To the bottom!

[Kerminator K-100]

After reading this mission thread by @purpleivan, I decided to mess around with some underwater stuff too. First on my to-do list, visit the bottom of Kerbin's ocean.

Introducing the submarine-lander! (you can download it here)

I wanted to explore the arctic, specifically that lake in the top middle of the picture.

So I cheated the craft over and got dropping

Going down

Jeb noticed that the coastline here is a little square looking

Further down. Bob is wondering whether that leak is a bad thing

Almost. Bob has noticed another leak.

 You can see the ground in this picture. Bob, stop finding leaks!

And touchdown. In this picture it kind of looks like I'm on a moon

Thanks I'll keep that in mind

Jeb got out to plant a flag...

... but apparently doesn't want to hang around.

Here's were the lander ended up

You can also almost see it in this picture

Or maybe because there is a bunch of water?

There it is, about 1100 meters deep

Also if you move the camera to just the right place while on the surface, Jeb starts falling into a black hole.

And there you go! To the bottom of the ocean. Next up will (probably) be a sub or boat mission or visiting Laythe or Eve with this craft.

Edited April 13, 2021 by Kerminator K-100

[Maria Sirona]

Tip: place the hatch on the bottom of the ship and make it so that there is only about 1 kerbal height of space between the craft and the bottom of the ocean. That way the craft will keep the kerbal in place.

[Kerminator K-100]

On 4/14/2021 at 1:17 PM, Maria Sirona said:

Tip: place the hatch on the bottom of the ship and make it so that there is only about 1 kerbal height of space between the craft and the bottom of the ocean. That way the craft will keep the kerbal in place.

Thanks for the tip!

[TanoPrime]

Does reaching as deep as you did require disabling pressure limits when creating the save?

Also, does operating your craft allow for planting flags on the bottom of the sea?