Steady Hand Challenge

[dbmorpher]

Hi everybody,

I'm sure that everybody reading this knows about the different tools available in the VAB. Everyone here has used symmetry or snapping before.

My challenge therefore is to use NONA DAT.

Rules

• No symmetry
  
• No angular snap (the icon must be on the circle not the octogon)
  
• No editor extensions or similar mods
  
• No part mods to be used (gameplay mods such as engineer and mechjeb allowed)
  

Scoring

+10 for getting out of the atmosphere

+15 for reaching kerbin orbit

+20 for spaceplane

+25 for having the kerbal inside recovered

*10x where x is the number of other planetary bodies landed on

/5z where z is the number of parts stacked vertically

There will be a stock physics and FAR/NEAR leaderboard

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FAR/NEAR Drag

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Edited August 12, 2014 by dbmorpher

[TJPrime]

Nice idea for a challenge... Are you sure we can't have mods such as KW rocketry?

[dbmorpher]

I think to make it fair it should be stock parts only but that doesn't mean you have to uninstall KW.

[Monkthespy]

You could just make long slender rockets, but it still makes it difficult. I would be impressed if someone did perfectly balanced asparagus staging.

[Darren9]

You should ban SAS and maybe limit reaction wheels as well because those two together can overcome a shaky hand

[dbmorpher]

You could just make long slender rockets, but it still makes it difficult. I would be impressed if someone did perfectly balanced asparagus staging.

In the scoring section it states that any inline decoupler decreases your score tremendously.

This challenge is about building more than anything, it's to see who can build the best ship without using the keyboard or any helping tools while building your rocket.

[EdFred]

I will just use a radial decoupler turned 90° to act as an inline coupler.

[dbmorpher]

Alright but try aligning it properly without symmetry tools

[cantab]

I suggest treating stack-attached docking ports and explosive decoupling (where you deliberately overheat an SRB) the same as stack decouplers/separators for the scoring, otherwise that's a pretty big loophole.

Also, it's pretty straightforward to make a simple SSTO rocket, circumventing the challenge. I think there needs to be some rule change to avoid that.

[zarakon]

Why no spaceplanes? That seems like the most extreme challenge for using no symmetry or snap

[Zipmafia]

Really!?

Me thinks this challenge is a great idea, that needs a little more polish before anybody is going to take it seriously.

Here is why...

I was able to complete it with one engine.

There is no need to bring the craft back to Kerbin.

The craft does not need to survive.

You don't need decouplers to remove a booster, just turn on the next one. It will blast the old one off.

I did it in 20 minutes.

That being said, here is my entree

http://imgur.com/a/E9mCX#3rSVRxc

(10 + 15) * (10 *1)

150 * 10

1500 points.