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Vzor Window?
Reactordrone replied to kerbalyeeter40's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
The window is functional in that you can look through it when you're inside the cabin but it doesn't have the horizon indicators that would allow you to align the window straight down. You can monitor your track through it and align prograde/retrograde fairly easily though. -
A strange bug HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reactordrone replied to 10_Points's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
My first thought is that it might just be the thrust/ Isp difference between sea level and vacuum. Is the actual vehicle performance on the launch noticeably different? -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Reactordrone replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Inspiration 4 will bring us to 14 people in orbit, with seven on the ISS, three on the CSS and four free flying on Dragon. There have been more people in space with the suborbital flights but not more in orbit. -
Ships blowing up during de-orbit
Reactordrone replied to EKS89's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
A hitchhiker with a 2.5m heat shield should survive re entry from Minmus without any problems and the physics bubble within the atmosphere is 25km so that shouldn't be a problem. If multiple objects are under their chutes you can use physics warp but can't time warp without destroying their chutes. -
Hauling Large Useless Parts Into Space?
Reactordrone replied to Komradem's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
It's worth noting that the parts don't need to work for the test so you can use the solid motor earlier in the mission and drag the empty case to the Mun, reset it in the staging sequence and you're good to go. -
When did I start my career?
Reactordrone replied to antipro's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
Career games start at year 1, day 1 so you can check your time in the top left corner. -
totm dec 2019 Russian Launch and Mission Thread
Reactordrone replied to tater's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Pirs just about ready to detach. The Progress cargo ship has extra fuel to give it the delta-v to deorbit with the extra mass. -
Repair kits and how to use them?
Reactordrone replied to EmanonP's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
You may need more repair kits. The largest solar panels need four kits to repair (all four kits fit into one inventory slot on the engineer). -
Even in the main game getting into a nose down attitude with that design will cause the capsule to go too fast and for the chute to tear off or not be able to deploy. Going more horizontal, rather than straight up will help and using the WASD controls to get into a tail first or sideways configuration to increase drag will also help. If there was a decoupler on the ship the capsule by itself gets into a stable, high drag descent so it's not much of a problem in game.
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The KSP Caveman Challenge 1.11.x - 1.12.x
Reactordrone replied to JAFO's topic in KSP1 Challenges & Mission ideas
The lack of ap/pe markers is a bit annoying now. Ended up bring a Mun flyby back with a periapsis of 65km. That took a while to bring down so I've stuck a stayputnik in a low orbit to help me eyeball my altitude. -
Kerbin Encounter Help
Reactordrone replied to wrappy's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
Drop a second manoeuvre node at the descending node to correct the inclination, then fine tune the first manoeuvre node. -
New mission: 4K fuel in orbit
Reactordrone replied to MPDerksen's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
You can save some weight by not bringing the 4000 fuel as fuel/oxidiser tanks. Bring the 4000 payload in aircraft fuel tanks and the station can be a refueling point for NERV powered ships in the future. -
Kerbal X (Stock): Two questions
Reactordrone replied to MetricKerbalist's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
If you right click on the fuel tanks you'll see that the only tanks draining at the start are the first two booster tanks, so you have seven engines feeding from two tanks. Once you drop two engines you have five engines feeding from two booster tanks, then three engines feeding from two booster tanks then the mainsail feeding from full core tanks. The rate at which the tanks drain varies depending on the number of engines using the fuel. -
Help with docking plz!
Reactordrone replied to Philae_Rosetta2021's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
If the other ship isn't selected as a target the box disappears when you get within 150m. Double clicking with the LMB on the ship will select it. -
I used to do bulk trips just outside Kerbin's sphere of influence to level up crews before going interplanetary but with the ability to level up on the fly with the MPL there's less need since I'm usually sending a lab on any planetary trips.
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Multiple repair kits question
Reactordrone replied to ataman76's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
Repair kits are small and can be stacked so although you only have two slots you can cram four repair kits into one of them. Your engineer should then be able to fix the array. -
In order to get maximum thrust from the rapiers you need to be going fast. Try leveling off or even going into a shallow dive at about 5000m to pick up speed. Once over mach 1 the engine thrust will start to rise and you can pull the nose back up a bit to climb out. Air breathing thrust will die at just over 20km so pick up most of your speed at 10-15 km.
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Rigidity of on-orbit construction
Reactordrone replied to BenKerman's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
You can load struts into a cargo container and fly an engineer up to attach them if you're keen. (click the crane hook for construction options when you're on EVA) -
Uhhhh why does it do that
Reactordrone replied to KspNoobNotOnTheMun's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
It may be that the second stage fins are causing the top of the rocket to try to flip if the vehicle gets too far off prograde. If the second stage cannot fly straight without fins you may be ditching the first stage too low in the atmosphere. A rebalance of the vehicles delta-v may be called for so that staging occurs higher up (say above 25km).