Zucal Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Love your username. Consider Phlebas​ reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Indeed It was that or Zero Gravitas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencetyle Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 hello and welcome !!! have a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Thank you!After spending a number of Kerbal days zooming round and round the planet and missing rendezvous after rendezvous, I am afraid I am going to have to try Mechjeb. I seem to be able to get within 700-800 metres, but our orbits are just mismatched enough that we zoom past each other. But then I wonder: won't doing everything on autopilot take the fun away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 It may do that for you. For me it takes the rage away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 OK on first try Mechjeb steered me straight into Kerbal Is there an 'operate Mechjeb' automator? A sort of meta-mechjeb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Use Rendezvous autopilot, put in your desired final distance, I usually go for about 30m before I put on docking autopilot, but by the sounds of it you're just rendezvousing, so get MJ to take you as close to the target as you can to minimize the EVA time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Hmm, I think I am going to try something simpler, like flying to the Mun or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Mun sucks, go to Minmus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketfeline Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Mun sucks, go to Minmus!Well its a start mate. Better get into orbit or go to the mun. Or build planes and make dogfights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSACheese Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Welcome! Hope you enjoy your stay, and you will thoroughly enjoy the full version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 That was interesting.Built a rocket to go to Minmus.But somehow I flew to Mun instead.Last bit of descent was in the dark.Managed to land safely - without autopilot, note - Safely means that my velocity was 0 m/s & all my Kerbals were still alive.When the sun came up I was lying on my side. Hmmm. Plain was perfectly flat. I deduce I must have bounced a couple of times.Question: is there guidance on building a simple rocket with sufficient delta v? I just stuck a couple of extra engines laterally on my last stage but it was a very inelegant solution & I think was not very aerodynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Aerodynamics have no effect on the Mun, but you're definately better than me at this, I haven't landed on any celestial body other than Kerbin, in the situation of landing on your side, if you have the fuel try and take off like a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Aerodynamics have no effect on the Mun.I know. I was talking about the ascent. With two extra boosters radially affixed on the upper stage, the thing was top heavy and seemed to spend a lot of fuel in the atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 I heard somewhere, that under 10km the atmosphere is thickest, and at that point you have lower throttle to be more efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 I heard somewhere, that under 10km the atmosphere is thickest, and at that point you have lower throttle to be more efficient.Yup that's how I understand it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Though I usually just launch full throttle and pitch a tiny bit a few seconds after launch, and then stay like that and do circularization burns at ap, efficiency is boring, and so are long launches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Well, we got to minmus. Landed safely again on manual Bill Kerman went Eva.On returning and trying to board he bumped into the spacecraft and overturned it. Pro tip: launching while lying on your side is not encouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Rescue mission time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 I guess. At least for Jebediah and Valentina. I have a good mind to leave Bill on bloody Minmus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkman Briton Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Land a wall of shame on Minmus, with an external command seat on it, make bill sit on it forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Air Turbulence Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Just to say that I am hugely enjoying this game, thanks in large part the the amazing support on this forum.Today I sent my first fuel truck up to my space station, rendezvoused easily and docked without M*chjeb. A few more trucks and I will be ready to start putting together my interplanetary shuttle. None of which would have been possible without the patient help and useful tips provided by the people here. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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