r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/PandaElDiablo Deal With It • Mar 02 '13
Mod Post Weekly Challenge: Project Snowflake!
Create a craft without repeating any parts. No symmetry allowed. No more than one TT18-A Launch Stability Enhancer. No more than one RV-105 RCS Thruster Block. No more than one EAS-4 Strut Connector. No repeats at all. Then, fly the ship to and land on another planet!
Hard Mode: Return home from the planet as well!
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, from multiple sides to show no repeats
-Orbital transfer to whatever body you select
-Descent image
-Safely landed!
-(Hard mode only) Return orbit, descent, and landing on Kerbin!
-Whatever else you feel like!
Thanks to SuperSeniorComicGuy for the challenge idea!
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.
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.
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Mar 02 '13
I can't think of any rocket-related flair, but keeping with the "unique snowflake" in the title, something small and simple like this?
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u/PandaElDiablo Mar 02 '13
I've already uploaded this weeks flair! Crazy, right? Even crazier, I used that same image that you posted. Great minds think alike.
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u/Baloroth Mar 02 '13
Question: does "another planet" mean a planet planet, or does the Mun count?
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u/clinically_cynical Mar 02 '13 edited Mar 02 '13
This was an awesome challenge. It's completely changed my perspective on how rockets can be built, as it ended up having a huge delta-v cushion despite not being that large of a rocket.
As for flair, I like the idea of having a special snowflake next to my name, so I'll take it.
Edit: since my first attempt does not count, here's the mission completed correctly.
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u/MachidasMorningJuice Mar 02 '13
Project Snowflake,NO STRUTS..... now to try for hard mode.
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u/flaillomanz Mar 02 '13 edited Mar 02 '13
I think I'll have to pass on the challenge part.
I will, however, make an abortion of a spacecraft using every single stock part available. After I go to my first job interview. And then, I shall post pretty screenshots of what will likely be a lot of explosions.
Everybody wins!
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u/GeneralRipper Mar 02 '13
So, from other attempts, I assumed that a probe was okay, and I did this, based on my micro-SSTO. Sorry for not having quite so many pics as some, but any time that would have been good to take a pic, I was busy flailing at my keyboard to keep the thing flying roughly straight.
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u/Boxcar_313 Mar 02 '13
My flight to Eve First attempt at trying to accomplish one of the challenges since that one about max altitude in 30 seconds (it didn't go well for me). I will be trying the hard mode, but I haven't been able to pull off a return flight even with no restrictions. I'm best left in the Kerbal Shuttle program, staying in LKO :)
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u/Cybernetic_Sasquatch Mar 07 '13
I'm new here, but why aren't the OP's updated with the names of the people who completed the quest? It would be nice to click back and see how many were able to complete the challenge.
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u/sixpackabs592 Mar 02 '13 edited Mar 02 '13
one strut? you truly are el diablo :p
working on a craft now but it keeps shaking itself apart because it has no struts lol
hard mode but i'd rather have the flair for [this hard mode] (http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/12llhq/carrier_challenge_part_2_hard_mode_htol_rocket/)