Realism Overhaul Playthrough

[rsparkyc]

Just now, Dman979 said:

Eh. Honestly, I like the Youtube format you've got going a little better. One of the problems with live streaming is that you have to be online to catch it, and I'm not online most of the time. I like youtube because it allows me to watch your videos on my own schedule.

One thing with the live stream is that it does create an actual YouTube video.  So while it may no longer be live, you won't miss the content.  I might do a separate "live" series, and keep this one as is.  Scott Manley released his last Realism video today

[Dman979]

Just now, rsparkyc said:

One thing with the live stream is that it does create an actual YouTube video.  So while it may no longer be live, you won't miss the content.  I might do a separate "live" series, and keep this one as is.

Still, I like the commentary you have, and lots of blank time is boring. While I'd still watch it, I don't know if you'd get more viewers.

Just now, rsparkyc said:

 Scott Manley released his last Realism video today

"Realism."

Yeah.

Right.

Because lots of real launch vehicles have SRBs attached to the bottom engines of their first stages, right? 

[rsparkyc]

Just now, Dman979 said:

Because lots of real launch vehicles have SRBs attached to the bottom engines of their first stages, right? 

Note to self, don't strap a huge SRB under my main stage engine.

[Dman979]

1 minute ago, rsparkyc said:

Note to self, don't strap a huge SRB under my main stage engine.

Well, solid-liquid rockets have been done and proposed (I'm looking at you, Ares I, you backwards-stable POS!), but the way that he did it, without any form of aerodynamics whatsoever, was just ludicrous.

[rsparkyc]

FYI, working on upping to 1.1.3 today.  Hopefully next video will be on that platform.

[rsparkyc]

Here ya go: Part 18

 

[rsparkyc]

After a busy work week and 2 weeks on vacation, I finally had time to put together Episode 19:

 

[rsparkyc]

Finally had time to put together another one

 

[Dman979]

I'm not so sure that your DRE is set up correctly. 12-13G is normally when they start taking damage. Also, you should probably do a shallower insertion with your first stage.

[rsparkyc]

6 hours ago, Dman979 said:

I'm not so sure that your DRE is set up correctly. 12-13G is normally when they start taking damage. Also, you should probably do a shallower insertion with your first stage.

I think you're right in both regards.  I'm going to look into my DRE setup, I've played in the past where I got messages about over-gees, and was really surprised when I didn't see it this time.  And yeah, my insertion angle was all wrong.  I'm doing 1,600 m/s and still pointed at 45 deg, when I should have passed that around 1,000 m/s

[rsparkyc]

Yeah, something must be up with DRE, I just pulled 19 gees on reentry and everything was fine.

[Dman979]

1 hour ago, rsparkyc said:

Yeah, something must be up with DRE, I just pulled 19 gees on reentry and everything was fine.

Definitely not safe for sustained periods of time (i.e., more than 5 seconds).

I know that unmanned equipment can take 45G before breaking, because I did some testing for an unmanned sample return a while back.

[rsparkyc]

So I posted on the DRE forum, and it looks like everything might be working as expected.

 

[Dman979]

Well ok then.

 

[rsparkyc]

Just now, Dman979 said:

Well ok then.

 

Yeah, I figured something was up too, I'll just have to try harder to kill kerbals I guess.

[rsparkyc]

I'm slow.  But let's try to get someone into orbit today: