I need to know. Will there be people/kerbals/some other entity?
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16 Astrocat2374
@Bmcclory Have you docked yet? Don't get frustrated, and also make sure to balance your RCS thrust vector
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16 Astrocat2374
I’m thinking if you add Probe parts, you must add astronauts.
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Can't commit to this yet. I'd like to have astronauts, but we still have a lot of work to do before we can get to that.
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@Bmcclory Make sure you pack enough RCS. My method also doesn't require a large of fuel to adjust the course of the satellite. Make sure you match velocities before passing it. Also, don't be afraid to brute force things.
Good luck!
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@Bmcclory
When docking, follow the procedure below. This works pretty much every time, and as you get more used to it, you can do it faster and faster.
- Match your orbit with the station you want to dock with.
- Tap on the station you want to dock with.
- If your station is less than 180 degrees in front of you, lower your periapsis slightly. If it is more than 180 degrees ahead, increase your apoapsis slightly.
- Time warp. By doing step 2, it should tell you your intercept, or closest approach.
- Once your closest approach is within reasonably close distance (I normally go for at or around 1 kilometer), use RCS to make it into an intercept. This step may not be entirely necessary, as you may get an intercept on the first try.
- When you reach your intercept, adjust your speed and try to match speeds with the station.
- Using RCS, dock by lining up the docking port and plug, and gently move towards the station. For this, I would not recommend more than 2 meters a second.
- once you have made contact, adjust as needed until the docking port matches on.
Congratulations, you have just docked a spacecraft!
Some important notes:
Lowering your orbit allows you to move faster relative to that of a station with a higher orbit.
In the same sense, making your orbit higher will slow you down.Unfortunately, there isn't a visual cue for satellites, so you will just have to look at the map, very carefully.
Docking is very frustrating, and practicing will help a lot. Don't give up!
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16 Astrocat2374
@Bmcclory I also know that he mentioned about probes. I'm thinking that if he's adding probes, he'll be adding people too. Anyway, I will probably develop a Launch Escape System, like I have on the original SR
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@RailfanEthan
I was joking around when I said that but...
What would the entities be called? Smumans? -
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If they do, it definitely won't be called kerbals because, ya know, copyright n such
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16 Astrocat2374
I'm also quite excited. If he does add, virtual entities, then I hope that he also adds EVAs, science, and other such things.
On second thought, that may be too close to KSP
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@Bmcclory GOOD JOB. Sorry I was so late, I was focused on the Falcon Heavy. Anyway, today was amazing.