Howdy

[MrSystems]

I've been playing KSP since 2016, but I'm just now joining the forum. 

I play a heavily-modded version, so thank you very much to all the mod developers out there! The mods I can't live without include:

• ForScience
• Kerbal Engineer Redux
• Kerbal Operating System (not updated to 1.6.1, so I am currently living without it  )
• Missing History
• Near Future Construction, Launch Vehicles, and Solar
• PreciseNode
• SCANSat
• SpaceY Heavy Lifters
• SurfaceLights
• Tarsier Space Technology
• Transfer Window Planner

That list is by no means all-inclusive of what I use; those are just the important ones for the way I play the game. And the way I play the game is with a lot of math on the side. I tend to work out answers to questions like "what engine will meet my thrust and delta-V requirements for the lowest total mass?" and "I haven't launched yet but I want to orbit the sun with an apoapsis of 70Gm; how much prograde delta-V do I need from low Kerbin orbit" in spreadsheets and on note paper. I'll release a public version of my spreadsheet soon; it takes all the guesswork out of building rockets.

 

[Starhawk]

Hello MrSystems, and welcome to the forums!

Interesting spreadsheet.  Looking forward to seeing the release.

Happy landings!

[James Kerman]

Welcome @MrSystems.  Your spreadsheet surely beats my "Slap it on in the VAB and see" technique. Can't wait to try it.

[Geonovast]

Howdy indeed, @MrSystems!

You and I... have very different playstyles.  I'm on the "just wing it" train.  Of course, I don't do much exploring now.  I tend to just build silly things and see if they work, blow up, or break the game.

[MrSystems]

31 minutes ago, Starhawk said:

Interesting spreadsheet.  Looking forward to seeing the release.

 

4 minutes ago, James Kerman said:

Welcome @MrSystems.  Your spreadsheet surely beats my "Slap it on in the VAB and see" technique. Can't wait to try it.

I'll put a version out once I get to 5 mod-approved posts.

 

5 minutes ago, Geonovast said:

You and I... have very different playstyles.  I'm on the "just wing it" train.  Of course, I don't do much exploring now.  I tend to just build silly things and see if they work, blow up, or break the game.

I'm a nerd. I can't help it. In my defense, though, this is a game based on rocket science.

[MrSystems]

Or I can share it now, here, I guess, as an early release. I'll type it up in the Add-Ons forum later.  Feedback is welcome.

Kerbal multipurpose calculator v1.0.xlsx

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YXN06keUEW7AkaMWv12g9aj7FWreLvEk