SpaceOddity Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) This challenge is very simple - deliver a probe to the Mun using only LV-1 (aka. the engines for ants).Rules:- Only engines allowed are LV-1s and LV-1R (radials)- Balanced mods allowed- Fewest parts win- NO RCS, no "get out and push"- Lateral thinking is encouragedScoring:Your Score = 224 - Your parts count224 is my crafts part countModifiers (to the final score):Scientific instruments on board - +10 per unique piece (max 40 points)Your probe has power when crashing into the Mun - *2Land (not crash) - *10Return to Kerbin - *100Manned (proper capsule, not just seat) your score = 1500 - your parts countHow to apply modifiers: final score = (base score + instruments modifier) * bonus 1 *bonus 2 ...Leaderboard:1) Leibniz - 18100 points (manned, landed, power, 4 instruments)2) metaphor - 1420 points (unmanned, landed, power)3)4)5) Edited July 29, 2013 by SpaceOddity Updated Leaderboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceOddity Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 (edited) My reference craft, 225 parts.Javascript is disabled. View full album Edited July 29, 2013 by SpaceOddity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giggleplex777 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'll wait for radial ants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceOddity Posted July 24, 2013 Author Share Posted July 24, 2013 I'll wait for radial ants. One of the mods has those, but I can't remember which one ;-(. Anyway half of the challenge is creative placement of the LV engines. I just managed to get down to 101 parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracklen Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) I can just barely get a kerbonaut to orbit with my current design... Staging is somewhat difficult to plan, as keeping TWR when you lose so much surface area for engines can be daunting. I think I have a working model though, I just need more engines, I'll post my results when I get anywhere near the moon.Edit: Several tries and a whole lot of weird staging, and I can pull orbit and almost get to the mun... I don't think my computer can actually handle doing this challenge. The sheer number of engines that need to be firing to lift something capable of staging its way to the mun is giving me like 1 frame every few seconds at launch. I have a few more ideas about potential staging by frontloading huge numbers of engines onto ibeams or something that I'll try... But this challenge has defeated me for now x.x;. Edited July 25, 2013 by dracklen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceisbeautifulul Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Can we use the radial ants now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceOddity Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Can we use the radial ants now? Yes, I updated the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaphor Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Here's my first try, 153 parts, landed on the Mun.Javascript is disabled. View full album224 - 153 = 7171 * 10 * 2 = 1420The radial ants and the half-size fuel tanks help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leibniz Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 A manned mission, 635 parts (546 engines), 4 solar panels and 4 scientific instruments, and about 500 Delta V short of returning home.Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceOddity Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Wow! Great job! I didn't think it was possible with fewer than a thousand parts. I think I will have to adjust the scoring just a little, as you have astonishing 18100 points! (1500 - 635 = 865 base points. Plus 40 from instruments totals 905 times 10 for landing, and times 2 for power = 18100).I think that with a little lateral thinking (and bending the rules I deliberately left vague) you should be able to return. Edited July 29, 2013 by SpaceOddity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioman222 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 My reference craft, 225 parts.-snip-Take out the #0 in your imgur album code, and it'll look like this:Javascript is disabled. View full album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leibniz Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Wow! Great job! I didn't think it was possible with fewer than a thousand parts. I think I will have to adjust the scoring just a little, as you have astonishing 18100 points!As metaphor said, the radial ants help a lot - I might have needed 500 cubic octagonal struts without them. Perhaps the scoring for .21 should be 800 parts (manned) because the other 700 would be struts in .20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyben101 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I dread the day whack job finds this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnno Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I dread the day whack job finds this thread...I doubt Whackjob would necro months old challenges without actually contributing to them.Thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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