to dock with one of your vessels or to be able to take control of your vessel, just set your vessel to "public" status. Keep in mind, though, that whoever is in control of a vessel can set it as "private" to claim it for themselves!! Only mark ships "public" with players you trust.

Is KMP massively multiplayer? Can I look forward to a solar system teeming with hundreds of players?
No. KMP is solely intended to be used with relatively small servers hosting just a few players. The bandwidth and performance requirements that come with having more than a handful of other players are too high for most computers.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/55835-Kmp-0-22-wip-alpha

Who wants to play some god damn multiplayer KSP?

[miauw62]

Trick my friend who's actually good at this game into doing all the hard stuff for me?

all of my yes.

On a more serious note, tough. We need a bay 12 KSP server now. If anyone can host it, that is. I can imagine this taking a badass computer to host.

[WillowLuman]

So who wants to do this right now? All Bay12 people, let's just do a server!