To the Mun, Part 1

[teknofile]

I did it, I did it, I <insert whatever expletives you like> DID IT!!!!  Sorry, but after banging my head against that diamond-titanium-concrete-reinforced steel wall till my skull broke and smeared it with gray matter I had to shout it out to someone. 8D  Woohoooooo!!!

Wow, that was a "training" mission?  Picked it up a couple days ago for Xbox One and all I've done so far is the training missions and all of them up to that one were pretty simple.  A couple took 2 or 3 tries, and I could see what I did wrong almost immediately, but getting in orbit of the Mun took me forEVER; a few dozen tries at least.  About a dozen tries ago I'd decided the mission was broken and just plain impossible, but I couldn't quit even when I really wanted to. 

I'm not complaining, I'm liking the game so far and can see its potential already, even just from the training missions, but I don't think I've ever done anything harder in a game than getting that stable Munar orbit established and I've been playing computer games pretty much all my life...at least 30 years of it anyway.  Yeah, I think I'm totally hooked on KSP.  <3  My love to the creators.

P.S. - to anyone looking for hints on the mission, the best advice I could offer is just keep trying (and make sure you do the previous training missions a few times till you're comfortable with all the things they teach you.)  It IS possible and completing it successfully will teach you piles of things about the game (likely more than I'd remember to relate.)  Best of luck to ya.

[Scarecrow]

Once you really understand what is required to achieve orbit at the Mun, and have done it a few times, you'll look back and wonder why you found it so difficult to start with.  I was like that with rendezvous and docking, I just couldn't understand where I kept going wrong.  Then one day it just clicked, and now I can almost do it with my eyes closed.

Congratulations, as being able to achieve orbit around another body is key to visiting other planets in the Kerbal system.

[foamyesque]

I still have a screenshot sitting around of my first orbital sunrise and another of my first Mun landing, and they're both years old. It's a great feeling.

[teknofile]

3 hours ago, Scarecrow said:

"...you'll look back and wonder why you found it so difficult to start with."

Indeed, I already feel like that...only took 1 try to get back to Kerbin in the next training mission.    (Well, honestly 2 tries, but the first try I blew up around 8k up from the surface of the mun for no reason at all that I could see. /shrug)

Edited July 22, 2016 by teknofile

[SpacedCowboy]

20 hours ago, teknofile said:

 

I did it, I did it, I <insert whatever expletives you like> DID IT!!!!  Sorry, but after banging my head against that diamond-titanium-concrete-reinforced steel wall till my skull broke and smeared it with gray matter I had to shout it out to someone. 8D 

 

In the immortal words of John Lennon, "Control yourself, you'll spurt!"

Seriously, congrats. It only gets more fun from there.

[SorryDave]

Kept trying until you finally do it. That approach will make you a powerful player at this game sooner than later.

Congrats.

[pandaman]

Congratulations and welcome to the 'addiction' and the forums.

Yeah those feelings when you finally succeed in something so challenging are just so incredible.  No other game I've come across has that effect, and it's great to see new players getting the same buzz I did (and still do after 3 years).

[teknofile]

On 7/23/2016 at 5:38 PM, pandaman said:

Yeah those feelings when you finally succeed in something so challenging are just so incredible.  No other game I've come across has that effect, and it's great to see new players getting the same buzz I did (and still do after 3 years).

I think what sets KSP apart in that aspect is the difficulty isn't simply a function of the number of hit points an enemy has, so 'get gud, noob.'  Instead, you must really think your way through the issue and, succeed or not, I come away feeling like I've really learned something.  It's intellectually challenging, it's spacey, it's funny...I love it.   A truly refreshing game, amongst the standard gamer fare.

And thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.  May all your flights be fun and your failures hilarious!

Edited July 25, 2016 by teknofile

[pandaman]

9 hours ago, teknofile said:

 

And thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.  May all your flights be fun and your failures hilarious!

A pleasure.

You'll find these forums to be a friendly, welcoming place.  Full of helpful advice and knowledge.

[NSEP]

Congrats my friend! This is just the beginning, there are alot more planets and moons to explore, and alot more things to do on them and just land. Im glad you played KSP properly. KSP is the best if you play it properly!