The Elcano Challenge on Tylo

[TheCardinal]

Could've detoured out the side of that canyon, just sayin.

The only way to descend safely to the bottom of the canyon was to use the rocketengines. After descending, the craft rode up the other canyon side. I just let it go until it reached a (reasonable) safe spot.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Oh, I see. My bad.

[TheCardinal]

Can anybody provide the coordinates of the highest point on Tylo?

[Mikki]

Can anybody provide the coordinates of the highest point on Tylo?

After reading your mission log i must say thats pretty much a hardcore journey...

still spying into this Mission, greetings Mikki

IIRC theres a heightmap somewhere called KSP maps or in the wiki...?

Yes its here:

http://www.kerbalmaps.com/?body=Kerbin&loc=-1.5288,71.9023

Select points of interest in the menu right after selecting celestial body

Edited November 12, 2015 by Mikki

[TheCardinal]

Unfortunately it won't be possible to visite the highest point on Tylo. The closest distance i'll get to it is about 850 km (70 degrees).

Today was a fabulous day for (of) driving. With the paper mod (sticking a piece of paper between the W key) the rover went several times into a special cadans.

The speed then get's to maximum, the rover doesn't veer off to the left or the right or when it does, returns to the same course by itself due to the angles of the trench (lacking a better word). The sound of the engine and tracks get's rythmic, almost hypnotic. The paper mod is an excellent cruise control!

I've noticed that the landing foot at the front is place to low. From a certain speed and at specific angles between inclines and declines, the foot can clip the terrain. As a precaution, i retract all landingfeet when i think it might happen.

I've stopped planting flags every 5 degrees, instead it plant one at every 10 degrees, which is about once every 104 km. (i've deleted the ones already planted to prevent possible memorycrashes).

Edited November 13, 2015 by TheCardinal

[TheCardinal]

An incredibly beautiful Jool rising over Tylo (as seen through the nightvision camera)

Then a major setback for the Tylo mission

And a nice shot of the rover

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Glad you're still roving on. I'm currently in a scramble to modify a DresAwarenessCar to have a front attached claw in order to push and support its stricken sister car. I wish you the best in this other side of Tylo!

[TheCardinal]

[Mikki]

No problem, relax!

Just noticed the sticker on the rear of your tracked rover... put another one which says "but snacks!":D

Edited November 13, 2015 by Mikki

[TheCardinal]

SpaceplaneAddict has replaced his rover and is now at the 916 km mark. Tomorrow, the race is on again!

AAAhhhhhhhh, i love the smell of Liquid Fuel in the morning! (lets play a little music to get really in the mood)

[TheCardinal]

Even though i was planning to commence driving monday, so far i haven't driven one feet. Let alone hundreds of kilometers.
I don't know when i will start again as i've contracted the KSP 1.0.5 virus. I'm currently building a city under a kilometer of water.

[TheCardinal]

N16W90
After an educational and relaxational interlude (KSP 1.0.5), The Tylo challenge has been reëngaged.
I had no idea i've missed the cadans of the tracks so much.

Edited December 13, 2015 by TheCardinal

[TheCardinal]

I'm slowly moving again on Tylo. I'm determined to break the Tylo curse. The large distance and the environment which is always the same, make it hard to complete the journey. Still, it can be done, so i will! Even if it means (bad case scenario) i can only travel 10 km a day.

Yesterday i only travelled 16 km but it's progress none the less.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Tylo Curse? Yeah, I knew it. Anyway, I wish thou luck! How far have you travelled so far? I had to abort my main save after a kraken attack corrupted my quicksave and made my persistent dig the rover 2km underground! So yeah, driving again now, with a tiny rover, 410km so far.

[TheCardinal]

I've travelled 1,156 km and 778 meters sofar. I really LOVE your new avatar, SpaceplaneAddict!

[TheCardinal]

N8W90 Crawling along and some progress. Just a few kilometers more and i've done a third of the distance.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Well, I don't know what to do know. Tylo has given me the middle finger enough. I be heading to Dres soon. Good luck!

[TheCardinal]

Thank you, SpaceplaneAddict! Tylo really is jinxed. I intend to break the curse, even if it takes me a year to do so. Today, i barely managed to do just 10 km. Hardly a speed record. Still, it's progress. Like Konfucius (a famous Kerbal of centuries ago) once said, even a circumnavigation of Tylo starts with the first step.;}

Edited December 26, 2015 by TheCardinal

[TheCardinal]

S10W90 - I've crossed the equator and i'm moving towards the south pole now.

 

Edited December 30, 2015 by TheCardinal