Second Hand Rocket Science

Irn Bru, Colin McRae and Susan Calman. Can you guess? It's easy!

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *sounds of realization*

Howdy! So, I've been trying to get screenshots of KSP for challenges, bug reports, etc. But when I do Win+PrintScreen and take a screenshot, it doesn't appear in my KSP screenshots folder or my own screenshots folder. This isn't limited to KSP; in fact, I can't use the screenshot feature at all currently. Fingers crossed! PS: Few peeps online have been suggesting I edit my registry. Let me make it clear that I am not even attempting it. I know there's not a very high chance I corrupt Windows 11 but I just can't take that chance. ---------------------------------------------------------- EDIT: Found a temporary fix; Win+Alt+PrtSc saves my image to xBox Gamebar. This isn't ideal, but it does work. I'd like to know how to fix Win+PrtSc though. EDIT 2: Okay... this is weird. If I go to This PC > Windows-SSD (C:) > Users > (my user) > Pictures > Screenshots all my screenshots are there. What in tarnation is going on?

Howdy, Today I decided to download "ProbesPlus" from CKAN. Sadly, despite it looking like a great mod, it is very old. It apparently works with version "1.4.1" however I ignored that. Upon boot after downloading it, I was disappointed to see my loading screen got stuck loading the file "Coatl Aerospace/ProbesPlus/Parts/Telescopes/explorer_solar/ca_explorer_solar". Currently I am unable to upload screenshots. (sorry!) Modlist: https://we.tl/t-2szqxYL0zY KSP.log: https://we.tl/t-Pc2jKVguyR# Fingers crossed!

Changes finished; hope this helps!

Right. I'm going to make serious changes to this challenge. STAND BY!

Addressing both: I should've specified this isn't actually "interstellar space" but the time it takes to achieve an escape trajectory from Kerbol. Even so, now I think about it, my timeframe was pretty hard to do... I'll update it. Where are you getting your information from? When I'm playing KSP, I can just burn prograde for 5 mins or more and get on an easy escape trajectory from Kerbol orbit.

I'm loading up KSP now. This is such a cool idea!

Alright, I'll give it a shot.

INTRO This challenge sounds simple. But it's not as simple as you think... According to previous forum posts, Kerbol's SOI is inescapable. We aim to prove that wrong! Using creative and wacky ways, your main mission is to either prove the theories wrong and escape Kerbol SOI, or get as far as possible with KSP's game engine. All and any methods are allowed to accomplish this (within reason). Kraken Drives and all mods excluding a few (see the rules about this) are allowed. The only thing you aren't allowed to do is use the cheat menu (with the exception of Infinite Electric Charge; see Kraken Drives and Cheats). Have fun! Leaderboard Rules 1. Mods - All mods are allowed.* Go bananas! 2. Science - The main goal of this challenge is to get the maximum science return from the mission. You can do this any way you want including visiting the outer planets on the way to interstellar space. 3. Power - RTGs and solar panels are the only power source. Fuel cells are prohibited. You can have as much or as little EC at the start of the challenge as you want. 4. Launch vehicle and launch - You can do this any way at all! SSTO however gives you extra points. More info on the scoring section. 5. Craft - It can be anything! If you want to build a satellite or probe, you can do that. However, scoring gets higher and lower with size and creativity. 6. Kraken Drives and Cheats - Kraken Drives are always allowed. Docking port drives, gear drives, everything. However, the Cheat Menu (Alt+F12) can only be used for Infinite Electric Charge. This is because at the extreme ranges you will be from Kerbol, solar panels will not be an option. If your mod facilitates reliable power generation (e.g. NF nuclear plants) without solar, you can use that. Please remember that you can only use that !ONCE! and using it twice or more will get you penalties. Using it throughout the entire mission will get you disqualified. Warp drives are allowed IF THEY ARE MADE WITH STOCK PARTS. That may sound like an impossible goal, but think about Kraken Drives and the KAL-9000 and you might get there! Tweakscale is allowed for this. They are allowed to be used in conjunction with modded parts, though. If you had, say, made a Tweakscaled ion engine that needed 9999999 EC or something, you could set it up with a nuclear reactor array. *Mods that are completely game changing (e.g. a Kopernicus mod that changes Kerbol to a tiny atom) are disallowed. This includes: Interstellar Extended (because that's not the point of this) Kopernicus and a few more that will be decided on your entry. Points: 1. Mass - The bigger and heavier it is, the more points you get. The weight in tons directly transfers to points (e.g. 10 tons - 10 points). If it is a probe, the launch vehicle is NOT included in the calculation. 2. Science - Science points transfer using this formula: Science points ÷ 1000 For example, if the science gain is 37,500, you would have 37.5 points. 3. SSTO - SSTOs will earn you bonus points. You get 15 points for a rocket SSTO (launched via launchpad) and 25 points for a jet SSTO (launched via runway). Note the names of the SSTOs do not change the engine types. You can use any engines you want on them. 4. CommNet - Having CommNet enabled boosts your points x1.5. If you end up with 50 points, your total would be 75. This is because the added effort of assembling an interstellar CommNet is massive. If you prefer not to, that is perfectly fine. 5. Time to reach Kerbol escape trajectory - The time that it takes for you to reach an escape will award you points for being quicker. To clarify, this means how long it takes from launch to the burn that puts you on the escape trajectory. This does not mean how long it takes to escape Kerbol SOI. That would be bonkers. 5 years and up - 5 points 1 year - 20 points 200 days - 35 points 100 days - 50 points 50 days - 75 points 30 days and less - 100 points 6. Creativity - If you have built anything like a flying walrus or the Enterprise, you get bonus points depending on the creativity. Points differ from craft to craft (e.g. a flying rainbow would get 50 points bonus but a scale model of Duna would get 300) 7. Game Mode - If you do this in Science or even Career (if you're daring enough!) you shall get extra points. Formula is as follows: Science mode with all items unlocked (a previous playthrough) = 100 points extra Science mode from scratch (new save) = 200 points extra Career mode with all items unlocked (a previous playthrough) = 350 points extra Career mode from scratch (new save) = 500 points extra Submitting your entry Videos are preferred showing you launching, orbiting Kerbol, visiting the outer planets (if you choose to do so) etc. Despite this, I know that not everyone has access to a recording software, so images are accepted. They must show what the videos show (and more is appreciated). I hope you have fun with this challenge! If it gets popular (which it probably won't) then I will add some badges.

Look, man. Us on the forums like opinions, but most of the time, they're preferred in a nice tone. And I'm not sure how nice of a tone you think "THIS GAME SUXS AND IS A PIECES OF CRASHING CRAP AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK......" is, but it definitely comes across as not-too-nice. However, this game has one fatal flaw that you have made a point of; console versions. Enhanced Edition is such a dumpster fire that it's almost a meme at this point. Crashes, corruptions, catastrophes... It's really just terrible. My advice for you is to invest in a PC or laptop and get a KSP on there. Trust me, it's night and day.

Howdy y'all, I've been making a lot of KSP program logos recently using my GIMP editor program. The results are... passable. Observe. I'm looking for some tips to up my game when it comes to this. Specifically, if you look at the logo for Proton Space Labs, there's some sort of strange white outline to all the sections I've recoloured. I want to fix that so you can actually read the small words underneath. PS: "Acorn Aeronautics - Intuitive Rocket Design" was the first one I ever made. It's bland. Really bland. Many thanks in advance.

Xbox Kerman was one of the highest ranking rocket scientists in the world. With his supreme IQ and extreme versatility, every company in the world was angling to employ him. However, one day everything changed for Xbox. A young Kerbal called Peesee had been fitted with neuro-implants that boosted his IQ tenfold. He quickly rose through the ranks because of one reason; he could do and be anything. Want someone to crack nuclear launch codes? Done. Want a rocket scientist to calculate launch windows for spacecraft? Done. Want a supreme fighter pilot to come out on top? DONE! Peesee could do everything. He simply annihilated Xbox and left him looking rather frail and weak. Forced out of his job, he fled to the streets of Kamsterdam. He did not last long and passed away from a deadly disease that spreads via rats called "Pay To Win Lootboxes-ia". The disease has no cure. Bloop Kerman - too much bloop

*inhales* Ihcöouhälkjlkhfuteahtrgörgörgöl was a woman of the Kerb Kastra tribe, which explains the absurd name. When she saw the rockets flying overhead from the nearby KSC, she watched them with wonder. She eventually managed to become a deep space pilot... but it was not going to go well for her. On her first mission to Duna, she received a call from the KSC. "Uhhhh.... Ih- er- Ihcöo- er- how do I pronounce that? Errr... Ihcöouh- too late." Soon after, the connection was lost with her ship. You see, the folks down at the KSC were trying to warn her that an asteroid was on her flight path and she had to course correct, but they couldn't pronounce her name in time to tell her. Shortly after that, callsigns were given out so it was easy to address people with funny names. June Kerman - died from moth over-exposure

Gif Kerman, once a respected figure in the astrophysics industry, passed away recently due to Katnip; yet not in the way you might think. A rival had decided that enough was enough and Gif Kerman no longer deserved to live. So, he devised a plan. The glass of the jar of katnip was padded out with klastic explosive and a trigger system was built into the lid. When Gif opened the jar ready to stuff his face, the explosives set off, instantly killing him. His apartment block was levelled. Kury Kerman - Death by iron

Loss of probe control beats ever changing camera angle.

War Thunder! I uptier you so much that you're now fighting the Enterprise! You stand no chance.

Good day, my fellow respected gentlemen! Beam me up, @Autochrome!

Monty Python Foot surfs a tiny vinegar-and-soda powered broom rather than a Comet into a Dres asteroid. He expects the Kraken to appear before dark writers thought

"Turn right to go left." - Doc Hudson

I previously considered copy and inserting the full lyrics of Never Going To Give You Up edited so the first letter of the English lexicon was omitted, however it proved to be too much effort for one lonely forum writer.

I decided just to delete the problematic mods. I didn't even know what they were because they were suggestions (and me, being me, always ticks every suggestion of a mod no matter what it is). Now KSP boots normally (but very slowly. very very.)

Just fixed my own question and replaced it with another! How do you delete forum posts from threads like this one?

Excuse me, sir? How obscenely rude of you to mention the word "excrements?"! It is not expected of you!

The quick fox jumped over the tired dog. Multiple incidents involving mostly young rodents will occur surprisingly often. Big trees will turn problems for rocket firing tests into terrible night-thoughts* for rocket scientists. Unknowingly, the children of tomorrow will be set with solving the problems of our existence. I most likely jumped into the deep end here, did I not?