A long time ago in a galaxy far far away I joined the BobCat colonization challenge. Since then the forum has gone to hell at least once, the challenge died, started back up, and died again, and I lost my information to my previous account. I'm going to pick it back up and start from scratch with an official theme. We're doing this legit. The hierarchy of the program is as follows: Program -Project --Mission Essentially, within the program there will be several projects, each made up of several missions each. Simple. But let's move onto the guidelines of the challenge itself. Didactic Space Program Parameters/Rules * Deaths are highly frowned upon, but technically permissible. The total accumulative amount of deaths in the program in its entirety will cap at ten. If 11 Kerbals die, game over. - A "catastrophic failure" is defined as any mission that results in Kerbal death. Even if it is only one death each, if two catastrophic failures occur consecutively, game over. The program can't tolerate that kind of failure. - Likewise, there are deadlines to meet. The cap for total number of failed missions per project is four. If the fifth mission for the rest of the project ends in failure, even if no one dies, game over. We're on a contract. * This is not hardcore mode. Every mission is allowed a total of five "simulation" flights to test the waters and see what's what. No penalties apply, just as the mission is still incomplete if all goals are fulfilled within that simulation. When the sixth vessel appears on the launch pad, it's real. * Any Kerbal lost to space or that is left afloat for over a week is deemed KIA. * While not technically a rule, every effort will be made to clean up space debris for the sake of tidiness. Didactic Space Program Statistics Completed Projects: 0 Total Flights: 1 Missions Launched: 1 Failed Missions: 0 Catastrophic Failures: 0 Death Count: 0 Debris Count: 0 Current Flights: 1 Colony count: 0 Current Project: Hermes Project Mission Archive Hermes I (simulation reports) Hermes I (Successful)