Gaming The Kerbal Space Program - Version 1.2.x

[Unstung]

This is quite a fun little game.
I've reached over 850km using this:

That was a decent fall back to earth.
(Note to self, the SAS explodes on impact.) :lol:

 

[jangofett287]

are you sure about that 850Km, because I've needed things with more power than that to get to 400Km.

 

[Turbinator]

I've spent the last 3 hours playing this.

 

[spacekid1998]

 

[Unstung]

are you sure about that 850Km, because I've needed things with more power than that to get to 400Km.

Whoops, I meant 85 kM.
Re-done that design with fewer SASes and reached over 110 kM.

 

[jangofett287]

I'm getting tired. there is an upper limit to how many boosters you can strap to the rocket and still be able to both get it off the pad and keep it stable. I shall have to resume my attempts in the morning. Goodnight.

 

[communist]

this game is awesome
i just regestered on the games forum

 

[Chub777]

I'm starting to love this game. Good work. My highest altitude so far is...


14km :facepalm:

 

[Pyromaniac605]

I'm having SO much fun with this!!!

My highest so far is 9km. :lol:

 

[Chub777]

Let's play the "Highest you can get using only one engine" game. Current high score: 8.5 km.

 

[indonesianorbinaut]

my highest is 10 km

 

[Turbinator]

My highest altitude so far is 555,470 meters, or 555 km.

Me and my brother worked a good hour creating a realistic launcher to achieve the height. Using the advanced stage timing setup, on the right of the build screen.

The record flight and the rocked that did it, and the setup used is attached below.
We've made some enhancements and modifications since then. It only does 4.2 Gs

 

[communist]

My highest altitude so far is 555,470 meters, or 555 km.

Me and my brother worked a good hour creating a realistic launcher to achieve the height. Using the advanced stage timing setup, on the right of the build screen.

The record flight and the rocked that did it, and the setup used is attached below.
We've made some enhancements and modifications since then. It only does 4.2 Gs

and to think i used something like a suborbital mecury rocket compared to what you did

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Let's play the "Highest you can get using only one engine" game. Current high score: 8.5 km.

13 or so km

 

[Jarvitä]

Hi, the download site currently only offers a windows version. Do you have plans for supporting other operating systems? I'd be particularly interested in a GNU/Linux version.

PS: Awesome game, Finally figured out you have to add interstages to keep the stack from exploding on the pad.

 

[Chub777]

My most successful launcher (the one with the least explosions :lol:

Those are some heavy duty SRBs:

1st stage MECO:

Altitude record: 51 km.

 

[Jarvitä]

The planet looks pretty small from 500km up, how big is it? Also, what's the gravitational acceleration at the surface, how high up does the atmosphere end, and what's the minimal orbital velocity?

 

[Fabri91]

Is it actually possible to achieve orbit? If yes, has anyone here managed it?

 

[Jarvitä]

If gravity is accurately modelled, I don't see why it shouldn't be possible. However, the launchers are pretty underpowered as it is, so it would take a truly gigantic stack.


Here's my attempt at a suborbital flight. Despite the winglets, the first stage is uncontrollable and extremely unstable, any attempt to steer it away from the vertical position results in uncontrollable tumbling and eventually rotating into a retrograde orientation, so I couldn't get any real horizontal velocity.

 

[Fabri91]

That's what I thought...11-SRB first stages are fun!

 

[Chub777]

But then again, you need Orbit MFD.:lol: