Akagi Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) A revival of an old thread I found, here's the original! The rules: 1. Build a rocket for as little as possible. Get it to orbit. ( cap is 50,000) 2. Launch from Kerbin. SCORING: please note: all scores are stackable. +10 for less than 10,000 funds +10 for less than 5,000 funds +20 for less than 1,000 funds +30 for Mun flyby +40 for Mun orbit +50 for Mun landing +40 for Minmus flyby +50 for Minmus landing +80 for escape of Kerbin +100 for entering another planet's SOI +200 for landing anywhere else Have fun! Edited January 24 by Akagi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokpau Gaming Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 You might want to adjust the scoring, as It's not really worth trying to make a rocket as cheap as possible, because you could make, let's say, a 40,000 rocket that can go to another planet and that outweighs all the points for low cost. A few more things: 1. What do you need to do on mun/minmus? Flyby? Orbit? Land? 2. Does the rocket need to have crew or not? 3. Are cheats/Kal overclocking allowed? 4. Do you need to return from mun/minmus/other planet? Just want to help make the challenge a bit more precise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow71 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 @Akagi You might want to also check out the Orbit Boot Camp challenge that @Chequers has set up. A lot of what you want to do in your challenge is already available and being done in his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Boy Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Aurora 1 crew:7,612 Download:https://kerbalx.com/Smart_Boy/Aroura-1-Crew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QF9E Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) Cheap rocket to LKO: $765. In the VAB. A single Spark engine, the most basic of probe cores and three Baguette tanks. Three basic fins to keep it stable in flight. Spoiler On the pad In flight. Due to the fins the rocket is aerodynamically stable, no Stability Assist is necessary. Approaching MECO. Near the end of the burn I had to throttle back to ensure my fins would not burn up. In LKO. Near the end of the burn this thing has crazy TWR (> 6), which resulted in me missing the engine cutoff point by quite a margin. Edited January 30 by QF9E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcute Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 On 1/25/2022 at 3:17 AM, Jokpau Gaming said: You might want to adjust the scoring, as It's not really worth trying to make a rocket as cheap as possible, because you could make, let's say, a 40,000 rocket that can go to another planet and that outweighs all the points for low cost. A few more things: 1. What do you need to do on mun/minmus? Flyby? Orbit? Land? 2. Does the rocket need to have crew or not? 3. Are cheats/Kal overclocking allowed? 4. Do you need to return from mun/minmus/other planet? Just want to help make the challenge a bit more precise well another kal overclocker!nice to meet u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pds314 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 (edited) Pretty sure the score incentivizes spending exactly 50k to get as close as possible to a grand tour. Edited June 22 by Pds314 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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