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Well, I made something that floated, however it was the wreckage I was in after trying to land a plane at the old KSC on the island......hit the runway, exploded and I skimmed across the water where I came to a floating stop (Didnt like planes until today when I used my PS3 controller to fly......much better)

Wow, what a read. When I fly tonight I'll have you in the cockpit with me for a quick visit to the Mun whilst watching Kerbin set on the horizon. Stay safe pilot

I too have found a large drop in performance since updating from 1.0.4. KSP ran smoothly before on my machine and no settings have been changed.

Once im back on my computer in about 8 hours I will attempt to put the craft file on here. thankyou.

Hi all. So I've updated to 1.0.5 build 1028 and at first everything seemed ok. Took an old simple rocket into LKO, no worries there. I attempted to lower my landing legs and the game jerked terribly every couple of seconds whilst lowering. After that it kept doing it, jerky pauses? I have the same graphics settings etc as 1.0.4. Anyone else had this issue? The legs im using are the LT-2 and they work fine on a really small rocket, but the one im flying now has only 76 parts and worked perfectly before updating? EDIT - just tried a 133 part rocket I built and the legs work fine? I dont understand this? Thanks in advance.

You mean something like this?

Well, I've arrived back on Kerbin safe and sound I have pictures of anomalies but I wont post them here so as not to spoil the fun for others, so here are a few of my craft bringing Bill home......

No worries but thankyou for a quick reply.... I could set up my gaming PC tower and the problem would not be there anymore but at the moment I can't (wife doesn't like it on the kitchen table!) I would think there is a way but if not I'll just deal with it. - - - Updated - - - Found it In the settings.cfg file there is a line which says SURFACE_FX = True I changed it to SURFACE_FX = False and now there is no smoke and no lag whatsoever! Thankyou for your suggestion about going into the config file......first time I have and it works like a dream. I shall be using this change for everything I do on my laptop from now on. It's so smooth! (HINT: maybe useful for others with lag issues, especially launching a rocket etc.....) For the record, if you do this and experience the same as I have could you let me know as if it helps you I'd love to hear about it

Hi all. Hope your looking forward to 1.0.5 like I am Anyway, back to the matter in hand..... Im using my laptop which runs KSP great when I play as I normally do, which is to build rockets and fly..... However, Im currently testing my first VTOL which I'm loving however the smoke effects on the runway are causing lag so I cannot test properly. Its a stock game I'm using and my graphics settings are at the lowest possible. Once the smoke effect has gone Im hovering great and get a smooth framerate..... Is there a way to remove the smoke effects while I'm testing? Thankyou in advance

My work on Duna is done now just to get home and post some piccys of my trip........

The protractor mod is very good. I use this from time to time. Otherwise I use http://ksp.olex.biz which works fine for me using 1.0.4

Ok, another anomaly visited......living long and prospering

Welcome aboard pilot.....apart from the game being amazing, this forum is also....ive learnt so much from here. I have to admit that I come here at least 10 times a day....its that good Well, happy building, happy flying and all the best when it comes to solving a problem you may have in your mission

Mining in operation...... - - - Updated - - - Ok, quick update on the mission. Ive sent a heavy lander with mining equipment into orbit around Kerbin, then docked with a "mother ship" I sent up, however I miscalculated the dV and had to transfer fuel from lander to mother......first problem. Landed on Duna, no problem there. Second problem, ive never mined before but my god, does it suck electric charge! Its gunna take me ages to mine and refuel my lander as the charge goes nowhere! Ive just switched my laptop back on to decide what to do.....maybe send a kerbal to install more batteries or start new missions and keep going back to fill up.....very kerbal imho! Either way, I love the way that all the planning, flying, errors and problems create new ideas and problem solving. What other game can do this to a human brain Next mission update hopefully wont be too long........ UPDATE - first anomaly visited, flag left and screen shot taken.......on to the next

Been looking at VTOL craft and getting inspiration from them......not so much a spaceplane but more like Space 99....... Spent last night trying to fly planes and hated it if im honest. Wont be using any type of plane on Duna!

Mmmm......mining is something I've not tried before. Maybe I will send a test mining craft to the Mun and see how I get on. It's something thats never appealed to me though.

Hi all. OK, I have an idea for my next mission called the D.A.M. Buster Project (Duna Anomaly Marker) where I want to visit all the anomalies I have scanned on Duna but I want to do it in one trip out there and return home with all Kerbals intact. Now, I don't want any "how to do's" here but I have 2 ideas and would like your opinion of which one you think I should try. I'm quite excited about this mission! Its for me the biggest I've attempted so your poll choices will inspire me to start building (Mining is not an option for me as I've never tried it) Thank you for your time.

Duna should have a drive thru KFC, the Mun a McDonald's

During reentry I relesed my parachute too early and it disintegrated so at 2KM I decided to EVA and jump. Jeb hit the water very hard and looked dead to me floating on the water. It wasnt until I returned to the Space Station that I saw he could be recovered! Somehow Jeb survived

If you make a mistake in the VAB or SPH you can press CTRL X to undo your last action.

Phew! I'll be at work then........life without this forum would be....well....really really bad!

Lots of fails here but my most recent one was during reentry to Kerbin. I actually wanted to do an IVA but foolishly hit EVA..... Jebs suit filled with a mystery goo which he got no science for......

I still remember my first orbit.....I punched the air with 2 fists and screamed like my favourite football team had just scored a goal! One of the best feelings from a game I've ever had congratulations pilot!

The point of this thread is to hopefully help every player by having a collection of useful information all in one place. I would think that most things have already been covered in this forum however my idea is to have your 3 snippets of information explained in a short and to the point way. Maybe we can all learn something new regardless of game experience. Well, here's my contribution: 1....10 thrust will lift 1 ton 2....The higher an engines ISP the more fuel efficient it is 3....In flight, hitting CAPS LOCK will switch your steering to "fine control"

Amen to that sir!