Weekly Challenge #9 -Dragons!

[wet pier]

Hey Kerbonauts!

Based off a real build test the devs did in #KSP2, we are challenging the community to...

Build a Dragon!

Primary: Build a dragon 🐉

Stretch: Build a dragon that can breath fire 🔥

Jeb: Build a dragon and launch it into orbit🌍

Val: Build a dragon with all the previous goals and fly it to another body in the Kerbol system. 🌑

[cyan tapir]

Define dragon

[wet pier]

build a dragon looking creature (not the Dragon 2 or other rocket named after dragonsish things)

[sinful marten]

do all draconids count as dragon looking (ie drakes, wyverns, wyrms, lung dragons, etc)?

[wet pier]

an even better description: First you draw an S, then you draw a more different S, for the head put a top mark on a long V, then you add some legs, draw in a couple of beefy arms, some spinidies and angry eyebrows. You can add some smoke, or fire, maybe some wings...

[balmy star]

So my Sea Dragon Leviathan would be okish but not my Sea Dragon Rocket

[wet pier]

what the heck is a lung dragon? do I even want to know? is IT going to burn my laptop if I look it up?

[half solstice]

A lung dragon is Chinese dragon

[wet pier]

oh, phew okay, learned something new today 😄

[wind urchin]

im building a sea dragon and flying it to dres

[sinful marten]

I really like this chart personally

[wind urchin]

dragon evolution?

[empty bone]

Does the dragon spacecraft count? If it does then I am doing the "Red Dragon" Mission

[wind urchin]

and yes, im using sea dragon 17 and nuking dres

[wind urchin]

my sea dragon got this probe to dres

[balmy star]

my submission, no way it can go to space without cheats
(UwU) *says the dragon
#🔹ksp2_screenshots message

[short bramble]

Does said dragon need to return to kerban or just land on another planet/moon

[fleet gale]

it says nothing about returning. bonus points if you can though

[rancid tusk]

I have a updated version of that!

[azure haven]

SpaceX Crew Dragon brought a small fire-breathing dragon to Minmus )

[austere umbra]

Stretch.. Dragon Plane... but it doesn't fly (well)

[low dawn]

Glitch made wings fall off but...

[sinful marten]

objectively correct version

[winged geyser]

shes in the air!

[still phoenix]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmpLG_SEqdo
It swoops, it soars, and it even bursts into flames upon landing!

[sinful rivet]

I was starting to wonder why dragons were popping up so much in the screenshots page. I should have looked here sooner.

[wind urchin]

am I the only one who built a sea dragon for the weekly challenge?

[balmy star]

yes because it was specifically said to look like a dragon and not be named after one, still good Sea Dragon, want to look at mine ?
#🔹ksp2_screenshots message

[nocturne fjord]

i guess... that counts

[azure haven]

"Far overhead lunar dragons are swarming!" Gigantic dragon made out of steel, carrying the breath of fire, with working wings in space on Mun! Val level?

[jovial goblet]

Impossible to launch because it has 721 parts and needs too much struts

[fleet gale]

if you can send the craft file I'll try launching it

[wide vector]

Better than I thought I would do.

[lean girder]

Using a sea-dragon to launch a SpaceX cargo-dragon, which releases a regular dragon, into orbit. And can breath fire.

[low dawn]

you win.

[lucid crystal]

this man took this challenge to a whole nother level

[sinful rivet]

Wow!

[wise falcon]

https://youtu.be/3cqdBl8fqd4

[lavish otter]

It ‘flies’, it breathes fire, it depleted my patience, my PC is on fire, 46 parachutes to land and yes that little green dot at it’s feet is a Kerbal

[balmy star]

send that in the https://discord.com/channels/1039959585949237268/1078459801522147468

[warm stirrup]

We need more dragons! These are all so good 😭

[pliant mountain]

Say hi to Sugon the super dragon

[cobalt kraken]

I am not good at making dragons therefore I won't do this challenge

[pliant mountain]

Man have you seen ligon yet

[lean girder]

There is so much pain in those images

[warm stirrup]

there is no such thing as "good," you just give it your best shot and have fun! 😤

[pliant mountain]

Yea yust like Sugon

[agile carbon]

lmao

[wide rose]

if he's a wingaling dragon

[wide rose]

trogdor the burninator

[pliant mountain]

Dragoblin

[warm stirrup]

You most certainly want to know what a lung dragon is! Made one for my submission and I think it turned out alright 😤

You can honestly make whole sculptures with procedural wings and its kinda nutty. I only realized this near the completion of this build and I had to call it quits sometime so this is what I settled for.

[dense rampart]

YES! A Homestar Runner reference! Well done.🤣

[rancid kindle]

my best flying plane?

[wide rose]

Excuse me, that's a strongbad reference, same cartoon universe, separate web show

[reef briar]

may not get to this one, covid struck me

[burnt snow]

Does this count? It has "wings" breaths burning methalox (fire?) and is very shiny.
https://youtube.com/shorts/UzRFn2TC5og?feature=share

[unreal beacon]

that dragon breaths fire very violently, there must be some heavy recoil lol
good job, like it, favorite post so far

[slate tree]

Not getting to orbit with this beastie

[unique marten]

i should probably try this challenge given my interests

[warm stirrup]

do it! 😤

[unique marten]

unfortunately I am not home

[violet pivot]

First try for the Dragon Challenge

[warm stirrup]

a beautiful wyvern! I love that tail too

[wicked bough]

Keeping my creatures to 2D. This one really did not like getting to space, but we got there in the end

[cobalt kraken]

Hope all is well, and you recover soon. I caught that crap back in 2021 and I was sick for about a year straight. Was like having the flu for 9 months, with random aches in my chest and lower ribs from fluid buildup in my lungs. I'm just now starting to feel normal, but still get symptoms. White cell count all fkd up... Seriously tho, hope you get better soon. Take care

[fleet gale]

Wow, that sounds bad. Glad to hear that you're recovering.

@reef briar get well soon

[amber vine]

Anti Proton Drake 01, or APD-01

[amber vine]

Anti Proton Drake 02, APD-02

[random quest]

it's not a dragon, till it flies like a dragon.

Draconian Designs proudly presents their airshow special, the DR4K3 jet ornithopter. This ornithopter is designed specifically to survive death-defying stalls and sideslips. It can also quietly sneak up and swoop over surprised audiences in glide mode for shocking entrances. The flapping motion is created through the natural flex of metal and hinged supports, and its silent gliding capability is due to its ultralight construction.

[primal isle]

Made me and my pc cry but it got to space! (And yeah I know, that color combination is horrible)
If you want to see the build process there is a video here: https://youtu.be/dMJrS_F6XUg

[warm stirrup]

For some reason can’t react to this, but this is so cool! Abusing the rigidity to make it “flap” its wings is genius

[random quest]

absolutely. in sandbox games like KSP, every part, feature, bug, and so on, is a tool! just as a mario speedrunner can overflow a value and cause the game to skip to the last scene, a KSP player will create their own servos and automation out of physics, the way nature intended.

[fleet gale]

this is amazing

[fast igloo]

dragon go brrr

[hexed thicket]

Here's my offering. Pales in comparison to some of these other incredible dragons, but I had some fun with it. https://youtu.be/S_GxALd3KsI

[vocal heart]

My fire-breathing dragon - simple, but it looks the part!

[fleet gale]

Cute in a derpy way. I like it

[nocturne fjord]

im confused is that his back or his mouth

[vocal heart]

The engine is supposed to be the dragon's mouth, because it's breathing fire for the stretch challenge

[radiant plover]

dragons have invaded kerbal space program

[grim jacinth]

Meet Darla, the Darling Dragon!

[gilded valve]

Weekly Challenge 9 - Dragons attempt: Tried to recreate a drawing of a dragon that I drew when I was a kid. That drawing had an unexpected future.

[quasi wagon]

tried to fly the dragon but everytime I loaded in the wing would simply fall off and can't get it to comply.

[rancid juniper]

It is the most scuffed toothless i've ever seen but it will have to do

[peak badger]

Built my very own Trogdor!! (missing the consummate V's though)

[languid tendon]

Simple Dragon

[warm stirrup]

based fellow lung dragon

[vital pelican]

Very derpy little dragon, pending ability to fly lol

[wet pier]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Dragon challenge!

[azure haven]

Endless Legend 2 last lords dragons