Is it still possible to "Land at Kerbin's Water"?

[Karretch]

For those not in the know, landings and splash downs in any biome give different science. Onto the question: Anyone know precise locations to get water landed science? Pictures would be preferable but if good directions can be given that's fine.

[mikegarrison]

I have gotten spash-down science in Kerbin's Grasslands (by landing in a small lake), but I've never gotten landed science in Kerbin's Water.

[smjjames]

Try one of the small islands scattered around? Theres various small islands and bits of coastline (and scattered bits on the icecaps) that are marked as water biome. Using F12 and selecting show biomes would be the easiest way of seeing those areas.

[Karretch]

Try one of the small islands scattered around? Theres various small islands and bits of coastline (and scattered bits on the icecaps) that are marked as water biome. Using F12 and selecting show biomes would be the easiest way of seeing those areas.

That debug thing'd be useful if I could zoom in further with a higher resolution.

[smjjames]

That debug thing'd be useful if I could zoom in further with a higher resolution.

SCANsat

[Superfluous J]

Back in 0.90 you could get landed in water science just off of the island runway's runway. Haven't tried it in 1.0 because science is oozing out of every other pore of the game so I don't feel the need to hunt any of it down.

[DuoDex]

Thread has been punted to Gameplay Questions & Tutorials.

[Goomblah]

Why not just land in the ocean? That will give you water readings, no problem. Just go out a km or two from shore, plop down with some parachutes, and science away.

[smjjames]

Why not just land in the ocean? That will give you water readings, no problem. Just go out a km or two from shore, plop down with some parachutes, and science away.

That gives you 'splashed down', not landed.

You can see the difference with the beach at KSC, land near but not in the water and you'll have landed for shore. Land (or roll or walk or whatever) into the waters edge far enough to be floating and you'll have splashed down for shore.

[DeMatt]

For those not in the know, landings and splash downs in any biome give different science. Onto the question: Anyone know precise locations to get water landed science? Pictures would be preferable but if good directions can be given that's fine.

Could always build a barge - land a ship on it (or more likely, detach a science package from on top), and it'll be "landed".

[smjjames]

Could always build a barge - land a ship on it (or more likely, detach a science package from on top), and it'll be "landed".

Have you actually tried that though?

[n0xiety]

This is funny but i found this while using this http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/119562-1-0-2-x-Science!-KSP-Science-report-and-checklist?p=1907551#post1907551 mod by accident. I landed in water and my craft fell to its side. The mod was showing splashed down. Decided to get surface sample from water and got a kerbal out. While the kerbal was standing on the ship wanted to take a picture so returned to craft to take the other kerbal out. My eye just went over to the science and they were all unfinished. Obviously it was saying that the craft landed. Well thats how i did it anyways try it might work for you too

[DeMatt]

Have you actually tried that though?

Yes.

4chars.

[nightingale]

Check out field research (link in my sig). It has one contract for those difficult combinations, and if gives a few waypoints to guide you there.