chochmah

[/noparse]Thanks. Here's my entry: http://imgur.com/a/0nRhs Score: L := Number of landings of the rover on different islands on Laythe. (max unknown) = 1 D := Number of landings of the rover on different hemispheres on Duna. (max 2) = 1 K := Landing back on Kerbal and driving around the VAB. = 1 C := Number of Kerbals on the Rover = 1 Final Score := sqrt(L*D)*(L+D+K)*C = sqrt(1*1)*(1+1+1)*1 = 3

Yes I have. I wasn't sure If I should post the pictures right away since I thought that might squelch creativity. I'll post them later (as soon as I have figured out how to post galleries without spaming the thread). Till then here's a pretty nice (I think) picture from landing on laythe:

Yes, you a right. I had not thought of that because I had never been using any mods apart from mechjeb and was therefor unfamiliar with them. I was just assuming using mods, even balanced ones, would make a challenge slanted since the results are not really comparable anymore. I'll add a second category for players with realistic mods. I have no idea how to score this. I thought you could get a OVER9000 Bonus for including eve in the grand tour. Maybe extra points for landing on different islands on laythe? Maybe the higher the altitude you land on dune the more points you get?... I'll try to think of some scoring metric. The Orbital Tug does not have to be reusable and does not have to be taken back to kerbin orbit. Maybe bonus points for a reusable one? Thank you for you suggestions and the constructive criticism.

here is my challenge to the community: The SSTO/Rover Grand Tour Objective: Build three Vehicles, one Rover, one Spaceship, one SSTO (Single Stage to Orbit) Drive the Rover Around the VAB in KSC Dock the Rover to the SSTO, go into orbit Land the Rover on Laythe using the SSTO, drive the rover for at least 1km Dock the Rover to the SSTO, go into orbit Repeat 3 and 4 for Duna Land the Rover at KSC using the SSTO, drive the Rover around the VAB in KSC. 2 Categories, for the first one no third party parts, mods, cheats or exploits allowed except MechJeb. For the second one realistic mods are allowed. Use the Spaceship to refuel the SSTO and transport it to the different planets. One Kerbal must sit on the Rover while driving (but you can use a probe body to dock it to the ship). Neither the SSTO nor the Rover are allowed to shed parts. So basically the challenge is to build an SSTO that can carry a rover and operate on Kerbin, Laythe and Duna. It is doable but pretty hard and will take quite a while, good luck. The Score is calculated by: L := Number of landings of the rover on different islands on Laythe. (max unknown) D := Number of landings of the rover on different hemispheres on Duna. (max 2) K := Landing back on Kerbal and driving around the VAB. C := Number of Kerbals on the Rover Final Score := sqrt(L*D)*(L+D+K)*C Category 1: 1. chochmah 3 Points