[QUOTE=Orki;36991189]With MechJeb you don't even need to fly the rocket :P
What fun things do you do when the game plays itself ?[/QUOTE]
MechJeb lets you eliminate the tedium, it doesn't decide where you go or what you do once you're there.
I need some tips on making spaceplanes that can just fly over terrain. Can anyone help?
[QUOTE=NanoSquid;36991419]MechJeb lets you eliminate the tedium, it doesn't decide where you go or what you do once you're there.[/QUOTE]
True, when you have done ascent and orbit 100 times, the ascent function is rather nice
I only use mechjeb for keeping me in the prograde, retrograde, normal and antinormal directions. Every once and a while I forget to put it on a rocket and fly to the mun manually anyways. For landings I usually do it all manual, to make sure nothing messes up.
Though I usually use the ascent autopilot.
Made a small one-man Mun rocket:
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/screenshot77.png[/img]
I like my rockets to look plausible :)
[QUOTE=Orki;36991189]With MechJeb you don't even need to fly the rocket :P
What fun things do you do when the game plays itself ?[/QUOTE]
Play with myself.
[sp]But yeah mechjeb hasn't ever been able to get any of my rockets into orbit via the ascent mode, so I do that manually.[/sp]
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Finally, a shrouded lander:
[url=http://postimage.org/image/cen8pxn7l/full/][img]http://s8.postimage.org/60y5moibp/KSP_2012_07_29_03_39_46_09.png[/img][/url]
[url=http://postimage.org/image/qz4bkri69/full/][img]http://s8.postimage.org/pk2qw1h39/KSP_2012_07_29_13_12_35_28.png[/img][/url]
I had to resize the capsule to 1.75 meters to get this to work though.
Dose anyone have the "cosmetic"-part mod? The links on KSP are "generating to much traffic and have been shut down".
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8HRlf.png[/IMG]
There we go, landed on the Mun using all stock fuel tanks and stock engines.
(Apart from the solid boosters, I think those are mods.)
It really was easier.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/eC7Ba.png[/IMG]
And, for the first time ever, managed to get back home again! Although using SRBs to get off the moon was not the best idea. I spent a couple of days in space continually being captured by the Muns gravity and then ejected from it. :v:
Fuck, does anybody have a link to that curiosity lander jets thingymabober skycrane? Much appreciated.
I never understood why you can't attach control surfaces to those main wings
[QUOTE=blazingfly;36994816]I never understood why you can't attach control surfaces to those main wings[/QUOTE]
Which ones, the Delta ones? or the long ones? Pretty sure you can attach to either of them.
You probably need to rotate them. Use the WASD keys and Space to reset the rotation of the object.
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;36994883]You probably need to rotate them. Use the WASD keys and Space to reset the rotation of the object.[/QUOTE]
Oh, huh, I never knew you could do that.
[QUOTE=RayvenQ;36994848]Which ones, the Delta ones? or the long ones? Pretty sure you can attach to either of them.[/QUOTE]
I think me means on horizontal wings
[editline]29th July 2012[/editline]
Imo it's really boring that you can not get into space with layouts that we use IRL.
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;36994883]You probably need to rotate them. Use the WASD keys and Space to reset the rotation of the object.[/QUOTE]
Q and E also rotate them.
I'm never sure whether W or S pitches the planes nose up or down.
I am bad at VTOL
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vDPYM.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=blazingfly;36995081]I'm never sure whether W or S pitches the planes nose up or down.[/QUOTE]
S =up, W = down, assuming default keys.
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16349584/wereheadingtothemoon.PNG[/img]
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16349584/landedonthemoon.PNG[/img]
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16349584/onthemoon.PNG[/img]
Real rocket engineers like me don't need landing gears to land!
Oh, and the RCS coming off I guess you could say was by accident.
Ew, novapunch.
I love my VTOL
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1H5tH.png[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/L6KjN.png[/IMG]
Is there any way I can lock the camera rotation to the rotation of my rocket? The worst thing in the world is trying to do some precision flying and not realising my ship is the wrong way up relative to my view
[QUOTE=Pelf;36995166]Ew, novapunch.[/QUOTE]
What is wrong with NP?
[QUOTE=gta-man12345;36995204]I love my VTOL
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1H5tH.png[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/L6KjN.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Care to upload the ship?
[QUOTE=nomad1;36995267]What is wrong with NP?[/QUOTE]
Really ugly in my opinion.
[QUOTE=gta-man12345;36995204]I love my VTOL
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1H5tH.png[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/L6KjN.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
i'm kind of late to the party but what's the coordinates of the moon arch?
YES!
Just got to the Mun and back!
This game is awesome! Min next i guess
Image of the baby
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/178.PNG[/img]
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/276.PNG[/img]
This is my new one man lander, it only uses RCS and has enough fuel and thrust to obtain orbit without a rocket (only just). It leaves the set up landing gear, ladder and empty RCS tank from landing when it goes just like in the Apollo missions.
[img]http://puu.sh/MEBr[/img]
rant
Does anyone else not really like the new command module? I find it's way too big of a hassle for just getting three people - I would much prefer a 2 seater pod that was 1.25-1.5m. I mean, I don't hate the new pod or anything I just really think they missed an opportunity in not having a 2 man pod for this update.
I really should learn how to model
/rant
[QUOTE=Orki;36995446]Care to upload the ship?[/QUOTE]
Here it is: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/93023407/Minmus%20VTOL%20Mk1.craft[/url]
You need MechJeb, and if you use the ascend autopilot set it to 200km and 90º heading.
Have fun!
[editline]30th July 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=krail9;36996107]i'm kind of late to the party but what's the coordinates of the moon arch?[/QUOTE]
[IMG]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/93023407/22222.png[/IMG]
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