rkman Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'd like to propose a TL;DR Kerbin launch fuel efficiency reference, something along these lines:A fuel efficiency reference for launching from Kerbin to low Kerbin orbitFor a given rocket, using less fuel means using less delta-v. For a 74km orbit the record stands at 4333m/s delta-v: Anything near 4400m/s can be considered "good". Rule-of-thumb required delta-v for LKO is 4500m/s (can be considered "not bad"), which gives you a safety margin and in most cases should be enough to get you into an orbit a bit higher than 74km.Mechjeb can provide detailed delta-v readouts and can provide decent control over the ascent path.See elsewhere for help with designing a rockt capable of fuel efficient launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikehahn78 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Does this library have info on mods? Or is it just mostly stock? I have a small problem, I have been trying to figure out travel times between the planets since I use life support mods. I understand that times depend on launch windows, but if I had an idea of what the times are with with optimal launch window, that should give me a mean time to use as a rule of thumb. Thank you for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laie Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Try this for size: http://alexmoon.github.io/ksp/Just running it with default values for any destination will usually give you two or three transfer windows to choose from. The y-axis lists travel time in days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikehahn78 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Try this for size: http://alexmoon.github.io/ksp/Just running it with default values for any destination will usually give you two or three transfer windows to choose from. The y-axis lists travel time in days.Is it in earth or Kerbal time, and thanks for the link, will check it out when I get home, my windows phone doesn't like the drop down menu on the site for the planets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric S Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Is it in earth or Kerbal time, and thanks for the link, will check it out when I get home, my windows phone doesn't like the drop down menu on the site for the planets.There's a radio button to set for 6h or 24 h days, so it works regardless of which you want, just make sure it's set to what you want, results get strange if you leave it alone since it defaults to 6h in game and 24h on that web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 [nervously pokes head into thread]Hey, I'm thinking of revamping my docking tutorial. I never got the Asteroid Redirect Mission bit done, and I feel guilty. Also, the new rendezvous missions in .24.2 could be covered. I'll include better navball explanations and reveal some of my stock-docking tricks I've learned, including misaligned-thruster docking, limited thrusters, and main-engine-only docking.Do we still have n00bz looking for docking help? (Sorry, that's a little harsh. Even I've had problems with docking sometimes.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikehahn78 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I just found a young man learning to play on steam chat. I plan on sharing this thread with him when he gets back on. I would also like to see you new videos. I'm not a noob, I have made manned landings on Ike and Duna, I just haven't gotten much other than that done. I'm working on a refueling station, and docking kills me, as I overshoot three or four times before I finally get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Apologies for the backlog of unaddressed posts. I'm just coming back from a little week-long forum break.[nervously pokes head into thread]Hey, I'm thinking of revamping my docking tutorial. I never got the Asteroid Redirect Mission bit done, and I feel guilty. Also, the new rendezvous missions in .24.2 could be covered. I'll include better navball explanations and reveal some of my stock-docking tricks I've learned, including misaligned-thruster docking, limited thrusters, and main-engine-only docking.Do we still have n00bz looking for docking help? (Sorry, that's a little harsh. Even I've had problems with docking sometimes.)Feel free to share whatever you've come up with for scrutiny I just found a young man learning to play on steam chat. I plan on sharing this thread with him when he gets back on. I would also like to see you new videos. I'm not a noob, I have made manned landings on Ike and Duna, I just haven't gotten much other than that done. I'm working on a refueling station, and docking kills me, as I overshoot three or four times before I finally get it.Glad to hear I'll see what I can do about adding new videos to the list; admittedly I've been getting a bit lax on searching for them lately. As always, if anyone has made something or sees something that someone else made that they feel might be worth my time, feel free to drop me a line, either in this thread or via PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Feel free to share whatever you've come up with for scrutiny Thank you for not being intimidating at all! It may take a while... but I'm planning near-complete coverage of everything from craft design (Fuel efficiency vs. cost in the new .24.2 system) to orbital profiles (e.g. docking to a polar craft (or an asteroid on an inclined orbit)).We shall see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thank you for not being intimidating at all! Hah, didn't mean to come across that way if I did. To put it a better way: I hope to see what you've come up with soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) And here's the outline of the reconstructed tutorial. I have a brand-new format for this one, which I don't believe has been attempted before.Craft ConstructionNavball BasicsFlight BasicsOrbital Mechanics and Maneuver NodesRendezvousDocking and RCS TutorialRendezvous and Docking from LaunchInclined Orbit 01Inclined Orbit 02Elliptical Orbit 01Elliptical Orbit 02Asteroid Training 01Asteroid Training 02Asteroid on Flyby TrajectoryAsteroid on Impact TrajectoryExtreme Scenario 01 - 2 Thruster DockingExtreme Scenario 02 - Misaligned Thruster DockingExtreme Scenario 03 - No Thruster DockingI've set up about 50% of the tutorial at this time. I'm going to put up some previews up in its official thread a few days before release.EDIT:I was trying to edit the .sfs file for a part of the tutorial and had the brilliant idea to set the eccentricity value (ECC) to 1.The Hell Kraken ate all of my KSP.Oh, well. I hadn't really gotten underway yet with the hard bits. Edited September 26, 2014 by Starwhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 Sounds awesome. Here's to hoping I can get a good look at it soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iFlyAllTheTime Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 May I suggest adding Remote Tech to this informative and helpful list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 I'll give it a look. Thanks for the heads-up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcirish3 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Not sure if you want to wade into this but issue on your sticky but I made a tutorial for win64 users. I think it would go here: Mod-Related (Creating, Installing, Using, Modded Ship Designs) here is a link, if you like, feel free to share. http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/99485-General-tutorial-for-removing-WIN64-KSP-Denial-of-access-code-from-mods Edited November 11, 2014 by mcirish3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Awesome. Thanks for the heads-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcirish3 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thank you for the add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INSULINt Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Don't know if it really counts for much but I have my controller tutorial linked in my signature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I'll certainly take a look. Thanks for bringing it to my attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squelch Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I really must spend more time reading the forums. For some reason i've been doing it the hard way, and attempting to search for those little tidbits. Thanks for the work you've done here. Excellent resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 So today, to take advantage of a nifty new forum feature that's been added to the forum in the past few weeks, I added a table of contents with internal hotlinks to each separate subsection. This should help people get to exactly what they're looking for a little faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmMango Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 My god. I had no idea this even existed. IMMENSELY useful resource ( I was wondering how to make toroidal space stations:D)I will see if I have anything to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist290 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Glad I was able to be of service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbstian Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 This question has probably been asked and answered many times, but I can't find the solution. Also all of the recommendations i find doesn't work.My question is when in the VAB how do I zoom in and out? I am on a mac btw not on steam. Outside the VAB i can zoom in and out just fine but not inside. Am i pressing something wrong or is it a glitch. I'm playing the most recent version just started playing again. Any tips or info would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 My question is when in the VAB how do I zoom in and out? I am on a mac btw not on steam. Outside the VAB i can zoom in and out just fine but not inside. Am i pressing something wrong or is it a glitch. I'm playing the most recent version just started playing again. Any tips or info would be greatly appreciated.The plus and minus keys on the numeric keypad are the default keys for zooming. If you are on a laptop that obviously won't work, so you can set different keys for it in the Settings screen (I use -/=, but it's up to you). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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