A newspaper to read about KSC achievements

[cicatrix]

Perhaps it has been suggested already, this requires little effort to implement but adds to the career gameplay 'atmosphere' a lot! Basically I wish to read a fresh newspaper 'Kerbal Times' or whatever where the headlines would comment my actions like:

KSC blows another rocket!

KSC sends probe to Jool!

Is upgraded runway waste of money?

13 dead in a week! Our report from the deadliest place on Kerbin...

Do we really need science?

etc...

[Guest]

That would surely be a nice idea, but where to show it?

[Van Disaster]

I will name a craft "Do We Really Need Science?" I think. Has a good Ian Banks feel about it.

Where to show this, that is a problem.

[cicatrix]

It can either be shown by clicking a button on the toolbar - or (a nicer approach) is can lay down on the table in the astronaut complex. You click on it and read.

Also it can be shown in the debriefing screen (mission results) or just spin out on the screen following some major events.

Also, the tone of the headlines should reflect the current reputation.

[RainDreamer]

I think we could have another building, like a museum of sort, that display all our achievements, along with news paper clippings such as this. Or we can simply get them as a part of mission report that we can read every time something returns home or blow up. Or maybe just every week or so in-game time, it pops up.

[SaturnV]

Sounds really fun!

Museum would be a good reason for kerbals to explore

[TinfoilChef]

Shades of SimCity 2000 network edition. Could be fun but please, not the spinout. keep it as something that can be clicked on so it can be viewed or ignored as player chooses.

[Tuareg]

well, this is a nice idea but making it working really good would be more complex than the entire game at the moment

a simple one though could be like in xcom

there is a bar in situation room shows the actual news which depend on what happened and how well u've done

[PikachuNL]

I was thinking of it the way "Game Dev Tycoon" does with their reviews, when you complete something, a little "website" or "Newspaper" shows up (preferably at the KSC overview) where you can read about it, and as said here, add a 'lil library to the KSC

[dryer_lint]

Just have a little button on the bottom of the KSC scene.

[Van Disaster]

Just have it show up in the email, even.

[Sparker]

Sounds really fun!

Museum would be a good reason for kerbals to explore

Yes, would be nice to have a museum with exhibits like 'The first spacecraft to make an orbit', 'The first probe that landed on the moon' and so on.