I've finished my tech tree!

[Odo]

I've finished my tech tree! So here is my thoughts on career mode:

I was a bit skeptical at first of career mode, there were a lot of negative things going on about it, but as soon as I started playing it all of those things were abolished.

It was amazing! With limited parts I was thinking outside the box as to how to create my rockets.

But for my first mission I ended up making a very simple rocket, and managed to kill Jeb.

First mission first death!

Anyway, the 2nd mission was a similar one, but it had multiple stages and its job was to get a kerbal to space and come back. Somehow I ended up getting into orbit around the sun, where I was able to collect invaluable science with bill right off the bat, I then was able to make a manuever to get a intersect with kerbin, and came back recovering all science with only 4 liquid fuel units left.

This kind of sparked a lore in my save, about Bill who was accidently flung into interstellar space only to return with vast tales of other planets and such. He tried to tell all the other kerbals that we orbitted the sun instead of the sun orbitting us, but no one would listen.

But anyway enough of that ^

My thoughts on career mode are that it is basically just all around a great idea. I was really pushed to do more exploration, I achieved more in a few days of career mode then I did in my entire time playing sandbox. I managed to do a manned duna landing and return, something I was never capable of until now, AND with limited parts! I felt pretty high on the sky that day! Then I managed to get a probe to land on ike, take off, land on duna, and do science on both, without parachutes to assist landing. I was also very proud of that!

My one complaint is that I was able to finish career mode very quickly. The combination of multiple munar biome missions, minmus, duna, and eve, was enough to fill it completely, and now I feel kind of sad that I've beaten it. I have no more enthusiasm to push forward towards the other planets for there will be no reward.

I think that it should definitely be more difficult to unlock the whole thing, maybe make science not as farmable. (Eg. transmitting the same thing over and over)

Anyway, those are my thoughts, so here are some highlights of my career mode space missions:

First Kerbal to space:

Bill coming back from interplanetary space:

First satellite:

First munar probe:

Charlie becomes the first to walk on the Mun:

First Mun Rover: (it sucked)

First Minmus probe:

2nd Mun Rover (It was amazing, capable of driving over 30m/s without crashing, it travelled over 100km)

First manned Minmus landing (Jeb's face in this picture is priceless)

Ike Probe:

Duna Probe: (actually the same probe)

Manned Duna Landing: (wahoo!)

And my last mission, I finished it not 30 minutes ago, an Eve probe. It gathered enough science to allow me to finish my tech tree.

[SpaceSphereOfDeath]

Well done, we both did things in the same order too!

[The Destroyer]

I did the same thing, but all was manned. I even visited Gilly... sadly, I still have yet to finish it off.

[Odo]

Well done, we both did things in the same order too!

Im really surprised that the majority of my designs in my career save are better then my Sandbox ones. Ive gained a lot of sweet craft files from this

[Odo]

I did the same thing, but all was manned. I even visited Gilly... sadly, I still have yet to finish it off.

I TRIED to land on gilly but I wasnt ever able to get an intersect from the eleptical orbit I ended up in around Eve. THe mission was declared a failure and the crew brought home.

[SpaceSphereOfDeath]

Im really surprised that the majority of my designs in my career save are better then my Sandbox ones. Ive gained a lot of sweet craft files from this

Same, I got a ~20t probe+launcher combo to duna

[Odo]

Same, I got a ~20t probe+launcher combo to duna

I got a duna lander and lifter that can get a kerbal to duna and actually return Beats everything I've made before ;3

Edited October 22, 2013 by Odo

[Bothersome]

Well, if you're finished, a few things you could do is go for a very large science score.

Or you could download a new tree and help test it out and make suggestions.

[Odo]

Well, if you're finished, a few things you could do is go for a very large science score.

Or you could download a new tree and help test it out and make suggestions.

I like to keep my game stock :/

[Sirrobert]

I defenitly agree that the carreer mode sparks way more creativity than the sandbox. I've done more in 3 days than I have in months before. Though I do kinda miss my space station. I'll build a simple refueling stop eventually

[Odo]

I think I might just start another Career world :3 Except play with some restricting rules. Like, no reverting flights, play for keeps

Anything else you guys can think of?