Mephisto81 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Next Grand Tour attempt is underway. (Lots of clipping involved, so might not be eligible. ) Nevertheless: - 46t takeoff mass on the runway, - 2 Kerbals - 1 base SSTA with ISRU - 1 Eve lander with 11.5t fully fueled, 6.5t empty. (https://kerbalx.com/Mephisto/XE-02-Stingray-Eve-Lander-115t) We will see, if this one succeeds... To orbit! Almost 2000 m/s dV left in low Kerbin orbit. First stop: Minmus. Refueling, flag planting, jetpack shenanigans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Mephisto81 said: Next Grand Tour attempt is underway. (Lots of clipping involved, so might not be eligible. ) Welcome back! I'm excited to see how your submission plays out. Don't worry about the part clipping; it isn't against the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Wow...either way..i'm on a bigger scale Grand Tour than the last one rn...Screenshots later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) Initial Launch Name : Sheep v4 Overall Mass : Roughly 3700 Tons Sheep v4 Grand Tour set is on the left. Current progress : Landings nailed : 50 Landings A present seems to be cleverly hid... Edited May 23, 2020 by GRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Oh...i forgot some early concept...lets go with it... Small Mothership. Mothesheep (Pun intended). Bullet Tylo Lander. RTG Megawatt with Twin Ion engine, it can act as the center of an attachment. Prototype of the Godspeed Badurra lander, made because why not do it when i can ? Sheep v4 Grand Tour set. Status update : 62nd Landing, the only one that has to be done in the Midnight. (Yeah, i flexed too much, i planned 65 Landings) Edited May 31, 2020 by GRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 @IncongruousGoat Just to make sure...will a separation in Interplanetary space violate some rules ? The Mothersheep left Kerbin SOI as one, it is planned to release the Small Mothership in Sub Moho space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 hours ago, GRS said: @IncongruousGoat Just to make sure...will a separation in Interplanetary space violate some rules ? The Mothersheep left Kerbin SOI as one, it is planned to release the Small Mothership in Sub Moho space. Separating in interplanetary space is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 @IncongruousGoat Thread here, follow its development, the actual mission has been done before this thread was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Name : Sheep v4 Delta V : Up to 100 000 m/s Kerbal count : 5 Landing count : 51+14 Mass : around 3700 Tons Length : 21k Years @IncongruousGoat Edited June 21, 2020 by GRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 3 hours ago, GRS said: Name : Sheep v4 Looks good! Just 2 questions before I write up the hall of fame entry: What version did you do it in, and do you have a list of all the planet packs you used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Same version as before. Packs : -All Packs from previous Grand Tour. -Plod -Vulkan -Distant Darkness -Dres Moons Other Mods : KER and Trajectories Edited June 22, 2020 by GRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camacju Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 https://imgur.com/a/Hh7bXiE I guess here's my submission. Single launch, no ISRU, no ions Ship contents: Eve lander, mothership, x3 of nuclear tug with mini lander, Laythe/Tylo lander, Tylo fuel reserve, 2 extra rocket fuel tanks, 2 extra nuclear fuel tanks Mission summary, chronological order: Launch A mini lander takes an extra rocket fuel tank for Mun and Minmus landing Detach one nuclear tug and mini lander Mothership transfers to Eve Nuclear tug transfers to Duna Detach a tug/lander and the Eve lander Lander aerobrakes at Eve, mothership gets an Eve assist Eve landing Gilly landing Nuclear tug arrives at Duna Moho transfer Mothership gets a Kerbin assist Moho landing Duna transfer Duna landing Ike landing Mothership gets second Kerbin assist Dres transfer Mothership aerobrakes around Laythe Dres landing Jool transfer Nuclear tug aerobrakes around Laythe Laythe landing Tylo landing Return to mothership to get more fuel Vall, Pol, Bop landing Return to mothership to get more fuel Eeloo transfer Eeloo landing Kerbin transfer Kerbin assist Aerobraking Landed at Kerbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRS Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) Impressive...that's quite a lot of Part clipping though...but you can still ask @JacobJHC (sorry for the ping) whether that's safe for the Jool 5 thread or not. @IncongruousGoat You got a submission. More Detail : 1 Crew (If you ask), can't really tell other things Edited October 22, 2020 by GRS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) @camacju Congratulations on completing the Ultimate Challenge! And very skillfully done, too - it's always good to see a submission using the divided-ship approach because of the precision, forethought, and attention to detail it requires in both planning and execution. The fact that you did it without ion engines on top of all that makes this easily the most impressive submission I've seen yet. You may claim the badge at your leisure - you've more than earned it. Also, many apologies for not reviewing this earlier. I've been crazy-busy with work this past week. EDIT: Before I write up the hall of fame entry, I do have one question: What version of KSP did you use? Edited October 24, 2020 by IncongruousGoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camacju Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 @IncongruousGoat1.10.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I've reached the point where this challenge is not particularly interesting to me alone. it's basically a matter of bringing isru equipment and refueling at every moon, or of bringing enough drop tanks. Unless there is something extra to spice it up I have then decided to try this challenge with kerbalism installed. I will have to partake in this multi-year mission while dealing with life support, radiation damage, mechanical failures. To provide life support and redundancies, my main ship is 3600 tons and 1200 parts. I am reporting my progress So far, I'm dealing very well with life support and failures, but it sems solar storms are frequent enough that the mission cannot be stretched over a few years, even with the best mitigation techniques available. crew stress is rising even faster, even though i provided them with a flying luxury resort. I wonder, in case I have to send my crew back and replace it with another, if i can get some honorary mention anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 5 hours ago, king of nowhere said: I wonder, in case I have to send my crew back and replace it with another, if i can get some honorary mention anyway Given that you're working under the constraints of Kerbalism (!), I'm more than willing to consider it. I've been thinking about adding an honorable mention section to the hall of fame for a while now, for submissions that don't quite follow the rules but are still worth looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minerbat Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 i am working on it and making a small series on my youtube channel. here is the playlist of my progres so far with many more videos to come: i have been to eve, gilly and moho already. i have one question: the ship was launched in 1.10 but is it with 1.11 allowed to cheat a EVA science pack to the ship just because i want to read all the funny science messages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 hour ago, minerbat said: i have been to eve, gilly and moho already. i have one question: the ship was launched in 1.10 but is it with 1.11 allowed to cheat a EVA science pack to the ship just because i want to read all the funny science messages? I'm fine with it, as long as that's the only thing you bring over and the only thing you use it for is science messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minerbat Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, IncongruousGoat said: as long as that's the only thing you bring over and the only thing you use it for is science messages. yes, and yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 how about relay probes? is having some relay probes around that do not contribute to the mission in any way except by being radio bridges ok? in case the answer is no, what if they are originally part of the big ship assembled in LKO, and are later detached and sent everywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 2 hours ago, king of nowhere said: how about relay probes? is having some relay probes around that do not contribute to the mission in any way except by being radio bridges ok? in case the answer is no, what if they are originally part of the big ship assembled in LKO, and are later detached and sent everywhere? They're fine if they start off as part of the original ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king of nowhere Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 12/28/2020 at 10:27 AM, king of nowhere said: I've reached the point where this challenge is not particularly interesting to me alone. it's basically a matter of bringing isru equipment and refueling at every moon, or of bringing enough drop tanks. Unless there is something extra to spice it up I have then decided to try this challenge with kerbalism installed. I will have to partake in this multi-year mission while dealing with life support, radiation damage, mechanical failures. To provide life support and redundancies, my main ship is 3600 tons and 1200 parts. I am reporting my progress So far, I'm dealing very well with life support and failures, but it sems solar storms are frequent enough that the mission cannot be stretched over a few years, even with the best mitigation techniques available. crew stress is rising even faster, even though i provided them with a flying luxury resort. I wonder, in case I have to send my crew back and replace it with another, if i can get some honorary mention anyway Well, after a long, long time the challenge is completed. I actually succeeded in visiting everywhere and bringing back all the crew, and even the ship with all its service vessels. As it was pointed out, i do not technically fulfill the conditions, because i didn't land the same kerbin everywhere. I got confused, there is a clause on the Jool 5 challenge where you have to land a different kerbal everywhere, and i thought it would apply here too. Still worth a mention, though. By the way, I am already planning a new grand tour, with the full kerbalism isru rules - so no more using diggers to get fuel "easily" - and with the additional condition that I must land a rover and visit multiple biomes everywhere. On the plus side, i discovered how to activate the power-ups, which include the radiation decontamination unit, so small amounts of radiation over time won't be a killer anymore, and the TV, which should reduce stress (not sure by how much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncongruousGoat Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 3 hours ago, king of nowhere said: As it was pointed out, i do not technically fulfill the conditions, because i didn't land the same kerbin everywhere. I got confused, there is a clause on the Jool 5 challenge where you have to land a different kerbal everywhere, and i thought it would apply here too. Still worth a mention, though. Don't worry about it - I was intending to waive the rule in this case, since (given the radiation exposure constraints imposed by Jool) I'm not sure it's actually possible to follow with Kerbalism installed. Besides, that rule is designed to prevent submissions consisting of a whole bunch of independent interplanetary missions all launched at the same time, which is not what you did. Speaking of which... Congratulations on completing the Ultimate Challenge! Completing the challenge at all is a noteworthy accomplishment all on its own, but you went ahead and did it under the constraints of Kerbalism. I didn't even think it was possible, going in, but I'm glad to say you proved me wrong. The hall of fame has been updated, and you may pick up the badge at your leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kerbal Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I’m doing this. To be a KSP pro. Here I come with the Holengaurd. The largest ship the Kerbal Space Program has ever built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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