refueling spaceship at a base | Kerbal Space Program | Page 1

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 7:14 PM

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Does anyone have tips for landing a rocket at a base for refueling?

Have a minmus base and want to use it as a refuelling station but docking rockets there is always a little tricky.

I have docking ports on the side of the base but its not easy to move rockets laterally or attach docking ports/clamp-o-trons to the bottom of ships.

I have docking ports on top too but this means I need a docking port on the bottom of the rocket, not easy when I use that for engines, also cooks the base a bit...

Had no luck finding info online, I know I could use my base as a mining station and refuel a station in minmus orbit but I'll still need to get the ores to/from orbit!

Any tips would be great!

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Btw this is what I'm working with - welcome to hear about mods too

valid vault Jan 12, 2023, 7:22 PM

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the simplest solution is the Advanced Grabbing Unit

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 7:26 PM

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valid vault the simplest solution is the Advanced Grabbing Unit

That's my current method but as I said its not great when I place them on the top/sides of a base or rocket. Not expecting anyone to have a solution but thought I'd ask

valid vault Jan 12, 2023, 7:27 PM

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Do you have robotic parts?

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 7:30 PM

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I do not

mental bay Jan 12, 2023, 7:34 PM

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you want to dock on those "towers"?

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 7:35 PM

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I'll Dock anywhere, I was just looking around to see if anyone had any tips

mental bay Jan 12, 2023, 7:35 PM

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I can't help out sadly, space docking is hard enough for me 😅

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Was trying all day today and failed both times, max close I Got was 0.6km, could never get target speed to 0

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 7:36 PM

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I've tried docking on the towers - my next project is to slap a grabbing unit on top of it

rancid skiff Jan 12, 2023, 7:45 PM

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Use RCS

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 7:50 PM

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Yeah I am doing that

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I'm looking for a better way to connect them

rancid skiff Jan 12, 2023, 7:54 PM

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I've done this in the past. The trick is to think you are docking with a station, while having some small engines remove the effects of Minmus's gravity

valid vault Jan 12, 2023, 8:12 PM

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keen citrus I do not

If you had robotic parts you could do a grabber arm...

keen citrus Jan 12, 2023, 8:49 PM

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rancid skiff I've done this in the past. The trick is to think you are docking with a station...

Might try this, would be good if there was a extendable corridor where you can just attach 2 ships with a click

mental bay Jan 12, 2023, 8:50 PM

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valid vault If you had robotic parts you could do a grabber arm...

is there a mod that adds this?

valid vault Jan 12, 2023, 8:51 PM

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I mean probably, but I don't know it

mental bay Jan 12, 2023, 8:52 PM

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If I remember corectly robotic parts are added with a dlc?

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wondered if there is a mod that "bypasses" taht

valid vault Jan 12, 2023, 9:18 PM

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mental bay wondered if there is a mod that "bypasses" taht

yes there is a way..... It's called pirating

mental bay Jan 12, 2023, 9:19 PM

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I own the game...

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Via epic

mental bay Jan 12, 2023, 10:29 PM

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I saw a vid about that mod like an hour ago

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Looked good

keen citrus Jan 13, 2023, 12:42 AM

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Is it still supporting the latest version? Or at least function

keen citrus Jan 13, 2023, 3:34 PM

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Behold the solution!

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Thanks for the help!

mental bay Jan 13, 2023, 6:24 PM

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bro, what is taht 🤣

clear steppe Jan 15, 2023, 7:51 PM

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Unfortunately, overclocking isn't in Infernal Robotics.

clear steppe Jan 15, 2023, 8:09 PM

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Not really, it's just a stupid exploit you can do for even more absurd results.

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Although, not having a robotic surface sample collector is dumb.

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Why doesn't DLC have that?

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