I like how I can now adjust the thrust ratio of engines so as to make landing on low-gravity bodies a much smoother experience.
I like how I can now adjust the thrust ratio of engines so as to make landing on low-gravity bodies a much smoother experience.
Are you an engineer? -- Quack
Indeed, IMO its probably the most significant change in the update. Helps with a ton of designs, Can finally do assymetric designs without having to use mods or adding parts for ballast.Originally Posted by Rakshasa The Cat
That is very interesting to know I had not seen any info in the patch notes, this should allow for much safer Mun landings for my lander designs (moar thrust = better).Indeed, IMO its probably the most significant change in the update. Helps with a ton of designs, Can finally do assymetric designs without having to use mods or adding parts for ballast.
"Kerning is serious business"
And having an image that does not cause Autism attacks even more so.
Just to show how big of a difference throttling can make. Did a test, large SRB with just probe core throttled down to 35% reached 125 km apoapsis and all across the sea east of KSC compared to 100% large SRB that just reached 72 km up
Hiro Cor
Am yet to play after latest patch, but from looks of it I'm rather glad I managed to abuse the transmissions pre-patch since it now seems you *have* to return to get the full science? I can get *to* the planets. Getting back... not so much!
Why are you playing this game?
Are you an engineer? -- Quack
Because I will *eventually* get back from the planets. Just not today.Why are you playing this game?
Still, update looks nice. Need to try it!
There is plenty of science to gain even with transmission. If Mun alone is not enough you have Minimus biomes now too. Not to mention recovery from Minimus is trivial considering the gravity.Because I will *eventually* get back from the planets. Just not today.Why are you playing this game?
Still, update looks nice. Need to try it!
Hiro Cor
this gave me a chub:
source!this gave me a chub:
Launched the new science module and a 3 man capsule last night and sent it to the Mun using my general purpose launch vehicle. I now have a science base in orbit only needs a fuel depot and some way to refuel a multi use Muner lander..
I was very happy with both the performance of my launcher and the games performance I usually have quite a lot of lag when launching it but the performance optimisations seem to have done well.
"Kerning is serious business"
And having an image that does not cause Autism attacks even more so.
So throttling has exactly the same effect on thrust and fuel consumption as if you'd done it manually with the controls during flight? I got some kind of patching error when I tried to play a few days ago and haven't had a chance to try it yet.Just to show how big of a difference throttling can make. Did a test, large SRB with just probe core throttled down to 35% reached 125 km apoapsis and all across the sea east of KSC compared to 100% large SRB that just reached 72 km up
i heard you're ideas and their definately good
Basically yes. The advantages with throttling are if you want to build asymmetric ships and balance the thrust, and throttling SRBs, which obviously you couldn't do before. But otherwise, yea, a conventional liquid rocket gets no advantage than before.
was just on the KSP reddit, no link to craft last time I checkedsource!this gave me a chub:
And another big bonus is adjusting maximum output of the engine for times when you need fine control. Extreme example would be hover, more common fine tuning burn, landing, ...Basically yes. The advantages with throttling are if you want to build asymmetric ships and balance the thrust, and throttling SRBs, which obviously you couldn't do before. But otherwise, yea, a conventional liquid rocket gets no advantage than before.
Hiro Cor
You can adjust it on the fly?And another big bonus is adjusting maximum output of the engine for times when you need fine control. Extreme example would be hover, more common fine tuning burn, landing, ...Basically yes. The advantages with throttling are if you want to build asymmetric ships and balance the thrust, and throttling SRBs, which obviously you couldn't do before. But otherwise, yea, a conventional liquid rocket gets no advantage than before.
i heard you're ideas and their definately good
You sure can. 100% throttle and off.You can adjust it on the fly?And another big bonus is adjusting maximum output of the engine for times when you need fine control. Extreme example would be hover, more common fine tuning burn, landing, ...Basically yes. The advantages with throttling are if you want to build asymmetric ships and balance the thrust, and throttling SRBs, which obviously you couldn't do before. But otherwise, yea, a conventional liquid rocket gets no advantage than before.
Yes for the liquid engines, no for the SRBs, they can be adjusted only in VAB/SPH.You can adjust it on the fly?And another big bonus is adjusting maximum output of the engine for times when you need fine control. Extreme example would be hover, more common fine tuning burn, landing, ...Basically yes. The advantages with throttling are if you want to build asymmetric ships and balance the thrust, and throttling SRBs, which obviously you couldn't do before. But otherwise, yea, a conventional liquid rocket gets no advantage than before.
Hiro Cor
Launched refueling craft and sent it to the Mun, used up all the cargo fuel trying to adjust orbit to attach to existing science craft
"Kerning is serious business"
And having an image that does not cause Autism attacks even more so.
Illectro/Scott, I was just watching interstellar 31 and you're still complaining about not being able to remap your joystick for atmospheric plane use. What I've done is set up "docking" mode as plane mode, because I don't actually use it for docking. The only downside is that you can't trigger stages in docking mode, but that isn't an issue for most planes.
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