TD Kerbal Space Challenge (2/11 new challenge page 8)

So I had never heard of this game... saw this thread and downloaded the alpha...

HOLY frickING shite... this could be the most complex game ive ever played...

Im so mad I have my first day of nursing school tomorrow so I have to prep for class and cant figure out this game

Ole miss doesn't I'm pretty sure

no mechjeb?

Mechjeb is way too much a cheat engine for this easy mission.

Wish I could play in this one, but left all my computers at home. Stupid wedding...

Bump. Just completed the challenge. Will post pictures shortly.

Here's mine.

My rocket in the VAB. Ended up costing 12,815



On the launch pad



Solid rocket boosters gone.



Burning the last of the fuel in the second stage trying to get in orbit



Second stage gone. The lander will take us the rest of the way (hopefully)



Lander was able to finish getting us in orbit around Kerbin



Our planned burn to the Mun



Cool shot of Kerbin's deserts before I did the maneuver



And we're off



Got an encounter



Dark side of the Mun. About to burn retrograde and into a stable orbit



In a stable orbit, then I gently brought the craft down out of orbit. Descending here.



Just another picture I wanted to take without the nodes.



Coming down fast. Burning a lot of fuel



Slowing down



Landing gear is down



Can see the lander's shadow now



And touch down. Had just enough fuel to land safely.



Got Jeb out of the shuttle to plant the flag. He seems excited.



Fin. Would like to do another one sometime guys

Might I propose this be made into a weekly thing?


3 days is kinda fast and it makes it easier to come up with a schedule for new ones

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Might I propose this be made into a weekly thing?


3 days is kinda fast and it makes it easier to come up with a schedule for new ones

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I'd be ok with this. Work and all kinds of stuff can cause disruptions.

I built the rocket for just under $5000. A rocket just had to land safely on the Mun! If I had to move a Kerbal, I could do it, I'd just put a seat on top of the RCS globe.

On the launchpad.

Dropping the solid booster that helped me get into space...with such a light payload and all.

This rocket gets me at a level that I can sustain this orbit for some time, until I need to burn to the Mun.

Here's my encounter.

Here's my burn, I've dropped that engine and have the puttering little engine with small fuel tank now.

This is the second time I attempted this mission, the first one failed because I ran out of power and couldn't turn my ship, and ended up having my butt to Sol the entire way until I crashed into the Mun. This time, I made sure to stay pointed as to not lose power. I adjusted every now and then as I sped the game up. I don't think playing with saves is sportmanlike, so I did the whole mission over from launch.

Mun's got me in its gravity field, not I just have to burn so I'll fall towards it, on the sunny side! I had to align my ship before I went behind Mun so I'd get that light from Sol.

Burned and now we just wait.

Falling towards the big Mun crater.

Getting closer to the surface, time to slow down to 100 m/s. Hope I have enough fuel!

Got that speed way down, there's the shadow! Looks like uneven terrain. That never stopped me before!

Landed with lots of fuel in the tank. It helps to be light!

I noticed when I turned off the SAS I would start to lean down the hill. I would always be in the sunlight here, never really had to turn it off, so it's a WIN.

I decided to take off again and go explore. Found a flat area and skipped around a bit...but crashed.

I didn't get a picture of that.