Kerbal Long-Range SSTO Championship.

[SLAMOVNIK989]

Hello Kerbonauts,

My name is SLAMOVNIK989 and I am declaring Long-Range SSTO Championship, where best of the best SSTOs will compete, which can fly the biggest distance possible.

Rules: Only Stock parts allowed, to be fair. No Cheats or Mods (Delta-V calculation and flight status mods allowed only) are allowed. Video of entire flight of vessel must be published on YouTube with public access to viewers.

There are 3 categories: NRF (No Refuel), OPRF (Outpost Refuel), MRF (Mining Refuel). Spaceplane must takeoff horizontally, cannot use engines larger than 2.5 meters in diameter and must return back to Kerbin. Interplanetary transfers allowed.

Rating System: Transfer to Mun/Minmus from Kerbin: 80 points; Transfer to Eve/Moho and/or their satellites from Kerbin: 150 points; Transfer to Duna from Kerbin: 300 points; Transfer to Jool and/or its satellites: 800 points; any other Transfer: 300 points;

Landing on any surface of Planet or its satellites, that is not Kerbin: 250 points; Taking Surface Sample/ Performing any science experiment at orbit/surface of any planet or its satellite that is not Kerbin: 100 points; Crew Report/Transfer of experiments/Reports to Kerbin: 50 points;

Returning to Kerbin with plane weight higher than during takeoff: 150 points; Orbital Transfer from Jool to Moho or opposite: 1200 points

Obtainable awards: Lightest spaceplane - 300 points bonus; Heaviest airplane - 200 points bonus; 1 engine type only spaceplane - 500 points bonus; 1 circle around planet with atmosphere - 250 points bonus (this award can stack); Cargo/Fuel supplier - 300 points (this award can stack); Cargo/Fuel dropper - 500 points (this award can stack); Expert of Failure Flight/Landing - Fly or Land an airplane while damaged or any of system failed - 600 points; Orbital Cargo Deployer: 400 points (this award can stack)

Note to awards: Cargo or Fuel must be transfered to Space Station, or land at distance of 300 meters max from Surface Outpost/Base.

Good luck during building and flying and all the best,

Admiral SLAMOVNIK989.

Edited December 3, 2017 by SLAMOVNIK989
Regulations of competition have been found too strict and bad for competitors.

[Thor Wotansen]

Some of us can't run a screen recorder and KSP at the same time without framerate issues.  Is an Imgur album acceptable?

[SLAMOVNIK989]

On 19. 11. 2017 at 8:24 PM, Thor Wotansen said:

Some of us can't run a screen recorder and KSP at the same time without framerate issues.  Is an Imgur album acceptable?

Albums of Spaceplanes at multiple phases of flight, including Takeoff, orbits, landings, science experiments performing is also an option to prove long-range abilities of your spaceplanes,

Answer is yes, it is acceptable.

[HeroBrian_333]

What is the score for a Low Solar Orbit to Eeloo transfer? 300 seems too low. I am working on an SSTO that can get anywhere with no refuel.

Plus, do you automatically win the challenge if you can land on every solar body (excluding Kerbol and Jool) with no refuel?

Edited November 22, 2017 by HeroBrian_333

[JacobJHC]

Why are delta-v readouts not allowed?

Edited December 1, 2017 by JacobJHC

[SLAMOVNIK989]

On 22. 11. 2017 at 5:44 PM, HeroBrian_333 said:

What is the score for a Low Solar Orbit to Eeloo transfer? 300 seems too low. I am working on an SSTO that can get anywhere with no refuel.

Plus, do you automatically win the challenge if you can land on every solar body (excluding Kerbol and Jool) with no refuel?

Well, there may be multiple people able to do this, if that will happen, Number of experiments done will determine winner.

Which means, no, you do not automaticly winning when you land on every body in KSP, it also depents on number of crew reports, science experiments, cargo transfers and surface samples you take/perform/send.