[01:00:17] Guys, my account for KSP isn't loading. Is the Forum account the same as the KSP website account??? [01:06:10] It says my email or password is invalid, then when I try to create a new account with my current account's information, it says I'm already registered. [01:08:26] Plz help!!! I haven't downloaded the game yet, and I need this to work! [01:19:28] forum account ≠ website account [05:03:21] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [07:53:45] Last message repeated 1 time(s). [07:53:45] how do I set up nodes with specific ejection angles in mind? [07:57:46] depends on their delta v, so i just set put them down and move them around until i get what i want [07:58:11] specifically i dont care about the angle i care about the encoutner i get on an other planet [08:06:09] I'm looking at the online transfer planner and it's telling me pretty precise angles [08:06:17] not even sure wherre to start [12:33:46] Neal: those never made much sense to me [12:34:09] I've always ignored them, paying attention only to time and approximate ΔV requirements [12:34:25] just saw that new three part kerbal mission to duna and two moons.. eh.. -blinks a few times- I feel so small now [13:02:57] Hello [13:03:29] whoa fastest response (1.5 seconds) [13:03:41] yo [13:04:10] JVFoxy I got news from my duna mission [13:04:54] jeb and bill got the go ahead to return back to kerbin no permanent stay [13:06:41] but it will be a while before they can get home [13:12:08] how many years you figuring? [13:49:28] atleast a year or 2 [13:52:45] ok, thankfully not too long then. Given how some missions can end up lasting [13:56:08] right now im in the process of building a round trip spacecraft to pick up jeb and bill [13:56:50] it be ready in about 1hr or 2 on my side [13:58:51] MARS19: From where? [13:59:38] darsie can you be a bit more specific on your question [13:59:49] (please) [13:59:51] right now im in the process of building a round trip spacecraft to pick up jeb and bill. [14:00:21] oh to pick them up from Duna [14:00:59] ok [14:20:44] I spend too much time in the editor, thinking about space station escape routes that no Kerbal will ever take because accidents just don't happen :) [14:22:15] now you can start filling low orbits with debris for that to happen [14:25:09] I'm sure that there are mods that cause random failures [14:25:42] yeah and that [14:25:47] yeah, I know. I didn't dare yet to use one of those [14:25:53] not sure that there are relevant versions of them [17:55:07] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [18:15:58] heh station contract. 6000 units of liquid fuel 7500 units of charge, 11 kerbals... around duna [18:16:44] duna launch window is in more than 200 days [18:16:53] by that time i completely collected every node [18:17:03] in fact i am going to get that from minmus [18:18:05] but it gives me 200k funds [18:18:07] in advance [18:19:46] maybe i can mine that from ike [18:20:26] and if i take it, porobably i never get the explore duna contract [18:21:50] or a spaceplane could fulfill it [18:47:50] ksp using 6+gb of ram on the menu screen seems a little extreme [18:48:18] all I have installed is KER and the transfer node planner ._. [18:51:59] do the extra launchpads act as other connections to the DSN? [18:52:43] or do they have weaker antennas compared to KSC? btw I have extra groundstations disabled [18:53:27] sometimes, not sure of the exact circumstances [18:54:40] hmm. might need to send up another relay then [18:56:05] for me tehre is a huge lag when the menu screen renders the first time [18:56:07] also in retrospect I should have sent my science payload up immediately after launching my duna relay, now I have to wait a few years for an encounter again to launch the science stuff [18:56:36] Neal: try sending the relay sats with longer distance capabilities [18:56:39] so text starts to appear, then it is stuck there for around 10 seconds, then it finishes its initial movement [18:57:05] yeah I get that too Althego [19:04:49] I hear my GPU coil whine stop for a second while it freezes [19:04:53] https://imgur.com/a/WAAgdJj [19:05:44] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [19:06:03] and Ike [19:11:25] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [19:15:56] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [19:43:57] some sources say duna's altitude starts at 50km and others say 41km.. weird? [19:44:11] I'm still getting "in space low over duna" at 45km [19:44:19] wait no [19:44:28] currently flying high at 48km [19:46:08] It was 41 km, but went up to 50 km with 1.0 [19:46:47] ahhhhh. [19:47:00] Similarly, Kerbin's atmosphere actually goes up to 70 km, instead of 69.078 [19:51:37] I remember being in orbit under 70km, that was weird [20:08:50] why do my controls keep getting locked out when in map view? my SAS And RCS indicators go grey to show that I can't change their setting and I can't use wasd to move my vessel round [20:08:58] usually happens after making a maneuver node [20:09:26] additionally I can only use z and x to control throttle [20:25:14] "limited probe control"? [20:25:41] sounds like loss of CommNet signal to me [20:42:53] nope [20:43:10] indicator showed full probe control [21:06:45] lately i often have input locks [21:06:48] dont know why [21:06:56] alt-f12 input locks, clear input locks [21:06:58] then i can move again [21:07:04] usually during ascent [21:07:17] probably when switching between map and normal view [21:10:49] why do all the maneuver nodes always happen at the same time [21:12:25] going too many directions at once? [21:12:47] several things happening in parallel, but normally you just need 1 minute for a node [21:13:06] but it is always like nothing happens for an hour, then 6-8 nodes happen in 15 minutes [21:19:17] are they auto generated or.. planned? [21:25:47] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [21:27:09] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [21:31:35] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [21:32:56] planned, lol, they happend when they happen, like time of periapsis for braking maneuver, landing back on kerbin, plane change on an/dn, injection burn, etc [21:33:26] it is just when i run so many thing in parallel i expect the events to be evenly spaced, not always at the same time [21:36:43] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [21:39:06] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [22:23:41] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [23:13:07] is the tiny heatshield useful whatsever? it doesn't properly shield anything [23:13:32] I don't think it is large enough to shield even the smallest probe cores [23:13:47] ya I'd sometimes wondered about that thing [23:14:00] I guess as a suplment? [23:14:38] I think it was more originally meant to tie in with the science canister as a part of a experiments recovery device [23:16:15] how do you recover it if its command pod gets burned off? [23:19:16] set chute so it goes off only when it's safe, default pressure and alt usually works ok. set staging for both decoupler and chute together? [23:19:59] I thought stayputnik was small enough to fit behind small shield? granted, no SAS but... [23:25:43] nope the stayputnik is even larger [23:25:50] its about 1.25m diameter [23:26:52] probably just more to help get the can back down, or as an addition to other heatshields depending on designs you got going. [23:27:07] there's a talk about the can return idea here if you wanna read up a bit: https://steamcommunity.com/app/220200/discussions/0/1474221865194037293/ [23:27:20] someone even posted pics of what they did bottom first page [23:31:38] interesting [23:32:58] that might actually work [23:34:37] idk I'm worried it will flip around backwards and burn up [23:35:49] I kind of want to set up a mass relay so I can just dunk small payloads from the mun right onto kerbin =D [23:39:37] Hm... [23:49:38] first results for probeless sample return are pretty good