official Kerbal Dakar

[rkarmark]

"We choose to go to the moon. drive around a mountain ... and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

Welcome to the official Kerbal Dakar

With premmition from @Triop i have reboohted this challenge with no time limits for those (like me) who never finished or those who would like to try again and improve their time or was not arround in january

 

Aerial overview by DoctorDavinci:

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This challenge will test your design, driving and strategy skills.

Don't think this is going to be easy, expect bumps, hills, drops, mountains.

Study the route you want to take before you start, A to B is never a straight line in the Dakar.

Some stages will be more about braking than going fast.

Make sure you will not be disturbed during your attempt.

Put on your favorite music and play it loud, this will keep you focused while driving.

 

 

How it works:

1. Download the "Official Kerbal Dakar 2017" savefile.

It is a empty savegame containing only the 7 flags needed to set up the route.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nz4myuv7a1tdmr/AAAn2y3Yj6v0RDsOkfE0yUVaa?dl=0

If you are using 1.2.1, Open the persistence file in a text editor and change the third line from 'version = 1.2.2' to 'version = 1.2.1.

DoctorDavinci's explanation :

1- Download the Official Kerbal Dakar 2017 save file form the link provided.
2- Copy the Dakar2017 save game to the save game folder that will be found in your KSP directory ... {your KSP install location}/savegames/.
3- Go back into KSP, click on 'load save' and select Official Kerbal Dakar 2017.
4- Start racing .

 

2. Design a manned rover.

- Use mods or make it stock, it's up to you.

- You can use electric, jet engines, both if you like but no flying (that also means don't use jet engines while jumping).

- Minimal 1 Kerbal, so no drones.

- Just share it here

- No saving during stages.

- When a stage is finished you can save and start the next stage when ever you like.

- If you crash during a stage, and you can't repair you have to restart the complete rally.

- NO QUICKSAVING (or as @DarkOwl57 says it)

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On 11/1/2017 at 6:12 PM, Fluburtur said:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOOOO

I flipped and forgot to quicksave so I will restart all the race, when I get over it.

Who's quicksaving ??? 

 

3. Start to finish, how to.

- You will have to complete 7 stages, timing each using videos or screenshots (press F1, the screenshot will be found in your KSP directory {your KSP install location}/Screenshots/ ) , 2 per stage, showing us the rover near the flag. E.g:

Screenshot 1.

Screenshot 2

Make your starting screenshot when the clock hits 0 seconds, this will make calculating time easier.

 

Now calculate your time, in my case: start: 00.28.00 finish: 00.44.11 = total stage time: 00.16.11

When calculating your time, keep in mind a clock has 60 minutes and 60 seconds, so don't add up to 100.

When done, upload your results here in this Thread

 

The 7 stages:

Results:

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Stock

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Electric

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Fuel

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Modded

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Electric

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Fuel

Spoiler

 

 

 

I will also put the results from the old challenge in there soon^tm 

If you have any questions post below

Edited March 11, 2017 by rkarmark

[DarkOwl57]

hahahahahahahaha thanks for the boost bro! I'll get the "Bug" out soon!