Random Rocket Dimensions

[SupremeDorian]

So here's a bit of a unique challenge I thought of while in bed last night: Make a craft with random dimensions.

Now, what do I mean by this? Well, a 1.4 Expansion build grid is 128 blocks tall and 36 blocks wide.

The challenge is this: Go to a random number generator, and generate a random number between 1 and 128 for your Height, 4 and 36 for the Width, and go somewhere with it.

Example:
Height:

Width:


So now I have to make something that is 117 blocks tall and 26 blocks wide. I've made an example here:


(The example craft is actually 24 blocks wide because I forgot to put anything on the sides, but you get the idea.)


Rules:
No cheats (duh)
No .qks editing
No BP editing
No Planet Editing
The dimensions of the craft must be exactly what you get from the randomizer through out the whole rocket, even if it makes it asymmetrical. The only exception for Width is Fairings and Nose Cones and other aerodynamic objects. But the height must stay exactly the same as what the randomizer gives you.



Good luck!

 

[Altaïr]

I got 128 and 1. I did what I could:


OI! It crashed!

 

[SupremeDorian]

Alright so maybe I should make it so that the minimum width is 4 blocks so that you can at least put down an engine and a fuel tank..

 

[Altaïr]

Alright so maybe I should make it so that the minimum width is 4 blocks so that you can at least put down an engine and a fuel tank..

You should have expected that somebody would test the limit

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Trolled by Space Stig.

You know, I'm a little surprised he still didn't get it into orbit.

 

[Danny Batten]

So here's a bit of a unique challenge I thought of while in bed last night: Make a craft with random dimensions.

Now, what do I mean by this? Well, a 1.4 Expansion build grid is 128 blocks tall and 36 blocks wide.

The challenge is this: Go to a random number generator, and generate a random number between 1 and 128 for your Height, 1 and 36 for the Width, and go somewhere with it.

Example:
Height:
View attachment 21180
Width:
View attachment 21182

So now I have to make something that is 26 blocks wide and 117 blocks tall. I've made an example here:
View attachment 21184
View attachment 21183
(The example craft is actually 24 blocks wide because I forgot to put anything on the sides, but you get the idea.)


Rules:
No cheats (duh)
No .qks editing
No BP editing
No Planet Editing
The dimensions of the craft must be exactly what you get from the randomizer through out the whole rocket, even if it makes it asymmetrical. The only exception for Width is Fairings and Nose Cones and other aerodynamic objects. But the height must stay exactly the same as what the randomizer gives you.


Good luck!

Woah this is definitely a unique challenge

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

I love how We've gotten it to a point where no qks editing needs to be added in (although it doesn't matter much, not much you can do here).

 

[SupremeDorian]

I love how We've gotten it to a point where no qks editing needs to be added in (although it doesn't matter much, not much you can do here).

Well, you can directly modify any craft's speed and location with it so I wouldn't say there isn't much you can do with it.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

Yeah, it's usually pretty obvious you've done a cheat though. Doing the math to do that change precisely would be harder than doing it legit.

 

[SupremeDorian]

Anyway, I'd like to see some attempts at this. Obviously not today as it's very late for most people on the forum, but some attempts would be nice.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

1 block dimensions won't work for this.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

34*29... This's gonna be ugly.

 

[SupremeDorian]

1 block dimensions won't work for this.

I'll update the post to make the minimum width to 4, height I'm not sure about because you can do some impressive things with a tiny rocket.

 

[SupremeDorian]

34*29... This's gonna be ugly.

34 Tall or Wide?

 

[SupremeDorian]

6 tall and 12 wide.. This'll be interesting.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

34 Tall. That sounds fun. Sounds like Ions and Grasshoppers.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

Easily 75 tons to orbit (all that can be fit). I could fix it to have the probe core in the second stage, it'd just look uglier.

 

[Jez 10]

So here's a bit of a unique challenge I thought of while in bed last night: Make a craft with random dimensions.

Now, what do I mean by this? Well, a 1.4 Expansion build grid is 128 blocks tall and 36 blocks wide.

The challenge is this: Go to a random number generator, and generate a random number between 1 and 128 for your Height, 4 and 36 for the Width, and go somewhere with it.

Example:
Height:
View attachment 21180
Width:
View attachment 21182

So now I have to make something that is 117 blocks tall and 26 blocks wide. I've made an example here:
View attachment 21184
View attachment 21183
(The example craft is actually 24 blocks wide because I forgot to put anything on the sides, but you get the idea.)


Rules:
No cheats (duh)
No .qks editing
No BP editing
No Planet Editing
The dimensions of the craft must be exactly what you get from the randomizer through out the whole rocket, even if it makes it asymmetrical. The only exception for Width is Fairings and Nose Cones and other aerodynamic objects. But the height must stay exactly the same as what the randomizer gives you.



Good luck!

What If I'm on base game?
Total height is 32 blocks I believe

 

[Altaïr]

Trolled by Space Stig.

You know, I'm a little surprised he still didn't get it into orbit.

I'm still trying. I try to make it gravity assist with itself, but this is a very tricky maneuver.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

34 Tall. That sounds fun. Sounds like Ions and Grasshoppers.

Sorry, I was first answering you question Dorian, then Commenting on your height.

 

[SupremeDorian]

I think I might have to reroll here.. 6 tall and 12 wide might not even be possible to get into orbit.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

I think I might have to reroll here.. 6 tall and 12 wide might not even be possible to get into orbit.

It's probably not even possible to go that low. A grasshopper with a tank on top pretty much

 

[SupremeDorian]

It's probably not even possible to go that low. A grasshopper with a tank on top pretty much

This is what I made, but it only got a little bit past the Karman line before becoming completely worthless.

 

[Tony]

 

[Tony]

Height 6 width 8