Delrey

Great job, Bob. Why even refute the moon hoaxers?

The Scarlet Horizon Program SH-1 Mission Crew: Jeb - Commander Valentina - Pilot Bill - Flight Engineer Robo - Flight Engineer Haizy - Science Mission Specialist Delotte - Science Mission Specialist Vehicles: Scarlet Horizon - crew module and propulsion module DEV - Duna Exploration Vehicle; 3 kerbal lander and launch vehicle Duna Hab Pressurized Geology Lab Transport (Piglet); rover Jayhawk - Ike lander Jeb, Bill and Haizy landed on Duna. Stayed for ~45 days in the Hab and conducted 2 land expeditions in the Piglet . On SH-1 LEx-1 theyy discovered a large face of a Kerbal. On LEx-2 they climbed to the midlands and highlands covering 3 biomes. A total of 100km was covered. They launched and rendezvoused with the Scarlet Horizon. The crew departed for Ike about a 3 months later. Val, Robo and Del landed on Ike. They rendezvoused with the Scarlet Horizon and after another 6 months departed for Kerbin. They docked around Kerbin with a Skysword (lifting body 6 kerbal LKO transport) and returned home. 6676 Science. 5 contracts completed for about 2.2 million funds. Extremely fun mission. I was proud that I landed the DEV 200m from the hab. I got the rover about 2000m. The heavy lift launch vehicle could launch the payload and transfer/injection stage for about 80k funds after recovering about 110k. It made getting the vessels in LKO pretty cheap. Delrey

Stats?

The atmospheric parts should rupture in vacuum. The heat shielded bottom is a great idea.

I think the mk1-3 plane parts should have two grades. Atmospheric and vacuum. The vacuum rated components having higher weight and cost (lead time if you do construction time) and maybe a slightly different texture. Del

My Minmus station. Core/command module, Habitation Module, Science Lab with external experiment bays, orbital construction vehicle, Main Fuel Tank and the NOTS (Nuclear Orbital Transfer System) "Spirit". The Spirit is a Mk 1-2 command pod with 2 nukes on the outside to haul modules. It has 3 heat shields and air brakes for aggressive aerobraking upon return to Kerbin. Then later you see the lander docked to it. The spirit brought all of the modules from Kerbin orbit for assembly.

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I just grazed Eve's atmosphere and did a retrograde burn. I was at about 85km and had some scary heating going on. Its dangerous as hell now. My attempt at aerocapturing at 76km lead to destruction. You have to have a heat shield.

That feeling when you realize you got drunk last night and launched a rover mission on Minmus to hit all the sites for a contract

Is there a current version of EVE?

I got a probe and lander around Moho and but when I go close enough it has a pitch black texture. I'm definitely on the sunny side of the planet. I did multiple orbits to ensure and its nothing but blackness. I'm using EVE, planet shine and outer planets. https://www.dropbox.com/s/pm9wu4dn1aaq6i7/output_log.txt?dl=0 output log. Thanks for any help. Del

My last launch I ditched the insertion stage with fuel in to avoid debris and used 20 or so m/s of my payload for final insertion. I don't want debris up there. I don't terminate it the tracking station. It's just a personal preference. I like xrayfishx's idea of having the insertion stage equipped with retro rockets to deorbit it. I'm on my phone but I'll rep ya at home. Nick

Jool's radiation belt makes it sterile

I've also been aiming to achieve 350 m/s velocity at about 30 - 40 degree then not exceeding that by leveling out that until I get to 38 km. I've been building apoapsis at about 56 km with horizontal velocity which has been feeling really good.

I came to a dead stop about 30 km up then a vertical decent. Not very effecient. Del

I scrubbed a large Duna mission bc I've been out of town for work the last week and now 1.0 is coming out. Sucks but I can't wait for 1.0.

Scarlet Horizon Program: Phase 2 - Mission 1 : Table for Two The first mission of the second phase is the launch and docking of the entire mission on the 2 ARTEV 6D's which will be transported to Duna. The mission was given the call sign Table for Two for T-4-2 The craft is a Mk2 Space plane core with Infernal robotics rotatrons that mount radial fuel tanks from Modular Fuel Tanks and 48-7S engines. The forward articulating rocket thruster is extended on girders. This allows all 4 engines to fire in forward direction. The basic design has been used for Munar and Mino operations but the 6D Class is mission specific. Addition fuel tanks, blue landing lights, extended life support systems, parachutes and updated skycrane hover mode software (after the escapades on Mun on the ARTEV 4) fill out the craft for multipurpose, extended Dunan operations. Exploration Team Ajax: Hanlo Kerman: Mission Commander, Pilot Sherson Kerman: Mission Specialist, ME/EE Hennard Kerman: Medical Officer, Biologist, MD Exploration Team Bingo: Ronbas Kerman: Pilot, Astrophysicist Lufield Kerman: Deputy Medical Officer, Chief Engineer, ME/Civil Melhat Kerman: Mission Specialist, Geologist I installed EVE and Astronomers Visualization pack as well as Procedural Parts. The visual upgrades on the mission images cant be quantified.

I would like there to be a feature for when you plant a flag to have the kerbal(s) pose for the screenshot. Del

Oh I was viewing it incorrectly. It looked like a flat version.

What's the craft in the 4th picture?

Phase 1 Mission 5 Launch of the Main Service Structure. This large module contains nearly all of the fuel for the trip to Duna as well as the main power systems. I used a near future mission supplies girder with batteries and monoprop. This is outfitted with fixed solar panels, extendable solar panels and 6 RTG's. The connecting girder is the main fuel module. Once in orbit around Dune this will serve as fuel storage for extended missions. The fuel return rocket will shuttle processed Karbonite to the SH. I added 2 3.75m liquid boosters to the standard launch system. This had issues resulting in probably the largest explosion I have seen. I did another staging test on the next launch which lead to that nice pic of the pieces shooting off in random directions. I modified to 4 2.5 boosters and this worked out. Direct from surface rendezvous and docking went without incident once the heavy lifter was worked out. I included an image with a breakdown of the current ship components. I also did a test of the just forward propulsion system. This thing is actually pretty maneuverable and it flies straight. The throttle just needs to be brought up slowly. The thrusters do flare out which is going to limit the efficiency, unfortunately. Now you can get a feel for how this ship is going to look. After docking the crew of the Tymark commissioned the electrical systems and loaded the station with life support supplies, topped off the monoprop tanks and returned to Kerbin. The next launch will be the Aft Propulsion and Kerbin Science and Analysis Return Vessel. Del

Yeah you need food, water and oxygen. There is also carbon scrubbers and water purifiers, which I have installed on the ship. There is nothing a long the lines of a greenhouse to make food though. It adds a lot of stuff I've got to take for this extended mission - - - Updated - - - Following the disqualification of Aldfield Kerman, the next best option for ship support was clearly Sherson. Involved with development of its life support and one of the lead designers of the ARTEV 6D, Sherson knew the equipment better than anyone. KASEA dispatched a XKA-3 Prositos spaceplane to retrieve him. Note: Prositos means accessible in Greek. Desdorf: Copy that. We are T-minus 13 minutes to takeoff Gercal: I've finished inputting the assent profile straight to the Scarlet Horizon. Desdorf: KSC can you confirm trajectory. Tower: Des, you are go to proceed on the assent profile. Desdorf: Obney, are you prepared for launch. Obney: Des, let's do it. Following the assent the XKA-3 makes a straight shot to the Scarlet Horizon. Sitting in a parking orbit it allowed Obney to board the SH while Sherson returned to the ship. Completion of the mission was nearly flawless; the landing proved to be slightly off. Phase-1 M-4 Launch of EAT2 and EAT4 was a success. Honestly (this is me talking now) docking these thrusters was some of the hardest stuff I've done in KSP. They do not have a balanced center of mass, the RSC jets were installed for use on the completed craft, controlling from docking port translated the controls and they have to aligned perfectly. The hardest part of construction is done. Next launch is the Main Service Structure which contains the power systems and fuel tanks. I'm think I'm going to do a breakdown of the ships that have been used so far with some of the features. Del

SH-Phase 1-Mission 3 Aboard the Scarlet Horizon Sherson: I'm at the CO2 runoff exhaust vent. Looks to be frozen over. Am I go to attempt a repair process 1262? Jeb: Sherson, you are a go to smack the crap out of the ice. A deep pitched clanging sound reverberates through the hull of the Scarlet Horizon; barely audible aboard the docked service vessel. In the suit of Sherson Kerman it creates and crunching sound heavily dampened by the fabric of a suit. Sherson: Scarlet Horizon, do you want to perform functionality test of the CO2 exhaust vent? Shelcas: Shers, where are you relative to the vent? Sherson: I am directly in front of it using the forward handrail. Shelcas: That pressurized CO2 will blow out in to space. You’re going to want to move. Sherson: Actually Kerbin is to my back so I might make to the planet. Jeb: Move to your right, Sherson. Sherson: Copy all. Moving to the second forward handrail. Jeb: We have exhaust of built up CO2. Shers, your reminaing catch-up task is to check that connection on the Duna atmospheric sat. You have 22 minutes before you have to be in the Porch. After Sherson completed his final task he returned to the Scarlet Horizon command center. The crew snacks and begins to relax before the call with Gene Kerman at KSC. Jeb: I’m still not excited about this mission. I want to be on that main trip. Shelcas: We all do, Jeb. Just stay on ship. Jeb: Someone has to pilot the Ty back to Kerbin. Sherson: These things basically fly themselves. We can handle it. Jebediah delivers a long solemn stare towards Sherson. The stare directly through as if gazing into the vast distance of space. Before things became to uncomfortable the monitor sounds and Gene Kerman comes on. Gene: Scarlet Horizon, this is KSC. Jeb: We see and copy you, Gene. Gene: Are you prepared for the arrival of Phase1-M3? Jeb: Functionality of the life support systems is confirmed and we are a go for receipt of Phase1-M3 Extension Arm Thruster assemblies. Gene: Good. EAT’s 1 and 3 will be installed at the 45 and 225 degree pressurizing docking adapters. Sherson: When do we eat? Gene: Sherson, I think you should pay more attention. There has been an issue at KSC. Aldfield Kerman has failed his medical exam and has been grounded. Sherson, as the next most experienced with the ships functionality we are going to need you to replace him on the SH. We are going to replace you ASAP for SH Phase 1. The following day Jeb and Sherson monitor as P1-M3 approaches the Scarlet Horizon and positions itself in a parking orbit. The autonomous tug docks with and transports the extension arm for the 45 degree PDA. Jeb: Confirming docking sequence complete. Shel, give me the readings on the alignment indicators. Shelcas: We are at 0.14 degrees. Looks good, Commander. Jeb: Bartfrod, get Shers ready for EVA to connect these up when the final thruster block is docked. Shel and I will head up the tube to perform the work on the fuel lines. Bart, we are going to need you back here keeping in touch with Shers. After the final thruster block was docked Sherson stepped out on his 3 EVA within 8 days. He knew this mission was ambitious but now he was heading back before completing the full objective. He would have new orders. As he connected support strut after support strut he wondered how would he tell his wife. It was at this time he realized he didn’t have a wife and wondered where all the women are. Jeb: Sherson, we got you in the Porch airlock. Hold tight pressurizing. We got contact from KSC while you were out. An XKA-3 Prositos will be up in 5 days. You're heading back.

When you see the 4 solar panels on the orion service module and think "with some minor orientation they could kept the part count down"

There is not animation for the mach effects or the reentry flames. Reentry is working because the parts take and orange glow just no flames. I'm using deadly renetry and things explode. I did a search on this and I saw that the issue is most likely associated with using -force-opengl. There were 2 suggestions to fix this. -force-d3d9 and -force-d3d11. I've tried both and neither work. I have deleted and reinstalled the game but the effecst haven't come back. How would I disable -force-opengl and return to the normal launch setting? Thanks