Kerbal Space Program

[DraconDarknight]

Don't bother with transmitting unless the ship isn't ever going home. My mission was a manned return trip. I haven't bothered with transmitting data for a while now, even though I unlocked panels.

Well Jeb died (since they always default equp him) so I restarted the game and went for the solar panels from the beginning this time.
I just have to Transmitting is useful shortly before you land in case it doesn't go as well as you thought. Crew reports are also always 100% so it doesn't really matter that much.

 

[DraconDarknight]

Ohhh the irony....
And yes It kipped on landing... Looks like 30 m/s are still too much. I tried tuning it down to 20 but it wouldn't let me :/
Funny thing is: After falling over, technically crashing (destroying 2/3 engines) it somehow landed on its feet lol - sadly without the command pod

 

[roopot]

Ohhh the irony....
And yes It kipped on landing... Looks like 30 m/s are still too much. I tried tuning it down to 20 but it wouldn't let me :/
Funny thing is: After falling over, technically crashing (destroying 2/3 engines) it somehow landed on its feet lol - sadly without the command pod

you misspelt pod in the picture. Dont worry, it is fitting

 

[DraconDarknight]

Looks like my mind was already eating the soup I was cooking lol

 

[Ray1333]

Looks like my mind was already eating the soup I was cooking lol

Chicken soup for the soul mind.

The latest from Rockomax!

 

[Baron]

Yeah, you want to land at 3m/s or less if at all possible. I tend to touch down at 1-2m/s, which is a pretty safe speed.

 

[Ray1333]

10ms or less will usually guarantee most survival of the half not touching the ground first.

 

[DraconDarknight]

Yeah always causing my craft to go up again
I even tried mechjeb autopilot but its apparently buggy and doesn't work - at least even my landing attempts were better than what it is producing lol

 

[Baron]

Mechjeb orients the landing based on the orientation of the Mechjeb part. If you have it at an angle, it's going to try and land sideways.

 

[DraconDarknight]

So thats why it's always smathing its nose ito the ground ><

 

[Baron]

Yeah. A quick fix is to right click on the probe core or flight pod and saying "control from here", which reorients the craft to the direction that part points.

 

[DraconDarknight]

It points upwards though which is the strange thing :/ I pretty much got:


Engines ---> Science-->Pod-->Mechjeb--> Parachute

 

[Angryboy]

Never really used Mechjeb, but I find that 10m/s is pretty much the limit for landing speeds.

I've successfully landed with struts going at 10m/s, and landed once at 7.9, my fuel tanks exploded that time but the command pod survived.

 

[roopot]

<=== has never sucsessfully landed on the Mün

 

[Angryboy]

Has never successfully gained a proper orbit and been able to land without cheating :'C

 

[Baron]

Has never successfully gained a proper orbit and been able to land without cheating :'C

So practice instead of relying on Mechjeb!

 

[DraconDarknight]

People on steam said everything above 50 ms/s is too fast, I guess it depends on the planet though.
Either way I finally managed to get a lander down to 1.7 ms/s and manged to land it on a very steep slope in the east crater. once I return with the data I should be able to get everything I need for landing on Eve. Funniest part though: i installed solar panels and didn't even need them lol.

Good someone told me that there is a quicksave...

 

[Angryboy]

So practice instead of relying on Mechjeb!

Never actually used Mechjeb.

The most automatic thing I've used is the programmable kOS (Kerbal Operating System) mod, which still requires a LOT of input on the players part.... and knowing the exact figures

 

[Ray1333]

Managed a Mun flyby. 175 Sciance, heck yea!

 

[DraconDarknight]

Evaluating the Jr science box in the suns orbit gives over 250 Science lol; I had transmit everything though... Well At least I didn'ät have problems with Solar panels not getting energy lol.
And yes the probe burned up...