I Drove Across Duna In Kerbal Space Program

[@firockfinion3326]

"So, turns out the first truck we sent just kept flipping over onto its back because we never tested it, so we designed one that can flip over at will, and sent that one to rescue the first Kerbal." "Okay so that second truck we sent, turns out it gets no traction whatsoever because we didn't test it either. So we sent the same truck we used on our home planet to rescue the first and second Kerbal."

[@trashlambo]

"Administration is reinstating the funds necessary to incentivise R&D in doing their jobs of reinventing the wheel for the rescue mission truck. They designed a square due to having reverted into cave-kerbals from prolonged exposure to boredom and having heir educational materials and computers confiscated from the first failed rescue mission. Eloo help us all."

[@trashlambo]

"Fourth rescue mission. Okay we're now all undergoing basic elementary classes because Kelvin from the physics department forgot how to write the formula necessary to prove that microwaves, in fact, cannot fly. Administration took that as a sign that everybody else is also incompetent without testing anybody else, despite Kelvin having been awake without sleep for a year and was now going through a divorce and a murder case involving his mother's cousin's roommate's best friend's gay lover. We are now collectively testing the cheapest non-returning orbital rockets we can theoretically build at home in hopes that the next administrators and physicists are thorough and competent. For the love of all that is scientific, Eve save us all."

[@boxmanatee]

Eve will be interesting. Sent an unmanned probe there because stranding a Kerbal anywhere just turns my astrophobia up to 11.

[@John_Gillman]

i feel like realistically Eve´s gravity would (quite literally) slowly break Kerbal´s spines

[@drunicorn1463]

@@John_Gillman eves gravity is very similar to Kerbins, its just the atmosphere that is denser

[@John_Gillman]

@@drunicorn1463 it´s 80% stronger

[@antonybr1]

My Kerbal got stuck on Eve once. I landed a rescue rocket, but it was at Eve's North Pole. I had to land a big Mass Effect-style rover to take the Kerbal to the pole. On Eve, because of gravity, it's very hard to flip.

[@elso19473]

​@@John_Gillmanthe atmosphere makes the gravity feels way stronger(actualy the gravity is like 2 times that of kerbin so sorry for the mistake)

[@SonoftheBread]

Also pro tip: The whole thing with turning left and right quickly to make it up hills is actually because of how KSP handles motor torque. If you set it up so that you have one side of the buggy "turning" one way and the other side "turning" the other (use action groups or something), then the tank steering neutralizes and you just get more power straight ahead. Kinda weird but that's KSP. I don't think it works if they wheels actually steer rather than using tank steering.

[@mig0150]

You should try actually take the truck off Duna and send it to the next planet rather than sending a new version of the truck to the next planet. Keep it going until it completely beaks down, then send a new one. I think that would make these truck journeys even more legendary.

[@sidspooki]

I would love to do this but I am no where near good enough at the game for this aha

[@azriel5]

Get Matt Lowne to do a Blunderbirds episode! Except he has to bring the kerbals and the rover back in one peice would be a good challenge for him and his krack team of kerbonauts also, after watching your rover to the south pole of kerbin video, I am now attempting the same thing! Managed to make it to the north pole so far, I might join the discord to see what others are up to, and I might see if I can fix your train idea so it doesn't snake on you

[@werdburb7535]

YES... I'm not going to the south pole though

[@sidspooki]

That would be wonderful! Good luck on your journey!

[@epicjoe5042]

I really like these videos , hope this channel continues to grow!

[@sidspooki]

Thank you so much!

[@grugg3108]

If a food mechanic was added to this game where kerbals could starve, the kerbal mortality rates would skyrocket. Casually sit in orbit, or in a flipped truck in space or on another planet for a year or two then immediately get back to work

[@nikolatasev4948]

There is such a mod. TAC Life Support. Haven't used it myself, maybe I should.

[@BenieTheDragon]

Have like a special lander that can grab onto the truck, that when it's back in space to have it re-attach to an awaiting rocket and send it to whatever planet you want.

[@mythicalheff]

Nice video! If someone hasn't commented about this already, I suggest you check out the Elcano Challenge on the KSP forums. The challenge is very similar to what you have been doing, with the catch being that it requires one to fully circumnavigate a planet by land or sea. As someone who's done the challenge on every planet, I'll be the first to say that driving a rover that far without going insane is no easy task!

[@sidspooki]

I'll definitely check it out!

[@dylanmcmillian1735]

15 hours of work for a 20 minute video... mad respect

[@sidspooki]

Thank you! Worth every minute.

[@thedoggamer7598]

At this rate you’ll find a way to drive across Jool

[@Radnugget]

Its not terrible getting back, your big thing is the rocket you need is quite large, but it is very possible (you could also do two rockets in and have a lander which then can go meet up a transport ship that takes people back. They are fun and complicated missions and they are my favorite to do. also not having to worry about bodies of water realy helped with the time. It still would of took a long time with Kerbin, but without the oceans in the way you could of probably got it done a lot faster.

[@neves5083]

You are crazy and i love this :D Just like " *Jornuey into space* "

[@sidspooki]

Thank you so much!!

[@-TALLINN]

I see you took our advice when it came to mods. AVP and ReStock are really damn cool. Good job m8!

[@scottrastyles2592]

Nice music sync on the jump around 13:43

[@sidspooki]

I tried my best with the music on this one lol

[@Duc0ov]

Very nice video! I like the music and commentary and your new rover design :). For tutorials I recommend Mike Aben, has a lot of up to date tutorials with vanilla game and good explanations, I learned most of the navigation techniques that I know from him. Recently I was even able to pull off a surface rescue and land within 500 meters of target thanks to their tutorial, which I didn't think would be doable at first.

[@sidspooki]

Very cool, ill check him out! Thank you!

[@Voice_of_Rambol]

I returned from Duna on my first try with the smallest 4 orange engines strapped to the smallest tank on the smallest command pod, you just need a slightly bigger tank below it to get to orbit but the gravity is weaker and the air is less dense but that's all you need to get back to Kerbin

[@jarretthowe2654]

This guy just keeps going nice job

[@sidspooki]

No stopping me now!

[@Daneeeeeh]

My man, you make extremely boring things incredibly interesting and engaging! I wish I had half your patience ;)

[@sidspooki]

Thank you so much, this comment made my day ❤

[@serenade4926]

I love how you came along as soon as I started playing KSP again, may your channel continue to prosper!

[@sidspooki]

Thank you so much!

[@Maximum_777]

You've officially inspired me and my friends, to attempt the grand trip of Space Engineers, where we attempt to make it all the way around every planet in the vanilla game, all with the same rover, which will be transported from one planet to the next after it's completed 1 full lap of the planet. We hope to achieve this all within Survival mode, and ultimately, since the planets are so much smaller, and the rovers are so much faster, it might not actually take that long to go around each planet, so we might add some mods to spice it up, give us some more areas of interest. All in all I love this idea, circumnavigation with rovers poses several rather interesting engineering challenges regardless of the game, so I'm gonna do it. Already started work on the rover too, it's going to essentially be a mobile base, as we will likely need to refine recourses for repairs, upgrades, and additional hydrogen and oxygen along the way, but it should be possible to do it all with one rover, with no assistance from a home base of sorts, besides serving as the start/finish line, so we're gonna take on the challenge.

[@sidspooki]

Thats very cool! Let us know how it goes!

[@Maximum_777]

@@sidspooki Will do

[@matthewdilks2677]

@@Maximum_777 could you make a video or livestream or something

[@paninor]

Love the content man, been looking for another ksp content creator with the editing style as Matt but does interesting challenges. You earned yourself a subscription by me

[@sidspooki]

Awesome thank you!

[@rans3935]

This guy is insane keep up the good work on this channel man!

[@sidspooki]

I appreciate it!

[@vostok9075]

This KZbin channel is growing fast, which means your content is good! I think you'll reach 5k real quick

[@sidspooki]

I really appreciate it! Its been crazy!

[@jman41171]

Getting home really depends on how kerbal you want to do it. Duna is one of the easier ones. You can go more straight forward and have a rocket. A high thrust vacuum engine should get you up easily, or you could go full kerbal and have a solar powered prop plane that stages off the wings and lights the rocket at 5km+

[@pollo_frito22]

This is great content, definitely deserves more views

[@sidspooki]

Thank you!!

[@colevandyken2871]

Can’t wait to see this channel grow

[@sidspooki]

Thank you!!

[@werdburb7535]

Love your videos, super high quality and well put together. 👍

[@sidspooki]

Thank you!!

[@TheBenguin]

So I drove round Duna and Eve once it took two weeks of several hour sessions each I’m glad I’m not the only fool mad enough to do stuff like this!

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

dang, didn't you only have a few hundred subs just a few videos ago? This channels had some explosive growth, congrats man

[@sidspooki]

Thank you! It's been crazy!

[@MOOGSTINE]

These are really amazing, don't give up!!

[@sidspooki]

Thank you so much! I plan on doing every planet and moon!

[@MOOGSTINE]

@@sidspooki shit. I could take a page out of your book haha

[@drunicorn1463]

Freaking awesome

[@EkonIc]

I could not pull Off something like that. Amazing video dude.

[@sidspooki]

Thank you so much!

[@I.Z.Phooto]

I appreciate your commitment to you videos! They look super professional like Matt lowne, another popular ksp KZbinr. I think you should go around Eve because the gravity is 4x stronger than kerban I think, so it'll be a challenge!

[@sidspooki]

Thats where we are going next!

[@scottwilliams846]

I know a way you might be able to get them back. And yes, you guessed right, it does involve the carrier I gave you. You might be able to build a SSRT plane that can fit inside the cargo bay and can work in Duna's atmosphere. I haven't checked to see if you could put small planes in it yet. And also Gilly and the ore landers. I might be able to make it and send you the file. It might end up involving a Kraken drive with the plane. I hope you're ok with that. Might not even be a plane if we're going the Kraken drive route. Or if we do use a Kraken Drive, we probably won't need the mothership. Or you could join the Matt Lowne subreddit and request a Blunderbirds rescue mission. That is an option.

[@sidspooki]

I'll play around and see what I can do with what you sent me. Also the Blunderbird dea is also a great option.

[@scottwilliams846]

@@sidspooki feel free to change the doors on it to something bigger if you need to. Maybe use the dlc structural panels and an alligator hinge and make the door in quarters. I just did the best I could with the tech tree level I was at and not having access to dlc content.

[@scottwilliams846]

@@sidspooki Sid I just remembered something. There is a Delta V map you can get by googling "Delta V map ksp" and it tells you the delta v requirements to get to (and get to orbit from) the various celestial bodies around the Kerbol System. I think a Mk1 command pod and crew cabin atop a mk1 rocket fuel fuselage (I forget the in game name) with a terrier engine is enough to get to Duna orbit. Attach a docking port to the side of that, add some RCS, and put it in the cargo hold of the carrier cruiser and away you go.

[@sidspooki]

@@scottwilliams846 ooooo, ill look that up when I get home. Thank you!!

[@scottwilliams846]

@@sidspooki I hope you're doing better. I remember you said you had covid.

[@alfiegriffiths2935]

Love the music man, good every time :)

[@CenteredOrc]

You’re videos are getting better and better keep uploading!

[@sidspooki]

Thank you! I'm not stopping as long as you guys are enjoying it :)

[@nugs2727]

Next video: Driving across the sun

[@sidspooki]

Maybe!

[@artelectual_ua]

This man has too much free time

[@liamjones8532]

here's some tips ive found sending rovers to low gravity planets: -you should turn the friction control up to max, so that your wheels actually get traction -you should also turn your drive limiter to about 20, so that you accelerate slower. this will significantly help with stability -for all rovers in general, i usually increase break power more the further back the wheel is, to prevent flipping over -similarly i turn steering way down to prevent rolling Also, whenever i use timewarp on a rover, it always ends up bouncing and then breaking the wheels. Do you not have that problem?

[@sidspooki]

Great tips, thank you! And it works sometimes, lots of quicksaves and editing out some of the fails lol. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it just..explodes.

[@matheupotvin3650]

Good vid! Epic mission

[@vostok9075]

These videos remind me of the Top Gear specials, but in KSP

[@sidspooki]

I love it!

[@MandMs05]

I did a KSP Duna video where I tried to get kerbals to Duna and back... and it did not go as planned Absolutely everything was performed by guesswork, and while I managed to rescue the kerbals, I did need a rescue team, and then a rescue team for the rescue team, and the rescue team for the rescue team nearly lost a kerbal to the void requiring a 3rd rescue team. I didn't play Kerbal for a while after that lol EDIT: I almost lost a kerbal to the void in a munar mission video which also required multiple rescue teams and played out very similarly to the duna disaster lol

[@sidspooki]

Sounds like the Kerbal way to do things to me.

[@FearlessLeader2001]

Your videos have done something for me even Scott couldn't. You inspired me to reinstall KSP. I haven't played in something like, 6 years.

[@sidspooki]

I also haven't played in about that long, ksp feels fresh and like a whole new game with all the new parts.

[@FearlessLeader2001]

@@sidspooki it's absolutely great

[@Darkl0ud_Productions]

Really loving your videos man!! If there is one single thing I could say to improve your videos, get a better mic, or check out your settings to make sure you aren't clipping. Maybe throw a little compression on it too. Either way, I'm here for the ride!

[@sidspooki]

Yeah, I realized after I was done recording it was a little chippy here and there, but I loved my little jokes and didn't want to redo it. I'll keep a better eye on my levels next time!

[@aidan9411]

The mod that has that camera thing is actually BD Armory for some reason.

[@sidspooki]

Thanks ill check it out!

[@aidan9411]

@@sidspooki one quick note: BD Armory is mainly a weapons mod, but it adds a flyby camera for stabilized cinematic shots, I saw a Matt lowne mess with it once on a livestream, and I messed with it a bit with my GAU-8 powered plane.

[@BallaTehFeared]

I'm waiting for mat lowen or Scott manly to comments on this

[@onegoodfurboj]

Alternate title; how to become a Gigachad

[@RetroManiaforlife]

Amazing video but now you have to go Eve

[@kitma9]

i love the hours of effort put into these videos my concern is also the hours of effort put into these videos

[@sidspooki]

My wife says the same thing! Lol. This was split over the course of a few days, I'm good I promise!

[@racoonooo]

awesome video yet again! #Elipontdeservesaraise

[@sidspooki]

Thank you! We'll give her one as soon as she gets home! :p

[@racoonooo]

@@sidspooki lol

[@q_nx2321]

Bro trust me your heading on the fame pathway and will be there in no time.

[@sidspooki]

I appreciate it bro! Couldn't do it without you guys though.

[@TheTripleAce3]

Drive across gilly without leaving the ground.

[@victormagnusson5176]

great video 👍

[@NickBDesigns]

Have you ever tried to use vessel mover mod? With that mod There is a way to “right” a flipped vessel and even spawn vessels.

[@sidspooki]

I have used the debug menu a few times for that, not for videos though. I like the chaos of not being able to fix my mistakes though.

[@nicksullivan4203]

great vid! hope you do some other games

[@sidspooki]

Any games you would want to see specifically?

[@normaalnewood381]

kerbal alarm clock is has been stock since 1.12. The button is under the one that looks like a fuel tank.

[@sidspooki]

I knew it was there but I didn't know if it could do all the same stuff. I'll have to look at it again aha

[@chubbingtongrush3323]

You should do a challenge with ksp galaxies unbound without ksp interstellar extended parts.

[@shiosaren6772]

Yay a new video to watch

[@Gunnarbentrud]

More wheels equals less pressure per wheel

[@makarmakarskyi6825]

He did it again!

[@sidspooki]

I'm not stoppin'

[@vikkimcdonough6153]

15:46 - I like "Dunar".

[@sjh199]

If you don’t want antennas to control your rockets, isn’t there a setting for that? Commlink or something

[@offaloffadangoo]

LOVE

[@valecasini]

KZbin recommends to me this video after one year 💀

[@LeonidSaykin]

weird tractor on Duna

[@AneriGS]

Man, wouldn't it be funny if you went to the north and south pole on foot, nah stupid idea

[@polishkerbal6920]

Nice voyage, just kinda sad that you didnt visit any of the easter eggs.

[@sidspooki]

I'll make sure to check some out in the future!

[@polishkerbal6920]

@@sidspooki there are like 5 easter eggs on duna, maybe make a rover to visit them all in one go🤔

[@polishkerbal6920]

@@sidspooki fun fact: if you touch a green monolith with a kerbal then you will unlock a random tech tree node

[@masonargila3489]

Very epic

[@payong5426]

Car trip from north pole to south pole of Jool when? 😄

[@sidspooki]

Eventually! Probably same day we do the sun lol

[@bobjonesisthebestastro]

drive across the sun

[@sidspooki]

I just might!

[@bobjonesisthebestastro]

@@sidspooki it would take a year to drive across at a constant 40 ms

[@bobjonesisthebestastro]

but on 4x timewap it would only take 1/3 of a year!

[@iplaygames8090]

now **DRIVE** from ksc to mun

[@alltheclovers266]

Funny how you didn't include a height limit to simulate not going over water, yet your second rover design forced you to do the reverse; you couldn't clime inclines so could not go too high.

[@ArwinaThePlanet]

Nice If your driving on Eve time Warp it because it takes 29.98 hours

[@sidspooki]

I definitely will!

[@dmclegg66]

Just use hyper edit to test your rovers it will save you a lot of time.

[@sidspooki]

I like to live life on the WILD SIDE.

[@Saucy9049]

I didn't enjoy the dust in my shoes. duna dust kinda tastes like ravioli

[@sidspooki]

Ravioli dust??? We must go back.

[@oshjosh134]

Drive across Jool 💀

[@plebisMaximus]

Release the save file, I'd love to take a crack at a rescue mission.

[@sidspooki]

I definitely can! I'll add it to the description here in a bit.

[@sidspooki]

www.dropbox.com/sh/9qidny3662x4f28/AAA7xsosJxOyYjaUgoEaXkc7a?dl=0 Here's the link for the save file! Hopefully it works! The Vehicle Should be called 'Driving Across Duna!' and is on the South Pole of Duna, along with the Kerbals. Fly Safe!

[@SonoftheBread]

❤

[@ACE_IS_BASED123]

and I like your vids

[@sidspooki]

Thank you!

[@agentminty5503]

make a bigger truck and get the breaking grounds dlc for easier landing (u can make ramps and stuff)

[@sidspooki]

You have given me an idea to make a rally car and make some sick jumps. Thank you aha.

[@cheesepuffmann6326]

discords not there :(

[@sidspooki]

discord.gg/dqxArWsdPW Sorry, Been having some problems to I temporarily took it down. Good to go now.

[@tangarz5357]

You should release two videos. One like this aka 20min and another of a vod style that is a couple of hours long. Or do whatever you want I’m no boss.

[@sidspooki]

I can definitely upload the uncut versions unlisted and put a link to them. Only problem I don't record the sound because I'm typically watching KZbin on my second monitor. So it would either be soundless or you'd hear random youtube videos in the background aha

[@numbersstationsarchive194]

God, PLEASE use autostruts!!!!

[@XENTAR1C]

was this as hard as the first drive

[@sidspooki]

This was MUCH easier!

[@dmclegg66]

Here's one for you I'll make a video of me going to get your rover back I do use warp drive so you might feel like it's cheating .

[@sidspooki]

As long the kerbals are safe, how they get home doesn't matter ahah

[@dmclegg66]

@@sidspooki I use a life support mod if I forget my kerbals they die.

[@ScaledAnd1cy]

You know there a really decent rover module you coulda used to make a decent rover instead of whatever that was💀😂

[@ScaledAnd1cy]

Oh nvm I watched further and I love the 8 wheel design and how theres the pod in the back as like shelter

[@stekra3159]

If you ever dive on dress can you jump the dress canion

[@sidspooki]

We can definitely try!

[@Redstonmaster]

Do it on gilly >:)

[@Redstonmaster]

(And die trying)

[@sidspooki]

Eventually!

[@Redstonmaster]

@@sidspooki You madman 😂

[@willmac5460]

Hi

[@sidspooki]

Hello!

[@kingofallmuffins6338]

ඞ

[@larrythegasmaskman4362]

Are you a masochist???

[@sidspooki]

I mean, no lol