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[1.12.X] Tantares - Stockalike Soyuz and MIR [16.1][28.05.2024][Mars Expedition WIP]


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Grand Tour (of the Kerbin system).

HPQQrW2.png Here we go!
OOnj2VE.png No, now here we go.
iLabEr8.png We are finally going!
apVUyIL.png The Alnair-Mun 4, first crewed spacecraft of the project.
u3QNvwq.png Looks a little kooky.
fEB4chs.png Very kooky, but look! We're on our way.
MkzMOw8.png What do you see? "Kind of like the bottom of a frying pan".
0ESHPE1.png Vezin Kerman takes the opportunity to stretch his legs, taking in three cosmic bodies at once.
qU3dlyM.png But, it's not over yet! The Mun exit leads to a swift trans-Minmian injection burn.
GnKcONR.png And, we have Minmus capture.
rW0xkyi.png What do you see? "Have you ever let your kid eat too many candies?"
4hML2jf.jpg Vezin hogs all the EVA activites, and performs gravitational and temperature readings around Minmus.
WBnV4eo.png After a few orbits, a super-steep return on Minmus exit.
TBbD0jU.png *Ping*
Ul64QXw.png A good old splashdown, we're all alive!
XqO2rcD.png Not a bad haul.

 

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27 minutes ago, onlinegamesz said:

VA leaving from my KSS station (confederation station between US and USSR)

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The Tantares + CX combo is always a favourite of mine, very nice! :) 

The VA looks so small alongside the huge solar panels.

5 minutes ago, TK-313 said:

Just a Soyuz approcahing my Zarya station...

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Two space station posts in one day! I'm loving it.
I like the Zarya section a lot, what are the engines?

 

 

GitHub

Some work on IVAs, clickable windows and better bottom-left-corner cameras.

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What do people prefer for basic IVAs for the parts?

Black Void Style

Pros:
- Follows shape of part.
- Internal first person view, just see black, rather than seeing outside the spacecraft.

Cons:
- Harsh?

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Floating Kerbals Style

Pros:
- ...?

Cons:
- First person IVA view looks weird, appears as if Kerbals are clipped inside the craft, rather than sitting in a space.

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Just now, Mechtech said:

black void seems the best interim solution- you'd have to define the part shapes and kerbal positions either way, right? it'd be a step up from the 'majjikal black cube grid' look at least.

I am feeling it, just needs a little more work.

 

In other news...

In truth, this part is part-fiction, but still useful, simple probe core? Augment your VA for antennas / autonomous flight?

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Just now, TK-313 said:

If you mean these

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They're LV-95 Orbital Maneuvering Engines from Near Future Spacecraft, using monoprop.

Nice, thanks!

 

Minmus base begins...

AcoxUhO.png This is going to work this time.
D1jAzC6.png A smooth launch,
2gXPllB.png A smooth trans-Minmus injection,
Zc7FrRz.png And a smooth approach.
EXKFvev.png The ALV upper stage is dumped, no turning back now!
DyM3GdO.png Locking down the approach.
UIvdlVf.png Touchdown!
E9fxqAg.png "Vezin, tip the lander!"
bbsR52R.png Moella Kerman begins the process of turning the tower to a... belly thing?
EmlwAtm.png It's not easy, that's for sure.
oyTC5Sg.png One of the legs was broken in the process, a tripod design was quickly improvised.
laAjnaC.png The basics in place, the crew begin the long wait for more supplies and building materials.

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The follow up!

L0h2zti.png Supply craft arrives a few days later.
cvMw0Ph.png Bringing the much needed antenna... That we forgot previously.
CgxiFbl.jpg Not bad.
KNHVSM0.png Moella detatches the Camel upper stage, it flies off with a satisfying pop.
ggghgMO.png Modifications complete!
pfuYICU.png It's cramped, but a bold new step for Kerbals. Now we just need the return vehicle.

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12 hours ago, onlinegamesz said:

This looks really amazing! I want to make a moon base with the parts.

Do you have btw the craft files for the proton and N1?

Thanks, I'd like to see what you come up with.

I have some craft files here, will add from time to time (check first page).
I will also upload here anything people throw my way.

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Really minor nitpick.  I noticed a few of the interior lights are not working.  Specifically the Soyuz capsule and it's 3 orbital and one habitation modules, the VA pod and the module with a square window (A-B12)(I think that's a window).

Truss docking ports working as intended now.  (Did I have an old version?  I'm kinda braindead at times :sticktongue:)

Also FWIW the black void is easier to look at as a placeholder IVA, though there is a weird oddity with the squared Soyuz orbital modules.  The round ones could use an adjustment to the IVA cameras so it points at the kerbal in the crew images (their excited/screaming faces always amuse me) and the squared off modules have weird placeholder voids at the moment.  See pics below.  Edit:  Reread a few posts ago and noticed that this is typical of basic module IVA so I assume you were planning on fixing it anyway.

 

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16 minutes ago, overkill13 said:

Really minor nitpick.  I noticed a few of the interior lights are not working.  Specifically the Soyuz capsule and it's 3 orbital and one habitation modules, the VA pod and the module with a square window (A-B12)(I think that's a window).

Truss docking ports working as intended now.  (Did I have an old version?  I'm kinda braindead at times :sticktongue:)

Also FWIW the black void is easier to look at as a placeholder IVA, though there is a weird oddity with the squared Soyuz orbital modules.  The round ones could use an adjustment to the IVA cameras so it points at the kerbal in the crew images (their excited/screaming faces always amuse me) and the squared off modules have weird placeholder voids at the moment.  See pics below.  Edit:  Reread a few posts ago and noticed that this is typical of basic module IVA so I assume you were planning on fixing it anyway.

Great feedback!

Many thanks!

 

 

One step closer to MIR. Bring out your shuttles...

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