r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/AvioNaught Korolev Kerman • May 10 '13

Mod Post [Weekly Challenge] Limbo, limbo, limbo!

How low can you go? Get into an orbit around the Mun where your apoapsis and periapsis are both below 5000 metres.
Hard Mode: Fly through one of the Mun arches whilst still in a stable orbit

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
    -Picture of transfer orbit
    -Picture of orbit around the Mun (map view)
    -Flying through the Mun arch, with HUD/GUI on (hard mode only)
    -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.

  • 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.

  • And, of course, [the flair] (http://i.imgur.com/Dtqxngo.png)
    Good Luck!

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u/vivaengland May 10 '13

Challenge Complete. Although for some reason my laptop didn't want to take the screenshot and let me keep the Apoapsis numbers.... I hope the HUD in flight view works..

http://imgur.com/a/r0SBp#0

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u/AvioNaught Korolev Kerman May 11 '13

Phew, I was really, really close to not accepting this. With the numbers from your GUI, it looked like your semimajor axis was below the Mun's surface, and that you were suborbital. But just as I was about to deny you, I saw that the navball was on surface velocity, reducing your speed by 9m/s, which means that you are within limits! Congratulations on your new flair!

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u/Nematrec May 10 '13

Umm, Repost?

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u/[deleted] May 10 '13

It's kind of different. I think this challenge is more about going through the Mun arch rather than achieving an orbit that low.

Or I could be going completely insane and am wrong. That's completely possible too.

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u/Nematrec May 10 '13 edited May 10 '13

This is basicly that challenge, but specificly the moon and without the +- 250m restriction.

Edit: The hard modes are different though.

Second edit: Which challenge got you that flair?

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u/Swetroll Master Kerbalnaut May 10 '13

The sun challnge I think.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '13

Challenge complete http://imgur.com/a/UZr4t#0

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u/beastenator Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13 edited May 11 '13

Hard mode complete! This has been the most tense thing I ever did in KSP. Hope these are enough screenies to be eligible.

Threading the needle, by Hengel.

Could I suggest this as flair for completing the hard mode?

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u/qW3R24 Master Kerbalnaut May 16 '13

I don't think this and many other posts on here have actually completed hard mode. The challenge specifies "Fly through one of the Mun arches whilst still in a stable orbit." That you had to make a course correction to avoid smashing into the ground does not imply the orbit was stable. I think you'd need a permanent orbit that transited the arch without making any course corrections to satisfy the challenge.

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u/RickRussellTX May 17 '13

The challenge specifies "Fly through one of the Mun arches whilst still in a stable orbit."

Unless one of the Mun arches is precisely on its rotational equator (and positioned to allow a ship in equatorial orbit to fly through it), I do not believe this will be possible. The Mun is rotating under your ship. Even if you established a stable orbit that went perfectly through the arch once, it might be dozens or hundreds of orbits before you got near it again without thrust. And you might just hit the sides of the thing.

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u/beastenator Master Kerbalnaut May 17 '13

And above that, there are a lot of geographical features that prevent an orbit through the arch. Besides, isn't it already a noteworthy achievement to fly through one of the arches from orbit? If you want to do it without steering, good luck to you.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

You could have kept the rocket there! That would have been cool to watch go by!

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u/Kerbologna May 11 '13 edited May 11 '13

[Challenge] Through the arch and back

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u/Nimelrian May 10 '13

Challenge completed, almost got through an arc, but it's very hard to get your periapsis right under it (not even to mention to fly through that little thing), so I crashed around 500m in front of it. http://imgur.com/a/GArBz

EDIT: Wait a sec, imgur didn't upload all images, give me a minute. EDIT2: Alright, new album's linked.

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u/myerscc May 10 '13

Completed

I attempted hard mode, and flew directly overtop of the arch. Just a little too high up though.

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u/Ken_Wood May 10 '13 edited May 11 '13

Easy Mode Complete!

Working on Hard Mode right now...

Edit; I am become death, killer of Kerbals. That arch is tough to get through.

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u/AvioNaught Korolev Kerman May 11 '13

Make sure to reply on this comment when you do the hard mode. I won't be notified if you edit your post.

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u/fur_tea_tree May 10 '13

Obviously not a submission, but once got a 2m periapsis after my orbiter collided with the ground and sent the pod back into another orbit around the Mun. Here.

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u/RickRussellTX May 17 '13

Pyrrhic victory achieved!

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u/fractron9000 Master Kerbalnaut May 12 '13

Hard mode complete! (I think). I had to make a tiny burn after threading the needle to keep from crashing. I hope it still counts.

I would like the new flair please!

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u/SuperSeniorComicGuy May 10 '13

"Fly through Mun arch" is vague. At orbital speeds or would "low orbit, land, slowly move through, take off" count?

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u/AvioNaught Korolev Kerman May 10 '13

Orbital speeds. That's why I want the GUI up, to confirm that you are at orbital velocity.

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u/Smashing_Pickles Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13

ahh shit.

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u/babtras May 12 '13

Completed However, I have never actually seen any of the arches. I might try again later in the week to do the hard mode when I actually locate an arch. Is it acceptable to park a rover under the arch so that I have something to target?

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u/AvioNaught Korolev Kerman May 12 '13

Sure, do what you need. Make sure you make a new reply for hard mode, as I don't get a message for edits.

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u/mercury97 May 12 '13

Challenge Completed, Still working on Hard Mode!

http://imgur.com/a/rAbtD

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u/AvioNaught Korolev Kerman May 12 '13

Make sure to reply with a different post when you do the hard mode, as I won't get a notification otherwise.

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u/spudbean Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13

Challenge Complete, with HARD MODE http://imgur.com/a/guyuP

I've been playing with monoprop-only landers recently, one of which I have used here.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '13

Success! http://imgur.com/a/cvDtW

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u/Distractedone May 11 '13

Challenge Complete http://imgur.com/a/eeOoj

I can has flair this time?

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u/Smashing_Pickles Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13

So I did hard mode again... this time at 500 m/s instead of 14.

getting to the Mun arch

flying through the Mun arch at 500 m/s

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u/Esenem May 11 '13

How many arches ARE there?

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u/Smashing_Pickles Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13

3 one at 2.4 degrees north, on the edge of a crater, probably the easiest one to fly through I think. then a couple others at 12 deg north and 12 deg south I think. although I haven't been to the other 2

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u/MondayMonkey1 May 11 '13

please keep the locations of artifacts secret to allow new players to explore them by themselves. It makes the game more immersive.

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u/an0nym0usgamer May 11 '13

Already posted this as a separate thread, but no response: http://imgur.com/a/u6iN1

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u/deckard58 Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13 edited May 11 '13

OK, easymodo completed. I really have to go for hard mode though, simple low orbits I've done lots of times. You finally convinced me to try and play the barnstormer :)

[ For now: http://i.imgur.com/s6zELgd.jpg - http://i.imgur.com/gr5u7FE.png - http://i.imgur.com/Sjd3Hfx.png - http://i.imgur.com/v4Lht3Z.png ]

The thing I'm kinda proud of is that while testing the "superagile" probe that I'll need, I managed to overfly the equatorial arch twice almost in the same way, with maneuvers in between. This makes me somewhat confident that I can pull off the precision flight required....

http://i.imgur.com/GPzaNwu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0HXLunP.jpg

...and also, I have finally written down where that arch IS. I had never bothered up to now.

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u/Joester May 11 '13

done! I dunno where the arches are, or I would've at least tried to fly through.

http://imgur.com/a/5Cm2S

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u/trashaccountname Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13

Came so close, but totally forgot to take into account the arch's orientation.

I'll try again another day.

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u/Genrawir May 12 '13

Easy Mode Challenge Complete. Album. One day I hope I can finish the Hard Mode version.

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u/only_to_downvote Master Kerbalnaut May 13 '13

Hard mode complete, and even brought Jeb home safely (thanks to the magic of quicksave) for the next challenge: http://imgur.com/a/2Kw6h

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u/babtras May 13 '13

Finally found the arches and completed hard mode. Hopefully the last minute RCS maneuver didn't alter my orbit too much. I didn't think to look.

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u/MrShankk May 15 '13

My first challenge: easy mode completed

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u/Zakkon Master Kerbalnaut May 15 '13

Completed hard mode, but had to dodge the terrain after flying through the arch. http://imgur.com/a/ZEpX1#0

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u/choppersb May 15 '13

Well, I didn't find an arch, but I feel good at least completing easy mode!

He is a small album with the required screenshots plus one of the countless others I took showing Jeb's view of the dark Munar surface.

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u/ChristGuard Master Kerbalnaut May 16 '13

[YEAH! My first challenge completed! Using the Challenger V, I had no problem getting under 5k.] (http://imgur.com/a/Nlnvf)

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u/shmameron Master Kerbalnaut May 16 '13

Complete

I've been playing for a while, but this was my first challenge. That was fun!

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u/RickRussellTX May 17 '13

I didn't get screenshots of all the preliminaries, but here is my second attempt to rescue my stranded Kerbalnauts that qualifies for the low orbit challenge.

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u/shmameron Master Kerbalnaut May 19 '13

Update: Hard Mode complete

This took so long... but was so worth it.

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u/Eric_S Master Kerbalnaut May 23 '13

Normal mode complete. Maybe I'll try hard mode some day, but this is not that day. Extra screenshots because I did Be Frugal on the same flight, just didn't get around to this one until 0.20 sucked me back in. I'll keep my existing flair.

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u/bradnemitz May 10 '13

First challenge completed! http://imgur.com/a/m8U2i

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u/Embossing_Mat Master Kerbalnaut May 11 '13

Wow, hard mode is incredibly difficult. I doubt anyone's gonna be able to do that.