Angelo Kerman

I think it's done with Protoculture. The Zentradi did it to create micronized versions of themselves.

I'll have to check to see if that's possible. The part scrapper needs further refinement anyway, you can scrap kerbals, and that's definitely not the intent.

Wow, that was great! A little confused about who was abducted, but really cool nonetheless. I wonder what happened to Thomlock...

My guess is that it needs to be rebalanced after the aerodynamic changes. I assume you aren't using hover mode? Yeah there's not much I can do at this point. Linux is a whole different beast. I know it works on Windows and the dlls are in sync.

I think you have to be landed, but I don't recall.

1.2.2. I won't be updating my mods until 1.3 is out.

While the YAML flights sent astronauts- and tourists- into space and pioneered the concept of spaceflight, the next step involved multi-crew spacecraft that could rendezvous and dock in space. Unfortunately, the Brumby series took longer to develop than expected, so designers opted for an interim solution: the Appaloosa “Backseat” extension pod that fit onto the back end of the Mk1 pod. It worked for the most part; crews were able to rendezvous with their intended targets, but not without much cursing due to the poor visibility. Still, the Appaloosa and its Titan I launch vehicle proved that multi-crew spacecraft could work, and Appaloosas even tossed the Echo Relay satellite network into orbit- vital for near continuous spacecraft coverage. When the Brumby finally came of age, astronauts had a much better time with rendezvous thanks to its generous views and purpose-built two person crew module. The Brumby 1 (TB-1) test flight vindicated its long development period and her crew performed the first docking in space. TB-2 pushed the envelope even further when it sent Valentina and Bob into Munar orbit, and demonstrated the viability of on-orbit refueling- which also gave TB-2 enough fuel to return home. TB-4 blazed trails by become the first Kermaned spacecraft to enter polar orbit, and the first mission to repair a satellite. TB-3 was also no slouch when it came to firsts. For the last 187 days, TB-3 set the record for the longest on-orbit stay of a command pod. Bob and Jeb made good use of the MORL-MOLE outpost, performing experiments and gathering science, but with its design life exceed by a factor of 4, it was time to retire the world’s first space station. After closing the hatches, TB-3 undocked from the station, and plotted a course for home. That’s when TB-3 had the honor accomplishing another first: the first Brumby to land off target. Way, way off target. “Definitely a computer error,” Bob noted. “Uh huh,” was all Jeb could manage, he was getting seasick. “How long until the Akron arrives?” “Let me check…” The KSNS Akron (ZRS-4) spent several days on the ground drilling and refueling while her crew continued training The Five New Guys. With her tanks finally full, she was on her way to the next anomaly when Brumby 3 radioed for help. The airship immediately reversed course and headed to the splashdown area. Her mission was simple: rescue Brumby 3’s crew and retrieve the capsule, then land at the nearest friendly territory to offload. That meant heading back to Echana; there were no airports in the viscinity. A half-hour later, the Akron arrived on scene. “Ganges, you are cleared to launch,” Kimgee radioed. Liscella acknowledged and eased the throttles forward, giving the runabout’s tiltrotors time to spin up. The Five New Guys watched from the briefing room; their instructors added Search and Rescue to their lesson list, and soon they’d be conducting drills. Moments later, Liscella hovered just above the ocean and right next to the Brumby capsule. "I hate the water," Raphia quipped. "Then why get rescue swimmer training?" "To get over my fear of drowning, Liscella." Raphia grabbed her tools and flotation device before exiting the cabin and grabbing Ganges’s rescue winch cable. She briefly dropped onto the capsule and then plunged into the ocean, cable trailing behind, and swam over to the crew ladder. Then she hooked up the cable connector. She signaled for Bob to exit first, and helped him put on his flotation device. After connecting the cable connector to his pack, Raphia signaled for Liscella to haul him aboard, then lowered the cable again. Raphia swam to the cable and repeated the process to retrieve Jeb. With the Brumby crew aboard, Raphia grabbed the dangling cargo winch cable and swam back to the capsule. She hooked up the cable before grabbing the rescue cable and recovering aboard the Ganges. With crew and capsule secured, Ganges hauled the Brumby out of the water and back to the Akron, where Samalla secured it to the deck, and Liscella landed and secured the Ganges. The whole process took twenty minutes. The Akron immediately headed back to the Leswubia Peninsula to await KSC’s recovery plane. About an hour later, KSC Flight 404, better known as Kondor, made a rough-field landing and taxied over to the awaiting Akron. With sundown approaching, the crews decided to wait until morning to secure the Brumby for transport. Jeb and Bob took the opportunity to share stories about their exploits with the student astronauts and catch up with the Akron’s crew. The next morning, Jeb, Bob, Mosa, and Kelbin took Fido over to the YAML-10 landing site while Gerdra, the Kondor’s engineer, got to work setting up the Brumby for transport. At the YAML-10 landing site, Jeb talked about the thrill of the first orbital launch... "We weren't sure if the YAML would make orbit," Jeb recalled, "and the BACC boosters were unproven, so it was a thrilling experimental flight. But, the bird made it, just barely. The view is- well, spectacular doesn't really describe it, but it was spectacular." "My job was to test out the solar panels- also new, and the orbital telescope. I really like the telescope, it's my favorite. Naturally, I tried looking for my house, but couldn't find it. Weightlessness in orbit beats a few seconds in the Kondor hands down. Anyway, a few hours later, I had to come home. I used up every liter of fuel, just barely kissing the atmosphere. It really made me nervous, I was concerned that YAML-10 would be my coffin!" "You, The Jebediah Kerman, were scared?" Kelbin looked confused, his hero got scared? "Space is a scary business, kid," Jeb responded, though "kid" seemed hardly fair, Kelbin was only eight years younger than Jeb. "But there's no courage without fear. You get used to the fear. Use it to focus. Not everybody can master that trick, though. Valentina did... Anyway, YAML-10 made it back, we got some great photos, and I made history." By the time that Jeb finished his story, Gerdra had the Brumby prepped for its trip to the Kondor. She rolled it down the Akron’s elevator and cargo lift, and after some careful maneuvering, had it secured in the Kondor’s cargo bay. Finally, it was time for the Brumby 3 crew to say their goodbyes, board their transport, and head for home. Fredgan, Kondor's pilot, invited, Jeb to take the Kondor’s controls for the flight home. “As long as I don’t get court-marshaled for this,” he joked. Kondor made the trip back to KSC in under an hour.

Heisenberg 2.4.2 is now available: - Gondola Storage Units now all have both internal and external KIS inventory access. - The GondoLab and GondoHab now have 800-liters of KIS storage regardless of configuration. - Removed experimental WBINodeStripper; it was causing KAS issues. - Recompiled Kerbal Actuators.

DSEV 2.0.0.9 is now available: New Part (requires KIS) - Personal Flotation Device: This KIS item increases your kerbal's buoyancy after being equipped. Great for capsule recovery operations. Yeah, I know, odd, but KerbalKISItems (which has the Mobile Emitter) is part of the DSEV mod...

Buffalo 2.0.7 is now available: - Made it easier to climb into the roof of the crewed parts. - Recompiled Kerbal Actuators.

Pathfinder 1.8.7 is now available: - Made it easier to climb onto the roof of the Buffalo cabins. - Kerbal Actuators recompiled.

After much bug stomping, several reloads, and much swearing, I finally got the screenshots I need for the next chapter. Once everything came together, it was a lot of fun! I now have a new personal flotation device part for those times when you don't want your kerbals to sink, and while I had to rewrite AirPark to make it all work, it's not quite ready for prime time yet. Anyway, new chapter in the next day or two.

If you don't like it, then fix it and create a pull request.

Just wanted to say, loving the airplane parts! I made a jet-powered C-130-ish transport to haul my recovered Brumby capsules back to KSC: The only thing that would be really nice is to have a 2.5m cargo bay/bomb bay and possibly a 2.5m cargo ramp. Thanks for making such a great part set.

TBH I don't know what to do at this point. I think you should install a previous version until you get one that doesn't crash. I know everything is working on Windows, I used it today.

That could very well be it. All my plugins are compiled for Windows.

Your logs seem to indicate that you don't have KerbalActuators installed. Be sure to install it into theWildBlueIndustries folder. You can check your logs, KerbalActuators would appear in the list.

Are you using Buffalo 2.0.6? Are you using KSP 1.2.9? None of my mods are compiled for KSP 1.2.9.

I get the sinking suspicion that Jeb will ignore the Panel and try to escape..

Wow, what a great chapter! Love the Annabel Lee, she looks like a fine airship. I also think your use of the stabilizers is a great way to avoid the issues with wheels when undocking your craft. Airships do inded have a maximum height based on their total mass and total lift capacity. The more airship hulls you add, the higher your maximum altitude. The more mass you add, the lower the maximum altitude. So if you had a nuclear powered airship and drained all the LiquidFuel, you could go higher than the same hull design with all the LiquidFuel aboard. The latest Heisenberg also fixes issues with the lights. Anyway, love how you set up the story; using a balloon to reach heights that the airship could not is a great idea. It was definitely a nice twist to see Chibi show up as well! Can't wait to see what happens next.

Not worried about that. You can't use the part if KIS isn't installed, and the part souldn't even show up without KIS installed.

I don't, but I appreciate Amazon gift cards. I can PM you with my email address if you like.

If by "flew perfectly" you mean lots of debugging and troubleshooting and patxhes, then yeah, she flew perfectly. Great chapter, really shows that the Panel does not want to do what they must.

Ok, glad you have a temporary solution. I started a new job this week but I'll fix up Snacks as soon as I'm able. Thanks for the investigation.

Sorting through some bugs, but here's a hint for the next chapter: