eatU4myT Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, Zamolxes77 said: Incorrect. Fake news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 In a little bit once I have the time I will be making my next video of Parallax! Probably my first mod review. Well see I need to see how Kopernicius works in 1.10.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHHans Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Today I did an emergency upgrade of the astronaut complex: Jeb ran out of fuel when trying to get home from the first flyby of the Mun (in this save) and I needed that to teach him the secrets of getting out and pushing the spaceship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popestar Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 16 hours ago, eatU4myT said: Check that the new bigger heavier ship still has a TWR >1, or no amount of extra time is going to help! TWR was indeed the issue. I more than doubled the weight of the original ship I used to get to the Mun...and tried to use the same landing engine (the Terrier). When I tried to land the thing didn't have enough "punch" to slow me down enough to land properly. Interestingly enough, I was able to increase the Pe to 12k above the surface of the Mun, throttle to max with the Terrier, and land, with the new ship design. And I realized I was using the wrong engine not during the landing, but rather when trying to take off from the Mun. I kept wondering "Why is it taking so darned long to get back into orbit", and it finally dawned on me that I didn't have enough thrust in the engine I was using. But, at least I got Jeb and that dumb tourist to the Mun and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyLightMatters Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 While testing the new Parallax mod (textures & shaders for all stock planets), I developped a new spaceship/lander for Duna. Screenshot with EVE + Scatterer + Parallax And the blueprint of the lander. Only Restock has been used, it is a stock lander (with MH parts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeaKaka Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 minute ago, OnlyLightMatters said: And the blueprint of the lander. Only Restock has been used, it is a stock lander (with MH parts). How did you make the blueprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyLightMatters Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, KeaKaka said: How did you make the blueprint? You have to install the Kronal Vessel Viewer mod, which allows to make captures from the VAB/SPH. Then you post process the whole thing in Photoshop/GIMP. You can watch these 2 videos which explains the whole process thing The fist one for KVV. Note that KVV does not allow to display edges only anymore. This video explains how to process an image to display edges only. I should make a video on this focusing on GIMP, which is a free tool. Edited November 12, 2020 by OnlyLightMatters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamolxes77 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 (edited) After many hours of tinkering and testing, I finally achieved my goal. A true plane SSTO that uses ONLY tier 3 parts or bellow. Is ugly as sin, requires moderate flying skills, takes a pilot and 2 passengers in LKO. Takes off the runway on 4 Juno, but you have to wait for end of runway and Reliants have to be engaged right at the end. Junos get turned off around 14km and Terriers get engaged. Reliants get turned off once you reached a 40 km Ap, and thing flies into orbit the rest of the way using only terriers. Reliants can be used for short bursts of speed when necessary. Entries on its back, to protect the basic wheels Is stable during reentry, maybe a bit too stable, has a problem keeping an AoA, so you have to bob up and down to make it break. I might have to tweak CoL more for an extremely smooth reentry, or add more reaction wheels. Has a service bay which can contain more batteries or experiments, as needed. Uses Junos to land fairly easy, just make sure is very horizontal, as there isn't much clearance, due to wheels being close to the body to minimize drag. Edit: After some refining, here is final form, with 700 m/s dV remaining in orbit ! I ditched atmospherics completely, not worth it to lug them around for the benefit they provide, just added few seconds of fuel. Moved stuff around, simplified, now is a pure rocket plane. Starts on runway, as it needs the lift generated by wings to offset TWR < 1. Edited November 12, 2020 by Zamolxes77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHHans Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Zamolxes77 said: After many hours of tinkering and testing, ... ... I still only get a "403 Forbidden" when I try to look at the images you linked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I started a new lightly modded career and visited Mun and Minmus. Why is that in any way significant? It's the first time I've played outside of challenges in who knows how long. Over a year I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamolxes77 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 3 hours ago, AHHans said: ... I still only get a "403 Forbidden" when I try to look at the images you linked. Please try again, I inserted pics into post using insert image tool, let me know if you can't see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okhin Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I can't see them either, still got the 403 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHHans Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Zamolxes77 said: Please try again Still the 403. You can also put the images on imgur for free. There is a forum post on how to include the images that way: Quick guide to posting pictures on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamolxes77 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, AHHans said: Still the 403. You can also put the images on imgur for free. There is a forum post on how to include the images that way: Quick guide to posting pictures on the forum. Thanks, looks like prntscr is not that good anymore. i hosted on imgur, hope it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHHans Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zamolxes77 said: i hosted on imgur, hope it works Yupp, it does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona688 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 imgur is the only image host that's been reliable since 2011... I hope it sticks around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kedrednael Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Finally my largest station with artificial gravity is in orbit. Launching it was quite difficult! BTW the large rotors need a lower minimum RPM than 5. We may also need a 2.5 meter rotor. So many ways in which it can crash.. Sometimes the kraken still attacks when it's in orbit. But not often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois424 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 18 hours ago, Superfluous J said: I started a new lightly modded career and visited Mun and Minmus. Why is that in any way significant? It's the first time I've played outside of challenges in who knows how long. Over a year I bet. Let me know if you ever publish another Let's play. I loved watching your videos ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyLightMatters Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 (edited) Edited November 13, 2020 by OnlyLightMatters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfthu Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Been on a propeller kick, still trying to figure out how to exactly map the propellers to the throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goaty1208 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 hours ago, OnlyLightMatters said: Does parallax affect too badly the performance? Cool base thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona688 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Got back into kerbalx. Now you can try my thud-based monstrosity for yourselves. https://kerbalx.com/Corona688/89H-Refuge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamolxes77 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I continue my trend, exploring plane SSTO's on the lower end. This is my attempt for a T4 plane SSTO. Wanted to use some air breathing engines, and surprisingly, Wesley work pretty well. I also wanted to use the Skipper which is unlocked at tier 4 (5 on wiki, not counting the tier you start with, tier 0). Weighs little more than 2 reliants, but has nearly triple the thrust and more efficient, ASl and VAC. This is the first crude attempt, the thing looks mostrous, but flies like a dream, up down, atmo breaking ! Size of the Skipper makes it stick out like a sore thumb and using 2.5m fuel tanks makes it look extremely ...ODD. Naturally, I will try to tweak it some more. Ascent profile is easy: take off on Weasely's, AoA 20, at 2,000 meters try to level off, maintaining speed. At around 5,500 meters and 280 m/s, engage Skipper, go up to AoA 45-50, then fly it like a rocket into orbit. Takes 4 passengers and a set of science into LKO. Going to try to add a docking port, RCS and some solar panels, as well as increasing its range in orbit a little bit. Naturally, a chemical SSTO that takes off as a rocket and land as a plane is probably more feasible at this point, Skipper is very powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona688 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Zamolxes77 said: I continue my trend, exploring plane SSTO's on the lower end. This is my attempt for a T4 plane SSTO. Good show sir! I'd like to see that craft file! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamolxes77 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, Corona688 said: Good show sir! I'd like to see that craft file! Off course, any suggestion where to host it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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