Advice for a New Career?

[arsenal3185]

I just started career, and there seems to be a problem for me getting science around the 90 science required research. Any ideas to help me? I've already orbited and gotten most of the biome EVA reports. What can I do to boost my science?

[Sampa]

How many tiers down are you in the R&D?  Can you give us a screenshot?  It may be prudent to start preparing for a Munar orbital mission to collect further.  Also, I have discovered several biomes within the KSC itself!

[GoSlash27]

arsenal,

 First 4 "flights" are just collecting science from the pad and runway. Next flight is to orbit. Next flight is science from space low. Next flight (depending on difficulty setting) is to hoover up the science at all the facilities at KSC.

 After that, it's either back to space or flying around Kerbin to collect science. Your choice.

 After that, you should have all the parts you need to hit all the "in space" biomes in Kerbin's SoI as well as high solar orbit.

Best,

-Slashy

 

[Plusck]

What I did was take a number of "tourist" orbit/suborbit contracts until I could upgrade facilities enough to get to Minmus. Going there will greatly increase science and cash (and hence, more over-priced science tools for even more science and cash), and will give you a few very lucrative - but potentially quite difficult - contracts.

As soon as you get the OKTO core and photovoltaic panels, you can send light probes to the Mun and Minmus. That should kick-start your proper Kerbal expeditions there.

[Superfluous J]

If you can send a 2-man ship to Minmus, have Jeb cart Bob up there. Jeb will be able to fly the ship (SAS) and Bob will be able to reset the Goo and Jr, assuming he can EVA (upgrade Astronaut Complex). Get up there, and biome hop around a little until you're almost out of fuel and then come home. Don't feel bad about alt-F5 to drop named quicksaves, so you can get home even if you pushed the fuel envelope too much.

That can get you hundreds, if not a thousand or more, science. And you can do it a couple times if you know where every biome is. I used to use a map but now I know my favorite spots by heart.

[Wanderfound]

If you've done most of the per-biome EVA reports, you should have enough tech to get to the Mun/Minmus. A single 9,000m/s ΔV mission to Minmus can fairly easily pull in 2,000 science.

However, if you need a quick science boost: parachute, probe core, science gear, RT-10, fins. Fire it off in any direction from KSC and you should be able to grab 50 science or so. Aim one at the ocean, one at the mountains, one at the desert, etc.