Gaming The Kerbal Space Program - Version 1.2.x

[boogabooga]

So, I'm finding that the asteroid redirect stuff feels like an obligation, but is only distracting from more ambitious goals. I guess art imitates life.

 

[Linguofreak]

Annoying: Landed ships and flag sites show up with the velocity of the planet center, rather than the surface at their position, when using the navball target mode.

 

[jroly]

Pretty cool, couldn't be bothered doing something like that myself thou.

 

[Richy]

At the moment, I'm trying to build a similar carrier spaceplane, which can carry large payload (orange tank size) to LKO. But it's not that easy. ^^

 

[Richy]

I made a short film of a project I had varied success with. I though it my be interesting to share:

The Evolution of the Strider

 

[Fabri91]

Nice! I'd advise to put rover wheels on the "prongs" in addition to the retractable gears: this way you can retract the gears and use the rover wheels and their electric motors for sustainable low-to-medium speed movements while using the gears only in conjunction with rockets for the faster stretches.

In other news: B9 Aerospace pack is undergoing a test release, finally!

 

[Hielor]

I made a short film of a project I had varied success with. I though it my be interesting to share:

The Evolution of the Strider

Youtube decided that an ad for a personal injury attorney for car/motorcycle accidents would be relevant while I was watching this video.

I find this funnier than I probably should.

 

[boogabooga]

Can you find the KSP reference in today's XKCD?

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Can you find the KSP reference in today's XKCD?

You mean this?

 

[boogabooga]

There are more.

 

[Izack]

The B9 update looks awesome. The huge parts look fantastic, if unrealistic.

 

[Richy]

Hey, I'm organizing a small LAN-Party like Kerbal Space Night here in switzerland. Are there any local orbitnauts, who would like to join us in a experience exchange, some challanges and cake?
Location is at my place near Lucerne.

 

[RonDVouz]

The thing I like about Orbiter over KSP is that it's free and lack the green dudes.

 

[Fabri91]

Hey, I'm organizing a small LAN-Party like Kerbal Space Night here in switzerland. Are there any local orbitnauts, who would like to join us in a experience exchange, some challanges and cake?
Location is at my place near Lucerne.

I live sort-of near-ish! When would that be?

 

[jedidia]

Hey, I'm organizing a small LAN-Party like Kerbal Space Night here in switzerland. Are there any local orbitnauts, who would like to join us in a experience exchange, some challanges and cake?
Location is at my place near Lucerne.

Well, I would live nearby if I wouldn't actually live in another country... Pitty, would have been fun.

 

[Richy]

The Date is on Saturday 18 of October. I can give you my contact details, if you're interested.

 

[Fabri91]

Sure, go ahead! I can't yet guarantee that I'll make it, but so far it sounds doable!

 

[Cairan]

Speaking of B9 updates and related issues...

I've tested out FAR and NEAR for better aerodynamics, as I wrote on the KSP Forum, it would have been nice to have per-vessel toggles of the mod's aerodynamic code, but alas it seems the author is of the (albeit coherent) opinion that physics sucks in KSP and that the stock drag model absolutely should not in any way survive once better code is available.

I've uninstalled it for now, as I have lots of designs operating in a very long savegame (Interstellar + Kolonization), but when 0.25 rolls out, I'll install the better aerodynamics first thing before any other update.

 

[Richy]

Recently, I made a new milestone in developing a cargo SSTO spaceplane. Thanks to the RAPIERS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqM0Wyk-Z7o

 

[orb]

While I usually don't try to replicate rockets from Earth, because that's what Orbiter is for, I recently installed Tantares and decided to make for it Earth-like launcher using Procedural Parts and Procedural Fairings (instead of pre-made parts, which are probably available somewhere, too).

The launcher is a little overpowered (it could take the spacecraft to the Mun or Minmus), but otherwise it wouldn't look like the real thing (with 1.25 m and not 1.875 diameter). Here's the result: