Kerbal: Project B.E.A.S.T: Part 04

They might find Precise Node to be a helpful mod since they're always so low on delta-v it should help make their transfers as efficient as possible.

I believe its East you want to head. Whichever direction the planet is rotating in as it contributes to your lateral speed. That much less fuel you need to spend.

I once used my Kerbal's EVA thrusters to literally push my craft into Kerbal atmosphere. Keep it in mind, Vinny.

Haha I remember them saying this would be up on monday – now is the first time I realize that today was monday.

I like vacation!

oh my god, when they put a drogue chute on instead of a the other one... this is going to kill me, I swear to god

Five minutes in and they've replaced the parachute with a drogue chute and attached the reaction wheel to the heat shield.

If only they could retroactively hear me scream at the screen. This is painful and extremely funny in exactly the right way.

Many Kerbals died to bring us that series.

@effache: I wouldn't sweat it, they're a few steps removed from that being an issue.

This series is soooo good!!

Best feature in a while. I love the "previously on" part, with the music and all.

They loaded the wrong ship and it's driving me crazy, haha.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN INSOLVABLE PROBLEM!

Thank god the proper front page is back in all it's darkness!

Also, yay! More Kerbals!

Kerbal Project BEAST episode 4: The episode they realize the Moon rotates at a rate with it's orbit so that one side's always facing the Earth.

God, the music in this game is amazing. They need to go back to the GOTY deliberations!

TWR is thrust to weight ratio. it tells you how much trust you have compared to the gravitational force. 1 or less means you ain't leaving the launch pad.

Good effort guys, I thought you might have had it. Make sure you are burning from the right point (you started your retrograde mono burn from the Periapsis, should do from the Apoapsis- vice versa for breaking away from Kerbin. Burn prograde from the Periapsis point, that is where your speed is highest)

I'm loving this series and the team's creativity : )

Two bits of advice...

Bill Kerman on the Mün again and no sign of the previous landing site. Almost like the Münlanding was fake. Where is Alex Jones Kerman when you need him.

It looks like the Mun, much like the Moon, is Tidally locked(also called gravitational locking or captured rotation). This occurs when the gravitational gradient makes one hemisphere of a revolving astronomical body constantly face the partner body.

The little recap / preview bookends on these videos are brilliant. I looooooove this series.

It's a wonder the Kerbal government keep funding Commander Caravella's expeditions... Three Kerbals lost in space and several dead.

You shouldn't need Flight Engineer to get to Mun and back. It's not even really helpful for it.

That "Next Time" was something else, huh.

Stick some rechargeable electric engines on there!

Also get that cool mod that adds radio chatter.

"It's OK, it's OK...you're still going."

Brave words, Alex. Brave words. lol

I waited three and a half episodes for an Eddie Izzard reference. And then it happened, and it was everything I'd hoped for. <3

Love this guys, my favorite thing in forever!

This my new favorite series on Giant Bomb!

I love how they only care about having enough fuel to get the ship touching kerban, and no regard for what happens when they don't have enough to slow down before impact lol

This has become 1 of my favs! Thanks Giant Beast!

Mun is tidally locked to Kerbin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking#The_Moon

Damn, I really want to get some mods and start playing Kerbal again. This series is so great.

To continue my tradition of posting a music video in every new Kerbal video in this series:

36:40 is the moment that doomed Bill #2 to float the void forever. That fuel right there would've made the difference.

"'I don't think that extra thing is necessary,' he said. Famous last words."

Does anyone know if Kerbal has decent tutorials? I'm thinking of buying it but the game looks so complicated to just start where these guys are now. And I don't think simple trial and error would be very rewarding because there are so many possible combinations.

Watching this and seeing the incredible inefficiency is painful.

Wonderful series, but eeeeeeeeeik Vinny! Take the path of least resistance, not most!

I could watch these all day. Great job guys

Best series ever.

I find the complete lack of comprehension of physics and orbital mechanics vexing. Also, this is great.

Damn... it's over already.

I could watch this shit all day long.

@foolishchaos: As long as they hit the atmosphere the air resistance will slow them down enough. They can then use the parachutes near the ground for a gentle landing.

I'm glad I know nothing about Kerbal because I'd probably be one of those people screaming at the video when they get stuff wrong. I'm completely clueless, though, so it's all fun. However, it's been pretty clear to me for awhile that with how they do things and how they built their rocket, they're not ever going to have enough fuel for a round trip. They need to either streamline their flight plans or come up with a completely new ship design, I think.

I had a feeling that Vinny not saving the last build of their rocket at the end of Part 3 would bite them in the ass, and sure enough, it did. I'm even more anal about saving than Austin has been.

I'm pretty damn hyped for the next video, though. I've been waiting for a rescue mission since the first guy got trapped in orbit.

Best Thing to Happen so far in the year 2016!!!

@dovah: I think they're pretty good. There is also a science mode that limits your parts and has a progression of unlocks to help guide your construction some. That and this game has a metric ton of tutorial videos and articles online. I think you'll be fine if the game interests you.

Will someone post the B.E.A.S.T ship that has made it to the moon... ??? :(

Some "quality of life" suggestions:

-- You encounter the most air resistance in the lower atmosphere, so you don't need a high TWR for your first stage or two. 1.5-1.7 is enough.

-- You get the most bang for your buck in terms of fuel when you decrease your orbit at the apoapsis (slowest part of the orbit) and increase your orbit at the periapsis (fastest part of the orbit).

-- Helpful key bindings for the rocket construction phase:

X/Shift+X to increase/decrease the symmetry settings

C to toggle angle snap

F to toggle symmetry to the vessel or the parent part

R to toggle between radial and mirror symmetry

After listening to the GOTY podcasts I would really like to see Brad in on one of these. I would imagine the technology exists where Brad could somehow transmit his voice to the East coast and view the same screen as Vinny, Alex, and Austin?

ahhhh im so excited for the next one

cryofreeze me another week because the next episode looks amazing

Amazing series. Brings out the best personalities of all the B.E.A.S.T. team.