Change in Delta-V requirements?

[qoonpooka]

So, after having some problems with my install I reinstalled from the ground up as a Hail Mary (that worked) and began adding mods back one at a time, just in case one of them was the cause.

KER was the first to get re-added, and I discovered something odd.... the first ship that let me park a capsule in orbit had a piddly 3.1k Delta-V...

But... wait... I thought it took 4.5k delta-v to get into LKO? And, okay, I only BARELY made it and had all of two seconds of fuel with which to deorbit but the apo was like... 74km or something obscenely low.

Have Delta-V requirements changed dramatically in 1.0+? Is the delta-v in KER misreported or calculated somehow? Did I accidentally fly the world's most perfect ascent? Did wormholes get introduced? What's going on here...

Edited October 27, 2015 by qoonpooka
answered

[moogoob]

You should need about 3.4km (since about 1.0) to reach orbit. Of course, this depends on whether your craft is aerodynamic, and what profile you fly.

[qoonpooka]

Is there a new delta-v map then? http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/File:KerbinDeltaVMap.png says 4,550m/sec delta-V....

[bzimac]

That must be an old map, and you can easily run into one of those with google search.

I've found this one which has been updated: https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/3c98ur/updated_deltav_map_for_104_from_user_kowgan_on/

[Superfluous J]

I like these two, both updated to 1.0. They don't agree on all the numbers but hey.

http://i.imgur.com/IBToMY4.png

http://i.imgur.com/O7nlSLC.png

[qoonpooka]

Wasn't google. The one I linked, as you can see from the URL, is from the KSP wiki. That, apparently, needs to be updated. Thank you all for the alternatives.

[Kevin Kyle]

I like these two, both updated to 1.0. They don't agree on all the numbers but hey.

http://i.imgur.com/IBToMY4.png

http://i.imgur.com/O7nlSLC.png

TYVM for posting those links, I hadnt seen those maps yet. Kudos to the creators of both of those maps. whoever they are.

[Superfluous J]

TYVM for posting those links, I hadnt seen those maps yet. Kudos to the creators of both of those maps. whoever they are.

I am almost positive I got them from the "WAC dV Maps" thread (not the actual name. I just can't remember what the actual name was. I know WAC is right )