Kerbal Space Program, Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love THRUSTERRRSSSS

[Nickelob Ultra]

It's actually not that hard, just get into an equatorial orbit around Kerbin, look for a planet you want to go to, fiddle around with manoever nodes for an hour and turn your engines on in the proper direction. Phase angles are easier though, but take longer. It's like waiting for the other planet to be in the right spot, which takes ages.

idek what these manuever whatnots are, i just do basically the orbiting tutorial over and over (reach lower point in orbit, raise highest point to other orbit).

how would i build something to take me to another planet?  everything i've built to reach Duna is unstable as forget and falls over easily.

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[TheArmyGuy]

I could just give you a .craft file of one of my interplanetary (Duna or Eve atm) ships with a rover on it, but it's a billion times more fun making your own rocket and getting it there. Us this as an example maybe.

.craft file: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cBkWhkAZ9ds
(put in /program files/steam/steamapps/common/ Kerbal Space Program/saves/[savename]/Ships/VAB

What you're getting:


Can you fly an asparagus-staged craft?

Also, if all else fails, maybe livestream it or screenshare over Google Hangouts and I'll be your ground control. Helping out new players is great in this game.

[Flush535]

RIP Bill Kerman...
Forgot to put a parachute on...

[Nickelob Ultra]

I could just give you a .craft file of one of my interplanetary (Duna or Eve atm) ships with a rover on it, but it's a billion times more fun making your own rocket and getting it there. Us this as an example maybe.

.craft file: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cBkWhkAZ9ds
(put in /program files/steam/steamapps/common/ Kerbal Space Program/saves/[savename]/Ships/VAB

What you're getting:


Can you fly an asparagus-staged craft?

Also, if all else fails, maybe livestream it or screenshare over Google Hangouts and I'll be your ground control. Helping out new players is great in this game.

is flying an asparagus-staged craft any different than just flying any regular craft?  the rockets i've made have asparagus staging and the staging is set up properly, but it's just that with the rocket i'm trying to send to Duna (which has a lander + a bay carrying two satellite probes) it's hard to balance between having structural stability (despite having a stuffload of strut connectors), enough fuel (despite having a stuffload of asparagus staged boosters) and enough thrust (because it all gets so loving heavy).

EDIT:  I may just separate the lander probe and the satellite-carrier into two separate missions due to the mass involved

[Flush535]

Post a picture of it

[Renekar]

so i tried creating a passenger airplane. i couldn't get it to fly, what am i doing wrong

[Madmitten]

bigger wings

[Oasis]

so i tried creating a passenger airplane. i couldn't get it to fly, what am i doing wrong

I'll give you a clue:

Those big triangular bits on the side.

bigger wings

Yes.

[Renekar]

i added some and it still can't fly. maybe it's too heavy

[Anybody]

i added some and it still can't fly. maybe it's too heavy

what's with the engines? put them all at the back

[Renekar]

i got it to fly :)


but not for very long :(

[HellHound]

Maybe you should go think about this: How could all of those kerbals on top affect my weight?
Or look at your center of thrust, mass and lift.

[Renekar]

Maybe you should go think about this: How could all of those kerbals on top affect my weight?
Or look at your center of thrust, mass and lift.

wait kerbals have weight

[Anybody]

wait kerbals have weight

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Kerbal

0.09 tonnes

[TheArmyGuy]

i added some and it still can't fly. maybe it's too heavy
-snip-

If an engine is thrusting against the thing it's supposed to power, it will cancel itself out and have no use whatsoever. If you press F3, does it say 'exhaust from engine x damaged y'? At any rate, only the back engines are producing useable thrust for your plane.