Kerbal Space Program

[Fletcher]

Am I just ignorant? I'm trying to figure out from their forums how to add strap on boosters and such, and I keep having issues - like my rocket just sits on the pad and then blows up, because all the engines fire off at the same time.

You need to make it so you have the rocket in stages if it involves multiple engines in the same structural spine. I can't remember the name of the object but its a disk that is added that 'splits' the design into another stage. The AI isn't the smartest and it will bugger it up on the odd occasion, so management of the stages at to when the engines fire and the spent parts are broken away is something that the game rewards. I remember spending an hour on one design with massive frustrations. Then I finally fixed it and it flew... well like a rocket! I felt so rewarded and then thought, "What if I added 5 more boosters?" which added a whole new set of problems.

Its just practice practice practice and keeping the stages AI in check.

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