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[PTTG??]

Today's the day! I'm betting on a KSP release very, very soon now.

[Grand Nagus]

Today's the day! I'm betting on a KSP release very, very soon now.

I bet tomorrow. Today is too much to dream of!

[Sean Mirrsen]

Given how totally silent the devblog has been for almost two weeks now, I'd say they are indeed getting ready for a release sometime soon. I'm betting sometime next week.

[BigFatStupidHead]

Alright, for the people who were wondering: you can indeed achieve orbit around Minmus using only a jetpack. Hell, it doesn't even need to be full. Starting at, like, 87% in there, I managed to do it with 27% to spare. Don't know about the Mun, though.

Extreme EVA is quite the sport. I have diving stations set up around many of the smaller celestial bodies.

If you're interested, EVA landings are possible on: Gilly, Minmus, Bop, and Pol.

[Rakonas]

Alright, for the people who were wondering: you can indeed achieve orbit around Minmus using only a jetpack. Hell, it doesn't even need to be full. Starting at, like, 87% in there, I managed to do it with 27% to spare. Don't know about the Mun, though.

Extreme EVA is quite the sport. I have diving stations set up around many of the smaller celestial bodies.

If you're interested, EVA landings are possible on: Gilly, Minmus, Bop, and Pol.

Interesting, you could place command pods on those planets and in orbit, and have kerbals jump back and forth refueling for sport/fun.

[BigFatStupidHead]

Alright, for the people who were wondering: you can indeed achieve orbit around Minmus using only a jetpack. Hell, it doesn't even need to be full. Starting at, like, 87% in there, I managed to do it with 27% to spare. Don't know about the Mun, though.

Extreme EVA is quite the sport. I have diving stations set up around many of the smaller celestial bodies.

If you're interested, EVA landings are possible on: Gilly, Minmus, Bop, and Pol.

Interesting, you could place command pods on those planets and in orbit, and have kerbals jump back and forth refueling for sport/fun.

And for Science! Let's not forget Science!

[zehive]

Alright, for the people who were wondering: you can indeed achieve orbit around Minmus using only a jetpack. Hell, it doesn't even need to be full. Starting at, like, 87% in there, I managed to do it with 27% to spare. Don't know about the Mun, though.

It's either entirely possible to reach a stable mun orbit or just barely impossible, one of the two.

[Mono124]

Alright, for the people who were wondering: you can indeed achieve orbit around Minmus using only a jetpack. Hell, it doesn't even need to be full. Starting at, like, 87% in there, I managed to do it with 27% to spare. Don't know about the Mun, though.

It's either entirely possible to reach a stable mun orbit or just barely impossible, one of the two.

I saw a video once where the guy could NOT reach mun orbit, it just barely missed. He used an engine that was turned on and the burn oriented upwards and jumped into the burn to give him the very few extra m/s required and then achieved mun orbit. Getting down though..... not possible.

[LoSboccacc]

I am trying the mission controller mod.

Turns out I suck at making rocket cheap enough for meeting the space program budget.

 

[Anvilfolk]

Yeah, I tried it too and failed absolutely miserably!

For the first mission all you need is to get a ship to high altitude - you don't need to achieve orbit! The one after that needs to stay up there at least 4h, and I'm not too sure if you need stable orbit. Either way, liquid engines are insanely expensive, so you might want to try to do the first missions with boosters only.


I'm now trying the Kethane mod. Found some Kethane on Kerbin, and wanted to VTOL a rover over there, but damn, gravity is not helping!

[LoSboccacc]

With the update almost there and a breaking change in sight, remember to disable steam auto updater if you are on mods and you want to hold a little longer

[Sean Mirrsen]

I personally can't wait for the update. I've been upgrading the HarrowJet (as I now call the Space Harrier), but I can't fly it well enough with ASAS as it is.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'm really digging its new VSTOL functionality. Even loaded with fuel to the brim, it can do a short takeoff, and it's really good at pulling out of dives. Really flies pretty well. I can't get over how well it flies for how good it looks, especially since it uses very little part clipping, and even that only with some structural and aerodynamic parts where necessary.

[Leonon]

I am trying the mission controller mod.

Turns out I suck at making rocket cheap enough for meeting the space program budget.

Yeah, I tried it too and failed absolutely miserably!

For the first mission all you need is to get a ship to high altitude - you don't need to achieve orbit! The one after that needs to stay up there at least 4h, and I'm not too sure if you need stable orbit. Either way, liquid engines are insanely expensive, so you might want to try to do the first missions with boosters only.

The trick is to always bring your engines back down safely. I managed to do the first mission with an after recycling cost of 2437 Kerbucks.

[LoSboccacc]

but, you bring them all the way up and down, or you chute them and the game goes 'ok'

[ShoesandHats]

Alright, I think I might've messed something up installing/deleting all those mods...textures missing, kerbal portraits flashing, corrupted text...I think a clean install is in order.