Delay Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Triop said: Should she do it ? If it's unsafe, go for it. Suspense is literally the last thing you want in a (so far) successful mission. If it safe, then it would be boring, so don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerbolExplorer Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, Triop said: Val wants to leave the buggy and sky dive from the mountain when she is done... What do you think ? Should she do it ? yup tottaly dont forget pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkOwl57 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Triop said: Val wants to leave the buggy and skydive from the mountain when she is done... What do you think? Should she do it? As long as you've got 1.4 installed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Just now, DarkOwl57 said: As long as you've got 1.4 installed! Dammit! I accidentally jumped Val into oblivion because I still had 1.3.1 installed! There's "Biggest KSP fail" potential in that story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Delay said: Dammit! I accidentally jumped Val into oblivion because I still had 1.3.1 installed! There's "Biggest KSP fail" potential in that story. I saw this video on YT where a guy started a career in 1.4 He flew up into space and wanted to EVA for trying his parachute. Lucky for Jeb you can't EVA yet when you start a career. Not knowing he just saved Jeb's life cause he also did not have a parachute at level 0... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 He just got lucky. The next time... he will pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 O dear.... I estimated the location wrong... Val had to "crawl" out of the pit and now it seems we need to do some more climbing...I love this game *kuch. "go away mountain, you're blocking my sun !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, Triop said: "go away mountain, you're blocking my sun !" Now see... this is why I RTG spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kerbin Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, qzgy said: Now see... this is why I RTG spam. See this is why I use VTOL aircraft and or Blimps. Oohhhhh Idea... Plane that drops rover in midair and rover lands on mountain under a parachute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mark Kerbin said: Oohhhhh Idea... Plane that drops rover in midair and rover lands on mountain under a parachute. I think thats what Triop did. Plane to general place, rover to survey site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 21 minutes ago, Mark Kerbin said: See this is why I use VTOL aircraft and or Blimps. Oohhhhh Idea... Plane that drops rover in midair and rover lands on mountain under a parachute. I'd love a blimp, but right now it's all vanilla for me. I wish I had the skill to drop a rover by parachute, my aiming is not that good. To be honest I have the skill to make a small plane and land it on this mountain, but where is th fun in that ? 21 minutes ago, qzgy said: I think thats what Triop did. Plane to general place, rover to survey site. Yep Planning a new route, this should be possible, I hope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) OMK ! Val rolled over during a steep climb (she was so close) and slided down the mountain. The buggy miraculuslellely survived, but the set back is not very motivating. Maybe I should think about sending plane/VTOL... EDIT : Our current position: This is madness... Edited April 10, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Kan Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 making pressed mün-dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaDizzy Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 20 hours ago, Triop said: I like the view with Kerbin and the Mun in one shot. ...and a Mothership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 33 minutes ago, Triop said: Maybe I should think about sending plane/VTOL... You’re far more persistent than I. By now I would have sent some ginormous, overbuilt rocket that cost 10x what the contract pays, given up, cancelled the darn thing and then crashed stuff into the VAB for an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, CatastrophicFailure said: You’re far more persistent than I. By now I would have sent some ginormous, overbuilt rocket that cost 10x what the contract pays, given up, cancelled the darn thing and then crashed stuff into the VAB for an hour. Right now my funds are 326.086 science 151.6. Jeb is on his way back from Minmus with 2 tourists and tons of science. I need 550 science points to get the TR-2L wheels so I can build a improved buggy. It will take him 5 days to get back so I've given Val a deadline: Reach the first survey point within 5 days or return to base. She's under a lot off stress now, wonder if she will make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, VasimrVasimrovich said: @Angel-125 Pretty good station so far, also what mod is the scrapping arm from? The Buffalo Recycler Arm is from Pathfinder, which has the necessary resource distribution code in its plugin. I was testing some fixes I made to favor the arm's vessel to store resources before looking for nearby vessels. meaning, if you run out of space on your vessel, resources will be distributed to other nearby vessels as well. It also now switches between Equipment (Pathfinder's resource for assembling and configuring inflatable modules) and MaterialKits (used by OSE Workshop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 While waiting for lots of stuff to reach various destinations, I decided to mess with another jet - and since I had a contract to test a nuclear thermal jet, that was the obvious choice for a the engine. Actually got off the ground on the first flight and even landing while only losing one wing. Second flight was even better. Got up to around 350 m/s just above sea level before I got bored & turned around, although it was still accelerating slowly. I may have to look into getting this thing to Eve for exploration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cavscout74 said: While waiting for lots of stuff to reach various destinations, I decided to mess with another jet - and since I had a contract to test a nuclear thermal jet, that was the obvious choice for a the engine. Actually got off the ground on the first flight and even landing while only losing one wing. Second flight was even better. Got up to around 350 m/s just above sea level before I got bored & turned around, although it was still accelerating slowly. I may have to look into getting this thing to Eve for exploration. I love the rounded wings, looks cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 18 minutes ago, Triop said: I love the rounded wings, looks cool. Thanks, they're from SXT mod. The wings needed something at the end, and they happened to fit perfectly so I went with them rather than trying to find a wing connector piece that didn't look ugly. I may tweak them a bit to cover the ends of the ailerons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU Val is on her way back to Wilkin who is waiting at his her MiG 21 to take her home. Although she failed the mission she managed to climb her damaged buggy almost to the top. No shame in that, great job Val ! We will now wait on Jeb's return from Minmus. He has gathered enough science points to create a better rover. TBC Edited April 11, 2018 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Angel-125 said: Using @Pak's KMU from Cormorant Aeronology Is that in the Shuttle pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Last note of the day: research has began on a new rover. Spoiler TBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, DerekL1963 said: Is that in the Shuttle pack? Yeah, it's in Cormorant Aeronology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterplanetJanet Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Triop said: Val wants to leave the buggy and sky dive from the mountain when she is done... What do you think ? Should she do it ? Absolutely! 'Nauts need to fly, man! Case in point: (and how smooth was that segue? About as smooth and slick as most of my craft designs!) My new game, first orbital mission, with Valentina (driving) and Jebediah (kvetching). Yeah. (Imgur album linky) (mod is FASTCORP AutoGarage, and it works fine in 1.3.1; just remember to hit 'S' once - one ping S only - between 'picking' a wheel and attaching it) Edited April 11, 2018 by InterplanetJanet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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