KSP: Building a DUNA Space Station!

[@wrillwastaken]

Stations do have some use: using a lander with a fuel factory, you can store fuel in the station, meaning that SSTOs can be refuelled limitless times, and in turn will be able to transport kerbals, ship ore to other stations, maybe even customize modular stations and even refuel craft stranded on the surface of any planet.

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

This!

[@wrillwastaken]

The last bit also means jeb can have a vacation, without worrying about the blunderbirds.

[@lieutenantsupascoop2126]

True but is a bit complicated and the fuel tanks in the refuelling station gotta be filled. I can’t even dock 2 ships so I’d never be able to do any of this lmao

[@MattLowne]

You make a good point. I might actually make a video of an unlimited refuel station to showcase this :P

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

Station Ore mining vessel that goes from planet to station, bringing a shitload of ore. Ore gets processed on-station fuel perhaps fuel batteries as an alternative, and ore processors on the vessel, so it can emergency recharge. no clue. ez pz fuelz

[@marx8082]

"The final rocket, the *chonkiest* boy of them all" Now this is the kind of descriptive content I watch KSP for

[@rebel6301]

aw shit you made me think about Cute Foxes (jesus fucking christ i love foxes)

[@KamikazeCommie501]

I'm sure you can find all that retarded bullshit over on reddit. People that use internet slang in real life are the cringiest losers ever.

[@CallumLe]

@@KamikazeCommie501 dude uncool

[@hellothere5843]

@@KamikazeCommie501 uncool brother

[@sashali6666]

Kamikaze Commie why are you so toxic

[@MrJett-xx6om]

I have been up all night refreshing youtube and then this came up. I guess I can't go to bed now

[@lucasplasma1617]

Wow your phone must be really fresh now

[@davawen9938]

@@lucasplasma1617 Underrated response

[@MegaCuban4life]

now thats a trooper

[@o-manthehuman7867]

I'm in this picture and I don't like it

[@somepvpguy69]

I owwwitt

[@party4lifedude]

seems like "The Kraken" is the KSP equivalent to Space Engineers "Clang" a god of chaos that does not like certain combinations of moving parts and geometry and will destroy all of your hard work at a moments notice.

[@thedynamicdoggo4155]

A cargo container let’s go find out who asked for that

[@spoonfullofsalt8889]

The Dynamic Doggo I asked for that

[@schizophil1]

@@thedynamicdoggo4155 I asked

[@skoovee]

Oh that’s what a clang railgun shooting at a clang powered ship was on my recommended

[@josephblomstrand6348]

Exactly

[@fortytwo5884]

Matt Lowne: One of the hardest docks... My brain: *well I wouldn’t want to crash a boat into a very dense dock*

[@advorak8529]

But that has been done already (Operation Chariot AKA the St Nazaire Raid). In a very costly but successful raid, they rammed the old destroyer HMS Campbeltown into the gates of the Normandie Dock (the only dry dock on the Atlantic capable to take ships like Bismark and Tirpitz). While the impact did little damage, tons of well-hidden explosives in the bow of the destroyer took the dock out for the rest of the war when the delay time fuse went off.

[@Hachiae]

@@advorak8529 i still wouldnt want to be on that

[@advorak8529]

Hachi Roku Volunteers only. So you are safe, unless I volunteer you. ;-P

[@skoovee]

@@advorak8529 ok but why is is knowledge I have and all the names should I be concerned

[@sparrowEP]

one of the hardest dicks

[@DG-bq2yg]

Matt’s talent to make the most beautiful and complex spaceships, shove them in the fairing, and strap a launcher to the bottom of them is incredibly satisfying to watch.

[@CJFreeza]

I know this is two years old and that motivation for your channel hasn't been the same, but there's always something to learn and appreciate in every video of yours Matt. You're a big inspiration and always will be.

[@paulwalsh2344]

"This is a long video. If you want to skip the time lapses... skip to exactly 10 mins" ... but I love to watch your time lapse assemblies at 0.75 playback speed just to get a sense of what your reasoning for putting in the things you do and where you put them ! It's really brilliant stuff !

[@paulinejames44]

me too

[@ryanpeart2108]

Good idea! Although at 0.75 speed, it does sound like Matt has done one too many whisky reviews....

[@sparrowEP]

braille eye ant

[@sven518-7]

The spacecraft looks a little bit like the hermes from the martian

[@stc-s9g]

That's true

[@tedioussugar384]

One of my favourite movies... if he can build a Hab and a rover on Duna as well then it’s going to be a whole new level

[@sven518-7]

@@tedioussugar384 yes, that would be amazing too see!

[@ElderGod4]

Its not a spacecraft

[@ohjeerick8716]

ElderGod4 It is designed to operate in space, therefore it’s a spacecraft.

[@cheeseburger7]

Perfect timing. Currently have an E class asteroid on a 35 min burn to Jool!!!

[@BananaBlaster64]

Noice

[@wilburn_]

Ummmmm.I which one is your favourite planet?

[@dunamoose3446]

*_An E class asteroid is headed for your city._* COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME TO THE PLACE I BELONG WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN MAMMA TAKEEEEEEE MEEEE HOOOOOOMMMMEEEEE COUNTRY ROADS

[@cheeseburger7]

VELOCIRAPTOR D007 laythe for me lately. Because space planes ✈️ are fun. Well not a planet really

[@wilburn_]

@@cheeseburger7 Oh,nice its my second favourite.My first favourite is duna,because of its mobile bases!(great fun)

[@lighthorizon1734]

28:08 The Mun looks like The Death Star. I even have thought about it. Maybe I can built it. Or you, Matt

[@lieutenantsupascoop2126]

That’s no moon. . .

[@comicsansgreenkirby]

Stuff some insane BDArmory into that crater

[@Run4TheHills321]

As a person of red hair whose father has remarried, leaving me a "redheaded stepchild"... hey... those are my feelings... Love your videos my dude :)

[@davidomego]

I don't understand shit!!

[@dyldylb]

Chance Thompson same

[@joshuabeeler1930]

Chance Thompson same, there’s not a single soul on this chat

[@lewildknight9864]

The ginger empire was attacked

[@comatosecharlie7967]

Omg your just okay with that? Do you even know what red headed stepchild even means?!

[@drizzt109]

You make this stuff look so EASY! Don’t think I’ve ever made it past the 1st or second planet. Good job man!

[@TejsT163]

imagine working with rocket design, make critical last minute changes, go home ,sleep, return to work, and send the "autosave" as the final blueprint.

[@vladskiobi]

Matt: New video KZbin: Wait, that's illegal.

[@thelonelyspirit8225]

@juli8201 juli8201 "helped" is putting it in a nice way

[@MrFlyingSquirl]

A company started using the music in one of their ads (marks and Spencers I think) because its open source they probably though they could get away with it but then $ony saw they could make some money and made a bogus claim that it was theirs and not open source. KZbin rolled over and didn't challenge them on it and instead screwed over tons of KZbin content creators which allowed Sony to make even more money. KZbin knows they're in the wrong so they decided to allow him to re upload the videos without the music in the same place as the originals. KZbin didn't help anyone and are bearly trying to cover their tracks

[@MrFlyingSquirl]

Plus KZbin, Sony and the song creator all stand to make a fair amount of money from saying its not open source so anyone who can stand up to them properly has no interest in doing so. I think the original song creator has just been ignoring anyone who's tried to contact them in relation to getting confirmation that it was originally open source, which it absolutely was

[@burby-thomas]

No no no not again lol that strike almost made me cry

[@TotoDG]

Making a Rooster Teeth reference in 2019: *_Wait. That’s illegal._*

[@mattymurphy8929]

0:15 [Everyone liked that]

[@Transit_Biker]

The Lockheed Martian thing you mention is related to what is known as the "90 day study" or "90 day report". This was to be a gigantic undertaking and was later scaled back and eventually cancelled outright in favor of the numerous robotic missions we all know and love.

[@isaacvincent8443]

I think I've figured out why Kerbin is almost entirely uninhabited. Most of the Kerbals live underground. If only because that they have VERY good reasons for fearing that the sky will fall on them. Sky, fuel tanks, deorbited satellites, space stations, even Kerbalnauts attempting to re-enter Kerbals atmosphere. Space exploration is so important to the Kerbals that they chose to move the entire population underground, rather than force their Space agency to worry about what kind of damage say a nuclear powered reactor crashing into some inhabited areas. Not that the Kerbalnauts would worry about such unimportant civilian casualties in the first place, not when there is tasty science to uncover. It's also why they have a nearly unlimited budget. After all, once they have discovered all of the science and have used it to start colonizing the Kerbal system, they can move back to the surface.

[@kapiteinkaya5754]

Matt!! Can you make a craft, land it on something with an atmosphere and then deploy like 5 mini drones?

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

He did that with an SSTO, just one big drone instead.

[@isaacbennett9906]

Atmosfere 😳

[@kapiteinkaya5754]

@@isaacbennett9906 im not english

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

Wow. Didn't even notice that. "atmosfere" instead of "atmosphere".

[@kapiteinkaya5754]

@@MrNight-dg1ug im not fuckin english

[@pieguy6992]

You should build a deep-space colony...basically a huge station with all the facilities to sustain Kerbal life. You could either do it in multiple launches, do a one-launch, or assemble it in orbit. Once its assembled and in orbit, you'd fire the engines for a Kerbin escape- and then fly really far away from the Sun and make a distant orbit.

[@wyldcat9396]

Or a really low kerbol orbit

[@That.1.Broski]

I had my first kraken attack yesterday with my solar panel folding arm

[@Rambo2-501]

Matt: huge explanation about centrifuge. Also Matt: “it looks cool, that’s why I did it.” 😂😂

[@Kelnx]

I spent a very long time building an imperial star destroyer from scratch and using the welding mod to prevent kraken shenanigans with so many parts to work as basically a mobile space station/ base drop-ship and yet I love this space station even more. It's just more elegant and realistic. I would never have jettisoned the engine though. You always want to keep an engine. Just in case.

[@sgt_retiredcharlie4102]

Matt, build a "Space Station" in multiple parts, then take it apart and land all the parts on Duna to make it a "Colony Station". I think that would be great. Bonus Legendary Level... Put wheels on all the parts and connect them all with docking ports once on the surface of Duna! TaDa! Thanks bro! (HAHAHAHAHA.... Update: Just watched the NEXT VIDEO! Although, you did the assembly in space, which is much easier than driving all the parts together, but you actually did exactly what I was talking about above!)

[@gemdragon8984]

Wait a minute, is that ksp music? KZbin: Why is Take Two here?

[@JPR137]

U mean sony but ok

[@thepianoguy573]

Loving every video since the dawn of time, Keep on being awesome Matt!

[@DanielMoroni]

7:40-8:15 just earned my subscription honestly so relatable

[@benjidabull]

Honestly tho who tf skips the builds. Also I wouldn't mind at all if matt made an hour long video 😂

[@rubiolo1019]

i was going to but he talks so much it just kinda got my attention and before i noticed he finished the build lol

[@gsquared8730]

He has done a hour long vid ex:jool five (I think);movies (ksp)…stuff like that

[@plum895]

I found this guy on my school chromebook when I was bored and is no my favorite ksp youtuber and he even somehow encouraged me to buy the game

[@agnieszkabuczny8540]

I like it to because your giving me ideas for when I got ksp😀

[@schizophil1]

Agnieszka Buczny please don’t do this, fail miserably because you thought you could do it even though you with only 10 hours of gameplay and rage quit when you fail and never play ksp again. Please practise first, please.

[@shadowraptors1132]

I don't like skipping the beginning building time lapse portion because I like to hear your rambles and when you talk about the missions or channel updates

[@Hoff_0313]

Hey Matt, your videos are always inspiring. Love KSP can not wait for KSP2!

[@Avery-eb9wl]

So weird hearing that now

[@alecjacobsen7496]

So if Ike is basically geosync with Duna /and/ tidally locked, does that mean you can put a base on ike facing Duna and place a base on Duna directly, I guess "above" the Ike base so that the base on Duna and the base on Ike are always facing eachother?

[@Avery-eb9wl]

no, because it is not quite

[@michellegingraux8856]

I love the “red headed stepchild “joke, because I am that kid.I’m 12 and I weigh roughly 160 lbs

[@millermonsterair]

i like watching the build portions of your ksp vids. well, i like the whole ksp vids you do, but i am one of the people who likes to see your build portions because almost every time, i learn something new and it makes me go ahead and launch the game and try it out. lol. ive learned alot of build methods from you.

[@Asterism_Desmos]

10:46 Looks like they strapped the trash to a rocket in that one futurama episode.

[@do0myk]

man these re-translation satellites are the cutest thing! mine were always giant in comparison, with nuclear engines and unnecessary big solar panels.

[@chunkyboi7364]

I got this game and after playing had lost hope UNTIL! I found this channel it makes me never give up hope and to do the things that he does and it seems like lots of fun and that why it gives me hope!

[@hegemonycricket9549]

When you speak of "The Kraken," are you referring to the bug where complex designs spontaneously begin to vibrate, and ultimately shake themselves apart? I haven't played in a while, but I believe I found a solution for that years ago. It was especially likely after two vehicles are docked. It seemed to be a conflict between two controlling parts. To avoid it, simply right click on any part with the option "control from here." It doesnt matter which. Choose that option, and problem solved. I use autostrut all the time. I've never had that problem since. Good luck.

[@iami3rian394]

You sir, are quite literally, a life saver.

[@hegemonycricket9549]

@@iami3rian394 Thanks, bro. Just trying to help where I can with the greatest game ever created. This bug is so bad that it makes the game unplayable. It always happens after a lot of time/effort has been invested. I quit playing for quite a while bcz of it. When I discovered this work-around, I tried to report it to Squad and the community at large, but until now got no reply at all. Please let me know if you have the same problem again.

[@iami3rian394]

@@hegemonycricket9549 Here's one for you... on console, the lvl2 runway has like... sections. Almost like pavement. Haven't hit lvl3 yet to see if that's a a thing, but the small bumps make flying anything larger than a tiny plane with the small gears impossible. = / Also, parts contracts and attitude limiters routinely glitch. Just an FYI. I miss my PC, and can't wait to get it fixed.

[@hegemonycricket9549]

@@iami3rian394 Playing on console sounds rough. Mods are most of the fun. My ideal setup requires 138 of them. I hope you get your PC going again soon. I've got an Xbox, but all I've ever done with it is watch videos.

[@iami3rian394]

@@hegemonycricket9549 it's not bad. It's ya know.... not good... but it'll do. Thanks for the well wishes, but there's nothing to be done about it until I can take it somewhere. I can't fix it up. Linux sucks... Places will open soon. I shouldn't have done what I did. It was my mistake, and I know what happened. ,= ) Only makes it harder.... That said, other than like, KER, and the BEAUTIFUL EVE SVE Scatterer, etc... Mods never got me. Now we even have stock propellers.... Like real ones. I was always ok with playing the game as it was (though, lacking clouds REALLY ticked me off), all the extra parts and cool stuff was always ho hum for me. I'm ok with the PS4 version, I just wish they didn't port the bugs as well... Sheer lunacy.

[@binkymagnus]

i like the long videos for big projects. Lockheed Martian would be a great series!

[@dunamoose3446]

looks like the _Edward Israel_ from The Expanse

[@chrisstaff4727]

I would love to see a video where you show your building/designing techniques. Doesn’t have to be a tutorial as such but a demonstration/explanation of how you do things where it’s not sped up.

[@ahmedeverydayadventures.4867]

I love that 1/3 of this entire video is just him building stiff

[@xAeroSpaceKnightx]

Time-lapse building shows some of the build techniques that most players don't realize they can do so I think the build portions are important to see.

[@AuroraVeil_]

getting back from the ACT later today. Already can't wait to finish this lol EDIT: can't complain, really good video. ACT went pretty well too.

[@cranjusmcbasketball2052]

ACT Australian Capital Territory? Or somewhere else?

[@AuroraVeil_]

@@cranjusmcbasketball2052 the test

[@azula-3875]

1:15 how do you do that with those multiple green points? this is so useful omg, i never knew you can do that

[@brianargo4595]

Right click your fairing base and turn on interstage nodes

[@azula-3875]

@@brianargo4595 Thank you!!

[@TheOriginalBlue62]

@@brianargo4595 *That's* what that means? Thanks again!

[@newbiegamer8689]

Your Rockets are very good I love them

[@Turtleanju]

My favorite part and all of your videos whenever you play Kerbal Space Program

[@murphyslawyer6187]

I've been caught out by the Autosave myself. Kudos for the docking.

[@arkansoap2385]

definetely, you're my hero since three weeks i started playing ksp!

[@joreson5309]

00:02 the moment when you forget what you're doing...

[@hfbhdghderogatory-sl5ph]

You should check out a mod called free Iva, it allows you to move about in the cabin and even simulates the gravity in gravity rings, plus there are free Iva variants for fuel tanks that way you can travel through them, but it makes them hold less fuel.

[@thlee3]

You’re running a godamn masters class

[@peppidesu]

The russians found a 12-hour orbit that's highly excentric for their satellites which is more ideal for countries based very northern or southern. You could use that on Duna, works like a charm

[@CardZed]

Matt! Dont breathe on the video! youtube will copyright it!

[@ruby023]

The madman! I cant even get to duna and my rockets are limited to mun landing in those terms and my reusable rockets cant make it past Suborbital trajectories

[@ruby023]

10:57 oh thats why I cant reuse rocket stages past suborbit

[@witchandwizardworld6222]

おいしい！！！

[@EMRLDPRTO]

I get to duna’s solar orbit. But I can’t get a duna orbit making what I did was for nothing. I feel you bud.

[@ruby023]

Correction: Reusable rockets to Mun landing rarely and more orbits

[@Officer_duh]

24:00 I feel I see me some rcs blocks…

[@Hyraethian]

"ahhh, you know the Stars look nice tonight, which one of these is the Sun."

[@auronhatcher7922]

Even if you made me a 5 star rocket I still wouldn't be able to even make a stable orbit

[@firstnamelastname7227]

I feel you man

[@reivendavecaballero]

In sandbox KSP, I was making a "Munar Space Station" (Work in progress), I only have 2 launches, it's just a tiny space station with about 3-5 exposed docking ports, well, I did the "Lowne Lazy Method of Docking" when docking, and... IT WORKED... B-E-A-UTIFULY

[@CASA-dy4vs]

I’m about to get ksp

[@idjles]

To dock at 16:12 all you needed to do was make relative speed =0 ,make each ship target each other's docking port, and make the SAS rotate each ship to the other's port - then approach. done! no RCS needed.

[@TheRojo387]

Space stations can actually serve several purposes in KSP, from orbital processing to fuel tanking to mass transit in the case of motherships.

[@ANONYM0US]

how do you get the game running so smoothly physics wise? half the time i build a normal rocket and the srb's just fall off on the launch pad or the thing explodes randomly 10 minutes into flight

[@ANONYM0US]

@Prathyusha Reddi no i have no dlc or mods whatsoever.

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

Do you use struts?

[@calebwaddell6948]

When he's just docked the first two segments and u realize he has another segment and he has to send the thing to duna.

[@sgarby7076]

Your voice is really relaxing, it really does sound like Grian! Great videos keep it up :D

[@tippytoes2951]

This will probably be my favorite Matt Lowne video ever.

[@gamereditor59ner22]

Nice space station!!!

[@ethanalienx]

I'm unfortunately not a patron, but I think it would be cool if you went through the patrons while running an explosion reel at the end of the video!

[@SoupBaaaaby]

was tlking to my mate today about ksp. turns out you went uni with him. i decided today was the time to subscribe

[@ethanskalski]

Hey!! You used the the music from Ksp!!! Good use of resources!

[@advorak8529]

You could have docked easier. Since the middle part has monoprop thrusters that at least allow forward/backward movements and you can swing the part in any direction, you can not only speed up and slow down along the part, but also in the other axes by turning the part orthogonal to the docking axis. Additionally a north-south orientation often helps to keep the spacecraft pointing in the same direction (system-wide north) ...

[@Stichflex]

I could never place the maneuver points so accurately.

[@FranciumBoron]

Playing Major Tom by Peter Schilling during this is awesome.

[@Jeremiah1647]

i like your water tower that carries a whole space station

[@flowgoi1741]

Nice base. Do an advanced ssto tutorial pls.

[@royv5631]

He did two videos about it some time ago

[@cromartie7803]

I love him makeing space stations

[@astronomical4763]

Epic video as always! Can u please do an asteroid capture!😀

[@peppidesu]

quick tip for the beginners autostrut everything you dock on to your space station, it stabelizes it af and allows you to do shit like this

[@imagodsobeit6459]

Matt: this docking is hard Me: try docking large docking port with small docking port

[@tropicalvikingcreations]

It won't connect they need to be the same but also kek

[@Exodon2020]

Now get Kerbalism, TAC Life Support or whatever and schedule regular resupply and Crew change Missions so a far-off Station would actually require some Maintenance.

[@Jan-su5vm]

What part did he use to chain the relay satellites at 5:15?

[@maximmamykin4018]

Fairing farm nodes.

[@TheAussieLeo]

That was a bit of fun. Well played.

[@davididiart5934]

Huh... talking about a geostationary Duna satellite's got me thinking. Just set up a base on Duna, directly underneath Ike, and a comms base on Ike facing Duna. Create a cute little relay system between the two.

[@Roach18]

Him: I Built a Duna station! Me: I Built a pod with a Jr. Science and a Lander Can with antenna and solar panels, then i made it orbit around Kerbin!

[@SuperMichael996]

25:33 HOW did that NOT overheat LIKE CRAZY and go BOOM ? Eat your cereal.

[@Redneck557]

Honestly my favorite part is the building

[@horatioyen256]

i am impressed with that dock

[@TheKingjames57]

I quite enjoy the timelapse builds. It's kinda relaxing to watch a professional build vessels whilst I slam mine into the face of mun for the 100th time.

[@gsquared8730]

Same bro😂😅

[@shoebox6741]

NASA needs to hire this guy

[@themightiestofbooshes9443]

i think Scott Manley said that kerbistationary orbit is actually outside kerbin's gravity well

[@l4mpl0ver]

We do like watching them being built btw

[@RickyRickSteevo]

How did you do that placement with the fairing and command pod at around 1:20?

[@thesteelrodent1796]

KSP 2 will (most likely) have orbital assembly, which should let us build stuff like this without having to use docking ports or the like. Every docking port adds a joint rather than a rigid assembly point, which is why the game lets stuff flex around the ports, which is really annoying. But I find the docking port sr makes stuff slightly more rigid, even if it's still not completely solid like we want it to be. For alignment the docking port alignment mod is invaluable, and really should've been part of the game, but sadly now with 1.12.3 and KSP2 almost ready, there will likely not be any more added features

[@lordy1419]

Another great video keep up the good work Matt 👍👍

[@burby-thomas]

Wake early roll a blunt and oh Matt Lowne dropped a new vid?????.........great morning indeed

[@chloe_gospinny]

The rockets are stronk and chonk... ...and *STONKS*

[@churlesjenkins4338]

11:42 the crew cabins in the ring LMFAO

[@karig6441]

"I want this to look believable." *Proceeds to put a room in front of the communication dish*

[@thewonderofscience_7449]

Next video idea: Building the Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren to defeat the Anti-Spirals!

[@millermonsterair]

there are a couple of mods i always get. tweakscale, reentryparticles, mechjeb, FlightEngineer, chatterer, and then a cryo tank and cryo engine part packs. other than that, i typically dont bother with mods. ive tried and tried to get RSS working and would LOVE it, but never could get it working on any KSP version. and then, ive tried EVE, and realistic atmospheres, but i just couldnt get them looking right. made kerbin look like a cloudy snowball.