Kerbal Space Program - Mining the Mun Part 5

[@Tsuran]

Structural failure, wobbling parts, crashes, EXPLOSIONS - Everything a good KSP video needs! :-)

[@Orb8Ter]

+Tsuran Its great fun you spend hours building, flying and attempting to land and what do you get BOOM though I have to admit there is something satisfying about crashing a rocket :D

[@Tsuran]

Rocket crashes are great, as long as your payload is not on board. Trust me, I´m a Spacecraft Controller. :D

[@viruk67]

Thanks for a good set of videos on mining the Mun! Like the different vehicle types and how they work together.

[@Orb8Ter]

Wait until I try and dock something on top of the miner. :D

[@jasonc9235]

The dishes are so the Kerbals can watch Lost on the Mun.. Haha - brilliant!

[@harihabicht6251]

Great series! Your video inspired the concept and design for my own mun mining station :)

[@delvinstickyfingers3103]

Thank you for making these videos. They are very smart, and very entertaining.

[@hoose6391]

Thanks for the quick save tips. I wish I had known about it before since it saves a lot of time

[@stevenvandevort781]

Great series!

[@AviationFreak1]

I love those sound effects

[@Orb8Ter]

Were they too load? sounded alright in the editor but a bit load when on youtube.

[@AviationFreak1]

just fine I love the heavy bass effect

[@JDtheHutt]

I laughed when you were talking about the slowdown and needing a new PC. Feel my pain of a Core 2 Quad 6600 (2.4GHz) and a 560ti. I have 145 mods installed through CKAN and it really chugs at times. Sadly my graphics have had to be shunted down. If you missed the most recent Squadcast, they are fast approaching Unity 5 and that means multi threading so that each craft can have its own core for physics calculations. That will really help. I still need a new PC though! Great video as always, learned a lot from you, Scott Manley and Kerbalcast.

[@JDtheHutt]

David Chapman Drunk again, dad.......?

[@Orb8Ter]

James Duffy I cant wait for unity 5 its going to change our Kerbal worlds ;) 145 mods :o 'BY THE KRAKEN' ive only got 7 or 8 mods im surprised that you can run them all. Glad your learning and so am i thanks for the support.

[@randomdude8877]

That Episode had alot of explosions, almost like in an action movie

[@pinkiecomics1479]

you do a great job :D nice to watch someone with those teller-skills

[@Orb8Ter]

PinkieComics Thanks trying to improve myself the truth is never been much of a talker so this is me talking. ;)

[@pinkiecomics1479]

honestly, you do pretty good. almost Scott Manley level in my opinion

[@Orb8Ter]

Man comparing me with Scott Manley and saying I'm almost at his level has made my day B) Thanks Man.

[@fargoretro]

This was a great video and now I know how to design a rover !!

[@michaelt3172]

Can you do a career mode guide of colonizing the solar system?

[@TheNecropolis20]

Id like to see a carreer mode with out mods or cheats just to see how far it can go... me personally i dont play with mods... Iv only gotten up to like my first 4 or 5 contracts with out cheating.... i still dont know how to do a focused observational scan of Kerbin i have no idea what that is. List of Contracts i beat in my unmodded game with out cheating (just imagine that colonizing the soar system will require more than this) 1 launch your first vessal (i usally just go straight to EVA then get the research from the goo experiment) 1a - get research from vessal from launch pad 1 b - launch first vessal a second time to test a device either flea booster , hammer booster or parachute 1 c -get research from vessal in flight 2 - test a Flea rocket in flight over kerbin 3 - test a hammer rocket in flight over kerbin 4 -test the mark 4 parachute 5 - have a sub-orbital flight i do this with my first vessal but i add some more fuel tanks and then let it rip to see how high i can get it. 6 - go into orbit, for this contract i usally do a one man pod and its just one orbit to be safe. i make sure i first discover a throttleable rocket, i know RCS is a bit out of reach at this early stake though. things i cant do build space station parts i just cant get enough science to research them my max science from my first few missions is only like 50 units , also i just learned how to throttle up and launch heavy rockets, ill play the game again and start new just to really see how far you can go with out mods or cheating... iv seen the mining rig and things like that in my game its not a mod, most vehecles that Orbi8ter uses are stock and not from mods but the technology it takes to get there is just incredible, even just finding out how to build the mineral scanning probe takes serious science and i never figured out how to build it with out cheating, even orbiter says that he plays it in sandbox mod so he dont do contracts i never see him clicking on that stuff in his videos her, a career mode playthough from orbiter would be nice id also like to see that. Necropolis

[@todorpirev]

13:16 You could turn the engine straight up and u would have bigger chances to start flying up again and then go to the target ;)

[@Orb8Ter]

Good suggestion but I think with just the one engine we would probably have hit the rim of the crater.

[@todorpirev]

yeah maybe... but it worth the risk

[@michaelt3172]

I'm about to Kms cuz you made my OCD go crazy. Thanks. Great designs tho gotta try

[@yannper1980]

Hi Orb8ter great series started playing ksp and love it combines Legos and space for me. I just had one question will you make available all she ships from this series ? Thanks

[@Orb8Ter]

I will try when I have time I will also compile a list of mods you may need.

[@yannper1980]

+Orb8Ter thanks for the reply. I guess with the update out might take some time. Cheers

[@Xraider220]

Do you need to rotate the large docking ports to dock with each other? Btw love your videos and keep up the good work

[@Orb8Ter]

+KermalGaming No I don't think you need to rotate large docking ports it's just you can align them up to align the crafts up making it look cool.

[@Xraider220]

+Orb8Ter i had problems with the docking but it was probably because my craft was to big. Thanks for answering

[@Mamute_25]

Hey Orb8Ter, what about an interplanetary serie? I'm sure many people would like it! Great video =D

[@Clovitox2476]

Roberto Hopker this!

[@Orb8Ter]

I do plan to do so once I have finished the mining series

[@fakkadeernties9995]

What is the key for duplicating a part

[@Orb8Ter]

+Arno Grummel Hold down Alt and click on the part you want to copy 😉

[@fakkadeernties9995]

Orb8Ter thanks

[@Xenro66]

6:10 Oh good lord, please use the long ladders next time, spamming those tiny ladders is never good haha. 13:18 There's a feature in the Engineer Redux that calculates when you should suicide burn. If you use it, make sure you go at least 3km before, just to make sure you account for terrain height (it's based off sea level)

[@Orb8Ter]

Ok so my rules on ladders: 1 If the craft separates between where the ladder goes then place a mobility enhancer. 2 If the craft part does not separate place the cheaper ladders from IKEA 3 You can ignore rule 1 and 2 4 MANDATORY: Don't forget the snacks!

[@Xenro66]

Orb8Ter Never forget the snacks! Haha, but in all 'seriousness', I just spam those huge ladders everywhere :L

[@michaelt3172]

Should've used mechjeb for the landing.

[@TheNecropolis20]

at 3:17 i see what a Mun mining rig looks like.... What does a Asteroid Rig look like? on asteroids you cant use the landing legs theres no gravity on asteroids... you have have to use the grabing modules though.. at 3:17 i see a nice Moon rig wheres the asteroid rig? show me your asteroid mining rig, also show me the Duna rig as well.

[@Orb8Ter]

You use THE CLAW on asteroids it works pretty well probably easier with no gravity as well you just have to get the asteroid encounter ;)

[@TheNecropolis20]

um , yeah i know that, but the thing is thats not what im trying to say Im saying if you have a large vessal trying to grab the asteroid your vessal will get wobbly like how your craff in the next video had to land on top of the mining rig. yes i know you use the graber and it works pretty well. what im saying is if you have a large craft like your moon space station coming in to grab a asteriod it needs to be 4 grabbers spaced out at the corners of a 9 module suface space, one graber would break, asteriods range in size from buses to apartment buildings i seen some one use something like this do get a space station to grab a asteriod... one graber is not useful on the asteroids with a large vessal a one graber is best used as a space tug ship to move modules around for faster space station building. thats what im saying, id like you to continue the series and show us the Duna base and the asteroid exploration.

[@Orb8Ter]

I normally would use a mod that allows the kerbals to attach struts, the mod is called Kerbal attachment system and kerbal inventory system I think it should be stock for the game, but in any case I have used a multiple claw system but only three of the four connected but it did work to keep it stable, and it is possible to build a sort of ring around the asteroid using just stock parts that would be as stable as you could get.

[@TheNecropolis20]

Im watching your asteriod series right now.. How do i put items in a Kerbal inventory?. I once seen Kerbals have building items in there inventory, i seen Engineer Kerbals Fix broken tires and they would have like spare wheels in there pockets and other items like struts and possibly able to carry RCS thrusters on them. Do i have to get a mod for Kerbal engineers to be able to carry things around or is this in the base game? you say your using a mod for Kerbals to attach struts? are you saying this Kerbal inventory system is not in the base game? Right now im still playing the game without mods like i said i just got the game on March 23rd... im mainly just watching just to see how far the Kerbals go just for entertainment and to learn what all is possible in the game, right now its a crash course im finding the game a bit over whelming, i need help with modding too, when i first got the game i thought there would be steam achievements, i knew thats mods would disable steam achievements but theres no steam achievements its almost as if the game was designed to be a mod game right from the install with steam achievements never ment to be a feature. like i said the game is over whelming its so hugh on what is possible i really appreciate your tutorials i find them to be better than Scott Manley because you build the vehicles slowly enough to where i can grab my notepad and draw up the plans just as your doing it and then make them in my game... scott goes so fast i have no idea what all parts hes using. but because theres no steam achievements i feel like i should go straight into modding the game.

[@Orb8Ter]

Unfortunately you need the two mods Kerbal inventory system and kerbal attachment system they add some parts for storage mainly but allows your kerbal to work on craft during the mission. I feel that the game is improved with modding especially with kerbal engineer even if just for delta v info this makes building a lot easier for me and yes the game is hard even I have problems I haven't mounted a proper mission to Eve with return even with mods, that's why I try to make the tutorials as easy as possible even with building as I have watched Scott Manley's videos failed what he showed because I didn't understand something he didn't point out. I got the game directly from Squad's website so I don't play on Steam.

[@delvinstickyfingers3103]

If you do your video rendering on a separate rig you'll get better performance. Even an old laptop is okay if you delicate it to that purpose.

[@Orb8Ter]

+Lord Nino215 I will have to get a large portable drive to transport the files to my laptop, but the biggest problem is getting up early for work Dam cant I run a space program for a job.

[@delvinstickyfingers3103]

Your videos are well produced and your overall presentation is above par for someone basically just growing their channel. I don't know if you are familiar with Gopher, but he is decent example to follow in this matter. He started with a small following doing mod showcases, tutorials, and lets play videos. Slowly his subscriptions and demand for his videos increased to the point that it has become his full-time job, and supports his family. Please keep making your videos if convenient and enjoyable for you to do so, many will watch(I definitely will). Good luck and thank you, Sir.

[@Orb8Ter]

Lord Nino215 Thanks man things like this make this worth it, I dont make money from this at the moment but I am having fun even with the editing bit. I will check out Gopher, this has spurred me on. No Thank You sir :)

[@thedje4407]

From 270 subs( when I subbed) to 1k

[@Orb8Ter]

The DJE Its been so quick and its thanks to you guys...Thanks You!

[@tpfaff]

I hope he know that it is just KSP's 32bit & single threaded that causes the fps. I better computer will not make it much better.

[@Orb8Ter]

+T3 Pfaffe Yup the CPU I've got is faster and more cores but even though KSP only uses a single core it will improve other programs like recording software so should help a little, but can't wait for V1.1 ;)

[@aidenwilliams2665]

Moon -> Mun? xD

[@Orb8Ter]

+Aiden Williams I mix it up sometimes, and weirdly it's the MUN but it is also a Moon :D

[@TheNecropolis20]

Mun is the Word Moon in Kerbalese what difference does it make if he calls it the moon means the same thing. the Mun is the only word i know in kerbalese.