Shuttle

0.8.3. No map, no Mun, no struts, only challenge

I bought KSP in official store but now I play through Steam because I have all my gaming library there. Steam also has higher download speed.

Oh my God, I hope they are not going to simplify them!

I would like to see a comment from the community manager. This is a bug that needs to be fixed. Even if the plane is too heavy for the runway, it shouldn't blow up.

What does this update have to offer if I play only Sandbox mode? Judging by the video, the only new feature is a couple of plane parts I don't want to start playing career mode because I am sure it won't be interesting for me to finish it more than once.

Yes! I hope developers will improve it! Awesome screenshot!

No, thank you for pointing that out. However, I've always thought all those features were sandbox related: If aerodynamics is not a new feature for sandbox, then it is a career mode feature then? It doesn't make sense.

I am disappointed. If I want to blow a building up, I'll launch Battlefield. KSP is a game where you spend most of the time constructing and launching rockets so I personally think physical model, aerodynamics, avionics, life support, interface (separate thrust control for shuttles? Nah, haven't heard about it) are the components that need to be improved in the first place. But it looks like developers have changed the conception and are now developing FlatOut in Space. Yes, I know that it is just the ground work blah-blah, but the developers still had to create 3D-models for the destroyed buildings! That requires time that could be spent on improving more important components of the game. Also, I've been playing KSP since 0.8.x, .24 was the first update I skipped and it looks like I'll skip .25 for the same reason - it doesn't offer anything new in the sandbox mode. I think this is the second mistake made by the developers - not everyone plays career mode, and a lack of new features in sandbox makes people bored. http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/94770-Secret-feature-is-completely-underwhelming?p=1438507&viewfull=1#post1438507 Very disappointing. "may get another look"? I can't believe it.

Improved aerodynamics when?

DCS World http://store.steampowered.com/app/223750/

I don't know, FEAR1 released in 2005 had better explosions, IMO: http://i.imgur.com/P7eKrNx.jpg Not to mention Crysis 1 from 2007.

Improved aerodynamics?! Too god to be true Maybe in .26

Is it possible to connect parts like this without additional adapter? I haven't been playing KSP for a while.

Excellent devnotes! Improved aerodynamics when?

I came across a Russian community that claims ALL space flights starting with Gagarin till the latest ISS supply missions are fake! There are mad people in every country, I guess.

http://ria.ru/spravka/20140516/1007977522.html According to this link, rocket fell outside of Kazakhstan, maybe in Altai or Pacific Ocean.

Russia can announce anything. We've already seen a lot of projects cancelled so I no longer trust these announcements. I also googled a little trying to find something new about this Russian heavy rocket OP mentioned and found out that, luckily, Russian news websites have an official English translation! Take a look: http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140128/186987052/Russian-Space-Agency-Plans-Worlds-Biggest-Rocket.html http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140424/189348744/Russia-Gives-Green-Light-to-Super-Heavy-Rocket-Project.html About Zenit: http://en.ria.ru/world/20140424/189349191/No-Plans-to-Produce-Zenit-Rocket-in-Russia--Roscosmos.html

Why didn't they install two ascent engines?

Very interesting thread, thank you! I googled a little and here is what wiki says about soviet lunar space suit Krechet-94: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krechet-94

Here is russian "k": ú Oops, no longer actual, autocorrection seems to be gone.

I didn't notice that Also, there are no struts on the central black-white fuel tanks as well.

Thank you! I don't like how these new parts look, though. I've seen many mods that look better. Here is my KSP screenshot taken long time ago:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/content/254-Squadcast 24:05 MaxMaps says big parts are only possible because of new joint system, Harv seems to agree. Interesting.

I hope .23.5 will feature improved part-to-part joints.