Personne

Actually I really am from Paris. I mean I leave in Paris since 2 years now, but I'm from the south of the France, near Cannes

I just went to the orbit! And I came back alive on Kerbin! Except for my first try who keep om spinning around the planet x) I know it looks nothing for people who travel to other planets but it's my first big step^^ When I first reached the orbit I time warped and watched my vaissel spinning around the planet with a big smile for almost 5min that was so cool x) TO THE MUN NOW!

Oh hey salut les potes \o> Nouveau Kerbonaute au rapport, je vais tacher de représenter dignement la recherche spatiale française, si j'arrive un jour à atteindre l'orbite et m'y stabliser.

Well I understand the part above 10km (45 degree angle, on the east 90 till 70km) but O think I don't go there smoothy enough... But I'll finally do it, just need to keep on trying! Thanks a lot for all of your advices!

thanks a lot for your answers @streetwind and @reactordrone (and of course all the others)! To be honest I did'nt thougt this thread will got so many (and detailed!) answers, I was more expecting something like "RTFM noob." X) I'll try the SSTO training and learn the gravity turn (I tryed yesterday but I think I did'nt understand verywell cause I did'nt even reach 10km x) Something in the first 5-10 degrees east part I'm doing wrong I guess)! I've also installed Kerbal Engineer, is there any others "must have" add on I should look for? I mean I saw there's a lot of add on but as a beginner I really wana learn the game step by step so I want to install as few adds I can.

Thanks a lot! Have to say, I searched for one but did'nt notice it, sorry!

Here's the direct link!

Hi everyone, new Kerbonaute with a lot of newbie questions here! I've introduce myself here and I thought this forum was more appropriate to discuss gameplay (if I'm wrong, plz be kind). I'm currently having some issues doing something as basics as going on orbit. It looks like the method I was trying to use (turn at 90° est at 10km then horizontaly at 60km and full power) is not working anymore, and I don't know if I'm doing wrong either as a pilot and an engineer. Here's the rocket I lovely called "Orbital 1" (Orbital is my sister firstname). There's two BACC "Thumper" booster in order to reach ~12km then a LV T45 "Swivel" with a FL T200 to finally get to the orbit. Then there's my boy, the other LVT45+FLT200 who's supposed to carry me to space, or at least to orbit. On "extra" I added two antenna so I can keep on tchating with my bros while I'm going to space, and two barils of that goo stuff cause ya know, science. Those this set up looks good enough for you to reach the orbit? Is there anything wrong with my engineer design? Thx for helping, I'm just new to this game and I really wana understand the way it works, but I'm a bit lost^^

ahah thx a lot for the answers! I know my english is'nt "too bad" but it's way easier for me to speak it than write it, I'm always wondering "did I write it right? Is it "there" or "their"?" X) I'll probably post in the gameplay section with screenshots of my spaceship as soon as I get home. On the top of the rocket there is the pod, 2 antenna, 1 parachute and 2 goo jerrycan (I wana study this thing!). ps : If anyone wondering why I choose this title, "Personne" (my nickname) means "Nobody" in french I'm a huge cinema/western fan.

hey thanks! yep it seems like the beginners tips I've seen are'nt up to date anymore... I'll try turning earlier. The solid rockets are only for launch? With how many stages/engine should I be able to reach the orbit? I'm currently using boosters for launch then first stage to reach the orbital and 2nd (and last) stage for speeding up when I'm on spot, but I run out of fuel before reaching the good periapsis (in fact I can't even see periapsis on map) :/

Hi everyone, new french Kerbonaut right here! Lets skip the IRL part quickly : 29y old, currently living in Paris, fun fact : I used to work on real satellites testing their mechanical and thermal resistance I was confident when I first launched this game. I knew it's a hard one but, eh? I have both a good scientific + videogame background so it should be easy right? I mean at least I should be able to land on Mun quite easy. So I read a few beginners tips and here we go, let's start the career mod. The firsts flights are quite easy, I leave the atmosphere, watch the goo, do some crew reports, deliver some basics contracts and win a few science points (cause you know, science love yeah). And, sooner than I expected, I'm stuck. Can't even place my spaceship on orbit around Kerbin... At that point I think hanging out on this forum might be usefull. I'll try yo sumerize my situation. First of all here's the tech I've unlocked : - General Rocketry : I thought I needed a lot of power, so I upgraded the rocketry first - Stability : Mostly for the radials decouplers - Survivability : Why not? My actual rocket is a 3 stages + boosters, this is how far I goes with it : - Launch : I toggle SAS on and start the two BACC "Thumper" booster - 8000m I start rotating with E in order to slowly reach the 45* east between 10000-12000m - I throw the boosters and start the RT-10 "Hammer" wich allow me to reach 60000m, then I throw it and place my rocket horizontaly - then I start my last engine part (a LVT 45 with a FLT 200 fuel tank), trying to accelerate when I reach the apopsis. But I can't get on the orbit, I burn all my fuel before I reach it... At this point I'm posting here to know is there anything I'm doing wrong? I'm not asking for a step by step tutorial, I really want to understand the game, not reaching orbite whitout knowing how. TL;DR : Hi, I'm new to this game, sucking at it but loving it ps : Sorry for my english, you know how french people struggle with foreign languages....