Darth Badie Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hello everyone, Check out the amazing and creative entries of the last challenge! This week we have another theme for you: Lithobraking! The objective is to land on the Mun, Minmus, etc. with no engines run after 1000 meters radar altitude, and safely landing by using parts, etc. to dampen the crash as a sort of airbag, e.g. use some empty fuel tanks or structural parts to slow yourself down. Mods: Any mods with realistic crash tolerance are okay Scoring: 10 points for crashing at less than 150 m/s, 25 for successfully landing 50 for lithobraking against a mun arch or regular monolith 75 for lithobraking against a Randolith/ Green Meanie. Bonuses for what body you land on: Mun/Minmus/Gilly/Jool's moons(except Laythe): none. Moho/Dres: 5 points. Eeloo: 10 points. Duna/Laythe: 15 points. Kerbin: 20 points. Eve: 25 points, meaning lithobraking against a Randolith/Green Meanie on Eve is a perfect 100. Extra: Flying there manually(not required): 20 points. Thanks to @Mrcarrot for making this challenge possible! You will have two weeks for this challenge and will get a special badge! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcarrot Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) USER POINTS RANKING @linuxgurugamer/ @dvader 50 2nd @Red Shirt/ @The Dunatian/ @adrianblaine/ @AngrybobH 45 3rd @Pilatus 25 4th And, taking 1st with an epic Tylo landing at over 700 m/s.... @StrandedonEarth, who has been awarded with a very special 120 points! Edited February 12, 2018 by Mrcarrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Badie Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 58 minutes ago, Mrcarrot said: This post is reserved for a leaderboard. Also, Is supposed to say "Flying". Just clarifying. Have a nice time with this! Yep sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngrybobH Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 looks fun....I think I'll give this one a try. But, what is a randolith or a green meanie? I've been around here for some time but I have never heard of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, AngrybobH said: looks fun....I think I'll give this one a try. But, what is a randolith or a green meanie? I've been around here for some time but I have never heard of these. They came out in one of the last updates... Randomly generating green monoliths. There's supposed to be one for each solid planet and moon, and they never spawn in the same place twice from game to game. Edited January 31, 2018 by Just Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcarrot Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, AngrybobH said: looks fun....I think I'll give this one a try. But, what is a randolith or a green meanie? I've been around here for some time but I have never heard of these. Some monoliths are randomly generated, special green ones. https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Green_Monolith Edit: ninja'd. Edited January 31, 2018 by Mrcarrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBOSHI Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 First, when I come down until 1000m (radar altitude) using the engine, then I drop an impactor. After that ... Non-atmospheric celestial bodies: free fall. Atmospheric celestial bodies: Gliding with wings. Or, on the Non-atmospheric celestial body, is it allowed to use RCS thrusters? And does "successfully landing" mean the safety of cockpit or probe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Question, why do atmospheric bodies get a bonus? Gliding to a soft landing is trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePerpetual Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 As far as I can tell, Eve will be far easier than anticipated because you can glide. Not to mention the fact that gliding means you can land directly on top of any one given spot. Add to that that Eve is the highest scoring body... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) I think that he forgot to ban wings. I reread the rules, and they make sense if wings aren’t allowed. Same goes for parachutes. @Mrcarrot, you opinion? Edited February 1, 2018 by linuxgurugamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, linuxgurugamer said: I think that he forgot to ban wings. Even so, it's going to be way easier with an atmosphere. Can't even think how I'd go about this on Tylo, falling a kilometer there will have you going at well over 100 m/s. Would have to be one hey of a crumple zone to survive that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcarrot Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, EBOSHI said: First, when I come down until 1000m (radar altitude) using the engine, then I drop an impactor. After that ... Non-atmospheric celestial bodies: free fall. Atmospheric celestial bodies: Gliding with wings. Or, on the Non-atmospheric celestial body, is it allowed to use RCS thrusters? And does "successfully landing" mean the safety of cockpit or probe? 5 hours ago, Brikoleur said: Question, why do atmospheric bodies get a bonus? Gliding to a soft landing is trivial. 4 hours ago, ThePerpetual said: As far as I can tell, Eve will be far easier than anticipated because you can glide. Not to mention the fact that gliding means you can land directly on top of any one given spot. Add to that that Eve is the highest scoring body... 33 minutes ago, linuxgurugamer said: I think that he forgot to ban wings. I reread the rules, and they make sense if wings aren’t allowed. Same goes for parachutes. @Mrcarrot, you opinion? Yes, wings/parachutes are not allowed. It would make it too easy. Also, yes, successfully landing does mean safety of command module. Also, 1000 points will be given to anyone who can successfully do this on Jool... Edited February 1, 2018 by Mrcarrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Peabody Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Mrcarrot said: 1000 points will be given to anyone who can successfully do this on Jool... Droll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shirt Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Interesting, Not as hard as I was making it. I chose Kerbin because I'm lazy or possibly because atmosphere sounded interesting. I started with intro landing gear because the crash tolerance is really high. Yeah that didn't last long. They don't handle reentry well. I was coming in right on target until I trued throttling down and accidentally hit the C (IVA) button. By the time I recovered I was off course a tiny bit. Jeb surveys the results. I cut the engine at 2000 m. I could have burned another 820 m to stay at 1000 m above terrain. I forgot to check the impact speed but it landed on the engine bell and did not explode so it must have been a soft landing. 45 points if I understand correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Red Shirt said: Interesting, Not as hard as I was making it. I chose Kerbin because I'm lazy or possibly because atmosphere sounded interesting. I started with intro landing gear because the crash tolerance is really high. Yeah that didn't last long. They don't handle reentry well. I was coming in right on target until I trued throttling down and accidentally hit the C (IVA) button. By the time I recovered I was off course a tiny bit. Jeb surveys the results. I cut the engine at 2000 m. I could have burned another 820 m to stay at 1000 m above terrain. I forgot to check the impact speed but it landed on the engine bell and did not explode so it must have been a soft landing. 45 points if I understand correctly. Nice navball. Where'd you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shirt Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 19 minutes ago, Rocket Witch said: Nice navball. Where'd you get it? The texture came from somewhere in this thread: I use this mod to add it into the game: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Mrcarrot said: Also, 1000 points will be given to anyone who can successfully do this on Jool. Well, on Jool, landing will need to be redefined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilatus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 where to send these in? here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 24 minutes ago, Pilatus said: where to send these in? here? Yes, this is the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilatus Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 that probably was one of the most stupid entrys here, falling from 12k radar altitude xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Not sure if this is abusing the rules. No parachutes, no wings. Just a heat shield. Rockets were only used for deorbit burn, then decoupled. Planetary body: Eve 25 points Successful landing 25 points Total: 50 points This was a very simple vessel, I added a few parts for effect more than anything else, I didn't want to run out of EC on the way down. Turned out I didn't really need it, so the solar panels were for effect only. All stock Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/y65Qv Craft file: https://kerbalx.com/linuxgurugamer/Eve-challenge-lander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcarrot Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 9 minutes ago, linuxgurugamer said: Not sure if this is abusing the rules. No parachutes, no wings. Just a heat shield. Rockets were only used for deorbit burn, then decoupled. Planetary body: Eve 25 points Successful landing 25 points Total: 50 points This was a very simple vessel, I added a few parts for effect more than anything else, I didn't want to run out of EC on the way down. Turned out I didn't really need it, so the solar panels were for effect only. All stock Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/y65Qv Craft file: https://kerbalx.com/linuxgurugamer/Eve-challenge-lander -image here- Sure, it counts! I may have to slightly tweak the scoring system, but for now, 50 points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvader Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I didn't fly there manually but here is my Tie Flighter in action. It can land on at least the Mun and Eve. By the way, does it have to include a Kerbal? I believe Eve should be the easiest planet because of the dense atmosphere. Tylo should be the hardest (biggest no atmo planet). https://imgur.com/a/n09xE Highlights: I might redo it with a Kerbal. It was fun. I suppose 100pts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcarrot Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, dvader said: I didn't fly there manually but here is my Tie Flighter in action. It can land on at least the Mun and Eve. By the way, does it have to include a Kerbal? I believe Eve should be the easiest planet because of the dense atmosphere. Tylo should be the hardest (biggest no atmo planet). https://imgur.com/a/n09xE Highlights: -snip- I might redo it with a Kerbal. It was fun. I suppose 100pts? Well, you did sort of have wings... so, the Eve landing doesn't count, but the Mun landing does! That's 25 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvader Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 So, what counts as "not wings"? Anything with uneven drag can be steered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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