The Expidition Kerbol Challenge!

[Morthgal_dwarf]

Hello There!

I present to you... the EK Challenge! (For science!)

This challenge is to, in Career or Sandbox, make a rover and drive said rover to a place of your choice! (E.G: The North Pole.)

There are some extra difficulties attached to this challenge:

Easy Mode: go from KSC to the place of your choice on Kerbin.

Medium Mode: Go to the Mun and drive to the place of your choice, then come back to Kerbin (You can use 2 ships one for landing one for return)

Hard Mode: same as Medium Mode but go to Minmus after the Mun then return to Kerbin (3 ships allowed)

Harder Mode: same as Hard Mode but then to Duna and back to Kerbin (4 ships allowed)

Harderer Mode!: same as Harder Mode but then back to KSC, onto a new ship, or refuel, then to Eve and back to Kerbin (6 ships allowed)

That is the modes, although I'm pretty sure Harderer Mode is impossible! (First to give me proof gets Hardererer Mode! But don't worry I'll release it to the public a bit later! You can also probably guess what it is...)

Rules time!

1. No use of HyperEdit or other plugins that can teleport you around or give infinite fuel!

2. NOT, I REPEAT, NOT stock only! as long as you don't use something a warp drive or something similar! (Danny2462's Bird design IS allowed for transportation of the rover!)

3.Rocket engines can only be used as an assist, not as main power or something to fly with! (Its a Rover remember?)

4. It has to have at least 1 of: Mystery Goo Chamber, Science Lab and anything else to do with science! (I say this as i don't know if any mods add Sci-ency things and i could only remember those two!)

Point System!

This is only for the career mode, so if you plan on using SandBox you should probably only quickly skim through this!

10 points for every 1 science got! ( this is for overall including setting up for the challenge!)

10 points per 0.1 Km traveled! (This DOESN'T include through SPAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCEEEEEEE!!!!!!)

-1 point per part used (INCLUDING LIFTER)

20 points for every 1m/s of your highest speed in the mission! ( This DOESN'T included the ships used for transport so keep an eye on that Nav Ball!)

5 points for each meter (or metre) above sea level at your highest point! (Doesn't matter what planet it is!)

-5 points for each TIME a Tyre bursts (this can happen often though so i might lower it!)

SPECIAL ROVER AWARDS!

Wheel power only (if your stupid enough)

Rocket power only! (turn of power to wheels basically.)

ROCKET SLED Courtesy of Claw

I think that's it! I'll add anything if and when I think of it or I find something I class as cheating!

So get out there and get goin'!

Adding video proof for myself soon...

Morthgal

Edited August 29, 2014 by Morthgal_dwarf
Spelling Etc.

[Morthgal_dwarf]

Oops! I accidentally nudged this thread!

[Claw]

Hi Morthgal_dwarf,

It might help out your challenge if you were to post your own attempt. That might also help fill out your post from (what is essentially) a bump.

You might also want to consider a unique way to approach your challenge. As opposed to simply "go from KSC to the place of your choice on Kerbin," perhaps come up with a unique thing like "go from KSC to the place of your choice on Kerbin using a rocket powered sled type rover." As it is now, your challenge is sort of the way science mode is already structured, and there are several rover type challenges.

Good luck!

~Claw

[TJPrime]

And we're done! Gotta edit the footage, though.

Video: <To be uploaded>

Overall points:

44.2km = 442 points

90 parts = -90 points

100m/s = 2,000 points

1km ASL = 5,000 points

4 burst tyres = -20 points

Total = 7,332 points

Edited August 27, 2014 by TJPrime
Completed!

[TJPrime]

4. It has to have at least 1 of: Mystery Goo Chamber, Science Lab and anything else to do with science! (I say this as i don't know if any mods add Sci-ency things and i could only remember those two!)

Do we still need to add them in if we're on sandbox mode? I hope not :3

Edited August 27, 2014 by TJPrime

[Morthgal_dwarf]

Claw

Hi Morthgal_dwarf,

It might help out your challenge if you were to post your own attempt. That might also help fill out your post from (what is essentially) a bump.

You might also want to consider a unique way to approach your challenge. As opposed to simply "go from KSC to the place of your choice on Kerbin," perhaps come up with a unique thing like "go from KSC to the place of your choice on Kerbin using a rocket powered sled type rover." As it is now, your challenge is sort of the way science mode is already structured, and there are several rover type challenges.

Good luck!

~Claw

Thanks Claw! I'll take that in mind and add some extra challenges for things like this!

Towards the own attempt thing i have a slight problem: my computer is to derpy to let me upload images... I'm in the middle of making a vid but it could take time because i need to buy a better editing system... I'M SUCH AN IDIOT.

TJPrime

Originally Posted by

Morthgal_dwarf

4. It has to have at least 1 of: Mystery Goo Chamber, Science Lab and anything else to do with science! (I say this as i don't know if any mods add Sci-ency things and i could only remember those two!)

Do we still need to add them in if we're on sandbox mode? I hope not :3

Not in sandbox!

Oh and I won't add you to the leader board until i have video/screenshots proof for it. heh heh heh.

Morth.

Edited August 29, 2014 by Morthgal_dwarf

[TJPrime]

Oh and I won't add you to the leader board until i have video/screenshots proof for it.

Video should be uploaded soon (hopefully)