Kerbal Space Program, or: "How many rockets can I slap onto this thing?"

[U-Lander]

Finally punched the face of god and got up to 200,000.

[Chonks]

It would be cool if you could put a flight module in that utilizes your SAS to direct your ship, like an autopilot.

[Rats808]

[QUOTE=chonks;31126751]It would be cool if you could put a flight module in that uses your SAS to pilot your ship, essentially an autopilot.[/QUOTE]

You'd have to tell it where to go and such, it's probably easier to just do it yourself unless you actually want to aim for a specific piece of land.(Until other planets are in, at least.)

[Contag]

[QUOTE=chonks;31126751]It would be cool if you could put a flight module in that uses your SAS to pilot your ship, essentially an autopilot.[/QUOTE]

Increased autopilot function, and context dependent automated actions (e.g. set X thruster to Y% throttle until Z altitude, if spacecraft A reaches B altitude) would definitely be set the way for a wider universe of interacting space stations and the like. And long-haul voyages when light-speed isn't practical (as I found out with my aiming for Kearth at 1.3 c).

Another example, you could plot a course for a resupply to the outer solar system, let that craft go off, whilst building more shuttles/craft on the ground. Or not having to constantly check your LEO satellites and letting their ion-thrusters compensate for orbital decay.

[editline]15th July 2011[/editline]

Autopilot is essential a must for docking with stations, at the very least, to reach them (without lengthy calculation), as space is an absurdly huge volume.

With multiple spacecraft, you'd probably need a telemetry screen as well.

[tinhead50]

Or you could just angle your ship at the station and tell Jeb to try not to do to much damage to it.

[MaverickIB]

I wish the SAS wouldn't fight manual controls.

For example, if the ship is rotating clockwise on its own, then the SAS should counter it. However, if I push the E button, the SAS should stop fighting that clockwise rotation for as long as I'm supporting it.

It sucks wanting to nudge the direction the ship is facing just a bit and have the SAS fighting it. Yet you know if you disengage it completely for a moment everything will go to shit, so you're pretty much fucked.

[Contag]

[QUOTE=MaverickIB;31127096]I wish the SAS wouldn't fight manual controls.

For example, if the ship is rotating clockwise on its own, then the SAS should counter it. However, if I push the E button, the SAS should stop fighting that clockwise rotation for as long as I'm supporting it.

It sucks wanting to nudge the direction the ship is facing just a bit and have the SAS fighting it. Yet you know if you disengage it completely for a moment everything will go to shit, so you're pretty much fucked.[/QUOTE]

Decreasing the mass and drag of each component afford significantly greater maneuverability on a few of my crafts.

[Rats808]

Sometimes even SAS can't fight motion.
Had a ship that wouldn't stop spinning even with SAS.

[editline]14th July 2011[/editline]

With multiple SAS modules, to.

[Aerkhan]

So how do I orbit?

[bobste]

you gotta go up

[Audio-Surfer]

Apparently changing stages with lots of modules packed tightly together can cause a massive explosion when the discarded modules are hit with the exhaust from the next stage firing.

[Cpn Crunch21]

[QUOTE=Aerkhan;31127789]So how do I orbit?[/QUOTE]

i usually fly up to about 50K then make my way into a direction, then depending on my altitude i get to my horizontal speed needed to keep me in orbit and tah dah

this has been posted already, but ill repost it for ya [url]https://gist.github.com/1073201[/url]

[Sgt Muffin]

I got to 2000km's and i though i was high up... fuck you guys.

Are you all using the normal engines or did you use custom ones?

[Cpn Crunch21]

[QUOTE=$$>MUFFIN<$$;31128107]I got to 2000km's and i though i was high up... fuck you guys.

Are you all using the normal engines or did you use custom ones?[/QUOTE]

ive been able to get further than that with normal rockets. just keep your designs simple

[jordguitar]

[QUOTE=jeimizu;31125812]I just had a 45 minute glide from 1000 meters.

I'd love to see a similar game where you could design regular aircraft.[/QUOTE]

X-Plane

[Mbbird]

I tried to achieve orbit and ended up at 8000km

Couldn't even get that high when I wanted to :((

[Sgt Muffin]

I find that making ICBM's is a lot funner.

[jason3232]

Oh yeah!
I finally managed to land my "rocket" without parachutes, but lots of wings.

[Orki]

[QUOTE=jason3232;31128606]Oh yeah!
I finally managed to land my "rocket" without parachutes, but lots of wings.[/QUOTE]

I don't think the wings does anything or am i wrong

[krail]

[QUOTE=Orki;31128818]I don't think the wings does anything or am i wrong[/QUOTE]

They have a drag coefficient, also they make my rockets go crazy.

[Orki]

[QUOTE=krail9;31128874]They have a drag coefficient, also they make my rockets go crazy.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, drag and weight but they don't give any advantage like better steering or something

[Shibbey]

This is the best game.

[Orki]

Jeb is always so happy(OH SHIT OH SHIT) and not even a frown

[Overv]

I've only built some simple rockets so far. This is my best one, which peaks at about 1300 KM:

[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/CFHKl.jpg[/thumb]

How do you guys build those rockets that reach 4000 KM and beyond?

[Wavenarra]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EavBi.png[/IMG]

Makin' a better warp nacelle, Liquidfuel or SRB?

Also, website has been replaced with 'It works!'

[Aerkhan]

[QUOTE=Overv;31129593]I've only built some simple rockets so far. This is my best one, which peaks at about 1300 KM:

[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/CFHKl.jpg[/thumb]

How do you guys build those rockets that reach 4000 KM and beyond?[/QUOTE]

100200K with a 2stager.
How? Lotsa lotsa boosters.

[hugg]

[QUOTE=Overv;31129593]I've only built some simple rockets so far. This is my best one, which peaks at about 1300 KM:

[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/CFHKl.jpg[/thumb]

How do you guys build those rockets that reach 4000 KM and beyond?[/QUOTE]

This is the one I use, I've gotten very far with it.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12347804/besteu.png[/img]

[Mako]

[QUOTE=Overv;31129593]I've only built some simple rockets so far. This is my best one, which peaks at about 1300 KM:

[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/CFHKl.jpg[/thumb]

How do you guys build those rockets that reach 4000 KM and beyond?[/QUOTE]
Add 2 fuel tanks and another liquid booster below the SAS, and add some SFB's to the 3rd stage.

[Orki]

[QUOTE=Overv;31129593]I've only built some simple rockets so far. This is my best one, which peaks at about 1300 KM:

[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/CFHKl.jpg[/thumb]

How do you guys build those rockets that reach 4000 KM and beyond?[/QUOTE]

Place 3 solid rockets below your liquid ones to gain some momentum and 3 around with side removers so that you don't have to use so much fuel on start up(and as said previously add 2 tanks and a muzzle below your SAS to have it as a last stage in space,
Getting 4000k often takes a while of getting to 1500 m/s and using the thrusters just enough to keep the speed

[Jallen]

I go to the site and all I see is the text "It works!" :(

The forum link turns up a 404...