Gman_builder

Words to live by bro. You live in Netherlands right?

huh. Interesting. I'm 17 You just seem like a younger guy lol. I guess that's a compliment. I've never seen a 39 year old with a cool custom built car and a interest in video games so I mean....

Old fashioned? Your like 20 something right? Either way it doesn't really matter except for automatic updates and stuff. I've played KSP for 1370 hours. Jees.

Ya I know how to do it, it's still a pain though. I usually launch through steam but I have a separate gamedata and saves folder on my desktop that contains all my mods and important craft info I love the feeling when your engine explodes so violently that It destroys the entire airframe. That's how you know it's packing some serious power!

Nope not yet. That is always a last resort. I hate how having the same game for a while literally just creates bugs that previously weren't there. It's ridiculous. And just like that, the problems that have been plaguing me for a week or so magically disappeared. I literally didn't do anything except restart the game. what ksp

Here is the performance I'm getting out of my previously IMMENSLY high powered plane. No clue why it changed.

Ya clearly

@Azimech God you game looks beautiful! Nice job catching that eclipse there! cool plane too One of the factors limiting me on a endurance challenge is obviously reliability. My engines all have high power output but can't maintain that for any sort of significant period of time.

But how is that a star fighter? The term "star fighter" was coined by Star Wars and everything related to that term generally describes craft from the Star Wars series. So is this supposed to be a replica of something? Plus I don't really see how it can be called a star fighter when it can hardly get to space. I don't mean to sound like a d I c k I just don't understand where your coming from.

I agree. But in this game, reaction wheel powered craft will never outperform gas powered ones in the speed department. But obviously normal turboprops will quickly be outperformed in the endurance department. So theres a plus I guess.

I can't really seem to get this point across, so load up the plane, and try to stick some of the largest gear in the game under the wing. You'll see what I mean. Thank you so much for that comment! I personally prefer building with stock parts because it provides a bigger challenge and it seems to yield better looking results for me personally. I've honestly never seen a craft that was PARTICULARLY noteworthy that was built with heavy mods. The only mods I have are stuff like, FAR, BD, Pilot Assistant, Vessel mover, and various other useful plugins. Not much that adds parts to the game.

What do you mean "star fighter?" Like from Star Wars? If so you should model it after a star fighter from the game. I have a exceptional X-wing on my KerbalX profile you could use as reference. It has mods and stuff but I guess that's not a big deal for you.

It was absolutely fun! When I first laid out the dimensions in the SPH with lengths of I-beams I thought to myself, "We're gonna need a bigger hangar." *Subtle Jaws reference that was totally relevant*

Their just not tall enough or thick enough. So if I did try using stock gear they would have to be offset significantly from the wing and it would look weird as heck. What mod? Don't know exactly, probably decently fast though. Thank you so much! I spent over a month on it from start to finish so yeah, a ton of work lol.

what my name is Gman and my old troop is going to Philmont in September and I also have a black lab dog ────────────────────────────────── ──────▄▀▀▄────────────────▄▀▀▄──── ─────▐▒▒▒▒▌──────────────▌▒▒▒▒▌─── ─────▌▒▒▒▒▐─────────────▐▒▒▒▒▒▐─── ────▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▌─▄▄▄▀▀▀▀▄▄▄─▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▌── ───▄▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▐─── ─▄▀▒▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▌─── ▐▒▒▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐─── ▌▒▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▌── ▒▒▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▄▀▀▀▀▄▒▒▒▒▒▄▀▀▀▀▄▒▒▐── ▒▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐▌─▄▄─▐▌▒▒▒▐▌─▄▄─▐▌▒▒▌─ ▒▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐▌▐█▄▌▐▌▒▒▒▐▌▐█▄▌▐▌▒▒▐─ ▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐▌─▀▀─▐▌▒▒▒▐▌─▀▀─▐▌▒▒▒▌ ▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▄▄▄▄▀▒▒▒▒▒▀▄▄▄▄▀▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▄▄▄▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▒▀▒▒▒▀▒▒▒▀▒▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▒▒▒▄▀▄▒▒▒▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▄▒▒▒▄▀▒▒▒▀▄▒▒▒▄▀▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▓▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▀▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▀▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▓▓▌▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▌ ▒▒▓▐▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▌─ ▒▒▓▓▀▀▄▄▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐── ▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▀▀▄▄▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▄▄▀▀▒▌─ ▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▒▒▒▒▒▐─ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▌ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒█▒█▒█▀▒█▀█▒█▒▒▒█▒█▒█▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒█▀█▒█▀▒█▄█▒▀█▒█▀▒▀▀█▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▀▒▀▒▀▀▒▀▒▀▒▒▒▀▒▒▒▀▀▀▒▒▒▒▒▒▐ █▀▄▒█▀▄▒█▀▒█▀█▒▀█▀▒█▒█▒█▒█▄▒█▒▄▀▀▐ █▀▄▒█▀▄▒█▀▒█▄█▒▒█▒▒█▀█▒█▒█▀██▒█▒█▐ ▀▀▒▒▀▒▀▒▀▀▒▀▒▀▒▒▀▒▒▀▒▀▒▀▒▀▒▒▀▒▒▀▀▐ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▐

Heck ya home boy you take after the master

The only way to create craft like this is through immense experience and creativity. You have plenty of both. Great job!

Oh ok that makes more sense.

Make it a vertical SSTO and use Vectors. If it is shaped more like a rocket it will be easier to get to orbit. I made one here: https://kerbalx.com/Gman_builder/Vertical-Spear-SSTO There's not much info on the actual page so here you go, It can definitely make it to orbit on the first stage with a light payload, but there is a upper stage incase it doesn't quite work out. There is usually fuel to spare for a descent if you prefer that. If you don't waste any fuel in the upper stage it can take you to Duna and get you into a orbit if your really conservative with your DV.

Well I mean, with turboprops there is a speed record to beat. A endurance record. With space travel everyone has already been to Eve or Eeloo. There's nothing new to do. Besides maybe lowest part count to a body. That's about it.

The difference is that rockets are propelled by rocket engines.(obviously) Meaning there is means of propulsion in the game that power your craft. Turboprop builders engineer there own means of propulsions and there is the challenge. I have no doubt that space travel is challenging in it's own ways but when your making a machine that operates based on a craft to craft connection through a glitchy wheel bearing in a game with zero support for it. There is a lot more of a challenge.

uh sure

What plane is that? looks familiar lol

Absolutely. Wish I could participate.

Hmm. I like this economy mode. Seems quite efficient. I modified my Gremlin Mk3 by adding some more fuel tanks, and for whatever reason the engine cannot get over 33 rad/s. No clue why. I tried again after I restarted my computer but nothing. This crap seems to happen to me a lot.