The Grand 0.23.5 Discussion Thread

[Sophistry]

I'm not going to do any maths to check, but simply comparing the numbers in the tool tip, I'm pretty sure the liquid booster makes the Mainsail and Skipper obsolete. It's got way more thrust and better ISP than the Skipper with equivalent fuel tank, for only 2 more mass, and still better ISP and more thrust over the Mainsail (again with an orange tank) for the same weight.

I'm sure there might still be a use for the Skipper (probably) but unless I'm completely missing something, the Mainsail seems useless now.

[Athanasius]

Does anyone have issue using the fake windowed mode?

Game opens somewhere in the background and I can hear the menu music, but I cannot tab in, task manager sees nothing and only the process is visible (to kill).

Yes, and I struggle to get normal window mode working either. Have to run the game in FullScreen mode first. If it makes any difference I have dual monitors (on a GTX 560 Ti 448 Core with 335.23 drivers). Worked fine in 0.23.

[Sophistry]

Does anyone else have Mysterons in the new version?

Now we know why Jeb is so fearless! He's the Indestructible Captain Kerman!

[The Jedi Master]

I'm not going to do any maths to check, but simply comparing the numbers in the tool tip, I'm pretty sure the liquid booster makes the Mainsail and Skipper obsolete. It's got way more thrust and better ISP than the Skipper with equivalent fuel tank, for only 2 more mass, and still better ISP and more thrust over the Mainsail (again with an orange tank) for the same weight.

I'm sure there might still be a use for the Skipper (probably) but unless I'm completely missing something, the Mainsail seems useless now.

Well, sometimes a liquid booster might be overkill.

[EvilotionCR2]

I got to a class A asteroid on my first try

[NovaSilisko]

I have stolen two asteroids so far

[EvilotionCR2]

Post your 3.75m part rockets! All of them!

Antares II rocket, there is Orbital Refuel Vehicle in the fairings, around 40 tons.

[ayana]

So I was just testing the new parts and handily sent 167 tons into orbit in a single shot with just two outside boosters and no fuel lines. I can't even begin to imagine a payload to really use that with.

[michaelphoenix22]

well, we got these fantastic new giant parts, however, things like the new SRB are so long that the existing decouplers dont work well without a decent amount of struts. Since from what i hear the new unity update allows more contact points couda pretty please with pulverized Jeb on top give us some longer decouplers?

thanks,

Mike

[Brapness]

My 'Save the world rocket' which launched to deflect an incoming asteroid. Complete success...

[Tw1]

well, we got these fantastic new giant parts, however, things like the new SRB are so long that the existing decouplers dont work well without a decent amount of struts. Since from what i hear the new unity update allows more contact points couda pretty please with pulverized Jeb on top give us some longer decouplers?

thanks,

Mike

What constitutes a "decent" amount of struts? I don't think they meant to make them completely redundant. That said, I would not be opposed to a larger radial decoupler.

[pslytely psycho]

(sniff, sniff)

I smell a brand new processor burning.....Whackjob must of gotten the update......

[FlyingRaptorJesus]

do you need to start a new save to get the asteroids? i just started it up and don't seem to have any asteroids...

[Spartwo]

My favorite part is probably the simplest,disco lighting.

[Rowsdower]

The hotfix for the R&D bug is now up on Steam. Thanks for your patience.

[Ancient_Alien]

Fixed.

It broke my career made save, Research and Development facility is locked. All parts are unlocked like sandbox mode. Hoping for a fix.

I got a 8.7mb file downloaded at 8:09pm, is this the hotfix? Because my R&D building is still locked.

Edited April 2, 2014 by Ancient_Alien

[Skyentist]

Operation "Give Gilly A Brother" is go.

[Epthelyn]

We need less struts for pretty much every other part now, so what's the problem with having a few to hold SRBs on?

[boxman]

Completely broke the ball bearings from multiwheels/infernal robotics.

[Polstar]

Looking forward to playing this! Shame I'm on nights at work.... Hopefully only 5hrs to go.

[bigdad84]

Rendezvoused with my first Asteroid earlier! Only to realize my design was flawed and the exhaust from my engines was pushing straight back at me, not letting me go anywhere.

[Duxwing]

You guys are AMAZING!

-Duxwing

[syfyguy64]

1. Build and launch awesome rocket.

2. Do staging and burns.

3. Forget parachutes.

[RocketPilot573]

I just downloaded the new patch and everything is working now, and the second asteroid that spawned is a D on a collision course with Kerbin...

Thanks Squad....

I know what my first mission is now!

[michaelphoenix22]

We need less struts for pretty much every other part now, so what's the problem with having a few to hold SRBs on?

nuthing.... it works. But i ask you whats wrong with having a longer decoupler so i dont have to use duct tape..errr i mean struts.. so my rockets dont look like teepees flying through the air?