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TR-38-D keeps crashing the game
H2O. replied to Irvin's topic in KSP1 Technical Support (PC, unmodded installs)
To be more precise: KSP Version: v0.1.0.2.0 Linux 64-bit build id = 00842 2015-05-01_14-01-57 Branch: master What Happens: Game Crash when big white decoupler is activated Mods / Add-Ons: All Stock Steps to Replicate: _open the archive "big white decoupler bug" (provided below through dropbox) _place the "Kassandra 2" ship in your VAB location _launch the game _place the "Kassandra 2" on the launch pad _right click on the big white decoupler then click on "decouple" Fixes/Workarounds: / Other: _crash when activated through staging too _doesn't crash when some parts are removed (like the command module) _crash in linux 32 bit version too _Log file and craft in the archive (dropbox link) -
TR-38-D keeps crashing the game
H2O. replied to Irvin's topic in KSP1 Technical Support (PC, unmodded installs)
I confirm the bug. I have another ship that makes the game crash when I stage the TR-38-D decoupler. However I have not be able to pinpoint the steps to reproduce yet. It idepend on other parts on the ship for sure, but with which ones does it crash? I don't know. -
An SSTO for the working Kerbal! Easy to launch, easy to land. Payload from 18 to 81 tons. All you have to do is strap your payload and build the fairing! No powered landing, parachutes are sufficient (don't forget to deploy the landing gear) Comes with subassemblies. download link (dropbox) I hope you will enjoy it!
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version 2.0 is out! It is fully compatible with KSP v1.02. Lots of new stuff: new scout! to explore Ike 137 parts instead of 138 re-factoring of the lifter nuclear stage is now used for interplanetary burn ion ring ditched in favor of a now fully autonomous command module added fairings imgur album totally redone rewriting of some of the manual's sections to match changes Look at the totally redone Imgur album to have a taste of all the goodness:
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Why shouldn't humanity last for billions of years?
H2O. replied to itstimaifool's topic in Science & Spaceflight
The only think that history demonstrate is that it is possible to find energy. It is however hard to consider that "Faced with a shortage, intelligent people find a way". When Germany lost control of the Roumanian oil fields during WWII, production collapsed. No ersatz can ever be manufactured to the quantity that is needed to fuel our society. The subject of EROEI is crucial, and every energy source that is not and the bottom of the list is either already used (hydro, nuclear, wind) or incredibly polluting (oil, coal). Now, there is obviously a possibility to use more wind and nuclear energy but the fact is: economic growth is the consequence of largely available cheap energy. It is no mystery that economic growth is slowing since the 1970 in the OCDE countries (oil shocks anybody ?) and is more or less stable per capita. -
Nukes are not bad, but have to be used differently. So the natural first reaction is to whine about it! (I did it too). But now I do think that they are pretty well balanced and that they were way overpowered before. And yes, rockets flips, but the new Kassandra (wich has no fins) is not too unstable, and very difficult to flip if you hit the "follow prograde" SAS button and don't do anything too extravagant (ie: important corrections are still possible).
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Why shouldn't humanity last for billions of years?
H2O. replied to itstimaifool's topic in Science & Spaceflight
An awfull lot of civilization/country have collapsed because of a lack of energy: -Roman (collapse of the agriculture) -Maya & Aztec (collapse of the water network) -Germany during WWI & WWII (oil shortage) We are running low on oil: yes, production increase but population too, so we are back to 1970's levels of per capita oil produced per year. There is absolutely no reason this will change (shale oil and sand oil are just very polluting bad jokes with a borderline ridiculous EROI). All dreams of space travel will fall short if energy supply become low. No matter how incredible technology we invent, you need 1 joule for 1 newton metre. The more I think about it, the less hopeful I am : if we don't have a lot of energy, we are stuck in the solar system. On the contrary, if we have a lot of energy, interstellar travel is irrelevant (why bother? we have everything we need here on the solar system). -
You will have to! The ship is basically ready, but now I have to take it on a Duna mission to test it and to take screenshots. Then I will have to rewrite the manual, as the typical flight plan for a Duna mission is now totally different (I don't want to spoil, but near Duna there is a rock that a lot of people like, why not paying him a little visit?).
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Why shouldn't humanity last for billions of years?
H2O. replied to itstimaifool's topic in Science & Spaceflight
True, but a different species nevertheless. And when we talk about humanity, I believe we are talking about the ensemble of all homo sapiens. Homo sapiens will not be able to reproduce with homo sapiens descendant. Even if we talk about culture and civilization, everything will be forgotten given enough time. -
Why shouldn't humanity last for billions of years?
H2O. replied to itstimaifool's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Because of evolution: our grand-grand-...-grand children won't be from the same specie. The human race will go extinct, whatever happens (and I'm not talking about nuclear Armageddon, climate change, etc.) -
The nuclear engines are fine. They were way overpowered before, now they are just right. On the other hand, if it was possible to have more choice regarding liquid-fuel-only tanks, I would appreciate it, but the engines are pretty well balanced.
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I will update the Kassandra for 1.0, that is for sure. I've already started but I am really busy at work so I don't have a lot of spare time. I will probably re-purpose it a a Duna-specialised interplanetary craft. The main reason for that is that most people seems to use it for Duna exploration. Laythe may be a possibility, but I have no idea how the ship behave in the new Laythe atmosphere. Besides, the thrust to weight ratio seems a bit low for Laythe.