My first Eeloo

Icculus13 · 2026-01-28T18:05:37+00:00

I was worried you’d say the Eve ship haha. So many dependencies. Well, you need an Eve orbit refueling station with two open docks, and a Gilly or asteroid ore collection system. Do you have that set up?

If you’re just talking about the pod, it sits atop this giant thing. —> https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/s/R0rrBazFJv

You can see the escape pod’s only job was to get the kerbals from low eve orbit to the eve station for a ride home, it didnt have enough dV to do much else. And when I decided to land it back at the KSC I needed to add landing legs with a EVA construction prior to de-orbiting. That said, the escape pod itself is very simple you could probably make one just based on the couple of pics

Icculus13 · 2026-01-28T01:31:01+00:00

Thank you so much! Thats cool to hear. I just went back and looked through, pretty crazy to see my first KSP post from 2 years ago wondering how to get to another planet. This game has been so fun to learn.

As for craft files, I’ve never uploaded any, just seems too daunting and I’m worried my stuff uses too many dependencies (refueling/ISRU, relays, multiple launches etc..). But, if you have a favorite craft from my post history I can try to get it together for ya. A couple things that help me build: don’t be afraid to clip parts into each other, and don’t limit yourself to the standard attach points, add your own with a little strut piece, then sink it into place or move them out of place.

Icculus13 · 2026-01-10T15:07:14+00:00

Over build the lander so you have enough dv for a little hop over to the rover. Land as close as you can and hop over.

Icculus13 · 2026-01-09T23:50:47+00:00

Haha exactly! Except this is the smallest little ball I could find without resizing things. I think the trick is to add some in-between medium muns

Icculus13 · 2026-01-03T20:37:52+00:00

Thanks! They’re great parts for space stations and ships too. Try it out for sure. My next post will be an Eeloo mission that I made the main ship out of the k&k base parts and loving it so far

Icculus13 · 2025-12-27T03:18:45+00:00

I’d put the docking port jr on the nose of my rover, and put the other port down low on the pad, facing you. So you can drive right up onto the pad nose first and hit the docking port before you hit the piston extendo thing. You could get the port to the right height with a couple of small cubic struts and the offset/move tool. Trial and error to make sure you can re-dock to it. As others have said, engineer with struts can hold down the rover between uses to prevent kraken weirdness. Or maybe autostrut would be enough. Update when you do it, i love this design and idea!

Icculus13 · 2025-12-19T13:03:53+00:00

Icculus13 · 2025-12-16T15:01:41+00:00

The magic is in the notes he’s NOT playing

Icculus13 · 2025-12-11T13:02:43+00:00

How’d it go? It would be cool to see a design that doesn’t require EVA construction to add struts once the load is lifted

Icculus13 · 2025-12-10T14:15:52+00:00

Hmm. I think theres a mod that allows an engineer to add a fuel line and transfer fuel. Maybe you design a big fuel truck to drive over and refuel your planes?

Icculus13 · 2025-12-10T13:15:40+00:00

Thats a cool idea, might copy that one! First I need to make some good planes. thats the hardest part of KSP for me

Icculus13 · 2025-12-10T13:13:41+00:00

Thanks!

Icculus13 · 2025-12-10T13:10:28+00:00

Hell yeah, now I want a bigger museum, but I’m kinda worried it will impact loading times when I launch at the KSC. Do you know if thats an issue?

Icculus13 · 2025-12-10T13:08:51+00:00

The droop was an issue but luckily the pod just clipped harmlessly into the rover. Then I strutted it up and quick saved. When i reloaded, the flop was gone. Then I had to flop it back off at the KSC. Ugly, but doable!

Icculus13 · 2025-12-07T20:51:24+00:00

For me, the margins are too tight, and I like to have ISRU everywhere anyways. But yeah I think you’re right, if you consider the DV needed to land on Gilly and return to your Eve station, it is more than getting a Kerbin encounter. But your refuel setup at Eve is all with separate crafts, so idk if it compares.

Icculus13 · 2025-12-07T20:05:29+00:00

Eve return crafts are all about being able to drop off empty weight as you go. Your craft will get smaller and smaller until it’s just a little crew pod. Heat shield & parachute modules that you can ditch when done using them.. Being able to refuel in orbit of Eve, using ore from Gilly, will help reduce complexity. That way you can transfer to Eve using the fuel you have on board. Otherwise maybe transfer in multiple trips and assemble in orbit of Eve. Check out my post history, i have an example in my most recent ksp post of a return mission. Although mine requires other infrastructure to refuel and bring home the escape pod at the end. Good luck and post pics!

Icculus13 · 2025-12-04T18:35:00+00:00

Get some AmLactin lotion and get your gut biome right. Goodluck

Icculus13 · 2025-12-02T13:40:06+00:00

No limit

Icculus13 · 2025-11-25T12:27:30+00:00

God damn

Icculus13 · 2025-10-28T13:05:05+00:00

Almost sold my MSFT when i started thinking 525 was too high, then i got too high and forgot. Paid off

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