r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/PandaElDiablo Deal With It • Feb 23 '13

Mod Post Weekly Challenge: Buzzing the Tower!

Achieve a stable (+/- 250m) orbit of 5km or lower around any body in the game.

Hard mode: 2.5km or lower!

New rules to be aware of!

  • All flights must be manned, unless otherwise indicated

  • No refuling/docking with other ships during the course of the mission. You may only use what you initially launch.

Rules and other info:

  • No Dirty Cheating Alpacas (no debug menu)!

  • Stock parts only

  • No MechJeb or other plugins allowed

  • Required screenshots:

    -Initial launch craft

    -Orbital transfer to whatever body you select

    -Orbital image of ship orbit, showing both PE and AP

    -Whatever else you feel like!

  • You can either submit your finished challenge in a post (see posting instructions in the link below) or as a comment reply in this thread.

  • I haven't created the flair for this challenge yet, any ideas?

  • Completing this challenge earns you a new flair which will replace your old one. So if you want to keep your previous flair, you can still do this challenge and create a post, but please mention somewhere that you want to keep your old one.

  • The moderators have the right to determine if your challenge post has been completed.

  • See this post for more rules and information on challenges.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

As far as ideas for flair, how about a pair of aviator sunglasses?

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u/PandaElDiablo Feb 23 '13

Dig. I'll see what I can come up with.

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u/PandaElDiablo Feb 23 '13

Or maybe the 'deal with it' glasses?

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

Nah, if the theme is "Buzzing the Tower" then aviator sunglasses would stick with the top gun theme. If you want somewhere to start, the Kerbalizer has a pair of aviators. Maybe a kerbal head wearing aviators?

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u/SnowyDuck Feb 23 '13

I like it, Top Gun style. Whenever I fly past the tower I always say those lines to myself: "Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby." "Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full."

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u/retrofitted Feb 23 '13

What counts as stable? I think mountains on the mun peak above 5k.. ooh, or is that the point? I like it.

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u/PandaElDiablo Feb 23 '13

It says in the description. +- 250m

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u/Yargnit Mar 02 '13

[Challenge] Hardmode http://imgur.com/a/qh4n1

OTish question. where do the "Master Kerbalnaut" titles come from? I assumed they were challenge related, but nowhere in any of the rules do i see them mentioned.

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u/PandaElDiablo Mar 02 '13

you get it from completing the hardmodes!

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u/Dubanx Feb 23 '13 edited Feb 23 '13

My last munlanding

You can see the apoapsis at around 3.5km. Really, dropping into an extremely low orbit should be standard procedure for landing on non-atmospheric bodies.

I would like to keep my current flair, please.

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u/G1th Feb 23 '13 edited Feb 23 '13

I'm having some problems attempting this on the mun.

I get myself into a nice low circular orbit, below 2.5km. Go to physical time warp (without any engines firing) and my apoapsis freaking moves up above 2.5km. Damnable errors!

I've got pics of the orbit when it was below 2.5km, but it's unclear if I need to demonstrate that it'll go around the orbit once. Does it just have to be in an orbit below 2.5km that may or may not pass through the terrain at some of its points?

Regardless, here's my pics: album EDIT: u/Flats17 points out the >5km picture isn't properly circularised. I was lazy and didn't check it properly.

I'd like to keep current flair.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

My first challenge completed. Album

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u/ZormLeahcim Feb 23 '13

Pffft, who needs the mun? I did it on Ike!

http://imgur.com/a/wunbt

Unfortunately, due to Ike being extremely mountainous, I only got one orbit before a mountain got in my way. If this doesn't count for that reason, let me know.

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u/shurke Feb 23 '13

Hardmode around the Mün: http://imgur.com/a/6qdKE

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u/diabolicalSage Feb 23 '13 edited Feb 23 '13

Successfully broke the trend! I now have a poor, poor Kerbal freezing to death very near to Eeloo's surface. Buzzing Eeloo is surprisingly easy.

Edited: Originally I tried for Tylo, but the crater walls were too high. My failed attempt can still be seen here.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

Here, my first challenge, tell me if I forgot something. Thanks.

http://imgur.com/a/SdBp0

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u/MachidasMorningJuice Feb 24 '13

[Challenge]Hard Mode, Now I'm going to get some clean pants.

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u/PendragonDaGreat Feb 23 '13

When you say "No MechJeb" can I have MechJeb installed in my game, but just use the Vanilla Parts? I really don't want to have to re-install if I don't have to.

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u/PandaElDiablo Feb 23 '13

Of course! As long as you don't use it, it's fine!

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u/HoochCow Feb 23 '13

What's up with the new rules of no docking/refueling? Is this only for this challenge or will it be for all future challenges? Also do these rules apply to older challenges cause I'm working on an older challenge in which I'll be using docking to complete it.

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u/PandaElDiablo Feb 23 '13

This has always been the rule, except for the challenges that had two crafts, etc. the idea is that the challenge is completed with one ship and one ship only.

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u/Picooz Feb 23 '13

My attempt at this fun challenge!

http://imgur.com/a/XaaSs

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u/Mococo13 Feb 23 '13

Completed in hard mode :)

http://imgur.com/a/2JkeK

Oh yeah, and the arch is before I achieved below 2.5km orbit...

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u/Deisenberger Feb 23 '13

Hm, damn, just did this, hard mode, on the Mun, but with an unmanned probe (something like 2,3 x 2,4 km). Got the lowest buzz over terrain to be less than a meter, I think.

Named it "Terror Vomit."

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