Deddly Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 One full charge should get you all the way there, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Deddly said: One full charge should get you all the way there, right? Hahaha, I wish ! The X shows how far it will get me... I'll need at least 4 more days of driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Sorry I misunderstood. Thought you meant it was just 40 km left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Deddly said: Sorry I misunderstood. Thought you meant it was just 40 km left Ok, I meant to say I was 40 km away from cp 26 after I've lost me right arm. Fully charged, look at those poor solarpanels, they must be hot... Thanks again for the tip on the motors, it's really efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 New route: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Sun and Mun in one picture. Having the sun by my side really helps my solarpanels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Well, this might be interesting. . . Edited September 12, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klapaucius Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 9:58 AM, Triop said: About to send out Val, we choose a small jet so we can get as close as possible and maybe even give the buggy a push (wishful thinking, I know) Good think you didn't kill her.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Klapaucius said: Good think you didn't kill her.... Killing Val and me hating quicksaving will hunt me for the rest of my life. Sorry it's a bit quiet at the KDA, but as you can see I am busy. Not bad for a 2 wheel drive. Next up, day 12, checkpoint 27. TBC Edited September 12, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Checkpoint 27. Getting some sun... I'm pleased with the result so far, not bad crappy buggy. Fun fact, this is what it looks like when I turn Kerbin and put the southpole flag over the North one: NEW ROUTE EDIT: We are getting closer . . . Edited September 13, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Day 12. Edited September 13, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minmus Derp Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 SO CLOSE! Originally i skipped this thread because i thought it would be boring! OH I WAS WRONG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, The Minmus Derp said: SO CLOSE! Originally i skipped this thread because i thought it would be boring! OH I WAS WRONG Boring ? I just found a dinosaur fossiel ! We continue. Yes, my graphics card sucks . . .I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 We are out of power, you can see the last reflection of sunlight in the water. Time to get Val home. TBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Sweet Val, I could never kill her.... Can't believe Jeb is down there driving, madness . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) Can you spot the Mun ? It's nice to be flying again, I've kinda missed the sound of a vacuumcleaner....Only driving drives you crazy Edited September 13, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 HELLO THERE ! TBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Seems to be going well! Might I suggest that from this point onward, you park on the top of a hill each night? The sun is perilously low on the horizon and it would be a bit of a downer to find yourself in perpetual shadow and have to get out and push the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klapaucius Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Deddly said: Seems to be going well! Might I suggest that from this point onward, you park on the top of a hill each night? The sun is perilously low on the horizon and it would be a bit of a downer to find yourself in perpetual shadow and have to get out and push the car It's a good thing Kerbin does not have a tilt or he could be there for several months. Edited September 13, 2018 by Klapaucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Deddly said: Seems to be going well! Might I suggest that from this point onward, you park on the top of a hill each night? The sun is perilously low on the horizon and it would be a bit of a downer to find yourself in perpetual shadow and have to get out and push the car I always park my buggy towards sunrise (as high up as i can), that is why I went the wrong way at cp 13 (see page 3, last post). 16 minutes ago, Klapaucius said: It's a good think Kerbin does not have a tilt or he could be there for several months. The closer I'm getting to the southpole, the lower the sun gets. The closer I get to the pole, the less sunlight I get. Hope this won't be to much of a problem when I get there. Edited September 13, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacke Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) I had some old KSP stuff I had to deal with (and exorcise) yesterday. Just got caught up on your roving. How much more can the Black Night take? How much more peril will Jeb take it into? 35 minutes ago, Deddly said: Seems to be going well! Might I suggest that from this point onward, you park on the top of a hill each night? The sun is perilously low on the horizon and it would be a bit of a downer to find yourself in perpetual shadow and have to get out and push the car I'd also suggest you point the nose of the rover north, slightly inclined towards where Kerbol rises--and ninjaed by @Triop. Could it get to having to charge it all day and then drive it into electric exhaustion while Kerbol sets? Will Black Night get to the pole? Will Val have to fly out with another rover--or a stonking big battery? 29 minutes ago, Klapaucius said: It's a good think Kerbin does not have a tilt or he could be there for several months. Here's @Snark saying (and I've seen it mentioned elsewhere) that the one thing that can't be modded in KSP is tilting Kerbin--or any body--with respect to another. All bodies have the same direction for their axes of spin. You can fake it for gas giants by tilting the graphics of their clouds. You can tilt all bodies' orbits and effectively give them all the same tilt to an orbital plane. But they all will have parallel spin axes. Edited September 13, 2018 by Jacke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klapaucius Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jacke said: You can tilt all their orbits and effectively give them all the same tilt to an orbital plane. But they all have to be parallel. I reckon that would still be pretty cool. It would still make for more shifting light levels across planets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacke Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Klapaucius said: I reckon that would still be pretty cool. It would still make for more shifting light levels across planets. Snark mentioned that's what @KillAshley did for New Horizons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Glad you already thought of the whole "part on a hill" thing. Hmmm. I wonder if you might have to eventually send out a claw with solar panels attached to it and fit it to the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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