Balancing Act

[Urb4n0ninj4]

Has anyone found a decent way to balance the heating values to offer a bit more of a challenge? I feel heating even turned up to 120% isn't terribly challenging.

Or am I the only one who's feeling a lack of challenge?

Don't get me wrong, I love the update. I just like to challenge myself.

I've fiddled with the physics config a bit, but no matter what I do unless I drop straight into the atmosphere at 3,000 m/s I can't seem to use up the heatshield. I know re-using them isn't an option, but they're so pristine after re entry I'm worried Jeb might try

I'm sure balancing will work itself out in the future, but if anyone has dove into part configs and tweaking the physics I'd like your input.

[pincushionman]

Try them on/after a Jool or Eve aerocapture. Then tell us how much ablator you have left.

[DJK]

re-entry heating is currently a joke.. you don't even need heat shields to re-enter kerbin.. more so with the 1.0.2 update.. the pod itself (without a heat shield) heats slower & peaks at a lower temperature than the heat shield. Thats with 120% re-entry heating. I did however managed to reach a resonable re-entry effect previously in 1.0, but 1.0.2 made sure to change that

EDIT: You might want to check this for tweaking the thermal effects: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/117930-Guide-New-temperature-rules-for-parts-in-1-0-%281-0-1-updates%29

Edited May 2, 2015 by DJK

[Urb4n0ninj4]

re-entry heating is currently a joke.. you don't even need heat shields to re-enter kerbin.. more so with the 1.0.2 update.. the pod itself (without a heat shield) heats slower & peaks at a lower temperature than the heat shield. Thats with 120% re-entry heating. I did however managed to reach a resonable re-entry effect previously in 1.0, but 1.0.2 made sure to change that

EDIT: You might want to check this for tweaking the thermal effects: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/117930-Guide-New-temperature-rules-for-parts-in-1-0-%281-0-1-updates%29

This is a great resource, thank you very much for providing it!

[tater]

Wait for RSS, then use an RSS config (say 6.4X). Heck, even 2X could matter. This was all known, anything like a reasonable aero model, and either Kerbin gets bigger, or things don't work right.

[DJK]

This is a great resource, thank you very much for providing it!

No problem. Let me know if you can reach a sensible configuration regarding re-entry.. if you decide to fiddle with the settings.

EDIT: I've tweaked some settings here & there and came up with a more challenging re-entry - at least for my taste. Please see: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/118775-Tweaks-for-a-challenging-re-entry-effect

Edited May 2, 2015 by DJK