[Game] Kerbal Space Program

[[-project.rattus-]]

Dammit, wanted to see how far the Deeper Space Penetrator can get me ovber night, but I guess it's too hot here, because my PC crashed...

On a former mission, my Deeper Space Penetrator got to at 5000km after an hour minutes, still going upwards with 800m/s, with me aborting then.

 

[Reddog]

I also called an end at 10 hrs 15 min 04 seconds.

The distance from Kearth at this time was 109,173 Kilometers, or 109,173,000 Meters and increasing. Velocity had been constant at 2,963.6m/s for the last hour so I think they have definitely broken out of Kearth's gravitational pull.

We salute our brave Kerbalnauts as they venture forth into the unknown :IS2:

Here is the craft that took them there, the mighty Sword of the Stars MkII. It is actually very basic, there is a large powerful first stage comprising all the solid fuel engines goverened by 3 SAS modules. The second stage is the three liquid engines with four fuel cells each also governed by 3 SAS modules. The final stage is a single liquid fuel engine with a single cell of fuel and SAS module.

Interesting tidbit, this craft is completely hands free, if you have SAS active it takes off in a perfect upward thrust every time. This is the craft I will attempt an orbit with as the final stage comes into play at the very upper atmosphere and I could easily use it to manover and get an orbit done before re-entering.

 

[Agenda_Suicide]

Thanks to the OP I'm completely obsessed with this game.

 

[[-project.rattus-]]

Dammit. Forgot fraps wasn't running, so I don't have any screens.

Still, the report:

Mission aborted after 4:00:00, travelling with 3875 m/s (having held the same exact speed for 3 hours) into the depth of space, reaching more than 55.000 km.

 

[Actin]

I can't seem to keep my rocket stable enough to get it higher than 3000 meters.
It will just spin and dive no matter what I do

I think the problem is the SAS, but I have no idea how it works. Anybody care to explain to me? pretty please?

 

[The Masta]

I can't seem to keep my rocket stable enough to get it higher than 3000 meters.
It will just spin and dive no matter what I do

I think the problem is the SAS, but I have no idea how it works. Anybody care to explain to me? pretty please?

Read the tutorial.

 

[Actin]

Read the tutorial.

I know what button to press, but it doesn't seem to work.
I more wanted to know where to place them on the rocket (above the engines?) and such.

Since activating my SAS doesn't have much effect

 

[[-project.rattus-]]

you need more, the heavier your rocket is. I go buy putting one on top of each booster/ liquid fuel rocket (one for each 3 tanks)

 

[Actin]

you need more, the heavier your rocket is. I go buy putting one on top of each booster/ liquid fuel rocket (one for each 3 tanks)

Thanks, will try it when I am home

 

[Peter.Steele]

I'm having entirely too much trouble inserting into orbit. I mean, I can get up to over 300,000km, but I can't seem to get my vectors correct for orbit. I've even tried doing this according to the tutorials, and I just can't seem to get it right.

 

[[-project.rattus-]]

what you have to do is to steer into orbit quite early but slowly, right after breaking atmposphere. If you're to leat to get "sideways", you just overshoot the orbit.

 

[LemoN]

My second real steady orbit... of course I was doing screenshots of the run where I miscalculated the force required for reentry. Result: Kerbalnauts stranded as space mummies in a steady orbit around Kearth...http://www.iimmgg.com/download-all/0dd2cdbeaa9676bcf36f1c205073c285/






Just for ****s and giggles, tried to go as fast as possible.

 

[Crusher]

Reviving this thread as so much stuff has been added since then, space planes, 2 moons, more tanks, engines, and EVA, next update will be massive, IVA, 4 planets with moons, a new sun.
This is from the next update

 

[GeneralGinger]

This game....It's awesome. I'am on my 35thish shuttle design change/upgrade/shuttle to even get close to the mun. I always seem to either miss the moon completely or diverge and go after the secondary mun. It seems either these kerbels are going to the moon or deep space.

 

[Crusher]

This game....It's awesome. I'am on my 35thish shuttle design change/upgrade/shuttle to even get close to the mun. I always seem to either miss the moon completely or diverge and go after the secondary mun. It seems either these kerbels are going to the moon or deep space.

It's quite easy actually, as soon as you leave the atmosphere get in orbit around Kerbin at 90

 

[GeneralGinger]

It's quite easy actually, as soon as you leave the atmosphere get in orbit around Kerbin at 90

 

[r5cya]

thanks for reviving this thread, Crusher. this looks like a lot of fun and i think my 12 year old son will love to help me!

 

[[TW]Wilsonam]

Might have to look at this again... deeply silly and fun.

And - why isn't this on Steam Greenlight?

 

[Crusher]

They contacted Steam before Greenlight, iirc it will get on steam directly at one point. However steam doesn't allow alpha stage games which kerbal still is, lots of features are to be added. I don't know when it will get in beta though, not any time soon I believe.

 

[Crusher]

Shamelessly double posting to announce they released 0.17.
Adding planets with moons, more stuff, IVA, etc.

Good luck trying to get it right now though, servers are overloaded.