Valentina enters the fray!

[ultrasquid]

It won't be long before Texture Replacer is updated to accommodate her and then you can edit her appearance to your heart's content.

[Whirligig Girl]

Valentina Kerman has already gone missing after frequent complaints that she's become too famous.

In other news, a new kerbal has been admitted into the space program.

A generic female Kerbal. Definitely not a famous politician astronaut. No, her name does not even SLIGHTLY resemble that of a Moon of Jool. Totally different person than the one you're thinking of.

[FlowerChild]

inb4 FlowerChild makes the next version of Better Than Starting Manned "Better Than Female Kerbals"

Hey! I resemble that remark!

In all honesty, I have no objection to the female Kerbals anymore. My original stance against them was based almost solely on a perceived waste of development time, but the more I thought about it, the more inclined I became to believe that if it made little girls feel better about themselves, and increased the chances they'd be interested in space exploration and other scientific fields, then it was entirely cool by me.

At a theoretical level I wish we lived in a world where this stuff didn't matter and Kerbals being androgynous would allow either gender to identify with them equally, but we obviously don't live in that world, so at a practical level I consider this to be a good thing.

I still do hope that Squad hasn't stepped into a big old pile of gender conflict with this which winds up causing more trouble down the road, but now that it's done, nothing really to do there but keep our fingers crossed.

[Pthigrivi]

Awesome! Fantastic work Dan, I know this is a weird kind of world and people are going to get all strange about little details but its a huge deal and I think she looks great.

Edited February 21, 2015 by KasperVld
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[klgraham1013]

I like it. My only concern is the ponytail. The way Diverse Kerbal Heads did hairstyles allowed for more variety. The ponytail limits that. Then, I suppose Squad is sticking with the clone concept to encourage players to see Kerbals as disposable. So, a singular hairstyle is really of little concern to them.

edit: My Kerbals are not disposable.

[keeper]

nice touches exactly how i thought it would look

[FlowerChild]

I like it. My only concern is the ponytail. The way Diverse Kerbal Heads did hairstyles allowed for more variety. The ponytail limits that. Then, I suppose Squad is sticking with the clone concept to encourage players to see Kerbals as disposable. So, a singular hairstyle is really of little concern to them.

edit: My Kerbals are not disposable.

I don't think players seeing them as disposable has ever been Squad's goal there. On the contrary I think they implemented the xp system in 0.9 to encourage players to become more attached to them individually.

There's only so much development time to spend on character models and hat systems though man, and really, that's not at all what this game is about. I may be able to bregrudgingly admit the validty of the development time spent on female Kerbals, but if it ever comes down to moustaches and hats instead of stuff like mechanical parts and other deeper gameplay mechanisms, I think I'm going to start arming my Kerbals with torches and pitchforks

Edited February 21, 2015 by FlowerChild

[pincushionman]

I approve of the design. The face shape change is subtle enough to not scream I'M A GIRL, yet distinct enough so you can tell at a glance that yes, she is a girl.

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

I don't like it, she seems a bit... derp

Political Correctness is very hard to bypass

[Tripzter]

Those arent eyebrows folks, those are eye lashes.

[r4pt0r]

I think the edited version on page 2 of this thread is a tad nicer. the eye spacing is a little big. seeing as they did all that animation work, that implies to me that the female body rig doesn't match with the male body rig, so I'll wait to see a picture where her arms aren't crossed.

[jlo96]

I don't like it, she seems a bit... derp....

Derpiness is a trait that all Kerbals share across genders

[mythbusters844]

Fantastic job! She looks great, but I think her helmet is a tad too big for her.

[TheCanadianVendingMachine]

Derpiness is a trait that all Kerbals share across genders

No, not really. Derpiness as in retardation (for the mods - ......: a slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc.).

[Robotengineer]

I am curious as to what she looks like in game, renders are not a very good indicator of looks in game.

[cpast]

I like it. My only concern is the ponytail. The way Diverse Kerbal Heads did hairstyles allowed for more variety. The ponytail limits that. Then, I suppose Squad is sticking with the clone concept to encourage players to see Kerbals as disposable. So, a singular hairstyle is really of little concern to them.

edit: My Kerbals are not disposable.

From what the screenshot looks like, that only allows more variety as long as the hair is totally flat and fits on a cylindrical head without sticking up anywhere. If you want hair that's *not* basically close-cropped, you have to model it.

[panzer1b]

Female kerbals.......

Finally ill have soldiers to crew my entire massive Lunar Corporation replica complex i made a while back. At least itll make more sense, as there were no males in that old RTS.

[RobotsAndSpaceships]

If you think it's weird it might be because of the larger gap between her eyes than the males have.

http://i.imgur.com/DAVoe4J.jpg

Much better.

[FlowerChild]

Much better.

Yeah, I've got to agree that bringing the eyes closer together makes it look far less like she just climbed out of the ocean onto the beech of Innsmouth

[FleshJeb]

Well, this adds a WHOLE new dimension to my Jeb/Bill/Bob slashfic...

She's adorably derpy. I'm looking forward to some maniacal lithobraking misadventures. I'm hoping they make her a Pilot. (inb4 female Kerbals can't drive)

inb4 someone makes a mod that removes female Kerbals because they are sexist.

I WAS going to make a (trolling) mod named, G.R.O.S.S., but I thought that was needlessly inflammatory. ;-)

[Scotius]

I like her She's adorable, a bit spunky and tomboyish - just like first female kerbonaut should look. Wonder what her stats will look

[Alizerin]

I like the eyelashes. I agree with the poster above who said they are necessary. I think she looks great!

[tater]

Looks fine. My daughter (11) thinks she's awesome.

[Sasquatch_Punter]

Looks perfect to me. Just the right amount of distinction without being distracting.

[KerbMav]

...arming my Kerbals with torches and pitchforks

And BANANAS!

I am curious as to what she looks like in game, renders are not a very good indicator of looks in game.

Oh yes, any chance we can get a short animation walking loop, even if only taken from the modelling software?