Cavscout74 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Blufor878 said: Eh, I've seen worse... Why do I get the feeling you have a ridiculous modlist like me? These are neat by the way. Back when I was posting my JNSQ career as an ongoing series, I had the mod list posted at the beginning. It wasn't RSS-length ridiculous, but I had a fair number of pretty large mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 11 hours ago, Nazalassa said: how? On fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiillmm Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Final landing for today. Having too much fun!! Managed to recover the whole vessel as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 That's a lot of parachutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiillmm Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The prospect of doing a successful mission, only for it to end with me slamming face first into the ocean scared me, so I wanted to make sure I'd be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuddieD2015 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Since I can't seem to get a Kerbal to the moons alive, I flew a tin can probe to both moons and it went almost flawlessly. I have two probodobovines (tuna cans) parked, one on Mun and one on Minmus, both with a thermometer, pressure gauge, and antenna since I would need a live scientist to reset the goo and jr and well... :-) So far in my learning curve, this is a monumental feat. 10% of my rockets never make it 5 km up before nose diving into the ground near KSP. 85% of them never achieve a useful orbit and have to be reset back to the pad. No matter where they go, they do it without fuel shortly before or after entering orbit. I never knew that failure could be so much fun or addictive. Some of my most spectacular missions end in a fireball. It's just a good thing I have a closet full of Jeb clones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I like flying probe missions. Congratulations, @AuddieD2015. But why no screenshots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I had an idea, and I acted upon it. I didn't say it was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiillmm Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) Beautiful screenshots, @Blufor878! I have to ask, are those RCS thrusters on the booster that push them backwards? Also what is that booster-ejection-formation (I don’t know the right term), because I heard people call it something special sounding. Edited January 20, 2023 by mmiillmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuddieD2015 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Vanamonde said: I like flying probe missions. Congratulations, @AuddieD2015. But why no screenshots? I am so old that my brain is petrified and I didn't think about one. I am going back with Bob and Jeb to plant flags (they can be targeted!) I will be sure to follow up with either debris or happy Kerbals on moons. Someone also needs to run the experiments. Since I had a nap and nothing much to do for a while, I figured I would kill some tourists along with Jeb for a while. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Today I finished the Temple Rally Challenge ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiillmm Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 After a long day at school, I got myself a nice cup of coffee and I sent a satellite to Duna. I also got hired by the company I wanted to work at for a while now so today couldn’t get any better!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalswissarmyknife Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 8:40 PM, 1ksp fan said: i landed on the sun I once splashed down on the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazalassa Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Royalswissarmyknife said: I once splashed down on the sun I once entered atmospheric flight above Minmus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajwo Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 After almost a month away from KSP i am playing again. First thing I did was look through some saves and see what I was up to before taking a break. Dusted off making history and installed that and kronal vessel viewer. Then I devised a new lifter in about 20-30 minutes I think. It can just barely lift about 80 tons into low Kerbin orbit (100km). Now I have to figure out what to do with this thing. I have almost a month until KSP2 comes out in early access. Spoiler Lahmacun I (it's just a Saturn V with a Turkish name) TWR ~1.4 ASL. 5-Mastodon core stage, 2-Mastodon upper stage, 2-Skiff final stage. (All thanks to engine plates) Upper stage. I think I went slightly crazy with the flags here. The final stage detaches from the upper stage. The final stage, with a tiny sliver of fuel left next to the dummy payload it carried, a bunch of ore tanks strapped to a HECS2, adds up to 85 tons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, AuddieD2015 said: Since I can't seem to get a Kerbal to the moons alive, I flew a tin can probe to both moons and it went almost flawlessly. I have two probodobovines (tuna cans) parked, one on Mun and one on Minmus, both with a thermometer, pressure gauge, and antenna since I would need a live scientist to reset the goo and jr and well... :-) So far in my learning curve, this is a monumental feat. 10% of my rockets never make it 5 km up before nose diving into the ground near KSP. 85% of them never achieve a useful orbit and have to be reset back to the pad. No matter where they go, they do it without fuel shortly before or after entering orbit. I never knew that failure could be so much fun or addictive. Some of my most spectacular missions end in a fireball. It's just a good thing I have a closet full of Jeb clones. When I first heard about KSP, I downloaded the demo & swore I wouldn't buy the game till I could at least get something into orbit. Took me nearly a week. A few weeks later, when I got my first kerbal walking on Mun, I was ecstatic. Keep trying, keep experimenting & before you know it, you'll have one of those Jeb clones planting a flag on Laythe, and Mun will be a distant memory. And I still occasionally misjudge & send something shooting off into the ground or into a bad orbit. Lastly, qucksave & quickload (F5 & F9 on pc) are your best friends when learning to land on Mun. Edited January 20, 2023 by Cavscout74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerb24 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Nazalassa said: I once entered atmospheric flight above Minmus. Same, except I did it on the Mun. (Still was flight above Minmus though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 14 hours ago, Blufor878 said: I had an idea, and I acted upon it. I didn't say it was a good one. It looks like you are out of the atmosphere & I don't see any pieces missing after booster separation, so it couldn't have been too bad of an idea. You've certainly beaten most of my shuttle attempts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blufor878 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 13 hours ago, mmiillmm said: Beautiful screenshots, @Blufor878! I have to ask, are those RCS thrusters on the booster that push them backwards? Also what is that booster-ejection-formation (I don’t know the right term), because I heard people call it something special sounding. Solid fuel separatrons from Bluedog Design Bureau. They're meant for Titan boosters, but I like using them for other stuff as well. As for the formation, I think your thinking of the Korolev Cross, which is what the R7/Soyuz rocket does. Mine wasn't meant to look that way, but it works. Just now, Cavscout74 said: It looks like you are out of the atmosphere & I don't see any pieces missing after booster separation, so it couldn't have been too bad of an idea. You've certainly beaten most of my shuttle attempts. Oh no you're right, it works just fine. Actually I think it has better performance during the initial liftoff from the pad than the regular shuttle stack. Just the fact that this popped into my head (though I know I can't be the first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmiillmm Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Eve done as well! Now time for the big green ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Did some more JNSQ careering. I also figured out the mystery of my lost career save - I had started it in 1.11, and soon after getting a Mun landing, I ran into game breaking bugs - specifically stuff falling off whenever you tried to attach parts to a craft. I ended up deleting all my 1.11 installs, and was experimenting with a new tech tree in 1.10, intending to try again but lost interest instead. Tested the abort system on a newly researched Mk2 pod The Minmus Surveyor landed uneventfully That was followed by manned orbital missions to Mun & Minmus, with safe returns by both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Aerospace Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I made another Saturn V, but this time, it was an aero-SSTO (the aeroplane kind). So it can land and refuel and stuff, to bad I'm on PS4 otherwise I'd upload it 3 hours ago, Cavscout74 said: That was followed by manned orbital missions to Mun & Minmus, with safe returns by both I am jealous of your Paralax btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Today Jeb was acting stupid... Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 7 hours ago, BigStar Aerospace said: I am jealous of your Paralax btw That is actually just JNSQ with Scatterer 28 minutes ago, Triop said: Today Jeb was acting stupid... Again. Does make backing into your parking space a bit easier though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 22 minutes ago, Cavscout74 said: Does make backing into your parking space a bit easier though True.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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