Dres

[krblman]

What's the point of Dres?

It's confusing as heck - for the first 7 years I've played KSP I thought Jool was supposed to be saturn because of it, and I've played since 0.15.

My Laythe/Eeloo rocket can't get to dres either because of its weird orbit.

And bottom line, its not even that interesting. Whats the point of it? Are you just supposed to send a planet buster to Dres and get rid of it?

[Max von Kerman]

The dres canyon, of course!

[Starman4308]

It sort of represents dwarf planets like Ceres and Vesta, due to its moderately distant orbit and small size.

I'm really hoping KSP 2 planets will be more interesting, even if "dull gray rock" or "frigid iceball" are two of the most realistic planet types.

On a sidenote, if you can transfer direct to Eeloo, you should probably be able to transfer direct to Dres.

[kerbiloid]

What's the purpose of the 200 000 Dreses between the Mars and the Jupiter?

[The Aziz]

6 hours ago, Max von Kerman said:

The dres canyon, of course!

Which isn't really that interesting from the inside (it's not a canyon, it's a steep valley) and landing there is a piece of cake due to low gravity.

There's dresteroids though, or so I've heard, not sure what for.

[kerbiloid]

The Elder Ones have left it there.

We need to go deeper.

[Max von Kerman]

btw mercury is a lump of space rock slightly bigger than our moon and why is it there? It's the same reason why dres is here.

[ffx]

10 hours ago, krblman said:

What's the point of Dres?

Useless

[kerbiloid]

27 minutes ago, ffx said:

10 hours ago, krblman said:

What's the point of Dres?

Useless

Yes. Use less. Get moar.

An aim for minimalistic trips (anyway there is nothing to take there).

[Curveball Anders]

8 hours ago, Starman4308 said:

It sort of represents dwarf planets like Ceres and Vesta, due to its moderately distant orbit and small size.

Watch or read The Expanse and then build your own Ceres Station

[Hotel26]

12 hours ago, krblman said:

And bottom line, its not even that interesting.

A year or two in to KSP, after a little orbital mechanics had penetrated my grey matter, a subtle revelation blossomed.

The KSP system is a cleverly-constructed set of graded exercises in orbital mechanics.  Each one of these unique puzzles, once attempted successfully, teaches something new, interesting and valuable.

Maybe it's not what you find when you get to Dres but what you learn getting there.

Edited May 21, 2021 by Hotel26

[swjr-swis]

42 minutes ago, Hotel26 said:

Maybe it's not what you find when you get to Dres but what you learn getting there.

Besides, it's a perfect location to establish an evil lair a 'roid mining base.

[Philae_Rosetta2021]

I totally agree with @Hotel26 including the much-spoken line "what you learn on the way". It is there for the thrill of knowing that you managed to get there, against all the odds. It is one of the harder planets (dwarf or otherwise) and you can give yourself a jolly good pat on the back when you get there. 

For minimalist missions, this could be a real challenge. On Youtube Turbo Pumped (or someone like him) managed to get there and back for 1500 funds. I recommend watching that video before attempting to do it.