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As this is a Heritage Challenge and OP is kicking about still, I feel honored to announce my completion of a Duna Elcano!  It initially started as an entry to one of @Death Engineering's fantastic challenges, and as such the mission report is in large part a Duna Von Braun mission, but I threw in an Impromptu Elcano as well :)

Mission Statistics:

  • Version - Stock 1.7.0
  • Wet weight - 198.585t
  • Dry weight - 124.575t
  • Total mission cost - 293,809 snacks
  • Propellant mass fraction - 0.3726867588
  • Mass per crew - 33.0975
  • Science points - This is not a science mission

Crew Manifest:

  • Gusbert Kerman - Scientist
  • Hans Kerman - Scientist
  • Kagas Kerman - Pilot
  • Ragas Kerman - Pilot
  • Endous Kerman - Engineer
  • Dudgar Kerman - Engineer

Here's a couple of photos to whet the appetite:

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SM - Had fun!

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  On 8/9/2020 at 2:18 PM, minerbat said:

did anyone complete this challenge on every world? and is it still open? i am thinking of doing every heritage challenge on the highest tier... no idea if i am doing that but i am thinking about it...

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Claw (former staff member afaik) did it on every planet and moon in the stock game.

 

While I am not actively managing it you are more than welcome to try it out. Do it for your own enjoyment though, no prize other than bragging rights. Remember this will take a long time since you can basically only do rover speed/boat speed since flying isn't allowed.

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  On 8/9/2020 at 3:33 PM, rkarmark said:

While I am not actively managing it you are more than welcome to try it out. Do it for your own enjoyment though, no prize other than bragging rights. Remember this will take a long time since you can basically only do rover speed/boat speed since flying isn't allowed.

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Wait, does this mean you can't get a badge?

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  On 8/26/2020 at 9:26 PM, Kerminator1000 said:

Wait, does this mean you can't get a badge?

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@Kerminator1000  I'll be claiming my badge (Kerbin, land) when I finish.  The list of people who have completed circumnavigations in the first post hasn't been updated in years, so I wouldn't take it as an "official list" of who's completed the challenge and is entitled to a badge.

Side note:  @rkarmark Does that mean that you're looking for a new manager for this challenge?

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  On 9/4/2020 at 6:10 AM, Nantares said:

can I post my entry in my own mission report thread?, or i have to post both

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To be safe, you have to post both, or keep priority on this thread first, then the Mission Report.

Or you could copy the whole post (yes, Edit Mode then copy everything) and paste it here as a post.

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Danggit typo, was typing on one hand
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I was on laythe with a boat for a jool 5 science run (i'm writing about it in mission reports), so i decided, since i was there, i may as well get an elcano too

here is my boat

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what? you're saying that's not a boat but a plane?

let's see: it is a floating vehicle, it moves on water... so it's a boat. according to the dictionary, a boat is a small vessel for travel on water, this thing is for travel on water, so it is a boat.

but it can fly too. so what?  it's a flying boat!

Jokes aside, i like my vehicles to be adaptable to multiple functions. this is a space seaplane, i flew around the planet to get all the biomes, now i will sail it to get an elcano. propulsion is by propellers, nuclear-powered by 7 rtg, so i don't have to worry about refueling. I can keep a cruise speed a bit above 50 m/s, so hopefully this won't take too long

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this is my start, 1 N 158 E. "ammarato" means "landed on water" in italian and it confirms that the plane is, indeed, being used as boat.since there are no obstacles over the ocean, i basically kept the game open in background while i was doing something else.

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and here i am, where i started, 18 hours later.

even though i spent most of the time not paying attention to the game, it was still quite exhausting. i have a rover that completed half a circuit of vall for the biomes, and i don't think i'm going to complete that. too long.

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Small confirmation on the modded engine rule: are the small electric ductfans from KAX permissible for this challenge?

I am asking this because, while they do not utilize exotic or unrealistically efficient fuels, they simply have infinite fuel as electricity is a fairly simple issue to take care of, whether with solar panel or RTG spam.

EDIT: And also: I understand that this thread is old (and that I have frequented it before), but somehow I never thought of asking about the actual definitions of circumnavigation used, and cannot see valid definitions in the opening post. If I were to travel a path that would be considered a circumnavigation by any real life competitive/exploration association or body, would this automatically be considered a circumnavigation within the challenge's ruleset?

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i did minmus! this will probably be a thing i do in school breaks the next couple of years... :)

 

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  On 12/9/2020 at 5:40 PM, minerbat said:

i did minmus! this will probably be a thing i do in school breaks the next couple of years... :)

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Nice job!  Minmus was my first and I faced many kraken attacks when going super duper fast so I learned to quicksave often.  I'll probably start a new sandbox in 1.11 so I'll lose its reminders but I have plenty of debris left over.

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@rkarmark, I just completed a stock circumnavigation of Laythe.  I hadn't done that since about v0.9 or so, so figured why not?   My vessel is basically a MK2 fuselage with a Wheelsy for propulsion and a lawn chair for a Kerbal to sit in.   I used a 100% stock game, no mods.   Here's my basic route-

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This'll be a longish post, so I'll try to figure out how to use spoilers..  First one is the boat design:

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Next up, Getting To Laythe:

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@rkarmark, howdy!  I just completed a lap around Dres.   This time the vessel was a lot easier to construct, just a buggy with two seats.   The trip actually served another purpose, I was scouting for high-concentration ore deposits.  Didn't find any (but I haven't been to the poles yet..).   I traveled along the equator, going west-bound.   That direction worked out well, I basically chased the sun all the way around Dres, and completed the circuit without it ever getting dark.  Took a little over 1 Kerbin day.  (but took me 3 real days..)

The biggest challenge was the boring terrain.   After that (in my Darth Vader voice), I find Dres's lack of gravity disturbing.   Makes it difficult to reach high speeds in a ground buggy.   Although the flip side is that it's really easy to land ships on the surface.

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  On 1/9/2021 at 7:06 PM, Popestar said:

So, I want to get clarification here.  No drones/automated rovers, right?  A Kerbal must be present on the craft at all times for the circumnavigation?

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That is the second rule of the challenge.

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The vehicle must be Kerballed during the circumnavigation.

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  On 12/30/2020 at 8:43 AM, 18Watt said:

 

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I spent a lot of time on Minmus, well, not actually on Minmus. The almost complete lack of traction means once you eventually are up to speed, there is no prospect of braking. My later low-g rovers mounted nose thrusters.

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  On 8/9/2020 at 3:33 PM, rkarmark said:

Claw (former staff member afaik) did it on every planet and moon in the stock game.

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@minerbat I'm late to the party but yep, that was me. @Thalamask was hot on my heels, but I don't think he completed.

 I'm not sure if I want to think about or admit to how much time it took. But it's definitely possible (see links to the Grand Elcano mission in my signature, though some of the content is broken due to age). If you have any questions, let me know. Good luck!!

 

  On 1/9/2021 at 7:06 PM, Popestar said:

So, I want to get clarification here.  No drones/automated rovers, right?  A Kerbal must be present on the craft at all times for the circumnavigation?

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Since it's in legacy mode, I guess I can weigh in. The spirit of the challenge was to take a kerbal along with (no drone). And for the player to drive it (not automated). So it wasn't intended that one would simply make a rover, turn on an autopilot, then go to bed. If that makes sense?

It's a long, long journey (I know). But that's part of the core of the challenge. Also, there's actually quite a lot to see along the way if you look for it.

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  On 1/29/2021 at 11:14 PM, Claw said:

Since it's in legacy mode, I guess I can weigh in. The spirit of the challenge was to take a kerbal along with (no drone). And for the player to drive it (not automated). So it wasn't intended that one would simply make a rover, turn on an autopilot, then go to bed. If that makes sense?

It's a long, long journey (I know). But that's part of the core of the challenge. Also, there's actually quite a lot to see along the way if you look for it.

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Makes perfect sense.  But as I don't use Autopilot, preferring to drive the rovers myself, I had to ask.  If a Kerb has to be on it, then I'll have to craft something with the external command seat!

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