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Other Games / Re: Kerbal Space Program: Now Hiring Optimistic Astronauts for Dangerous Munission
« on: April 25, 2012, 12:49:28 pm »I managed to land on the Mun for my first time yesterday, very proud of myself. There is the slight issue of hitting the ground with too much horizontal momentum, causing the rocket to fall over and collapse, rendering the brave Kerbonauts stranded, but they seem happy enough about it. I do have a few questions, though.1. Yep. http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=9917.0
- Is there any way to find out how much your craft weighs other than adding up the mass values for every individual part, manually?
- Roughly how hard can you land on lander legs before they break and your ship explodes?
- How do you get debris out of orbit, when there is no command capsule to take control of and end the flight?
2. "Impact Tolerance" is supposedly how fast it can hit something without exploding, but you also have to factor in the strength of the connection with the rest of the lander. Aim for < 5m/s and you'll do fine. Oh, and don't panic. If you're panicking but have plenty of fuel, abort (gun it for a couple of seconds) and try to land again.
3. How do I? I launch my debris hauler, 'dock' with the debris, and change its trajectory to intersect Kerbin or Mun. You can also just delete the debris from persistence.sfs if you prefer the easy way out.
