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Mono props are awesome!

Just went through and fixed up all the pictures that weren't displaying properly. This post is not dead, will be updating it sometime soon, my previous save was destroyed during a game update but since I already had almost everything unlocked I will continue on!

awesome work

Looks like some content is fine while other content will have to be re edited

[quote name='CAKE99']Yep, they are working.[/QUOTE] Awesome! Hopefully the forum migration doesn't effect anything

There is an anomaly.. it is classified though so I will send laj a pm

[quote name='DMSP']There's a problem with the images! I really want to know what happened! Do the pictures work now? I was having some issues with resolution compression and other glitchiness - - - Updated - - - Urlum Robotics Part II Pioneer I is a go

The fairing is ejected revealing the payload The transfer stage is expended and detached The Wal RDL does not carry a full load of fuel or else it would be too heavy The landing zone is a large crater like depression off to the south side of the ridge Touching down Antennas are deployed Attack of the heat kraken!! WalE exits the RDL Posing for pictures The RDL will act as a relay for transmissions from WalE WalE was programmed with an emotion module to test the effects of long duration space flight, the readings show depression and loneliness.. luckily most kerbals at KSC have had their emotion modules "upgraded" WalE and the RDL say their goodbyes The equatorial ridge is steeper then anticipated.. this may cause problems Things are very very steep, about 70 degrees, speed drops to 1m/s WalE is heading to the left of the pictured peak, the textures seem a little odd WalE made it! The rover traversed the ridge about 6km but could not continue because the slopes were too steep to safely navigate, poor WalE is left stranded.

Existing threads aren't getting deleted are they?

[quote name='CAKE99']What are the specs of your PC? With that many mods KSP would not even load for me ;.; Also, how many FPS do you get?[/QUOTE] When I am launching rockets with high part count the FPS goes way down, but after ejecting a few spent stages things speed back up. The game pretty much barely runs, it CTD pretty often and I experience annoying bugs as well. I have an I7 3.6 GHz processor with 16GB of RAM and a GTX660 graphics card I haven't started the game since the new update so I don't even know if it still works XD

Finally getting around to posting the most recent duo of missions, I'll be posting them one after the other for simplicity This rocket is a 7.5m monster, which is necessary to bring such a large payload all the way out to Urlum I think these are the most powerful motors available in the SpaceY heavy lifter pack Switching to orbital stage The Craft begins the long transfer burn, it has to be split up over multiple Kerbin orbits to avoid a trajectory which would take us back through the atmosphere The orbital stage is expended during the first burn and is jettisoned, the craft switches to the transfer stage Four Penguin engines will be the workhorses of this craft Kerbin, and Kerbol are left far behind 13 years after leaving Kerbin.. The Photos are received gloriously back at KSC The craft passes within a kilometer of the icy rings Capture burn This planet really is beautiful Matching planes with Wal Wal, and it's oddity moon Tal come into focus The best image of Tal The imposing equatorial ridge extends over 20km into the void The craft makes a close pass Time to slow down A suborbital trajectory has been achieved, the transfer stage is nearly expended Wal is pretty far out from Urlum

I finished the Urlum mission, just haven't made time to post it yet. Feeling a little burned out for KSP right now but I will be back

Thanks!

KSC is currently working on two robotic missions to the Urlum system

There was a lot of research to be done, other then the rover trip Bob sat in the Hab the whole time. I made over 30k research points - - - Updated - - - Thanks! A Kron mission to Eve would be sweet

Mission teaser... yes that is a 7.5m rocket

After nearly 5 years of researching, it is time for Bob to come home After a short ride in the rover the lander appears over the horizon Bob is careful not to accidentally ram the precious vehicle Bob kisses Eve goodbye! Bob boards the lander can and transfers to the top of the craft WOOSH! Bobs heart starts pumping like crazy The landing gear are quickly detached to reduce drag An alternate screen cap (it took a few tries to get the ascent profile right) Stage one rockets detach Stage two detach Stage three detach Stage four detaches, the inner stages feature linear aerospike engines, which are not as efficient as the circular ones but give the ship a t/w ratio boost The craft begins experiencing mach effects as it punches through the clouds Stage five detach The craft experiences hypersonic effects as it enters the upper atmosphere The EAV begins its gravity turn at about 30km, Bob has to be very careful not to stray too far from prograde or the whole ship will be flipped by drag Stage six detach After attaining an apoapses of 100km Bob cuts the engine and glides to the edge of the atmosphere Bob begins the circularization burn Stage seven detach, the efficient mono-propellant vacuum engine kicks in Eve sure is beautiful.. but Bob thinks he's seen enough for a lifetime Orbit is achieved! Bob breathes a sigh of relief Bob transmits his orbital parameters to the KRV, which begins a plane change to match inclination with the EAV.. or what's left of it anyways Sunrise The clouds seem a little thinner then usual at the moment After parking in a 350km orbit the EAV attempts rendezvous but is short about 50m/s during the velocity match burn Bob grabs the data from the pod and chases after the KRV Bob is excited to start heading home Bob is also really really sick of the color purple Burning for Kerbin Kerbin No purple to be seen The re-entry pod detaches, Bob prepares for turbulence Goodbye transfer stage Landing required two passes through the atmosphere The pod is heading for a desert landing Chute deployment Bob jumps for joy! He had to put up with nearly 2g for 4 and a half years so he has a mad power jump now Such was my first return from Eve since the 1.0 update

It's a barely visible smudge right underneath the text

After getting all the data processed Bob pulls up the fine detail biome map and begins to plot his route Posing in front of the rover Bob hops into the driver seat and begins his long drive First stop is a thin band of the impact ejecta biome (we landed in the peaks biome btw) It's about a five kilometer drive to the head of the valley Bob hopes the brakes still work Down we go! Top speed was 42m/s After the initial steep lip, the terrain starts smoothing out Bob likes using ladders while upside down for some reason Retrieving data from the cargo bay A detachable science package Bob takes samples from this rock To the ocean! - - - Updated - - - Another rock, another sample A bizarre anomaly Bob has nearly reached the coast Bob carefully backs into the liquid and deploys the science package Bob decides to park the rover and go for a swim! Retrieving data Bob plants a flag and prepares for the journey to the last sample site, we are about 20km from the habitat module The coastline is pretty flat Bob takes a break to check the map Lots of driving Bob strikes a pose for the magazines The final sample site It's 25km back to the hab, time to start climbing - - - Updated - - - Lots of climbing, over 3km in elevation difference Bob decides to do a check up on the EAV, and it is pretty much in between him and the hab anyways Everything checks out We have reached the hab - - - Updated - - - Another one for the papers, Bob takes a load off and watches the sun go down Bob thinks he might be seeing Sarnus, he can't see anything else through the thick cloud cover The next morning research starts.. and there is a lot of work to be done Lots of purple samples

Yes he walked about 3km - - - Updated - - - My game crashes hourly, but it's worth it to me

That hilly terrain looks awesome

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I wonder how the radiation is on Tylo.. does it have it's own magnetic field?

Kudos on a Eve return mission

Lots and lots of time-warping research, the purple hue saturates even the inside of the habitat Evian sunsets and sunrises are nice to look at