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This is the place to upload and discuss your results for the Kerbal Dakar 2018. Please keep this thread clean from smalltalk since this is the place for me to do the judging thingy. Some pointers, - Put up a screenshot showing your vehicle. - Use the spoiler function to show us your 14 or more screenshots. - give some information about your propulsion, mods used etc. Example post: A stock vehicle using solar powered batteries. Total time: = 02.01.19 Use this template to make my life easier, happy new year, Dark. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HLqoB0FbCgoU8gMUhah6yAKkQvrX6Ks8tVuLOfyhfks/edit?usp=sharing

Speed. Endurance. Destruction. This is what defined the KDC (Kerbal Dakar Challenge) in 2017. Teams and drivers rose to the occasion, and fell along the way. But now, as the sun sets on 2017 and rises on 2018, it is time for the rebirth. The resurrection. The 2018 Dakar. We will be tested. We will be tried. We will fight the forces of nature, and continue to duel along the mountains of Kerbin. This. Is. Dakar. Welcome to the official Kerbal Dakar 2017. Aerial overview by DoctorDavinci: This challenge will test your design, driving and strategy skills. Don't think this is going to be easy, expect bumps, hills, drops, mountains. Study the route you want to take before you start, A to B is never a straight line in the Dakar. Some stages will be more about braking than going fast. Make sure you will not be disturbed during your attempt. Put on your favorite music and play it loud, this will keep you focused while driving. How it works: 1. Download the "Official Kerbal Dakar 2017" savefile. It is a empty savegame containing only the 7 flags needed to set up the route. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nz4myuv7a1tdmr/AAAn2y3Yj6v0RDsOkfE0yUVaa?dl=0 If you are using 1.2.1, Open the persistence file in a text editor and change the third line from 'version = 1.2.2' to 'version = 1.2.1. DoctorDavinci's explanation : 1- Download the Official Kerbal Dakar 2017 save file form the link provided. 2- Copy the Dakar2017 save game to the save game folder that will be found in your KSP directory ... {your KSP install location}/savegames/. 3- Go back into KSP, click on 'load save' and select Official Kerbal Dakar 2017. 4- Start racing . 2. Design a manned rover. - Use mods or make it stock, it's up to you. - You can use electric, jet engines, both if you like but no flying (that also means don't use jet engines while jumping). - Minimal 1 Kerbal, so no drones. - No saving during stages. - When a stage is finished you can save and start the next stage when ever you like. - If you crash during a stage, and you can't repair you have to restart the complete rally. 3. Start to finish, how to. - You will have to complete 7 stages, timing each using screenshots (press F1, the screenshot will be found in your KSP directory {your KSP install location}/Screenshots/ ) , 2 per stage, showing us the rover near the flag. E.g: Screenshot 1. Screenshot 2 Make your starting screenshot when the clock hits 0 seconds, this will make calculating time easier. Now calculate your time, in my case: start: 00.28.00 finish: 00.44.11 = total stage time: 00.16.11 When calculating your time, keep in mind a clock has 60 minutes and 60 seconds, so don't add up to 100. When done, upload your results here: The challenge will end on February 1st 2018, you have till then to upload your results. The winner will be known 1st week of February. Goodluck! The 7 stages: Before starting to ask me all sort of questions, please read this thread :

So the 2018 Kerbal Dakar is here and I am running Val's Purple People Eater All stock parts with a DCK paintjob and Juno powered Craft File: https://kerbalx.com/DoctorDavinci/Vals-Purple-People-Eater Stage 1 Time: 6:08 Stage 2 Time: 6:50 (12:58 - 6:08)

"We choose to go to the moon. drive around a mountain ... and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." This is a w.i.p. for a challenge starting on January 1st 2018 ! Under construction. Banner design by DrunkenKerbalnaut, thanks dude. @DrunkenKerbalnaut Could you update this for 2018? I'd appreciate it Your upcoming nightmare: This challenge will test your design, driving and strategy skills. Don't think this is going to be easy, expect bumps, hills, drops, mountains. Study the route you want to take before you start, A to B is never a straight line in the Dakar. Some stages will be more about braking than going fast. Make sure you will not be disturbed during your attempt. Put on your favorite music and play it loud, this will keep you focused while driving. Made a craft for this challenge and want to show/discuss it? go here: ! New official safefile ! : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nz4myuv7a1tdmr/AAAn2y3Yj6v0RDsOkfE0yUVaa?dl=0 People who already had the track don't have to download this, the only thing changed are the flag names. If you are using 1.2.1, Open the persistence file in a text editor and change the third line from 'version = 1.2.2' to 'version = 1.2.1. DoctorDavinci's explanation : 1- Download the Official Kerbal Dakar 2017 save file form the link provided. 2- Copy the Dakar2017 save game to the save game folder that will be found in your KSP directory ... {your KSP install location}/savegames/. 3- Go back into KSP, click on 'load save' and select Official Kerbal Dakar 2017. 4- Start racing . Video of stages terrain by DoctorDavinci: So I'm working on setting up stages for a Kerbin Dakar around the mountain. I found out to keep it fun : - Each stage = About 30 KM, this will make real time driving take you 30 minutes or less, so no (too) long boring drives. - The challenge will start 1st January 2017, with stage 1. I will allow mods, refueling etc, as long as you drive the car yourself, timing it checkpoint to checkpoint. Stages: - You may start a (next) stage whenever you like, just finish the stage within 6 hours. - You may send a crew ahead or on route to assist you. (refuel,repairs,replacements of parts) They will not be timed. - When you finished a stage, you can take all the time you need to do service on you're vehicle. - If you finish a stage, but you want to replace your vehicle (because of damage) you will be allowed to do that, but let us know. - If you use hyperedit to replace your vehicle you are a <snipped by moderator>. cat. - You are free to explore the stages before doing your timed stage. Roadmaps of the stages:

Hello all, I'm not an active member anymore but I did organize a KSP Dakar rally in 2017 which was a lot of fun for most of the forum members. Obviously I'm not going to do a KSP Dakar 2018 challenge but I hate seeing this not happening. So hereby I hope some one will take over the task of organizing the event. Cheers.

"We choose to go to the moon. drive around a mountain ... and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." Welcome to the official Kerbal Dakar With premmition from @Triop i have reboohted this challenge with no time limits for those (like me) who never finished or those who would like to try again and improve their time or was not arround in january Aerial overview by DoctorDavinci: This challenge will test your design, driving and strategy skills. Don't think this is going to be easy, expect bumps, hills, drops, mountains. Study the route you want to take before you start, A to B is never a straight line in the Dakar. Some stages will be more about braking than going fast. Make sure you will not be disturbed during your attempt. Put on your favorite music and play it loud, this will keep you focused while driving. How it works: 1. Download the "Official Kerbal Dakar 2017" savefile. It is a empty savegame containing only the 7 flags needed to set up the route. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nz4myuv7a1tdmr/AAAn2y3Yj6v0RDsOkfE0yUVaa?dl=0 If you are using 1.2.1, Open the persistence file in a text editor and change the third line from 'version = 1.2.2' to 'version = 1.2.1. DoctorDavinci's explanation : 1- Download the Official Kerbal Dakar 2017 save file form the link provided. 2- Copy the Dakar2017 save game to the save game folder that will be found in your KSP directory ... {your KSP install location}/savegames/. 3- Go back into KSP, click on 'load save' and select Official Kerbal Dakar 2017. 4- Start racing . 2. Design a manned rover. - Use mods or make it stock, it's up to you. - You can use electric, jet engines, both if you like but no flying (that also means don't use jet engines while jumping). - Minimal 1 Kerbal, so no drones. - Just share it here - No saving during stages. - When a stage is finished you can save and start the next stage when ever you like. - If you crash during a stage, and you can't repair you have to restart the complete rally. - NO QUICKSAVING (or as @DarkOwl57 says it) Who's quicksaving ??? 3. Start to finish, how to. - You will have to complete 7 stages, timing each using videos or screenshots (press F1, the screenshot will be found in your KSP directory {your KSP install location}/Screenshots/ ) , 2 per stage, showing us the rover near the flag. E.g: Screenshot 1. Screenshot 2 Make your starting screenshot when the clock hits 0 seconds, this will make calculating time easier. Now calculate your time, in my case: start: 00.28.00 finish: 00.44.11 = total stage time: 00.16.11 When calculating your time, keep in mind a clock has 60 minutes and 60 seconds, so don't add up to 100. When done, upload your results here in this Thread The 7 stages: Results: I will also put the results from the old challenge in there soontm If you have any questions post below

"We choose to go to the moon. drive around a mountain ... and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard." This is a w.i.p. for a challenge starting on January 1st 2017 ! Under construction. Banner design by DrunkenKerbalnaut, thanks dude. Your upcoming nightmare: This challenge will test your design, driving and strategy skills. Don't think this is going to be easy, expect bumps, hills, drops, mountains. Study the route you want to take before you start, A to B is never a straight line in the Dakar. Some stages will be more about braking than going fast. Make sure you will not be disturbed during your attempt. Put on your favorite music and play it loud, this will keep you focused while driving. Made a craft for this challenge and want to show/discuss it? go here: ! New official safefile ! : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6nz4myuv7a1tdmr/AAAn2y3Yj6v0RDsOkfE0yUVaa?dl=0 People who already had the track don't have to download this, the only thing changed are the flag names. If you are using 1.2.1, Open the persistence file in a text editor and change the third line from 'version = 1.2.2' to 'version = 1.2.1. DoctorDavinci's explanation : 1- Download the Official Kerbal Dakar 2017 save file form the link provided. 2- Copy the Dakar2017 save game to the save game folder that will be found in your KSP directory ... {your KSP install location}/savegames/. 3- Go back into KSP, click on 'load save' and select Official Kerbal Dakar 2017. 4- Start racing . Video of stages terrain by DoctorDavinci: So I'm working on setting up stages for a Kerbin Dakar around the mountain. I found out to keep it fun : - Each stage = About 30 KM, this will make real time driving take you 30 minutes or less, so no (too) long boring drives. - The challenge will start 1st January 2017, with stage 1. I will allow mods, refueling etc, as long as you drive the car yourself, timing it checkpoint to checkpoint. Stages: - You may start a (next) stage whenever you like, just finish the stage within 6 hours. - You may send a crew ahead or on route to assist you. (refuel,repairs,replacements of parts) They will not be timed. - When you finished a stage, you can take all the time you need to do service on you're vehicle. - If you finish a stage, but you want to replace your vehicle (because of damage) you will be allowed to do that, but let us know. - If you use hyperedit to replace your vehicle you are a <snipped by moderator>. cat. - You are free to explore the stages before doing your timed stage. Roadmaps of the stages: