Commissioner Tadpole

I'm sorta rooting for the CKFN now. I really hope that they won't fall into the same pitfall as the USKK and incorporate needless danger into their flights. Why is their audience losing interest, though? A space program with parts that actually work is better than one with parts that risk not working or don't work at all. But ah well, they're Kerbals...

Awesome, right in the nick of time. I just don't like how it is a manned craft instead of probe-powered. But welp, I guess it's just an additional layer of risk.

It is interesting, but I don't think a rendezvous in Solar orbit would do since I want to set up the base before the next Kerbin-Duna transfer window. I already have three Kerbals sitting on a Duna base there and I don't want them to stay bored and lonely for that long. Ah well, I'll try it anyway. (Hopefully there is an E-Class potatoroid around for me to redirect.) Uh oh. The last thing I want is to have an entire space station with Kerbals in it compromised. Ah well, no risk no reward I guess.

Yes, you read that right. (And this includes the part about my brain having a life of its own. Don't ask.) Recently, I've been contemplating how to fulfill this idea: Finding and redirecting an E-Class asteroid into Medium Kerbin Orbit, and then slowly setting up a space station around it... then haul it to Duna to work as a space station there. Why I want my Duna Space Station to be based around an asteroid rather than taking the easy path and making them be artificially-built I don't know, but heck if I like the idea. Thing is: I'm mediocre at rendezvous - and I've never redirected an asteroid, let alone an E-Class one. I'd like to see some tips on how to redirect these monstrous beasts into MKO, the best way to construct a station around them(I intend them to have basic space for ~16 astronauts, a Science! laborotory, a fuel depot, and five Duna landers), and finally how to transport that behemoth into an orbit around Duna. All while knowing that I've never redirected an asteroid in my life, and am not an expert in a rendezvous. Yeah, I'm crazy, no need to tell me that.

Heh, you're not alone. I, too, regained my passion for KSP recently, but through a book. Unfortunately, it's waning once again after the game reminded me of how utterly slow it runs in my current toaster. And it's going to be long until I can get a proper computer for KSP.

Add the Delta-V numbers as you follow the trail to the planet you please(and add the numbers again as you trail back to Kerbin if you intend to return) to know the ammount of dV you will need.

Thanks for all your help! I guess I'll just use the Vessel Samba method and send everything in a fleet. (I have KAC so it should be easy) Still, I'd like an example of a rover that can handle its own on Duna. I suck at building rovers. I've tried using alexmoon's manuever calculator, but it's... very advanced. I don't really know how to use it. Yeah, I had this idea in mind as well. The Trajectories mod will be very handy here. But how many days does a Kerbin-Duna window last? I'm afraid of accidentally losing it. Oh. Will give it a check. I've tried lander-hopping though. It was an awful experience and I don't want to repeat it.

Recently, I've been interested in setting a base on Duna - mostly because I've been reading The Martian by Andy Weir - but... I'm not really sure how I could send everything. Unlike Mun/Minmus trips, interplanetary voyages can only occur once in a period, and I'd like to send everything up in one go instead of spending years sending one thing at a time. However, not only I'm awful at rendezvousing(only recently I've been getting better), but I'm not sure how I'd haul the ending result. Especially since I'm even worse at sending rovers. I'd need a good manual of how such a vessel could look like - It includes just a base that can support 6-8 Kerbals and two rovers that can handle their own in Duna, so it probably wouldn't be too complicated. And then there is the landing site. As my rover exploration around the Mun has shown, rovers take far too long to get anywhere important. And I have ADHD, so I won't survive long trips to see worthwhile things. And then there is the risk of rovers breaking down on the way(which can be rendered moot with a good rover), which means the roving crew will be royally screwed. Due to this, I'd like a landing site that is around 1.5km away from the polar ice caps, but isn't overly flat and that is possible to see Duna's sky with ease. But I might be asking for too much here, so the third requirement can be discarded. I hope I'm not asking for too much. Despite being here since late 2013, I still don't have a solid grasp on things(I rarely send Kerbals outside the Kerbin system), especially involving orbital assembly. I've heard a lot about this tactic, but never got to do it before, so I'd like to try it out.

KSP: 0.90 Beta/0.26 Alpha - Windows 32bits Problem: I had just finished landing a tripulation on the Mun to kickstart a base there. While I had Bill add in solar panels to the Hab Module, the entire computer froze. I restarted it and went back to KSP, only to discover this: Mods installed: All mods were working fine prior to the crash, so it's unlikely to be a mod-related issue. -Blizzy's Toolbar(0.90) -Active Texture Management(0.90) -Image Viewer(0.90) -Kerbal Engineer Redux(0.90) -Kerbal Joint Reinforcement(0.90) -Kerbal Inventory System(0.90) -NavBall Docking Aligment Indicator(unsure, but always had worked with no issues) -RealChute(0.90) -Trajectories(0.90) -Kerbal Alarm Clock(0.90) Reproduction steps: Can't; issue is stemmed from an after-crash effect. Tried closing and reopening game, but that did not help. Log: I do not have anywhere to upload the log, and it's too long to put it in one post.

I have a question. I'm a KIS user, and I want KAS only for the fuel hoses that KIS lacks. Do I just install the "Parts" folder(and that with only the "pipe1" folder), or I need to keep more things in?

You're not alone. Back in February I landed a hab module on the Mun to begin a base there... and the sheer length of that made me too lazy to continue.

I'm interested in downloading this mod, but my computer's already too fragile - I'm dependent on ActiveTextureManager to keep it at playable framerates - thus this would make it lag beyond oblivion...

Do you have screenshots?

Yeah, I'm not much a fan of the K-Syndrome either, but alas, calling others out on it was akin to being rude. Gets funnier when you realize that "Kun" is a japanese honorofic. Which means people claimed Kerbol was japanese. Which is amazing.

Any new information on her personality? I'm kind of hoping she has her own instead of just borrowing one from the main trio's personalities. She'd just feel like a Rule 63'ed version of them, and that's bad in my opinion. I may be the only one, but bringing her eyes closer made her look... creepy to me.

I agree on the eyebrows, they're too... there. Onthe other hand, however, removing them outright makes her look even weirder. Maybe try simply loosening their presence somewhat? The hair is also weird, but I can't put my finger on it. Ah well, other than that, she's pretty cute.

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. I'm planning to get a new computer to play, among other things, Kerbal Space Program since it currently lags to the max on my current weakling computer without rbray's performance-enhancing mod that I keep forgetting the name. Someone else recommended a list of parts that I could use to build a new computer, and I'd just like to know if they could potentially run the game smoothly even with multiple mods; Once again, apologies if I posted this in the wrong section.

Welp, judging by the responses it seems that flooding it with ASAS units wasn't exactly a good idea. Ah welp, I scrapped that rocket anyway so I guess I'll just try another one.

Recently, I decided to play Kerbal Space Program again, and hit head-first into a problem wall: Whenever I tried to perform the gravity curve with my rockets, they would never stay still again - as in, they would wobble crazily to the point of me losing control. I know, I know, moar struts, but here's the catch: The rocket's already strutted to the max. Despite me strutting it beyond oblivion, the struts offered no effect and my rocket still wobbled to death. Help?

Well, don't feel disappointed. I think your image was the best of the bunch!

Yeah, tg is right, that's surface scatter. Although a Start Menu screen composed of an asteroid field WOULD look pretty nice...

Eh... I didn't really like how you made Jebediah be a total jerk.

Do both of the versions give a FPS boost, or only Agressive does it? I installed Basic, but since it takes as much time to load as Agressive, I'm thinking it's not worth it as I want the game to run as fast as possible in my underpowered computer.

Another update, this time with 99.8% more Fourth Wall breaking!

Just a heads-up, threads like this belong in the "Live from Mission Control!" section, not in General KSP Discussion.