Kerbal Space Program

Murray · 27 Mar 2013 at 02:53

I really want to get into this but holding off until I get my steam key.

Marine Iguana · 27 Mar 2013 at 03:01

Just updated mine after not playing it for a few weeks and loving the changes to re-entry I am making stuff just to see how it reacts in the atmosphere it's awesome.

PinkFloyd · 27 Mar 2013 at 07:42

Downloaded the Kethane mod yesterday, decided I wanted something to do once up in space to give it some meaning. Figured mining kethane to convert into fuel (whilst requiring power) would make the solar panels useful for something other than a Buggy! Got a small probe scanning the surface of Minimus at the moment, then need to have a vehicle that lands to mine it, then another unit to convert it. Will probably make the converter a station docked with the original probe as it's easier to get to than landing a main rocket down on the moon and docking for fuel transfer!

Overlag · 27 Mar 2013 at 19:46

For me I been exploring Duna for the last 3ish months. Sent isamap sats, then loads of landers (over30). Sent two rovers made with the old wheels and ion engines a week before they made rover wheels available. Now I'm building Duna ISS... I designed the parts and built one station at Kerbal to test parts. Then tweaked them for the Duna station.

The first manned flight was the fuel tank with a lander, however when I got there I didn't have enough fuel to land so they had to wait a while for the next parts and fuel tanks to arrive. Really annoying! More stages sent fuel up and I got my first manned landing since way back in the days before these bigger parts. Now I've also downloaded the kethane mod because transferring so much fuel will be annoying! Next plans will be more sections to hold more kerbals (7 so far) and base on the surface.

Glaucus · 27 Mar 2013 at 20:06

You can now get steam keys

that should solve server issues on update days.

PermaBanned · 27 Mar 2013 at 20:19

Glaucus said:
You can now get steam keys that should solve server issues on update days.

How?

ljt · 27 Mar 2013 at 20:38

PermaBanned said:
How?

http://kerbaldevteam.tumblr.com/

top blog post at the moment. You log in the KSP store then click your profile and scroll to the bottom of the page and there's a button saying "optional steam transfer"

PermaBanned · 27 Mar 2013 at 20:43

Found it:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/entry.php/611-Optional-Steam-Transfer

So that makes the decision... difficult.

PinkFloyd · 27 Mar 2013 at 20:49

My Rover for driving around and extracting Kethane on Minimus / The Mun is ready and currently going through advanced trials on Kerbin. (ie I see how easily it breaks)

Had a few other designs which were less symmetrical, but it was a pain to make them flyable for landing at a later point.

Just got to figure out the best way of finding the right spot to land based on what I have already scanned with the probe currently orbiting...
Anyone got any experience with the Kethane mod?

ljt · 27 Mar 2013 at 21:01

PermaBanned said:
Found it:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/entry.php/611-Optional-Steam-Transfer

So that makes the decision... difficult.

I'd hold fire for now

I've just redeemed the code it sent me and it says it's already in use lol! So I've had to raise a support issue with KSP and most likely will have to raise one with Steam too!

Chris [BEANS] · 27 Mar 2013 at 21:13

Steam transfer worked for me, happy bunny

StriderX · 27 Mar 2013 at 21:22

What's with the one or the other choice?

PermaBanned · 27 Mar 2013 at 21:28

StriderX said:
What's with the one or the other choice?

It seems that the thinking is it stops people from just keeping the store copy and giving the steam code to a friend. But nobody really seems happy with it, and other devs in similar situations have just given you the code anyway so we'll see what happens.

piggeh · 27 Mar 2013 at 21:50

got my steam transfer key - awesome! Makes it much easier keeping up to date and not hunting around for where I installed it each time

CaptainRAVE · 27 Mar 2013 at 23:12

Got my key

Murray · 30 Mar 2013 at 14:46

Any must have mods?

Glaucus · 30 Mar 2013 at 15:09

Murray said:
Any must have mods?

Loads, depends what you want to do.

Auto pilot
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com...atid-Robotics-MuMech-MechJeb-Autopilot-v1-9-8

Planetry mapping
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com...mapping-module-and-map-generation-tool-v3-3-4

Damned robotics (hinges, rotators etc)
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9675-v0-19-Damned-Robotics-Version-1-3

Kerbal engineer (tells you weight to thrust ratio, mass etc)
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com...-18-4-Kerbal-Engineer-Redux-v0-6-0-2-(18-Feb)

GPs system
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com...-Satellite-System-A-working-Kerbal-GPS-System

Kethane mod, mine key hand and convert it to fuel (can't see link ATM)

Winch
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com...rbal-Attachment-System-v0-1-1?highlight=Winch

I love the winch, make a rover to move and assemble bases.

Murray · 30 Mar 2013 at 16:47

my main goals at the minute is to make a space station and a mun base. Not been going well so far

CaptainRAVE · 30 Mar 2013 at 17:03

After not playing for so long, I was happy just to get a ship into orbit! There are so many new parts now.

Overlag · 30 Mar 2013 at 17:15

Im now doing that GPS network, thanks for putting that up Glaucus. Will build this network while i wait for the launch window to send more fuel and kethane parts to my Duna station. What do you guys think, convert on the surface then fly the fuel up? or Fly the kethane up and convert at the space station?