The Aziz Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, qzgy said: Wait a sec *tilts head 90 degrees the left* oh now I see.... 1 hour ago, dvp said: I have some bad news for you. That's vertical. Tfw you plan to write "vertically" but you make a mistake anyway. I woke up too early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invision Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 im finally getting the hang of how landing works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azimech Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: Tried to go for the Kurburgring Lap time in my Selenium I racer. Made it through most of it, then when I tried to make the last turn, nothing... Turned out my front tires had popped for no obvious reason Shocks too firm? A lot of people set springs/shocks to 2.0/2.0 thinking that must be best. Edited September 21, 2017 by Azimech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Curveball Anders Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 After my less than spectacular failure due to dodgy key assignments (and a pleasant trip to my local pub) I redid my mission to deploy 3 comm sats at Minmus and used the spare fuel on my launch vehicle to refuel Minmus Station One. But not without slightly hilarious issues. I prefer to play career without too much time warp, relying on KAC and doing various housekeeping and testing/tourist missions to spend time until any upcoming 'main' mission events. That means that I have alarms coming up in anything between 8-9 days and 300+ (interplanetary stuff). So what happens? Well suddenly I was stuck with two kind of critical manoeuvres in 8 days time, but less than 1 minute apart ... I had to do the circularisation burn at Minmus and then quickly switch to detach and circularise my final Kerbin Relay Sat hoping that I'd manage to do them both in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraden Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 @Curveball Anders whenever that happens to me, I choose a vehicle to adjust trajectory "now" so that the critical burn times are further apart. Props to you for pulling it off the hard way though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicSpaceTroll139 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Azimech said: Shocks too firm? A lot of people set springs/shocks to 2.0/2.0 thinking that must be best. Indeed I do have my shocks set quite firm for this particular car. It's been working great for all other parts of the track, allowing the body of the car to be just a little bit off the ground* while not worrying about the car rocking a little and scraping at the corners. It's just this spot that's giving me problems. If I were racing anywhere other than the KSC, I would have softer shock and maybe spring too, as well as more ground clearance, but the KSC terrain on the course was in theory perfectly flat, free of any divots or potholes. Never noticed it wasn't (putting aside the previous versions problems of ridges in the runway) until I cam across this problem with my car. Guess that's what I get for not having thoroughly inspected for such things Anyways I think I've figured out how to get past the divot without problems. Just need to do a little testing. I think I might be able to soften the shocks a bit, but first I want to try this other method I figured out. *Keeping it low to the ground obviously allows a low CG. The stiff suspension also allows the wheel fenders/wheel-wells/whatchamacallits to top out just a few centimeters above the tire, reducing drag... altho the latter may be more for looks bcc the difference probably isn't significant in stock aero Edited September 21, 2017 by EpicSpaceTroll139 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partperpart Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I killed Jebadiah ◉_◉ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, Partperpart said: I killed Jebadiah ◉_◉ Welcome, your training is officially over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadet_BNSF Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 8 hours ago, PaperAviator said: I don't even know what to say-other than this is AWESOME!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G'th Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Uploaded my first ever KSP video! Woo lol. Derped on the audio a bit but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Dropped a Huygens probe. I made a really detailed Cassini to mark its passing last week, so might as well use it. Doing a Jool 5, flybys via gravity assist. Here's my close Laythe encounter, after a Tylo gravity assist. Meanwhile: So close to land.... Easy to find evidence of liquid on Laythe. This whole bit reminds me of the end credits of the classic aussie show my parents used to watch, Sea Change. Toutchdown. Got to empty those batteries sending science while Cassini is still in range. Cassini had to maneuver to reduce impacts from an unplanned Tylo encounter. See ya Huygens. Edited September 27, 2017 by Tw1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisjosh2711 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Seen my first solar eclipse on kerbin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Tw1 said: So close to land.... Easy to find evidence of liquid on Laythe. What's that bit hanging off on the right that looks like a roll of TP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmetman Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 @CatastrophicFailure Kodak Film roll with white paper cover? Space tissues? Unused TP? Ticket dispenser? Pamhplets with Jebediahs face on it? Seriously, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anti_con2 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I haven't done much in ksp lately, I did a kinda - apollo 8 style mission to the mun. I just wanted to say that I think this whole thing about September 23rd apocalypse and niburu is crap, like if you agree with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerikBalm Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/21/2017 at 6:06 AM, dvp said: Today I learned (again): Landers should be as low and wide as possible. Mining on the Mun sucks. Bouncing is bad. There are no flat spots in craters. Only spots that LOOK flat. Make absolutely sure you kill ALL of your lateral velocity before you begin your final descent. Well, your first pic looks like the engine bell sticks down below the 4 tanks. I have ISRU lander designs similar to yours that seem to work fine. Also, it seems that your landing struts weren't deployed, I'd also disagree with the last point, just make sure that you kill lateral velocity before touchdown... doing it *during* final descent is fine IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Yesterday Realism Overhaul froze my PC again for like 15 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerpzGames Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) Today in KSP, I launched the "Frontier Station" (named by Gameslinx) into a Low Kerbin Orbit. I will be shortly sending the crew up. EDIT: There's now a crew working on board! Edited September 22, 2017 by DerpzGames Adding new info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: What's that bit hanging off on the right that looks like a roll of TP? You never know when you've gotta go . Better safe than sorry. 5 hours ago, Helmetman said: Kodak Film roll with white paper cover? Space tissues? Unused TP? Ticket dispenser? Pamhplets with Jebediahs face on it? Seriously, what is it? It's the ever useful Graphotron mod, maintained by those who do hyperedit. It's paper for data print outs! While I'm here, I might as well include some more in this post. Here's a vengeful Ghost of Cassini, using its... extra science equipment to take it out on the VAB Here's a pilot returning from a salvage operation in the Jakku desert. Rey Kerman and her Speeder. This thing was tricky to get thrust balance. Edited September 22, 2017 by Tw1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Kerman Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Today I sent the Venus Station to its destination Ignition ! All 4 RD-0210 engines burned for 6 minutes. Then I finished the burn with the RCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 hours ago, Tw1 said: It's the ever useful Graphotron mod, maintained by those who do hyperedit. It's paper for data print outs! And here I was hoping it was finally SPACEBALLS: The Toilet Paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Vortex Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Thermal ramjet SSTDuna'd: https://clips.twitch.tv/GrotesqueScrumptiousKiwiCmonBruh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvp Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 6 hours ago, KerikBalm said: Well, your first pic looks like the engine bell sticks down below the 4 tanks. I have ISRU lander designs similar to yours that seem to work fine. Also, it seems that your landing struts weren't deployed, I'd also disagree with the last point, just make sure that you kill lateral velocity before touchdown... doing it *during* final descent is fine IMO Angle of the shot - it stuck out a little past the tanks, but had plenty of clearance when the legs were deployed. (Which they were, when I attempted to land.) I toggled the legs back and forth a couple times trying to see if I could get it to tip upwards enough to get it off the ground again, to no avail. To your second point, I would generally agree. But that thing handled like a whale, even empty, and I actually crashed it once because it didn't turn back fast enough after a correction burn. (It wasn't until I was low to the ground and travelling <10m/s, that it became obvious I had 1-2m/s of lateral velocity.) Probably should have spammed a lot more RCS thrusters in the design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nergal8617 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Today I started expansion of my base infrastructure on Minmus; the first step being to move all resource gathering operations away from the main base location(drills in USI-MKS will kill your FPS if you have a lot in one location ); next is a manufacturing site for everything needed to be self sufficient. Here is a screenshot of the first mining outpost with the crew lander off in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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