Galileo Kerbonaut

I like the old format a lot better. More to the point, easier to read and digest.

Only times I get frustrated is when I run into the kraken.

Cities Skylines is a huge time sink atm. That and KSP is all I need. Although I might flirt with Fallout IV when it's there.

QFT (+ some characters)

Your guess is spot on. I am baffled as well. I was aware of the stowed chute problem, but I've never seen it behave like this.

Thanks for the replies! Here's a little more detail about the situation: I built a very simple rocket using the MK1 pod, a heat shield, some fuel tanks, the LV-909, the LV-T45 and some boosters. I used a service bay, attached to the MK1, and put some batteries and goo canisters in it. I attached radial chutes to the MK1, keeping in mind that they are as far from the service bay as possible. Launch to LKO with no problems. Re-entry, no problems. Deploying the chutes, also no problem. Landing safely and everybody's happy. So after using this rocket for 4 launches I was surprised to get the message: Unable to deploy chutes because they are stowed. Nothing was changed to its design and it all worked fine before. I went back to the VAB and changed the offset for the chutes just a tiny bit; problem solved. But still, Jeb is dead and I have no idea why it all worked the first few times and all of a sudden it failed. There has to be a reason for it unless it truly is random which is hard to believe.

Since when did parachute deployment became a random thing? I used one particular rocket more than 5 times. Nothing was changed to its design but all of a sudden the parachutes wouldn't open anymore because they're stowed. I know this tends to happen when the chutes are too close to a service bay, but how can it be random? If it worked once, let alone 5 times, it should work all the time? Shouldn't it?

I play with tons of mods... It makes the game so much better! Just a few to mention TAC Life support Remote control Kerbal Engineer ScanSat These mods make KSP a totally different game... and I love it. Along with other mods like: Dmagic orbital science KAC Final Frontier Mods are mandatory IMO

Batteries... 'nough said

Ever since my childhood, I am fascinated by space. It all started when I was 11 years old and heard about Halley's comet passing Earth on the news (just gave away my age ). They told the next time it will pass, would be 76 years from then. And that got me thinking I would most likely never experience this event again in my life time, which sparked my interest in the vastness of the universe. Being a computer aficionado, needless to say I have played tons of space games. But it was all just games; sci-fi. KSP is different for me. It makes me feel like I am the scientist who makes it all possible to go to space in more or less realistic circumstances. It lets me explore worlds on my own, but only if I am smart enough to figure out how. KSP is much more than just a game, it is a learning tool. Thanks to KSP I now have a way more realistic view on how space travel works. The downside of this, is that every inacurate representation of space flight now stands out. When I look at StarWars for example, I can't help thinking: no way you can fly directly to that planet's surface from orbit. KSP caters my inner nerd like no game has ever done before.

Playing the piano.

Install chatterer ASAP!

You could try to use a converter if you don't want to (or can't) make it yourself.

@ Asmayus I feel very much the same way about contracts. Working with a budget is fun, but grinding contracts isn't. Contracts seriously limits my creative gaming by forcing me in to directions I don't want to go. I really think there should be other means of making money next to the contracts. Right now, I am using a mod that gives some money for science experiments. Very simple, but it brings back the "set your own goals" back to the career mode.

Kerbal Engineer: I can't believe there is no DeltaV readout in the stock game.

Science is abundant in KSP. Try using different science equipment (goo canister, thermometer, pressure meter, ) in different biomes. Later you can also upgrade your KSP building so you can do EVA's and pick up surface samples.

Or set the funds rewarding to a 1000%, fund penalties to its lowest and start with 500000. Presto

Technically you can do this. Set the funds rewarding to a 1000% in a new career game so money isn't an issue anymore. You only have to pick up a few very basic contracts to get a ridiculous amount of money for stuff you would do anyway to unlock the science tree. Now you're playing "science mode", but with Kerbal skills.

Chutes are of course intact, but I'd rather go with a "more realistic" rescue mission. Pushing a rocket from EVA doesn't do it for me. Indeed the re-entry sadly is kinda weak

Thanks for the quick replies. The claw it is than.

I took a tourist on a trip to The Mun, but got stuck in an circular orbit at 25 km and only 178 m/s DeltaV left. So I sent in a rescue craft but I was only able to recover the pilot and the engineer, apparently the tourist doesn't enjoy a spacewalk. I can't land the craft on the surface neither can I send it back to Kerbin and there are no docking ports on it. Using TAC life support, I have 350 days left to save my tourist. If only I could figure out how. Any ideas?

I am the moron who didn't make any backups before he installed ScanSat. But your work is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I wish I had read this thread before I installed ScanSat

I like 1.0.2.

I like the idea of working with a budget, but the way contracts pushes you into a certain direction that seriously limits your own personal goal (whatever that may be) is terrible. I have been playing with the "science funding" mod and I am having a lot more fun in career now. I don't have to endlessly grind contracts anymore, but I can still pick up the interesting ones and make the rest of my money from science. It has s huge effect on the game play and brings back that sandboxy feeling to the game. IMO this should be build in to stock. Way more fun than just contracts.