My New Horizens mod YouTube series (Episode 5)

[CAKE99]

This is a new thread for my New Horizens mod LP!

Episode 1

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The mod:

 

Edited May 19, 2016 by CAKE99

[Geschosskopf]

NH is an impressive bit of work.  I'm a huge fan of putting new planets in the game.

[CAKE99]

22 hours ago, Geschosskopf said:

NH is an impressive bit of work.  I'm a huge fan of putting new planets in the game.

Yup, I will make my own planet pack eventually.

Also, episode 2!

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[Geschosskopf]

Are you still doing 1.0.5 or is this 1.1.2?  I ask because I see NH hasn't been updated yet, but they're working on it.

[CAKE99]

1 hour ago, Geschosskopf said:

Are you still doing 1.0.5 or is this 1.1.2?  I ask because I see NH hasn't been updated yet, but they're working on it.

1.0.5

In the description there's a bit saying "This video is still brought to you by KSP 1.0.5!"

All of the videos until episode 9-ish were recorded in March.

[CAKE99]

Episode 3!

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[CAKE99]

Episode 4!

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[CAKE99]

Episode 5!

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As I have run out of pre-recorded videos there will be a day or 2 before the next video.

[Geschosskopf]

On 5/17/2016 at 0:31 AM, CAKE99 said:

Episode 3!

Nice, lucrative mission.  The big explosion was actually caused by the upper stage engine's flame hitting the dropped stage.  This ability of upper stages to explode lower stages has been drastically (and disapppointingly) scaled back in 1.1.x.

Also, when you're trying to get an EVA Kerbal back inside, sometimes it helps to switch to the ship and rotate it so the hatch lines up with the Kerbal.  Either that or use Free EVA to rotate the Kerbal, but that only works in space, not on the ground.

On 5/18/2016 at 8:15 PM, CAKE99 said:

Episode 4!

Nice landing.  And nice dealing with the SAS-less doesn't-Stayputnik

On 5/19/2016 at 7:50 PM, CAKE99 said:

Episode 5!

I imagine there are some interesting gravitational highjinks between those rather large, closely spaced moons at Sonnah.  Congrats on getting to Mun

BTW, I take it you haven't invented solar panels yet?

[CAKE99]

6 hours ago, Geschosskopf said:

This ability of upper stages to explode lower stages has been drastically (and disapppointingly) scaled back in 1.1.x.

 

6 hours ago, Geschosskopf said:

Also, when you're trying to get an EVA Kerbal back inside, sometimes it helps to switch to the ship and rotate it so the hatch lines up with the Kerbal.  Either that or use Free EVA to rotate the Kerbal, but that only works in space, not on the ground.

Even though my method is really hard, it works 

 

6 hours ago, Geschosskopf said:

Nice landing.  And nice dealing with the SAS-less doesn't-Stayputnik

Thanks!

 

6 hours ago, Geschosskopf said:

I imagine there are some interesting gravitational highjinks between those rather large, closely spaced moons at Sonnah.  Congrats on getting to Mun

BTW, I take it you haven't invented solar panels yet?

I'm going to see I it's possible to test custom systems in Universe Sandbox 2 (which uses a n-body simulation).

I may have solar panels because I have 4 more episodes recorded but not edited.

[Geschosskopf]

9 hours ago, CAKE99 said:

I'm going to see I it's possible to test custom systems in Universe Sandbox 2 (which uses a n-body simulation).

I used to mess with the original US but haven't tried US2 yet.  The problem with the original was that if you ran time fast enough to see anything move, orbits would become totally unstable and planets and moons would get slung off into space.  Has that been fixed in US2?

[CAKE99]

1 hour ago, Geschosskopf said:

I used to mess with the original US but haven't tried US2 yet.  The problem with the original was that if you ran time fast enough to see anything move, orbits would become totally unstable and planets and moons would get slung off into space.  Has that been fixed in US2?

I think so, I will test it in T-14 hours.