Corona688 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) My minmus rescue / miner module has mined enough from the rescue site it can relocate somewhere less polar and more mineral-rich. In one day it's already recouped half the fuel it took to sub-hop there and can mine flat-out in the sun with no power drop. Looking good. Edited August 23, 2016 by Corona688 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numerobis Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Today I went to rescue Jeb. I'd put him in polar orbit of Mun, and there were juicy contracts to look at various features, so I had burned most of his fuel. No biggie; I just sent a rescue craft, and used Jeb's remaining fuel to match orbits. I was in map mode about to do a final burn when ... boom. Seems I had neglected to check and make sure my Pe was above the mountains. RIP Jeb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanisselis Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I landed on Minmus, did science experiments and eva, with some tourist. I made it back in 1 piece. I pick up some missions, 2 of them was rescue, and set off to rescue 2 different ships in low orbit of kerbin. After meeting up with first ship, I ran into the glitch that wouldn't let me make new maneuvers. I decide i would press my luck and save and restart my game!! I want to add I ran in 2 other glitches during the minmus mission but was able to work around them. After the restart, low and behold my saves was replace with saves data before i even started today!! I play on xbox one . I love Kerbal Space Program but I work a full time job. When i lose that much time in a game, It makes me very disappointed at the time it take for Squad and FT to get this patch to Microsoft to approve it. \ Sincerely, 1 Sad Kerbal!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Revived a mod called L-Tech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfa Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Today in the real world I am making a bike-desk. KSP is so addictive, it has impacted my activity level. Soon I will be able to pedal through every KSP session. In fact I would love a Mac app that reads my bluetooth heart rate monitor and locks the screen if the HR falls below a threshold... anyone heard of something like that? My search-fu is failing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa_Joe Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Updated one of my Mods named Ship Manifest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Spent all day putting Manai from Kerbal Origins into an orbit around Eve and giving it a Scatterer config and clouds. I tried to change some settings but in the end just used Duna's atmo with some of the height thresholds lowered. Turns out you don't need an ocean config for the oceans to still receive the shader effects, and lava doesn't exactly form waves anyway, so I didn't trouble with it in the end. Spent some time finding a lava texture that didn't look too bad with all the tiling, and had the tone I wanted. I also wanted to give the world dark black-blue clouds representative of a volcanic smog, but they do form a distinct layer that doesn't seem entirely realistic considering how the low gravity probably means most of it is venting into space. Still, as KSP goes and for a hopeless kitbash, this does look pretty good... though only while at surface altitudes. I'd like the ambient light to be darker, but eh, it's a small world at Eve distance from Kerbol during midday, so I can't complain. Edited August 23, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Mun base project update. I'm in the testing phase for my Extremely Heavy Lifter system intended to get it into place. Never worked with rockets that big, but preliminary experiments suggest the principles are the same as with smaller rockets: fire comes out one end, it goes the other direction. I have also made some final tweaks to the base design; for example, a sponsor insisted on a viewing cupola for the crew unit, so I put one in. Before launching the big one, however, I need to do a scouting mission for a suitable landing spot. It has to be in a resource-rich area, and it has to be as close to perfectly flat as at all possible. For that mission, I've designed a new type of rover I've dubbed the Kertoise. It's designed for maximum survivability. All sensitive components are stored inside the chassis, and it features a very wide wheelbase, low center of gravity, and an anti-roll structure making it hard to flip, and in the unlikely event that it does, it has a set of internally-mounted reaction wheels allowing it to right itself even under Kerbin gravity. Destructive testing by engineer Bob Kerman demonstrated that the Kertoise was able to function even after suffering impacts strong enough to severely deform the chassis and entirely destroy a wheel: the operator enjoyed the experience and no sensitive components were damaged. Consequently, the Kertoise is extremely simple to deliver. It is roof-mounted on a lander. To deploy, it detaches from the docking port and uses its reaction wheels to flip itself off the roof; if it happens to land on its back, it will flip itself up again. Other work involves developing a new class of lifter designed for payloads between 8 and 15 tons. A photo of the Kertoise in development. Note the important and expensive sensitive instruments inside the anti-roll structure and the internally-mounted solar panel array and batteries. It has room for three operators, all well protected by the structure. Top speed on Kerbin is approximately 100 km/h. The vehicle features internal reaction wheels and full autonomy, since it includes an also internally-mounted control unit. Deployment is simple: the operator uncouples the mount, and the vehicle uses its internal reaction wheels to flip itself off the lander's roof, and, if necessary, back onto its wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ridgely Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 30 minutes ago, Brikoleur said: Mun base project update. I'm in the testing phase for my Extremely Heavy Lifter system intended to get it into place. Never worked with rockets that big, but preliminary experiments suggest the principles are the same as with smaller rockets: fire comes out one end, it goes the other direction. I have also made some final tweaks to the base design; for example, a sponsor insisted on a viewing cupola for the crew unit, so I put one in. Before launching the big one, however, I need to do a scouting mission for a suitable landing spot. It has to be in a resource-rich area, and it has to be as close to perfectly flat as at all possible. For that mission, I've designed a new type of rover I've dubbed the Kertoise. It's designed for maximum survivability. All sensitive components are stored inside the chassis, and it features a very wide wheelbase, low center of gravity, and an anti-roll structure making it hard to flip, and in the unlikely event that it does, it has a set of internally-mounted reaction wheels allowing it to right itself even under Kerbin gravity. Destructive testing by engineer Bob Kerman demonstrated that the Kertoise was able to function even after suffering impacts strong enough to severely deform the chassis and entirely destroy a wheel: the operator enjoyed the experience and no sensitive components were damaged. Consequently, the Kertoise is extremely simple to deliver. It is roof-mounted on a lander. To deploy, it detaches from the docking port and uses its reaction wheels to flip itself off the roof; if it happens to land on its back, it will flip itself up again. Other work involves developing a new class of lifter designed for payloads between 8 and 15 tons. A photo of the Kertoise in development. Note the important and expensive sensitive instruments inside the anti-roll structure and the internally-mounted solar panel array and batteries. It has room for three operators, all well protected by the structure. Top speed on Kerbin is approximately 100 km/h. The vehicle features internal reaction wheels and full autonomy, since it includes an also internally-mounted control unit. Deployment is simple: the operator uncouples the mount, and the vehicle uses its internal reaction wheels to flip itself off the lander's roof, and, if necessary, back onto its wheels. Would like to see more of this project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) I dabbled with the idea of making a visual enhancement pack for opm... I only did Tekto for now. I haven't decided if I will do the rest. The link to download is in the SVE thread Edited August 23, 2016 by Galileo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Andrew Ridgely said: Would like to see more of this project! I'll post updates here, never fear. There are previous ones earlier in this thread, chronicling the design process of the Mun base itself. I've landed the Kertoise in the Mun's Northern Basin. Things are looking promising, but I'm going to do some quite careful scouting before settling on a spot. Only mishap so far is that the pilot carelessly neglected to retract the solar panels when deploying the Kertoise, which smashed one of them as it rolled off the lander. Our intrepid pilot is getting pretty good at controlling the Kertoise. If he leaps off a ridge, he can even use the internal reaction wheels -- keyed to RCS -- to control the vehicle's attitude and make pretty wack landings. There have been a few rollovers but recovery has been quite easy. It's fun to drive, like a go-kart except in low gravity it makes impressive leaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Started out well with a mission to Vall! Much mapping data was had, the explore contract paid out 200,000 roots more than the launch cost, and the combination of RTGs and chemical engines proved much more practical than the ion+solar powered Joono probe. And then it all went pear shaped. I had allowed 2km/s for the return trip, assuming a kick out from Tylo. Which I got, but... After 118 years (literally 5 hours of game time involving multiple return attempts) I called it, turned off aero heating and came home like it was 0.90! Just to rub salt into the wound, I failed to notice I was coming in the wrong side of Kerbin, so now it's parked at a 4500km retrograde orbit, with no fuel left. Which is kind of a fitting punishment for my crimes. ...maybe I should just wind back to Vall orbit and send it to go land on Bop instead, I'm feeling kind of bad about this one Or... maybe I like not having aero heating and will keep it turned off, because frankly it's fun to arrive home on fire and raving at the darkness Edited August 23, 2016 by eddiew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellsDemon Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Just fiddled with some design work in the VAB, poking around with ideas for a Duna mission based partly on one of the older NASA Mars 'design reference' mission concepts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 5 hours ago, Galileo said: I dabbled with the idea of making a visual enhancement pack for opm... I only did Tekto for now. I haven't decided if I will do the rest. The link to download is in the SVE thread Unless you've got a very different idea for how you want it to look, you could integrate SVE with Poodmund's OPMVO. I've personally merged the files and configs of both without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikki Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 I launched a new Duna mission: Atomic rockets with hydrogen, cheers @Nertea... Glad to have your amazing mods running so smooth! And then i docked in darkness the command module with a split landerframe to it, have to get up the lander itself still... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 hour ago, String Witch said: Unless you've got a very different idea for how you want it to look, you could integrate SVE with Poodmund's OPMVO. I've personally merged the files and configs of both without issue. Yeah I see a lot of people that have done that. If I made my own pack if would be way different than Poodmunds. The Tekto I did was based on his though because I was remaking it for someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diche Bach Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 12 hours ago, fourfa said: Today in the real world I am making a bike-desk. KSP is so addictive, it has impacted my activity level. Soon I will be able to pedal through every KSP session. In fact I would love a Mac app that reads my bluetooth heart rate monitor and locks the screen if the HR falls below a threshold... anyone heard of something like that? My search-fu is failing That is awesome dude. Post screen caps when you get it all setup; might have to trade out my lazy boy configuration for a bike desk. My old Trek Pilot can come inside from its bat hook in the garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 9 hours ago, Galileo said: I dabbled with the idea of making a visual enhancement pack for opm... I only did Tekto for now. I haven't decided if I will do the rest. The link to download is in the SVE thread More. Now. Not optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Andem said: More. Now. Not optional. Did you try the Tekto I made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Galileo said: Did you try the Tekto I made? Yes. I need moar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 minute ago, Andem said: Yes. I need moar. Post some screenshots! I'm not home and the only ones I took are on the sve thread and they aren't very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Galileo said: Post some screenshots! I'm not home and the only ones I took are on the sve thread and they aren't very good Alright, let me boot up KSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Just now, Andem said: Alright, let me boot up KSP. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leopard Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Revised game continues, first manned mission to Minmus, made it back, few flaws in the lander - sadly too late to correct for the 3rd Mun lander, of which more shortly. Basically needs some landing lights adding, and the central section lowering so a verbal on foot can more easily gather the science and get back in. Anyway landed on Minmus, navigational error led to the final 1k or so being in total darkness, by feel keeping velocity below 6m/s, noticed we had landed when the altitude counter stopped going down... on the side of a steep hill, the lander stayed upright though in its new wider form. Jebs safely back home, the descent stage remains as a probe equipped base, all round successful mission, despite the inability to read a map. Valentina's mission to Mun... less well, landed perfectly, flat sunlight ground in a crater I was aiming for, maxed the science, then for the return trip... This lander is designed as two stages, the three engined outer decent stage remains behind while the central section flies home. Thats the idea, on the test flights the descent stage was used to lift as well (its got half full tanks), this mission didn't do that, the lander is about 30m/s short of being able to get home.. quick crash and reload and Val is safely in Mun orbit (the reload had her already in flight and the core lacks landing legs so landing again was a bit risky). Sooooo... now have a Mun orbit rescue mission, not docking as the lander isn't equipped for it, but an EVA transfer which to date has a 100% failure rate, though I think I know why. Think a modified lander thats just the core but with more fuel will work so plenty of time to muck about in orbit (minus mission unlocked RCS thrusters). Still.. progress eh? Oh yes and to cap it all, Jeb got back from Minmus to a contract.. "flag on Minmus"... at least Val's next mission is lined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiew Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Thank goodness for that! Normality resumes, and the laws of physics remain unadulterated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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