Kerbal XP in 0.90: what tasks to do?

[Kelderek]

I'm a bit confused about the XP for my Kerbals in 0.90. I have done a ton of different missions and for most of them I get 0 XP.

I know that my pilot got 2 XP for "orbit around Kerbin" and he and my scientist got 1 XP for "flight in Kerbin", but I have done all sorts of different missions on and around Kerbin and neither of these guys has gained any more XP than that. The scientist was present for an orbit and did some science up there, but apparently that didn't count as he came back with 0 XP gained.

I assume that it works like science from biomes, you can only get so much from one place before you have to move on. Has anyone figured out what kind of milestones you need to achieve to gain XP for each of the three Kerbal classes? Is there more that I could do on Kerbin that I am missing?

Also, for the Engineers, is there anything they can do other than repairs and repacking chutes? If you fly well enough you won't take any damage. Will I need to do some controlled crashes so that I can have something to repair?

[Claw]

I assume that it works like science from biomes, you can only get so much from one place before you have to move on.

Yes, this is essentially how it works, but on a per-kerbal basis. You can get XP for flight, flyby, orbit, landing, and planting a flag for each celestial body. Kerbin is a bit more restrictive (I think just flight, orbit, and flyby). And as you say, you must continue to give your kerbals new experiences. You can't just send the same guy up on 20 local Kerbin flights to level him up. You can, however, send 20 different kerbals up on local flights and they will each earn their 1xp.

Also, each kerbal can only gain experience for category per celestial body, per flight (but can earn from multiple bodies per flight). So plan accordingly. Engineers, scientists, and pilots all earn XP the same way. So no, you won't need to break things to earn your engineer XP. Just take him on some flights.

If your scientist went on an orbital flight and didn't get any XP, then that might be a bug. You can hover over the kerbal names in your astronaut complex roster and it'll tell you what they have logged.

Cheers,

~Claw

[Kelderek]

How does this work when you take more than one Kerbal on a mission? If I take a pilot and a scientist to the Mun (my current plan), will they both need to plant flags separately or will both get credit if one of them does it? Will it matter which one generates an EVA report?

By flyby do you mean an encounter with a celestial body without orbit? And for a landing, does this only include powered landings or will parachute landings count too (if atmosphere is present)? I'm just trying to get a better picture of what milestones I should shoot for for each of my Kerbals.

I'll double check that scientist with another orbit around Kerbin to see if he gets XP, I may have made a mistake before.

[RexKramer]

Both need to plant a flag to get the Flag Plant credit.

A landing counts no matter how you got there, parachute, glider, powered landing..

[RexKramer]

On Kerbin, the highest experience is awarded for Orbit.

Flight = 1

Fly By = 1.5

Orbit = 2

On bodies other than Kerbin, the highest exp return is for Flag Planting.

Note that these are base values, a multiplier is applied depending on the body:

Fly By = 1

Orbit = 1.5

Flight = 2

Land = 2.3

Plant Flag = 2.5

[Jasonden]

Note that these are base values, a multiplier is applied depending on the body:

Are they the same multipliers as for science?

[RexKramer]

Although I'm not sure, I do not think they are exactly the same multipliers as science. Eeloo appears to have the highest multiplier for experience.

[Mars Mullo]

I'm a little stumped on this. I have read the Wiki.

I'm currently in a situation where I want to repack chutes on a aircraft so I can be safer in landing for the eva and flyby missions on Kerbin.

My engineer needs to gain 2 XP to gain level1 and enable him to repack chutes.

I have so far I have taken a two seater aircraft and flown around the base and landed with Jeb and Bill. This did not result in any XP to Bill... but this was flight on Kerbin and should have been awarded at least 1 XP .. going by the chart on the wiki. I ave also taken him on a non orbital space suborbit.. is this not classified as a flyby?

I would like some clarity on what "Flight" and "Fly by"mean i the wiki?

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Experience

[FonVegen]

A "Flyby" means that you fly through a planet's or moon's SoI without being in orbit.

Also, if you want to get your crew on level 1, send them into an orbit. That will always result in 2 XP for each crew member, which is enough for them to learn basic things. Or, in the case of pilots, the first slightly advanced things.

For a "Flight", consider flying to the upper atmosphere, maybe? I am no expert there, but it might be worth a try.