[Crash Test Dummy / Kerbal Analogue]

Dear Modders of Kerbin

I'd like to have a Kerbal Crash Test Dummy for VAB/SPH. The only thing it has to do, is sit in the commandchair and change the CoM accordingly. Also it would provide a collisionmesh to check whether the helmet would fit the surrounding structures. It's most conveniently activated by rightclicking on the seat.

Deluxe mode would be a dummy you can drag&drop "freely" on your craft to check ladders etc.

Tell me what you think.

[All the small things - Small features that should be stock]

Many mods add big features and parts to the game, that squad never thought about. And I mostly really appreciate both, the Mod existing and it not being stock. But sometime I see a feature and think "oh that's so kerbal".

This thread is about what raisins you'd pick from the community to add to the stock game.

Please don't suggest whole Mods or even Mod-Packs (don't wanna hear: "RSS need to be stock soooo badly...").

My nominees are:

1. Seismic Impact Science as in "KSP Interstellar"

Put an accelerometer on the ground, lithobrake something harshly into said ground, profit.

2. Grab, carry and attach parts as in "Kerbal Attachment System"

Forget solarpanels much? What's more Kerbal than having Jeb repair your craft literally on the fly.

[Geo synchronous orbit]

you can approximate by calculating with time to AP/PE, but MJ or KER give you the definite number in realtime.

[Nearly 3 years playing KSP and the same old failures happen]

aaah all the classics:

Kick out Jeb on the pad because it's a one-seater on a rescue mission.

Mix up X and C during delicate maneuvers, mostly near perfect landings.

Wondering why the lights won't toggle on pressing L.

Forgetting to tweak the thrust up, before a daring rendevouz, with 8 engines.

and of course: F9! ... when was my last quicksave again?

[EVA Ejects at High Velocity [.25]]

I am at the point to where I am just going to put down playing .25 until they fix this -- it's extremely frustrating

me too.

stock KSP 32Bit

win 7 64Bit

[Devnote Tuesdays: The Calm Before the Storm Edition]

Demolition Can

2014: the year we made contracts

The Fandom Menace

Top Fun

but I also really like "Office Space!"

edit: oh I missed this one:

"I love it when a plane comes together"

[What are the most important things you've learned about playing KSP to pass on?]

Even NASA has made that mistake.

IRC it was a metric/imperial confusion. but yeah, know your prefixes and SI units ftw

[rocomax booster]

you must not use the part you want to test before testing. as soon as the requirements are met activate it via staging or run test (might need to right click on it again)

hope I helped

[bug in VAB when stages overlap exit button]

Hi, I did a quick search for this bug but didn't find any report. sorry if I missed it.

in VAB when the staging overlaps the "Exit to KSC" button, pressing the latter sends me to a wierd perspective. exit to main menu sends me back to VAB. ending the game is only possible with Alt-F4 (or harsher methods).

anyone else got that bug?

dunno if going to flight scene works or even fixes... it's quite late for me.

using ksp64 unmodded, happens in sandbox and career.

will provide more info if needed.

[SRB separation always blows my ship up]

try the seperation on the LaunchPad, because one thing could be the mainengine compressing the tank above it over it's limit. (I don't use FAR, so no idea how much pressure there is on the top of the rocket with that speed and that height, but 200m/s at 6km is a bit fast for my taste)

if that wasn't it, here's an oldschool trick: rotate whole rocket to fling SRBs away

[Forum access in game]

hmmm, in-game support of forum challenges (visible as kind of contract) could be interesting...

[Docking mode vs staging]

for me it should be renamed rover mode

[Any good explanations of radial burns]

I use radial burns to push my AP and PE to where I want them to be. some examples:

- align AP or PE with closest approach, so I have a "cleaner" rendevouz burn

- get AP or PE to my position or desired height in front of me, useful for circular orbits with exact periods (CommSats & Stations)

- finetune PE for flyby or capture maneuvers

- correctionburn after "1st-Stage gone wild" or "brute force ascent" maneuvers.

[If you could only install 3 KSP mods... which 3 would it be?]

KAC

KAS

then I'd have to pick either MJ or ScanSAT... hmpf

[About KSP's music...]

I remember my beloved Civ4, where I could choose any directory as the games music directory. that way the devs don't have to add music themselves and worry about copyright or stuff.

one question: can I deactivate the music completely, instead of just muting it? this could help a bit with performance!

[Hardcore mode without debug toolbar]

the debug-menu should stay in the game. it's an alpha and it needs to be debugged!

I see the problem with challenges etc. if people need to give themselves a push or are to lazy to build a proper ascent stage or something. for fairness and big brotheryness I suggest the debug-menu could add actionreports to the flight log.

[HMS Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship [CHALLENGE: KILL IT AND RECEIVE A REWARD!]]

aah, you guys miss navy field too

well done!

[Munar Cruise Line Challenge! 100% Re-usable SSTO from KSC to Munar surface in style!]

But the "Fully Reusable" category does state "no staging" and I concur that the lander is a stage, even if you do redock it and land it back on Kerbin. Otherwise extending this concept you could leave various parts of your craft in various orbits, collecting them on the return journey for landing, and still be within the rules of this challenge. Eg, a heavy launcher, left in LKO, a cruise stage left in LMO, and the lander stage.

actually it says SSTO, implying Kerbin orbit. perhaps SSMR (SingleStageMunarReturn) could be hard mode

[Challenging YouTubers! w/ HOCgaming and TheMattDennis - Submission Thread]

"reinventing the wheel" or "the ARM race":

-complete 1 lap around KSC with a land vehicle

-the only rotating parts allowed are grabbers

-regular wheels may be used while building/testing

-best time or distance wins

[Confuse the Newbs]

- hold shift while accelerating to maintain 100% thrust

- pro tip: use caps lock if you don't want to hold shift all the time (duh)

- turn on RCS before lift-off and never turn it off!

- use more smaller tanks instead of one large tank, it will make refueling easier

- return to kerbin with max timewarp, it will trigger autoland

- always trust the altimeter!

- spam spacebar for staging

[Need Help Aerobreaking]

If you want, you can use mechjeb in landing mode to calculate a maneuvernode that represents your braking maneuver. after some time you'll be able to estimate a proper periapsis yourself.

otherwise use the F5-F9-F9... method.

[Should Squad update the start screen?]

oh, I like the "my flags as menuscreen" as much as the "resume last" button

[reduce default volume levels]

I'm really looking forward for the new update, but for one part:

whenever a fresh install of KSP boots up my speaker scream at me " DAa DAa DAAh dadada DAah da DAAA!"

of course there's the easy workaround of muting everything, but sometimes I forget, sometime I don't want to.

My speakers are pretty loud because my fader broke, so I run everthing at minimum, but KSP still is louder than anything else at default.

Is this also an issue for you? what are your preferred volume settings?

[You know you're a noob in KSP when...]

-start a flamewar on the forum

-these don't ring a bell: HarvesteR, Jebediah Kerman, Scott Manly, Dany2462, katateochi, HOCgaming... (<- this list is far from complete!)

-haven't spent hours reading or watching videos about 50years old space technology and general rocket science

-you have to google either of these: TWR, ISP, AP, PE, ASL, deltaV, KER, MJ...

-you pirated KSP

now the practical ones:

- turn 270° after launch

- build cockpit upside down because it looks cooler

- forget to place LaunchClamps

- hold shift until you throttle down

- always use 8times symmetry with struts

...ah and of course : - 0.23.5 is your first version.

[Dragon v2 Challenge]

So as soon as I saw the presentation I wanted to build that ship. Actually I built it in my modded career save, before even seeing this challenge. there I landed on the runway, dunno if I got a pic, therefore not claiming P for that.

+70 for 7 Kerbals

+100 demonstrated autonomous docking

+50 land on land without use of parachutes

+50 no damage on landing

+ stock

-cost of payload in M$ ??

- 18 mass of vehicle in t

- 63 part count

= 189 P

Perhaps I'll post some better landings.

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