Matt R

I finally managed to design a science rover that doesn't look ridiculous. It even has a detachable harness for coupling to the underside of a lander.

I'm just coming back to KSP after nearly 4 years away. Today I spent over 2 hours in career mode trying to understand why I couldn't pitch my ascending ship into a gravity turn. I varied my TWR, burn times, aerodynamics; everything I could think of. While browsing the forums for a solution I saw mention of different engine types. Then it dawned on me; I'd put the motor for my upper stage (with no gimbal) on the lower stage, and my launch motor (with gimbal) on the upper stage. Problem solved. /derp

Hello I'm Matt, a third-year Astrophysics student at the University of Manchester and recent KSP addict. Yesterday I got my Kerbalnaut to a personal best altitude of 702,410m, before he took a nosedive and crashed on a seperate continent from where he started. Note to self: add more fuel. This is a superb game. I'm currently collecting up all the mods, and I'm planning my next mission. If this is what the game is like as Alpha, the final version will be jaw-dropping.