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April 16 2018, 06:06:09 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Considering a new campaign on "hard mode" but bewildered by all the life support, colonisation, planetary whatnot options. Is there a sort of...

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April 14 2018, 05:36:48 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Anyone tried the historic dlc? Is it worth it? The idea of turning the wiki campaigns into more themed content with the mission editor appeals.

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April 9 2018, 07:42:12 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

It is indeed :) In fact the whole thing is basically a copy of Thrimm's stuff. I'm trying to learn how to space plane from his videos but he...

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April 9 2018, 05:44:33 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Yeah, SVE (and dependencies) with the KSPRC planet texture pack. I think the combined effect is prettier Astronomer's pack but it's personal...

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April 9 2018, 09:28:48 AM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

But my artistic effects! There's nothing much to see tbh - it's 9 rapiers strapped to a couple of Big-S delta wings.

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April 9 2018, 12:51:08 AM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

This actually worked. The wings fell off on landing, but it got 16 kerbals home.

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April 8 2018, 08:32:30 AM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Tried some Lunar Multiplayer with a friend. It's....wonky. It works in principle but there are myriad bugs and disconnects. Hopefully it'll...

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April 7 2018, 08:55:18 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Sweet. Good advice - ditched a couple of tons of monoprop and swapped out 50% of the ox. Achieved stable orbit with 3k dV to spare, which is more...

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April 7 2018, 07:07:00 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

I can't figure out air intakes. The feedback from right clicking on them during flight always suggests they are operating well below 100% capacity...

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April 7 2018, 06:22:12 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Crew, wings, payload and monoprop tanks comes to around 11t, so calcs say I need about 8t jet fuel, 28t rocket fueland6 rapiers to get into LKO. I...

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April 7 2018, 04:57:12 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Making slow progress with space planes. I can reliably get an SSTO into orbit and back with a decent payload now (3 comm sats) though I always run...

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April 3 2018, 09:24:00 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

First flight to Duna. Screwed up the launch window so took a while to get there but cost no dV. Perfect orbit with plenty of fuel for landing. ...

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April 3 2018, 05:12:59 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

What mod are you using for the minimus base? Looks cool.

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April 2 2018, 06:40:52 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Not having an issue flying them - can take off, do stuff and land on runway or dirt no probs. I just can't get enough juice to do anything useful...

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April 2 2018, 01:40:57 AM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Trying out space planes. Only have Panthers so far but for the life of me I can't make them viable. Using a fairly minimalist design with no cargo,...

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April 1 2018, 08:45:55 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Started by first SSTO space plane. For the life of me I can't work out how to get a comsat to 'connect' to the cargo bay. Is there some trick to...

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March 31 2018, 09:48:42 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

That looks... masochistic

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March 31 2018, 09:16:12 AM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

The pattern seems to be attempt first, repeat several times expecting a different result, rage, rebuild, repeat, youtube inspiration, lightbulb...

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March 30 2018, 01:55:36 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

That's awesome. I need one.

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March 29 2018, 11:53:40 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Quite pleased with this one. After shifting my space station to Minimus, I took inspiration from a random pootoob video and build a modular moon...

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March 28 2018, 05:35:50 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

What's the downside to nuke engines? I've not researched them yet but they seem to be the only reasonable choice for trucking outside of gravity...

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March 28 2018, 10:47:07 AM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Took my first contract to minimus. This is far easier than mun due to almost no gravity. So I docked some engines to my space station and shifted...

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March 27 2018, 05:31:58 PM

friznit replied to a thread Space Engineers - New FHC Server Restarted, steam://connect/88.150.159.130:27816/ in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Lighting is fixed again and performance is on one of its upward curves for the moment. MP is workable with small numbers of people and if you keep...

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March 27 2018, 05:29:27 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Discovered the explosives in KAS. I sent a rescue mission to a crash landed sky crane that failed to reach Mun Base 1. I couldn't figure out remote...

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March 26 2018, 07:16:46 PM

friznit replied to a thread Kerbal Space Program - Build Heaps Of Fail and Launch Them Into Space in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

I'm hopelessly addicted to this. I've started a fledgling mun base - just a couple of science wotsits so far but I keep running out of fuel with the...

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March 21 2018, 07:36:15 PM

friznit replied to a thread Do we have a [what are you playing now] thread? in Video Games, Table Games, All the Games General

Cured my addiction to Factorio by getting addicted to Kerbal Space Program. FML.

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