Kerbal Space Program: Hardware Rich Combustion

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AceClown: Sep 11, 2005

I need help space friends!

Jeb is out of fuel and stranded on Minmus, I need to launch a rescue mission but I can't figure out where to put Jeb once I get there.

I have the mobile science bay but that fucker weighs tons and it's a struggle even turning with it on my ship so I'm not sure how to do this?

Can I have a ship with both the normal pod and the probe pod and just make the kerbal in the pod get out prior to launch?

# ? Apr 9, 2014 12:16

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Shibawanko: Feb 13, 2013

Overwined posted:

Thank you for using my favorite archaic idiom. It's a very funny one. I suggest people look it up to see exactly what it means.

"Hoist by my own petard" is a pretty accurate description of most of my launches in this game.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 12:21

maltesh: May 20, 2004; Uncle Ben: Still Dead.

AceClown posted:

I need help space friends!

Jeb is out of fuel and stranded on Minmus, I need to launch a rescue mission but I can't figure out where to put Jeb once I get there.

I have the mobile science bay but that fucker weighs tons and it's a struggle even turning with it on my ship so I'm not sure how to do this?

Can I have a ship with both the normal pod and the probe pod and just make the kerbal in the pod get out prior to launch?

Click on the Crew icon in the VAB, and you can remove crewmembers prior to sending the craft to the launchpad.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 12:42

Collateral Damage: Jun 13, 2009

AceClown posted:

Can I have a ship with both the normal pod and the probe pod and just make the kerbal in the pod get out prior to launch?

Yes. Don't forget that a probe core will use electricity even if your rocket is manned.

You can un-crew the capsule from the vab, or you can just eva the pilot before liftoff.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 12:43

AceClown: Sep 11, 2005

The greatest minds Kerbin has to offer have been drafted in and the RESCUE ONE is built

We're coming Jeb, we're coming

# ? Apr 9, 2014 14:04

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

AceClown posted:

The greatest minds Kerbin has to offer have been drafted in and the RESCUE ONE is built

We're coming Jeb, we're coming

Report your status, RESCUE ONE. :ohdear:

# ? Apr 9, 2014 14:19

Icon Of Sin: Dec 26, 2008

kalstrams posted:

Report your status, RESCUE ONE.

Odds aren't good, they went somewhere that even Jeb couldn't get out of :supaburn:

# ? Apr 9, 2014 14:24

Troglyfe: Jan 2, 2014

I made a blimpjet. :jeb:

It can fly any which way and land anywhere.

But my hubris got to me when I yawed a little too hard while flying super fast and went into a flat spin which sheared off my tail.

Of course, since it was a blimpjet, a safe landing was guaranteed. How very dull and un- :jeb:

# ? Apr 9, 2014 14:29

AceClown: Sep 11, 2005

kalstrams posted:

Report your status, RESCUE ONE.

!PRESS RELEASE!

We are pleased to announce that RESCUE ONE is in a safe parking orbit 230k above the planet Kerbin.

Scientists are now swearing furiously at the maneuver node system while waiting for a Minmus intercept window.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 14:36

AceClown: Sep 11, 2005

Holy gently caress it actually made it!

Now lets see if I brought enough fuel to get back

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:20

frank.club: Jan 15, 2011; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

He looks confused.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:24

Collateral Damage: Jun 13, 2009

If nothing else you have plenty of RCS fuel...

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:24

a7m2: Jul 9, 2012

Lizard Wizard posted:

This, but for real, please. Kerbals probably loving love Comic Sans.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:25

AceClown: Sep 11, 2005

Collateral Damage posted:

If nothing else you have plenty of RCS fuel...

Shhhsh, I have no idea how RCS works other than it helps things turn..

Edit:

Back home safe on Kerbafirma, best part of 500 science too!!

Thanks for the help guys, I kinda feel a bit disappointed nothing exploded.

AceClown fucked around with this message at 15:57 on Apr 9, 2014

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:51

Overwined: Sep 22, 2008; Wine can of their wits the wise beguile,
Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.

AceClown posted:

Shhhsh, I have no idea how RCS works other than it helps things turn..

Depending on the weight of the craft and the number of nozzles you have, you can probably attain Minmus orbit with RCS alone.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:53

Deuce: Jun 18, 2004; Mile High Club

AceClown posted:

Shhhsh, I have no idea how RCS works other than it helps things turn..

When RCS is on you can thrust along any axis. I forget what the default keys are for that.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:55

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Deuce posted:

When RCS is on you can thrust along any axis. I forget what the default keys are for that.

IJKLHN.

A ship that size that's low on fuel can almost certainly leave Minmus with RCS. Hell, the Kerbal can do with his jetpack alone, and then sit in orbit until another ship picks him up.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:56

Zaran: Mar 26, 2010

Deuce posted:

When RCS is on you can thrust along any axis. I forget what the default keys are for that.

IJKL are the RCS translation controls.
HN are for forwards/backwards.

In 0.23.5 if you have no active Liquid fueled engine on your craft but have RCS on you can throttle up and it will use RCS thrusters to push you forward as if they were LFE's.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:58

AceClown: Sep 11, 2005

haveblue posted:

IJKLHN.

A ship that size that's low on fuel can almost certainly leave Minmus with RCS. Hell, the Kerbal can do with his jetpack alone, and then sit in orbit until another ship picks him up.

Well poo poo, I was trying to work out for ages how to do the up/down thing with RCS

# ? Apr 9, 2014 15:58

Germstore: Oct 17, 2012; A Serious Candidate For a Serious Time

AceClown posted:

Holy gently caress it actually made it!

Now lets see if I brought enough fuel to get back

Don't worry, we have plenty of delta-v because we are asparagus stages.
:jebstare:

But we're sitting on the drop tanks...

# ? Apr 9, 2014 16:14

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

AceClown posted:

Back home safe on Kerbafirma

RESCUE ONE :neckbeard:

# ? Apr 9, 2014 16:17

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

Germstore posted:

Don't worry, we have plenty of delta-v because we are asparagus stages.
But we're sitting on the drop tanks...

The pro solution would be putting docking ports on the crew capsules, detach them in orbit to shed the middle stack, and then bind the two back together into a single craft. Maybe even add a decoupler to the crew capsule so they can transfer fuel from one tank to the other and ditch the empty tank.

Figuring out where to put the parachutes will be counted as extra credit.

Think of it as rocket building.. IN SPACE.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 16:18

nimper: Jun 19, 2003; livin' in a hopium den

There might be something wrong with EditorExtensions here:

# ? Apr 9, 2014 16:40

Zaran: Mar 26, 2010

You hit Tab, it puts the VAB in the Space-plane Hanger mode and allows you to launch from the runway. Hit Tab again to go back to VAB mode.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 17:09

nimper: Jun 19, 2003; livin' in a hopium den

Zaran posted:

You hit Tab, it puts the VAB in the Space-plane Hanger mode and allows you to launch from the runway. Hit Tab again to go back to VAB mode.

I.. uh.. what?

Wow, thanks.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 17:10

Horrido: Mar 26, 2010

Zaran posted:

In 0.23.5 if you have no active Liquid fueled engine on your craft but have RCS on you can throttle up and it will use RCS thrusters to push you forward as if they were LFE's.

Really? I still haven't installed 23.5 but this sounds really cool. Now let's get some proper RCS engines!

# ? Apr 9, 2014 17:51

Dred_furst: Nov 19, 2007; "Hey look, I'm flying a giant dong"

One last thing to chip in on the BTSM chat, I was originally going to post that editing the source code isn't decompiling the source code :science:

However, I'm either being a dunce or missing something but I cannot see a license at all for BTSM (in thread, readme.txt or a license.txt) (thread).

Maxmaps: Is it required that all mods be at least mirrored on spaceport?

# ? Apr 9, 2014 17:55

Maxmaps: Oct 21, 2008; Not actually a shark.

Dred_furst posted:

Maxmaps: Is it required that all mods be at least mirrored on spaceport?

Nope, we're gearing up to press a pillow to Spaceport's face so everyone who feels like distributing by themselves is free to.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 18:15

Falken: Jan 26, 2004; Do you feel like a hero yet?

Maxmaps posted:

Nope, we're gearing up to press a pillow to Spaceport's face so everyone who feels like distributing by themselves is free to.

Thank god for that, it was very difficult to use Spaceport due to it being chock full of .craft files.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 18:21

Dred_furst: Nov 19, 2007; "Hey look, I'm flying a giant dong"

Maxmaps posted:

Nope, we're gearing up to press a pillow to Spaceport's face so everyone who feels like distributing by themselves is free to.

Can we at least get rid of websites like mediafire. They're a royal pain in the rear end.
(sort out mod distribution pleeeeeease.)

# ? Apr 9, 2014 18:30

thehustler: Apr 17, 2004; I am very curious about this little crescendo

How do I get an unknown object to turn into an asteroid? I just got the claw.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:06

Fishstick: Jul 9, 2005; Does not require preheating

Maxmaps posted:

Nope, we're gearing up to press a pillow to Spaceport's face so everyone who feels like distributing by themselves is free to.

Is there going to be a replacement? I kind of liked there being a central mod repository, but the search function was rear end and it was filled with .crafts

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:08

Zesty: Jan 17, 2012; The Great Twist

thehustler posted:

How do I get an unknown object to turn into an asteroid? I just got the claw.

Track it in tracking station, then fly to it.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:08

Shanakin: Mar 26, 2010; The whole point of stats are lost if you keep it a secret. Why Didn't you tell the world eh?

thehustler posted:

How do I get an unknown object to turn into an asteroid? I just got the claw.

Click on the track button in the lower left, in the tracking station.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:09

thehustler: Apr 17, 2004; I am very curious about this little crescendo

Shanakin posted:

Click on the track button in the lower left, in the tracking station.

Thanks x 2. Missed that!

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:11

Maxmaps: Oct 21, 2008; Not actually a shark.

Fishstick posted:

Is there going to be a replacement? I kind of liked there being a central mod repository, but the search function was rear end and it was filled with .crafts

Yep!

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:23

Platonicsolid: Nov 17, 2008

Perhaps some kind of extensive system based on the boiling of water...

# ? Apr 9, 2014 19:31

VanOwen: Oct 8, 2011; Any group that controls this many fonts and is bold enough to use all these exclamation marks must be incredibly powerful! And soon, in fact this Thursday in the cafetorium, I shall become their leader!