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The Elcano Challenge: Ground-Based Circumnavigation (5th)


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19 minutes ago, TheKspEngineer said:

I don't know about the route but those are some cool rivers (that's a whole lot of RTGS)

Thx. The one on the right was built to fit in a Mk3 bay, and is one of the worst driving rovers I've ever built. Potatus2 is part of my ongoing Jool V attempt, since I'm visiting every biome on Tylo, might as well do a full circumnavigation (only like 50% more driving than biomes, so I'll kill two birds with one potatus.

 

It has all those RTGs on for a reason - when cruising, the rover starts to recharge, extending range without charging.

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4 hours ago, FTLparachute said:

Is this a good Tylo route? (in black, red was bits i chopped off)

Tylo is really quite flat apart from the crater rims and I think almost any route will do - and you've already decided you want to see the craters (as did I). Elcano isn't all pressing forwards and waiting, to put it mildly, but quite a chunk of Tylo is...

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1 minute ago, damerell said:

Tylo is really quite flat apart from the crater rims and I think almost any route will do - and you've already decided you want to see the craters (as did I). Elcano isn't all pressing forwards and waiting, to put it mildly, but quite a chunk of Tylo is...

Well, I'm doing it during a Jool V, so hitting all the major craters is needed for science.

Hopefully this goes better than any driving I've done on Eve - used RoveMax and LEV wheels - did not go well....

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21 hours ago, Royale37 said:

Is it okay if I post a timelapse on my youtube channel for proof, instead of pictures? I would still show the map view and plant flags.

That would be perfectly fine - it just has to be enough to prove you went, and a timelapse more than does that.

(I see the Minmus above, will get to it when I have time, but thanks).

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2 hours ago, damerell said:

(I see the Minmus above, will get to it when I have time, but thanks).

Do you mean you still have to review my Minmus one? (If I’m not mistaken you already did)

Also, given kerbin's lack of land, is this an acceptable route?

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No, @TheKspEngineer had minmus above and I meant that; sorry for the confusion.

I think probably not - it's basically zipping around the North Pole. The total distance should be at least comparable to a route the long way around. As far as I know, everyone has had to design some kind of amphibious vehicle for Kerbin - easy in KSP!

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10 minutes ago, damerell said:

No, @TheKspEngineer had minmus above and I meant that; sorry for the confusion.

No worries

10 minutes ago, damerell said:

I think probably not - it's basically zipping around the North Pole. The total distance should be at least comparable to a route the long way around. As far as I know, everyone has had to design some kind of amphibious vehicle for Kerbin - easy in KSP!

Fair enough. Shouldn’t be too hard, right. . . ?

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