EdFred Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Sounds very impressive, got a pic?Cleared out in an update. Whenever an update comes out I wipe out all my saves and start anew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Cleared out in an update. Whenever an update comes out I wipe out all my saves and start anew.Too bad, I love seeing extremely high dV ships. I start new saves every update too but keep some of the better screenshots, though I lost a bunch of stuff in an HDD crash a little over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NecroBones Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Yeah, this is why I document everything with screenshots, and sort them into imgur albums. It keeps it organized, and unlikely to disappear if my computer croaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphor Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Ha just saw this, I'm glad you like it.I'm not sure if it's been done before, I've never seen it posted though. It's not really that hard to do, it's relatively straightforward to plan, just requires a time investment and a computer that won't melt. You just start at the end and work backwards: think of the smallest spacecraft that can take Jeb from low Eve orbit back to Kerbin, then think of a spacecraft that can take that ship from Eve's surface to low Eve orbit, then think of a spacecraft that can take that ship to Eve's surface, etc.The highest delta-v ship I made without jets or ions was the Jool ascent rocket with 22 km/s of delta-v, could probably go up to about 26 km/s now with the 3.75m parts. I keep most of my screenshots and old versions of KSP around with every patch, and occasionally put them into my imgur albums. Edited October 20, 2014 by metaphor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirrobert Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 That is very impressive. I still haven't even landed a Kerbal on Eve. The place scares me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafman Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Phenomenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 In the words of Rovemax's late executive: WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY *dies* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-SR71 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Seems to me that last chute has to go 'through' Jeb to deploy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eataTREE Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 This post fills me with shame over my inability to make an Eve-worthy rocket that gets off the ground, much less one that makes multiple trips to Eve without refuelling. I nominate the person who did this for the Medal of Jebediah, with solid rocket booster clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linear Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Impressive with so few parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift OTF Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 MOST impressive.Now land on the Sun and get back. Has anyone done that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdFred Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I tried. The ship exploded when it got too close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphor Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) When trying to land on the Sun, the ship explodes at about 1300m altitude, even if going at a very low velocity. It's similar to what happens on Jool at -250m.Too bad, I love seeing extremely high dV ships.Here's one I just made with all chemical engines and a lander pod (no command chair), with 19400 m/s of delta-v and relatively high TWR it can take off into low Jool orbit from the 0m altitude marker.Only 146 parts, much easier to build than before the asteroid update.edit: Another all-chemical one with lander pod, 23100 m/s, 391 parts.10 more stages would give it about 24 km/s, I think that's nearing the limit of all-chemical craft with high-ish TWR. Edited October 25, 2014 by metaphor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Deep into diminishing return territory, metaphor. Impressive ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERVAfan Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Wow. (10 characters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnison Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Impressive, however,I do find the use of only a command seat for these things to be a cheat. Might as well just use a probe... I'd like to see him do it with a proper lander can or podI agree. It bet it can be done, IMHO it would be more impressive to not use a seat but a lander can, or even a Mk3 capsule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphor Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I agree. It bet it can be done, IMHO it would be more impressive to not use a seat but a lander can, or even a Mk3 capsule.It definitely would be more impressive, since each stage of the rocket would have to be several times larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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