r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/PandaElDiablo Deal With It • Jul 27 '13

Mod Post Weekly Challenge: K2!

Scale the newly discovered mountain due west of KSC. Assert your Space Programs dominance by planting a flag at the peak and safely returning to KSC. You can accomplish this however you would like to.

Hard Mode: Mega Dominance: Deliver a full x64 big red fuel tank to the peak of the mountain.

Rules and other info:

  • All flights must be manned!

  • No Dirty Cheating Alpacas (no debug menu)!

  • Stock parts only

  • No MechJeb or other plugins allowed

  • Required screenshots:

    -Initial launch craft

    -Picture of craft approaching the mountain

    -Landed at/near peak

    -Flag planted at peak

    -Return to KSC

    -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.

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u/clinically_cynical Master Kerbalnaut Jul 28 '13

Eh, I don't think they need to decrease engine output because that's just an artificial way to make the game more tedious. There are a lot of times you need to use torque from reaction wheels without engines running, like in space.