Putting probe cores on them is great once you get some airbrakes and drogue chutes. A lot of the times I launch small satellites into low Kerbin orbit, the payload is small enough that the upper stage has quite a bit of fuel left. I love to deorbit and land them in those cases to offset the cost of all the probe cores. It's pretty fun aiming them using body lift to try to get closer to the KSC.
I've tried the plasma blackout setting a few times, but it always struck me as unrealistic because in reality probes would be programmed to do a set routine even during the blackout. Like it would make unkerballed space planes impossible to reenter with. Perhaps there oughta be a probe core with more advanced reentry capabilities later on in the tech tree to make it a more viable gameplay option. You play on hard mode?
Putting probe cores on them is great once you get some airbrakes and drogue chutes. A lot of the times I launch small satellites into low Kerbin orbit, the payload is small enough that the upper stage has quite a bit of fuel left. I love to deorbit and land them in those cases to offset the cost of all the probe cores. It's pretty fun aiming them using body lift to try to get closer to the KSC.
my only problem is i have plasma blackout and probe control require for my career save so i need to be really careful about where i reenter stuff
I've tried the plasma blackout setting a few times, but it always struck me as unrealistic because in reality probes would be programmed to do a set routine even during the blackout. Like it would make unkerballed space planes impossible to reenter with. Perhaps there oughta be a probe core with more advanced reentry capabilities later on in the tech tree to make it a more viable gameplay option. You play on hard mode?
nah i customize all my options