Jump to content

KSP Weekly

Spooks

By Spooks
in KSP1 Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

Scotius

Scotius

Posted
Posted

Yeah, me too :) Previous upgrades were out when i was at work, so i had to download late in the night. Which meant no playing until morning. And very bad download speed, since its afternoon in USA and a boatload of people is downloading the game at the same time :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guest

Guest

Posted
Posted
So it looks like we start with a MK 1 Command pod, a lvt-45, RT-10 SRB, FLT-200, One of those modular girder thingys, a Antenna and a parachute.

To the VAB!!

Remember, no decoupler in the first batch so you either launch suicidal missions or you leave them all in orbit until you get decouplers and a two-man capsule so you can rescue them.

Alternatively build some crazy contraption with those girders to manage many parachutes and then hope it doesn't tear itself apart when the parachute inflates.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Captain Sierra

Captain Sierra

Posted
Posted

SO we are looking at putting them in orbit indefinitely until we can mount rescue missions. Fun.

That OR sticking to sub orbital flights with small rockets so that the kerbals can actually live. I wonder, have they differenced teh LV-T30 and LV-T45 some to be more apart in .22 like mainsail and skipper or no?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LameLefty

LameLefty

Posted
Posted
Remember, no decoupler in the first batch so you either launch suicidal missions or you leave them all in orbit until you get decouplers and a two-man capsule so you can rescue them.

Alternatively build some crazy contraption with those girders to manage many parachutes and then hope it doesn't tear itself apart when the parachute inflates.

Very Kerbal approach - Jeb approved. :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
FlowerChild

FlowerChild

Posted
Posted (edited)

I'm rather disappointed that it looks like we'll be starting the campaign with manned missions right from the get-go. I would have very much liked to have seen incentive for sputnik style initial unmanned probes leading up to being able to research capsules (presumedly with life support) for your kerbals.

At present, it seems that probe cores are unlocked rather late in the tech tree, which strikes me as rather backwards, and which skips over a whole potentially interesting parallel to the history of space flight. I think it would be very cool if just getting an unmanned probe into the upper atmosphere was an achievement in the early game, and provided you with valuable initial research to get your space program rolling.

I think that it may also lead to a lot of oddities if you are initially limited to manned missions until you unlock probe cores, like sending manned missions to the Mun before probes. Honestly, I'm not even sure what unmanned probes would be used for if it's easier to perform manned missions.

Edited by FlowerChild
Link to comment
Share on other sites
magnemoe

magnemoe

Posted
Posted
You will have start a new game for CAREER mode.....science is useless in sandbox

I guess you can still do science and gathering science points, just something more to do.

It will not count toward progress is career.

Remember, no decoupler in the first batch so you either launch suicidal missions or you leave them all in orbit until you get decouplers and a two-man capsule so you can rescue them.

Alternatively build some crazy contraption with those girders to manage many parachutes and then hope it doesn't tear itself apart when the parachute inflates.

Your rocket will also work as an crumble zone for the pod.

Without staging it will be hard to reach orbit anyway.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
magnemoe

magnemoe

Posted
Posted
I'm rather disappointed that it looks like we'll be starting the campaign with manned missions right from the get-go. I would have very much liked to have seen incentive for sputnik style initial unmanned probes leading up to being able to research capsules (presumedly with life support) for your kerbals.

At present, it seems that probe cores are unlocked rather late in the tech tree, which strikes me as rather backwards, and which skips over a whole potentially interesting parallel to the history of space flight. I think it would be very cool if just getting an unmanned probe into the upper atmosphere was an achievement in the early game, and provided you with valuable initial research to get your space program rolling.

Agree here, and yes without staging most would not be able to get probes into orbit. You would not get the light probes early.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
This thread is quite old. Please consider starting a new thread rather than reviving this one.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...