What did you do in KSP1 today?

[Iapetus7342]

2 hours ago, JoolRools said:

 

Update: Sent an orbiter that circularized just above the planet's orbit, than used ion engines to match inclination. I then set up an encounter, and had a slow enough rendezvous that I was able to complete the capture burn before leaving the SOI. The orbiter doesn't have any radiators after jettisoning ion stage though, so it's days are numbered...

Images?

[Eclipse 32]

nothing, got minecraft working and have been distracted by that

[Linkageless]

On 2/16/2025 at 7:21 PM, Eclipse 32 said:

does anyone know if i can get Volumetric clouds for free anywhere? i really want it but i can't pay online for anything.

Assuming you aren't only talking about Blackrack's project, Spectra looks interesting.  I haven't tried it though.

I too am tempted by the the Blackrack project though.  Thinking I may sign up to his patreon for a time just to try it out as from what I've seen it's fantastic.

I hope you'll find a way to pay, it's a relatively small amount considering how good the mod is.

[Eclipse 32]

Just now, Linkageless said:

Assuming you aren't only talking about Blackrack's project, Spectra looks interesting.  I haven't tried it though.

I too am tempted by the the Blackrack project though.  Thinking I may sign up to his patreon for a time just to try it out as from what I've seen it's fantastic.

I hope you'll find a way to pay, it's a relatively small amount considering how good the mod is.

only issue is that i need paypal or smh. i don't have that.

[RedAl1en1]

2 hours ago, Eclipse 32 said:

got minecraft working and have been distracted by that

yea my dad tried to get minecraft o n my computer like 2 years ago and i tested it this sunday and it worked

[FTLparachute]

6 hours ago, Linkageless said:

Assuming you aren't only talking about Blackrack's project, Spectra looks interesting.  I haven't tried it though.

I too am tempted by the the Blackrack project though.  Thinking I may sign up to his patreon for a time just to try it out as from what I've seen it's fantastic.

I hope you'll find a way to pay, it's a relatively small amount considering how good the mod is.

I use Spectra Scatterer alongside AVP - absolutely beautiful. Would do without AVP but don't know if Spectra has dust clouds, The highlight over AVP is that Duna's atmo is actually Mars-like, and Jool does this -

Spoiler

(the spectra scatterer config is on ckan and runs separately to spectra, though you need to uninstall the base scatterer config to get it to work).

[space_otter]

In the last few days, I spent my time setting up a new install with mods for a 2.5x scale career playthrough, with OPM. Unfortunately, most KSC mods don't work with 2.5x, so I had to make my own! If anyone wants me to make a mod out of this please tell me. The new KSC includes 5 new rocket pads and two landing zones, a harbour, a helipad, 2 new runways including one that is 4.8km long and a set of hangars and terminals.

I also had to mess with my visual mods, and I managed to combine AVP and Spectra to make my game look quite good.

[FTLparachute]

19 minutes ago, space_otter said:

In the last few days, I spent my time setting up a new install with mods for a 2.5x scale career playthrough, with OPM. Unfortunately, most KSC mods don't work with 2.5x, so I had to make my own! If anyone wants me to make a mod out of this please tell me. The new KSC includes 5 new rocket pads and two landing zones, a harbour, a helipad, 2 new runways including one that is 4.8km long and a set of hangars and terminals.

I also had to mess with my visual mods, and I managed to combine AVP and Spectra to make my game look quite good.

like the look of the space centre - what's the top down view like?

[JoolRools]

22 hours ago, Iapetus7342 said:

Images?

I don't know how to upload images to posts, sorry. Plus, the planet is unfinished and looks really bad.

[Duke MelTdoWn]

21 minutes ago, JoolRools said:

I don't know how to upload images to posts, sorry. Plus, the planet is unfinished and looks really bad.

Most of us here use imgur.com. You can make a free account and upload the pictures there. After you published the post on imgur, go to "Images" in top right menu where your account name is, click on the image you want,  copy the content of the "BBCode" line and just paste it into your post.

And we are interested in seeing a work in progress, even if it is not polished yet.

[Krazy1]

Last couple days, the seismic impact probe arrived at Duna from Kerbin. For CB without atmospheres it's easy to do a high energy impact with a small, fast probe like this one that will hit Bop later: 

Spoiler

Duna's atmosphere is only 4% of Kerbin's. How hard can it be?

30t of ore at 2.7 km/s...

Spoiler

Hauling the empty probe to Minmus:

Lander with 30t of ore starts collision path to Duna.

Ore transferred to the probe and lander diverted to orbit.

Nosecone fails as expected to reveal heat shield.

Tumbling. Not good.

Science: zero. 

It got to 8km altitude, same as the mountain peaks there. Problem was the storage can was at the front. Should have been at the rear with bigger fins and maybe RCS too. 

 

[M5000]

Got back into the game after a very long hiatus.

[space_otter]

I released my KSC mod!

 

[JD_]

I fully assembled the LSS (Lunar Service Station) by repurposing the transfer stage LH2OX tank that carried the habitation module (this was assembled in 2 launches, one for the core module, which was an RGU as well as a truss that adapted for further construction and a solar array). I then sent a lander that was only descent capable to the station as well as a lander with no payload capacity and only fuel tanks. The descent lander included a small mining refinery, and the reusable lander will be able to gather fuel from it using KAS attachments provided by crew (with yet another lander). This system will allow transfer stages with inadequate fuel to dock with the station and make the journey to other bodies.

Furthermore, to accompany the fuel station, I sent down the first surface base modules. Namely a core module as well as a pair of "arm" modules for assembly via a crane that will be arriving later. The surface crew can safely live in the core module indefinitely assuming they are provided with food and water (this is where the arms come in, they have greenhouses and logistics.), as the base is stationed at the south pole with a solar array that can extend above the local terrain unless eclipsed by the earth, in which case there are backup RTGs. I plan on expanding both the mining station as well as adding a nuclear power station in the near future.

[FTLparachute]

Finished a Tylo Elcano

[JoolRools]

On 2/19/2025 at 8:46 AM, Duke MelTdoWn said:

Most of us here use imgur.com. You can make a free account and upload the pictures there. After you published the post on imgur, go to "Images" in top right menu where your account name is, click on the image you want,  copy the content of the "BBCode" line and just paste it into your post.

And we are interested in seeing a work in progress, even if it is not polished yet.

https://imgur.com/p61sd7n

https://imgur.com/LpXSq8n

https://imgur.com/d6oKsyg

https://imgur.com/Axoe2aw

https://imgur.com/7SiTHzE

https://imgur.com/klncvZt

As you can see, the rendering is unfortunately messed up. 

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by JoolRools

[N_Danger]

A Mun imager/relay satellite was sent off.

Booster separation.

Trans Munner burn

Just before capture burn around the Mun . Moved to a circler 450 km orbit and started getting the science afterwards.

 

 

[Duke MelTdoWn]

11 hours ago, JoolRools said:

As you can see, the rendering is unfortunately messed up. 

I think you used the "Copy link" function instead of "Copy BBCode". Try to modify the URLs as follows, then the image should be embedded correctly.

https://imgur.com/klncvZt -> https://i.imgur.com/klncvZt.jpg

[AlamoVampire]

1 hour ago, Duke MelTdoWn said:

I think you used the "Copy link" function instead of "Copy BBCode". Try to modify the URLs as follows, then the image should be embedded correctly.

https://imgur.com/klncvZt -> https://i.imgur.com/klncvZt.jpg

If he did save image address he could just use “Insert image from URL” on bottom right of the post text editor box. 043802212025

[JoolRools]

1 hour ago, AlamoVampire said:

If he did save image address he could just use “Insert image from URL” on bottom right of the post text editor box. 043802212025

It gave me an error when I tried that, so I just put in the links.

[AlamoVampire]

1 hour ago, JoolRools said:

It gave me an error when I tried that, so I just put in the links.

If you copied the link too soon after uploading it will not be the “correct” link and the box will go red when trying to insert. Wait 5-10 seconds after upload to imgur to see it say upload complete. Once it fully completes you can save image address then paste it into “Insert image from URL” and it should work. Or go to your gallery to locate your desired image to get its BBCode for direct insert in the text field. Image wont appear this way iirc until you fully submit the post. 080202212025

[Eclipse 32]

i belive i found Jool IRL. go to this link, scroll to the bottom, and search for "HIP 65426 b".

 

https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/

[Mr. Kerbin]

2 hours ago, Eclipse 32 said:

i belive i found Jool IRL. go to this link, scroll to the bottom, and search for "HIP 65426 b".

https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/

(sigh), I see a lot of those YouTuber's with that space app saying "wowowowoow look at this it looks like earth blah blah blah", but these are

 ARTIST'S  INTERPRETATION, NOT REAL

Edited 20 minutes ago by Mr. Kerbin

[Iapetus7342]

2 hours ago, Eclipse 32 said:

i belive i found Jool IRL. go to this link, scroll to the bottom, and search for "HIP 65426 b".

 

https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/

Artistic liberties

22 hours ago, JoolRools said:

https://imgur.com/p61sd7n

https://imgur.com/LpXSq8n

https://imgur.com/d6oKsyg

https://imgur.com/Axoe2aw

https://imgur.com/7SiTHzE

https://imgur.com/klncvZt

As you can see, the rendering is unfortunately messed up. 

 

 

Nothing a tutorial can't fix.

[Kimera Industries]

1 hour ago, Mr. Kerbin said:

FICTIONAL ARTIST'S

Amazing how a fictional person managed to create something that showed up on a real-life website. 

Grand Tour progress: I have given up on the DLC propellers. I'm sick of the strange and mystifying problems that the buggy robotics parts have. I have instead decided to tweakscale the electric rotors from the Bumblebee mod. My excuse is that I tried to do it the hard way, and it didn't work. On another note, the Eve SSTO now has to carry a nuclear reactor to feed the propellers, but it's better than solar panels, which would limit the ISRU equipment's range from Kerbol. I am using a reactor from Kerbal Atomics, but the NTRs are stock, at least.