Hanson plays Career mode for the first time OH GOD [The Great Contract Trilogy I]

[HansonKerman]

In my years of playing KSP, I dont thing I have ever played a full game of post-0.90 Career mode. SO I DECIDED TO FIX THAT! HAHA! I also have a self imposed rule that all flights that are not immediately reverted are simulations- as in, I cannot quickload or revert during "real" flights. THAT MEANS IM GOOD RIGHT??? Otherwise, it's just Normal mode.

I did not have plans to make this until I realised this was my first time. So there are no screenshots of the obligatory Jumping Flea replica and my test flights, in the Void series. The unsuccessful tests of Void "Baby" 1-3 do not have screenshots. But Void "Baby" Four DOES!!!

Test simulation of Void Four

Spoiler

Jebediah aims to escape the atmosphere, as detailed in the Kerbin World-Firsts Record Keeping Society's contract. It consists of two solid fuel stages because liquid fuel is overpowoered at this point and I didn't get a heatshield in Wernher's research. Goshdarnit, R&D. This was the first (and succesful!) simulation. We have Globe Is, eight of em, a Flea, on girders and fins. The 2nd stage is just a Flea.

and those were the only pics i bothered taking of the test flight. Real  there me.

anyway, I didn't take pics of the launch which was a shame because it was a really cool ball of flame. Luckily it's a simple design. Anyway...

 

The real "Baby" in (basically) space.

 

Restock does wonders for the Mk16.

We have broken so many firsts! Look at the money roll in, Jeb!

Jeb! Look at that science!

Tier 3 - under the belt. Heat shields! Radial decouplers! Drouge chutes! Moar engines!

 

this concludes the first and second flights. I am very very excited to do moar.

 

Spoiler

Oh loook, a table of contents.

 

Second update: Void "Circles" Five

Update 3: Circles goes home

Interlude teaser thingy 1: There's a rock in the sky, but it ain't falling.

Update 4: Stone part one

Update 5: it happened.

Mini update

 

Edited June 11, 2020 by HansonKerman
mini update

[Dirkidirk]

10/10

[HansonKerman]

funn fact! The "obligatory Jumping Flea' replica actually went to the KSC because im bad at a and d, so I got moar funds and rep for doing the first splash! Thanks, Void 4!

[HansonKerman]

By the way, I didn't notice but Void Four, a.k.a. Baby actually reached the VAB limit of 30. (and weighed 17.599 tons! I need to upgrade fast if that's goin on...) Dodged an engineering bullet there. I also came to give you the spectacle that is Baby farting its way into space. I'm counting this as a "simulation".

Simulation begin. Rocket: Void "Baby" Four

User: jeb

Baby has indigestion!

Current sim speed: very fast

This should be my flag. I think this is the new flag of the Void series. Nice.

 

special thanks to linuxgurugamer, who made (ish) and maintains KW Rocketry Rebalanced, which contains the Globe I.

[Dirkidirk]

spacebaby, Version 2001

Edited May 20, 2020 by Dirkidirk
in case u didn't get reference. :P

[HansonKerman]

Simulation begin. Rocket: Void "Circles" Five

User: vall

Saved as: Orbital test

 

Fun fact: it weighs and has less part count than Void Four. Did I overcomplicate that?

 

noooooo.......

16 minutes ago, Dirkidirk said:

spacebaby, Version 2001

wai t i didnt get the reference until u made the edit lol. out of place but welcome

[HansonKerman]

the void series sucks to try to control, adn fly

[HansonKerman]

development of Void Five is bad.

During a failed sim, I realized that ksp had pulled smthin funny and disallowed reverting. So I had to open the debug menu, take away more funds, science, and rep than I needed because it isnt precise enough to revert the world firsts, then terminated the vessel, made a quicksave called RESET THE WORLD and manually opened the sfs and got Val back. The Pug sucks. Can't wait for Terriers.

[HansonKerman]

AIGHT, it's time for...Void Five

Spoiler

Do I really need to describe a launch? Beautiful timing of dropping the Wildcat stage. I swapped the Pug for the Vesta.

please... so close! My periapsis is rising by the second!!

We did it! I was legitimately scared I would not make it. Val's impeccable fuel-saving skills saved the day. That's a lopsided orbit.

Lopsided indeed. I have to go, and so Val is staying up there for a good many hours. I don't care tho... I'm so so so relieved.

 

Edited May 21, 2020 by HansonKerman
Snuck in a spoiler tag

[HansonKerman]

17 hours ago, HansonKerman said:

The Pug sucks. Can't wait for Terriers.

Say this sentence out loud lmao.

 

 

(I don’t really care tho lol I’m moar of a cat lover)

[The Dressian Exploder]

This look VERY interesting. Can't wait to see more!

[HansonKerman]

6 hours ago, The Dressian Exploder said:

This look VERY interesting. Can't wait to see more!

Outa likes, but moar is coming soon. Next up: Circles coming home.

Edited May 22, 2020 by HansonKerman
This comment is obsolete

[HansonKerman]

Chapter 3: Circles goes home

I don't feel like talking about deorbiting. You all have gone home from orbit. anyway.

Spoiler

Going home! That KazzelBlad is getting warm.

Even when it's toasty, you can still SCIENCE!

 Our landing zone, apparently. I always call this Orea. (I've never called it that in my life, but I can believe that Kerbals would name a country after Oreos.)

In technicolor!

 the drougue chutes unfold!

Ooo eye candy!

the landing zone.

Val "stands" proud. Ahh... TextureReplacer. Can't wait for EVE to be updated. I won't use Scatterer because I don't think this 2011 thing can handle it. Too bad. Scatterer makes everything very lovely.

 Oh, oh nelly! Look at that science! 10 science just for returning from orbit! HA! sweet!

<insert Pokemon victory music>

Valentina gained 2 EXP! Valentina reached level 1!

Jeb didn't even earn that much! AND don't forget the contract reward!

Stayputnik, Science Junior, storage units, radiators, SCANners, cameras, and batteries? Yes please!

 

Edited May 21, 2020 by HansonKerman

[HansonKerman]

Next time: Void Six and maybe some contracts.

[HansonKerman]

UPDATE: Void Six is delayed, so actually, next is a special contract! Jebediah and Void Seven are next, on an important mission.

[HansonKerman]

There's a rock in the sky and we want to get a closer look. The Kerbin-World Firsts Record-Keeping Society wants us to do just that before the launch of Void Six.

How hard can it be? Void Seven and Jebediah are ready.

Edited May 23, 2020 by HansonKerman
FORGET ANYTHING HAPPENED THANK YOU

[HansonKerman]

Mini update: Void "Stone" Seven's build has called for the upgrade of the Launch Pad. Thank goodness, no moar weight and height limits.

[HansonKerman]

Update 4: "Stone" part one

Mission description: Enter Kerbin Orbit

after radio silence for 10 days, the Kerbal Space Program is BACC!!!!!!

Launching from an upgraded launchpad, armed with a science jr, feels nice

stage sep iwth a few sparks

its in spaaace

 pug stage can carry me to victory

just barely in orbit! kinda lopsided but whatev

[HansonKerman]

and its all my fault...

Update 5

it happened

i frickin messed up and its all my frickin fault this is frickin stupid.

 

anyway

 

Void "Stone" Seven.

I was doing the traditional Mun approach.

 

frick jeb you overshot

hurry hurry zoom zoom

idk how i got on that inclination

FRICK 

<I Did a smol burn but apparently didnt get a screenie>

A nice shot for Slistagram. HullCamVDS is great

whoah there tiger. bit fast for that

nother shot from the onboard camera

restock science jr...!~

science

deorbit burn 

now... this is why my life is a big sadd.

i wasnt paying attention

i timewarped into the atmosphere in map view

 

slowly... mercilessly... it stayed that high for a while... then, without mercy... it slashed...

 

9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

 

goshdarnit. rip. 

 

im not resetting tho.

im following my rules.

 

rip jeb.

 

 

exploded. it was the way he wanted to go. it was in the contract. Written here!

 

"6b) You, Jebediah Kerman, hereby swear that you will not die excepting for your conditions below (please enter at least one).

 

In a space accident.

Exploding.

Snack implosion.

Kraken attack

"

 

this is a sad day. welp...

[KerballingSmasher]

Oh no... RIP Jebediah.

[HansonKerman]

2 hours ago, Kerballing (Got Dunked On) said:

Oh no... RIP Jebediah.

im very sad

so is everyone.

I need to get my rep back and to finish the contract. The KWFRKS don't care, but i haven't checked the reputation yet

[HansonKerman]

Next: CONTRACT

[SuperMiiBrother]

DO IT FOR JEB

[HansonKerman]

12 hours ago, SuperMiiBrother said:

DO IT FOR JEB

ironically it’s an easy one: Kerbin Science data

so next up: construction of a rocket that I will use for future tourist missions, and

Baby coming back for one last run.

[AnimaticalProductions]

This is why I have the Unkerballed start mod lol.