Exploring Sarnus and its moons in the OPM Mod

[baconfortress]

So I finished the KSP side of this mission quite some time ago, and have even released the first two videos. With the third video releasing in the next week or so, I figured I would share the journey so far on these forums, as I've gotten amazing feedback from this community.

The first is a summary of involved craft and the departure for Sarnus (and eventually Slate) orbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZciIZzx1vM

The second is landing on tekto and slate, and the establishment of a lunar mining operation on slate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEvziceJXMM

The third, soon to be released will explore eeloo, hale and ovok

Hope you guys enjoy! I always appreciate feedback and sharing!

Edited December 25, 2015 by baconfortress
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[Geschosskopf]

Very interesting.  I'm currently mucking about in the Sarnus system myself, just now getting the initial flotilla of probes in place.  My major focus is Tekto because airplanes and boats :).  But I need a refueling stop for interplanetary ships and was hoping to use Eeloo.  Slate and Tekto seem a bit on the unremunerative side for that.

[baconfortress]

I found tekto frustrating initially, its atmosphere is thick and the gravity is nill, which creates weird situations for craft. I suppose it would have been easier with visibility, was terrifying landing it with those clouds. I set up in orbit around slate, and have to admit I probably would have been better off at eeloo. It all worked out in the end, I always leave a fair margin of error in my ships (some would call it overdesign lol)

[Geschosskopf]

22 hours ago, baconfortress said:

I found tekto frustrating initially, its atmosphere is thick and the gravity is nill, which creates weird situations for craft. I suppose it would have been easier with visibility, was terrifying landing it with those clouds. I set up in orbit around slate, and have to admit I probably would have been better off at eeloo. It all worked out in the end, I always leave a fair margin of error in my ships (some would call it overdesign lol)

I don't use EVE due to RAM issues so for me, Tekto's skies are clear but there's a weird green glow on everything.  I don't use Planetshine either so the glow must be a natural part of Tekto.  Anyway, which clear skies, it's no problem flying airplanes and you can see all the interesting terrain and stunning vistas.  I discovered during my testing that you can get Mach effects on Tekto at 130m/s at 6km altitude ;).

I'm thinking of doing an Elcano on Slate but otherwise don't have any use for the place.