Kerbal: Project B.E.A.S.T: Part 02

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@idkicarus said:

@kasaioni: I want Vinny to pull a Kojima. Vinny's editing and production skills definitely warrant it.

Wait, what does that mean, to pull a Kojima?

Overly researching obscure facts which Vinny already does and doing all shots as oners.

Are you sure it's not taking 6 months to make the next episode, replacing Alex with Ian Ziering and getting sacked by CBS?

Help!

Catch the moon Vinny, I put my trust in the east...

The "Previously on" was fantastic Vinny!

So was the "Next time" !

Loved the video! keep it up guys cant wait for more :)

Thanks for playing this game so I don't have to - if ever there was a game where I'd be completely useless, it's this one.

Great to watch...

The first three minutes of this video might be the best produced content I've seen on giant bomb.

Try tilting the Spaceship to the "right", so west on the Navball (orange line is north) to use the rotation of the Earth(/Kerbin?) and also get approximately the right alignment to the Mun.

Also try firing earlier on the Orbit Burn, so you dont go back down (as you did on later i see).

On the landings you have to always fire Retrograde(ish) to bleed off your vertical AND horizontal speed.

As for Engines for the later stages you want Engines that have a greater difference between the Vaccuum and the Atmosphere Thrust (the two Thrust Numbers). They willl have better efficency, but lower Thrust, so you dont even need that many Fuel Tanks.

Can't wait for the rescue misson! This' going to be tense!

If you read up on spacehistory you will find that basicly every mistake you do in KSP has been done by NASA and the Soviets. Firing off parachutes before launch, not being able to get in again after a spacewalk, batteries running out, failing miserable with rendezvous becouse you dont know how orbital physics work etc. etc. It has all been done in the 60s. Its really eyeopening.

That cut to black with just the voices at the end along with the epic music was...SO EFFECTIVE!

Damnit, Vinny, you mad genius!

"My Spine!"

LOL.

"Is Poet an option?"

Fuck me running.

God damn it, now I wish they could use this so bad.

Oh man, next episode hype!!

Great fun!

This was a lot better than the first episode when it comes to cuts and editing (not to say that the first one was bad or whatever), so great work, Vinny.

Really loving this series.

Someone teach him how to match orbital incline.

Yes- the whole 'cut the engine' after the first stage bit they have been doing: forget that, get your angle right and full throttle.

But good stuff guys, enjoying it a lot.

Oh Vinny... There's no point to the whole asparagus staging thing if you don't have engines attached to those fuel tanks. Those fuel tanks add more weight, and you need more thrust to balance that out, otherwise you're burning more fuel than you would normally to achieve the same effect.

I'm not particularly good at this game, but other than the idea of a lunar lander, this seems like a backslide from last episode. Looking forward to the next 100 episodes of this! Pretty hilarious.

This is my new favourite series, amazing stuff :D

Also don't stir the tanks, never stir the tanks...

This needs to be a Netflix original.

I love the to be continued....... at the end of it. Austin screaming "you killed him!"

This was about the best thing ever.

This is quickly becoming my favorite GB Feature.....

This very well might be my new favorite video series on Giant Bomb. Space + Vinny + 5% knowledge of the game's mechanics + 1% knowledge of astrophysics = GOLD

"Are we just in a bad orbit?"
"I don't think so?"

@white: Try is right. That shit is not easy. Requires a lot of planning a patience. I accidentally got Jeb stuck in orbit, outside the ship, with no EV propellant. Got him home, but it took 5ish hours. http://imgur.com/a/o3sYi

This is the greatest thing ever. I laughed out loud several times. So completely dumb and so fantastic.

Wow wow wow that tv formatting.

No Kerbin left behind.

This is amazing. I was missing Metal Gear Scanlon, but now I want more of this.

After this we need a series where Vinny tries to beat a bridge building game.

I always find it an initial shock whenever Giant Bomb does edited videos like this - but I quickly warm up to them. I like how it's kind of a rare/special occurance. Vinnie's editing style is.... loose, let's say :D

It's amazing at how much I could watch this series, I just want it running in the background all day.

Can't wait for part 3!

I'm loving this! Keep them coming GBeast.

@austin_walker is the hero project B.E.A.S.T. needs. Vinny may not read the advice in the comments, but if Austin keeps asking questions he might reconsider some of his more questionable designs and flight plans.

best video series 2015

Vinny please add an opening and credits ending to these to make it the perfect series on here.

I always enjoy it when Vinny puts a little extra something into his edits.

I'm pretty sure Vinny knows better than physics, they sould just get in line.

In the next episode: B.E.A.S.T Labs try and cover up their failed mission from the public pretending such a mission never went ahead and their was most defiantly not a kerbal floating around, a live in space.

one of my greatests moments was when I hit the mun, I didn't land I just hit it

That recap musical choice was fantastic, I must say.

Once more unto the breach... hull breach... wait, what's that smell? OH GOD NO

[00:00:16:03]: Jebediah Kerman was killed.

I'll have to rewatch the first episode since I don't remember them getting anywhere close to the moon as that intro suggested. That should've stuck out to me.

Take aways from part 2. Love the bump in production value and the addition of Austin is looking to pay dividends. He is asking very smart questions and airing some valid concerns. I am sure you could watch detailed tutorials if you wanted, but someone did mention advice from the comments during this vid so, if we want to keep it in the community here are my tips if the BEAST crew are interested.

1. Short and wide Mun lander craft is key. No need to land a huge craft.

2. Detach half the shit you have on your rocket. Too many lights, RCS overkill, pointless off center reaction wheel, etc. All of those parts create unneeded drag and weight.

3. Always do your gravity turn in the 90 degree direction on Navball. This will make your life much easier for all other orbital maneuvers. This gives you a nice counter clockwise orbit around Kerbin's equator. Mun capture should be a bit easier.

4. Asparagus staging works much better when each extra tank has its own engine. You are still getting a small benefit by shedding the extra weight, but all of those tanks with only one small engine is probably a net loss in delta v.

5. Your upper stages, the ones you burn in space, should have good vacuum ISP (ISP is fuel efficiency) and thrust. The final landing stage can probably use the "Terrier" engine, which has awesome fuel efficiency in vacuum. Again, keep that landing craft light, short, and wide. You want to land a Hersey kiss, not a cigar.

6. Don't have time warp maxed out when re-entering the atmosphere. Once in atmosphere, it goes from time warp to physics warp, which means it is speeding up physics interactions and calculations which can have disastrous outcomes.

7. Liquid fuel only tanks/fuselages are for jet (space planes) engines, not rocket engines. You need the oxidizer too. You guys figured this out, but just a reminder.

8. Austin is correct in assuming landing more straight down on the Mun would be easier. Kill off all your horizontal speed first. That way you are only managing your vertical speed as you approach the surface of the Mun. I also recommend aiming for the near side or "light side" of the Mun. Makes seeing the surface much easier and the near side has areas with relatively smooth features. Dark side/far side is crater central.

9. Set your fuel lines so they aren't clipping through the tanks. You can do this by moving the first anchor point on the outside tanks, closer to the inside tank. When they clip on tanks, they will keep detaching with some reloads or part adjustments. Always double checking fuel lines and staging is a good step regardless.

10. Keep these coming! They are great. I love seeing people learn and experiment in KSP. It has been my GOTY, every year, since the .15 beta.