Whirligig Girl

Wait a minute, when did I contribute to this?

This desparately needs to be Realism Overhaul compatible. I have a science fair project that relies on this.

Yes, I know of this, but they already have a name for the Rockomax Service Engine, and that name is "The Poodle." It's confusing.

No need to be sad. It's probably not true, as Eve's pressure is too low for this.

http://www.space.com/28112-venus-weird-superfluid-oceans.html?adbid=10152533684186466&adbpl=fb&adbpr=17610706465&cmpid=514630_20141229_38012927 Probably not, as Eve's atmospheric pressure is far too low.

Originally I liked the change of the Poodle to the Service Engine. But now, especially with a new nuclear engine named poodle, it can be very very confusing, especially to people who don't play with your pack (even though they should). So I now really think, Ven, that you should rename the Rockomax Service Engine the Rockomax Poodle, and rename the Nuclear Poodle as Rockomax Atomic Engine or something else. Point is the Service Engine needs the name Poodle.

I forgot to do a "recommended mods" post. Use Ferram's "Better Buoyancy" mod. As for the terrain tiles, that's not something I can fix. And I definitely like Jumbo32 more, I made this for other people, really.

It's worth noting that the Service Engine (The Poodle) has the exact same dimensions, it just removes the tank butt because the engine itself is rather small. Remember that the Nuclear Poodle is NOT the orginal Poodle. The Service Engine is.

Will fix. It's an odd coincidence I guess, they're just the 64K time scales. Also, I now have Jumbo5x, a 5x config for RSS. It does have properly scaled (sqrt5 scale) rotational periods as well, including a proper super-spinny-dres. It also has AtmosphereFromGround from Proot's KSPRC, this will be included in Jumbo32 as well.

See also: Jumbo32 TL;DR: 6.4 is not a round number, 5 is a round number, download this for reasons. Why Make This? Some people have been holding off on the challenge of full-on RSS, perhaps in part because they like Kerbals. Thus, 10x scale Kerbin was born. Regex (I have to capitalize it. It's at the beginning of a sentence) realized that this is improper scale for stock parts, which are approximate 64% real life scales and have very bad efficiency. He created the first 6.4:1 Scale config. (Turns out that this is false, a myth created by regex, the stock parts scale is around 40-50%) Others have created forks of this. 6.4x and 64K both do the same thing, but perhaps with a few extra bonus features. Then I, having long played 64K, realized that it was just a tad bit too hard for me, but I didn't like playing FAR-less, and I didn't like playing Stock Scale. And playing with FAR in Stock Scale is just unbelievably easy due to the lack of a souposphere to add an extra kilometer-per-second of delta-v. So I realized that I should roll up my own config. Thus Jumbo32 was born, designed to be a medium-sized challenge. Some have thought of the number 6.4 or 3.2 and thought "That's not a round number! How can I trust it?", and there's been some want of a 5x scale config due to this. It's almost as hard as 6.4x scale, but it's a nice, round, prime, odd, positive, whole number. Does the terrain look any good? A bit better than 64K. If you want a good upsizing that makes the terrain look even BETTER than stock, look at Jumbo32. The terrain DOES match up nicely to the scaledspace, so you can use whatever TextureReplacer stockalike Kerbin map you want. Endraxial's planets look pretty good. Any special features? There's the same special features in Jumbo5x as there is in Jumbo32. Eeloo has an atmosphere, and Dres is spinning waay too fast. This gives the two least visited locations, some more interesting physics to work around, so that you might actually want to visit them for the challenge. Of course, at 5x scale, it will be a challenge. It also includes AtmosphereFromGround adjustments from Kerbal Renaissance Compilation, so the air looks better at ground, also (if you want to try) making it more compatible with KSPRC itself. (Shown in the second album below) No Pics, No Clicks. Here: Thanks to SkyRex94: Green Line trees are a Kopernicus bug. Are there any mods you recommend? Ferram Aerospace Research Ven's Stock Part Revamp Ferram's Better Buoyancy Deadly Re-Entry Procedural Fairings, or some other fairing mod. Where's the download? Here's the download link for v0.1.1 Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Uses the Real Solar System plugin by NathanKell. (Included in dl) How about some more info? Delta-V to orbit is around 7 km/s, just like in 6.4x. Remember, you can use the good ol' formula: (StockScaleThing(sqrt[rescale factor]))=Rescale Thing. (Delta-V, Orbital or Rotational period, Orbital velocity, really anything that's not just a size) Delta-V to orbit (an experiment has been done, not a calculation) is around 6.7 to 7 km/s. Orbital velocity is a little under 5 km/s.

Why doesn't the Real Solar System RSS config change the names of the planets? Is it because of the incompatibility with the stock science configs?

Probably. One does not simple Soyuz an Atlas.

I'm having a problem. CKAN only gives me about 10 mods to download and install. What the heck?

An alternate pack which just includes the 5m parts and SRBs would be nice. "KW Heavy Lifters Pack"

Eclipses happen quite often in Kerbal Space Program, but there's one thing I don't understand. Why is there no shadows that fall on the planets that are being eclipsed? Often times I have a drop of solar power and I have no idea why, until I look up and find the Mun right above the Sun. I don't know how hard it would be to implement shadows, but I hope it's not too difficult. No, Africa does not have a burnt spot. That's our Moon's shadow.

The container parts need better stockalike models.

I still kinda wish the Warp Drive effect was a real warping of space effect. I have a feeling the TextureReplacer plugin might help with this, it now supports reflections. Warping is just like the opposite of reflecting, so yeah.

I think it comes with a special looking part, maybe?

I did not simply walk into the KSP forums. Check out my rep bars.

Early days of the space program. Early early days. And a love story worse than twilight. Prologue Mortimer was feeling particularly stressed today. Sweat over his wrinkled old brow, he called in a meeting at the Administration Building. They all arrived to meet him. Linus, the administrative science chief and intern of Wernher von Braun; Gus, the head of Operations; Walt, the PR manager; and of course Mortimer himself, head of finances; all sat down in the foldable chairs at the central table. Mortimer slapped a piece of paper down on the table, his eye twitching at this disorganization. "Linus." Mortimer snapped. "You're the cause of this?" Linus startled awake. "Cause of... cause of what"? Linus queried. "We FIRED Jeb, Bill, and Bob?" Mortimer confronted. "Well... you see..." "Woah woah woah, when did this happen?" Walt gasped. Gus, food in his mouth, merely gulped. "WHY DID WE FIRE JEB, BILL, AND BOB??" Walt, Gus, and Mortimer all yelled at Linus. "Well, here's the problem." Linus started. "Our launch vehicle is barely able to get off the launch pad, let alone get into orbit around the planet. Von Kerman says we've got all the useful data we can get from Kerbin, and we don't have a launchpad that can support more than 18 tonnes of rocket. Our shuttle, which we need to attach because Gus accidentally burned off all the parachutes and we need a way to land a reusable craft, takes up almost half of that to store the three Astronauts-" Walt cut in. "WHICH WE DON'T HAVE!" Linus continued. "I'm getting to that. We can't build a better launch pad, because as you keep informing us Mortimer, we have essentially NO budget. So we have to cut off weight somewhere, and Wernher says the launch vehicle can't have any more fuel taken out of it or it won't be able to reach orbit at all. The space shuttle can't be changed because it's wing shapes have been very finely tuned for the past year of R&D, and that means the only weight we can cut off are the crew itself. And since we can't chop Jeb, Bill, and Bob in half, we had to fire them." Walt and Mortimer thought a moment, Gus just continued to stealthily eat his sandwich. "But then..." Started Walt. "Who's going to crew the shuttle, Hmm?" Linus hesitated. "We'll have to go to..." Chapter 1: ...School." Mortimer, Gus, Linus, and Walt all stood in front of the massive complex known as "School of Greater Metaphorical Altitude" or "High School." This is the school Linus used to go to before he dropped out to become part of the space program. The schools on Kerbin are 8 (Kerbin) years long each, and there are four levels of school. Once you are in grade 20, you can drop out if you wish. School is a big place. "Here we are." Linus squeaked. He had very much been dreading this day. Then he remembered he was not actually supposed to be in school. The Administrators all went into The Central Office of Educational Bureaucracy to get their visitor's licenses. They then all stepped into the main hallway chamber. Mortimer was horrified. There were many crowds of people all around them, all of them disorganized, non-right-angled Schoolagers. Linus put down his backpack and got out his posters. He placed them on the wall using spare tacks from an LV-T30 engine assembly. Someone approached him. "Mr. Linus." It was Mr. Fredenly. His old literature teacher. "Creeping around the ladies' bathroom?" Fredenly produced a megaphone, aimed it right at Linus, and yelled. "DETENTION!!!" Linus looked up, noticing that he was indeed placing a poster on the door of the ladies' restroom. "Mr. Fredenly, I don't actually go to school anymore." Fredenly scrunched up his face and walked away, mumbling about how overworked he is. Linus continued to place posters. Eventually Mortimer, Linus, and Walt met up again in a central point. "Linus, you've used up your posters?" The phrase DETENTION! could be heard in the background. "Yes, and you all?" "Yes." Mortimer and Walt both agreed. "Say, where's Gus?" Walt asked. "He said he was hanging posters in the cafeteria." Linus answered, then seemed to suddenly realize something, no doubt the fact that Gus was probably just eating a bunch of food. "Well, I think we're done here, let's go get some coffee while we're in town." Walt suggested. Despite the fact that they don't always get a long in the business side of things, the Administrators are all very good friends. "Leave Gus a note at the front door." Chapter 2: A Recognition of Lost Friends and Foes. It was a week later, and The Administrators came back to School. It was earlier this time, as an important meeting with Gene and the CEO of several rocket companies was to happen later. They checked all of the posters, which only Linus really knew what was on them, and the contact information given ranged from scribbling to lolnope to curse words. For the first time, Walt actually looked at the posters. "Wait, you wrote that you're only accepting female Schoolagers. What?" Linus stared blankly Bad Poker-Face'd at Walt. "Well, women are almost always lighter than men, and schoolagers are almost always lighter than adults." "Damnit Linus." Gus said. "But you're right. The Launch Vehicle needs a light payload, and girls are the lightest form of potential piloting skill we could ever find. That is..." He looked at Walt. "If anyone is actually interested in the Space Program." Walt looked back at Gus, then at Mortimer and Linus. "Our program is just not reputable. After the loss of our one expendable extra Kerbanaut, the public just doesn't care about the KSP. If we had the money for a charity or something, then that might be different. But as Mortimer is always keen to tell us, 'We Don't.'" Linus frowned. Then, the bell rang. Kerbals started pouring out of the various classrooms, all running to get to their classes within the 30 second time limit. One of them in particular collided with Linus. "Linus?" The figure asked. "Wot." It was Nedely Kerman, Linus' old friendzone from back when he went to school. Linus recognized her. "I missed you!" She said, running backwards, falling over some books, then expertly headbouncing back into proper orientation. "Huh." Linus sighed. Mortimer smirked slightly. "We might get out of the way." Walt cautioned. The Administrators backed out of the hallway, and into the cafeteria, where Gus was already waiting. Walt: "You know Linus, seeing your admiration for that one Kerbelle there gave me an idea." Linus blushed. "Whaaaat? Pfft. Anyway, what's your idea." Walt: "Did you see how cool that accidental stunt was there?" Linus: "Yeah." Walt: "It was almost like a barrellrolling zig-zag-whirlyloop manuever that Jebediah invented when test flying the shuttle. And yet she managed to recover from that, where Jeb had to eject." Gus: "Mmhff, I thenk whe have a piwot." Mortimer: "Gus, please swallow." Gus gulped. "That is, I mean, if you can convince her." Linus: "She was never really into space though. Moving quickly? Sure. Moving through a medium of nothingless though? Those ideas merely bored her." Walt: "THAT'S IT!" Gus: "What?" Walt: "Selective Advertisement Campaign. New strategy I just thought of. We'll find the best crew for the missions we need and we'll make posters near specifically their classrooms." Mortimer: "That's genious! And it won't cost us a penny, so long as we can steal some paper from the school!" Suddenly, the lunchroom crowds filled in. Walt whispered to Linus. "You should go and try to resocialize with your fellow schoolage kerbals. Try and make space appealing to all of them. I know you. You're not awkward around girls, you're just awkward." Linus pushed himself out of his seat and tried to find Nedely. Linus: "H... hey Nedely." Nedely: "Where have you been?" Linus: "I've been working with some of the smartest minds on the PLANET! Wernher von Kerman, Eugene Kerman, etc." Nedely: "Oh. Interesting. Who are those people." Linus: "The head rocket scientist and mission planner at Kerbal Space Center." Nedely: "Is that important?" Linus: "Pfft, it's only the most prestigious program in the world!" Nedely: "Is that a fact?" Linus: "Yeah!" Nedely: "I'm guessing when you say Space, you're not talking about the volume inside our lockers." Linus: "Well, no, I mean... SPACE! You know, the vast amount of nothingness. place where you can fly really really fast without stopping or burning up!" Nedely: "Alright." Some more people sat down at the table. "Who's this loser?" One of them asked. Linus: "Who?" Frander Kerman: "YOU! Hahahahaha!" Nedely chucked a bit. Linus: "If by 'loser' you mean 'person who loses a bunch of stupidity', then I'm that person." Of course, Linus did feel a bit sad. Frander: "Hey wait, I remember you, you were that nerd who tried to fly using fireworks in 16th grade. Idiot." Linus: "Not." Frander: "Are." Linus growled slightly, then left the table. Approaching the other Administrators, he merely said. "That was a pointless endeavor." And they all went back to KSC in time for the meeting. Chapter 3: Finding a Crew Linus, being by far the youngest of the KSC senior staff, is debatable as to whether he should really be an administrator. Doubtless if there were two Wernher von Kermans, one would be the administrator instead of his intern. But nevertheless, the Administration team have gotten used to him, and, would likely miss him if he had to leave. Linus, having stolen his baby sister's crayons, was trying to create a good poster to appeal to the scientist crew members. Beautiful pictures from a new satellite? Not possible under the new budget. Best they had is a low quality SSTV image from a suborbital rocket missile, which serves a good enough base. Eventually, after having put up enough of the new posters, three kerbelles were found that were willing to fly up into space for varying reasons. Nedeley Kerman because of the moving fast; Eerberri Kerman because of the wonder of floating around in space; Earbles Kerman because of the complicated and very interesting machining. They had a proper crew to rival Jebediah, Bill, and Bob; except for the fact that they were lightweight, though still mentally developing. The Therapist at the Astronaut Complex had to do a fair bit of thinking before he was okay with letting young minds have such responsibility. He felt fine with giving Linus the simple job of thinking about the Space Program's science, but piloting a spacecraft? That may go too far. A physcological evaluation was neccessary. They all checked out, just barely. The Pink-Suited Three Kerbals were ready for a test flight. Linus: "Alright: Nedely, Eerberri, and Earbles, this flight is simple. You've all done the simulations well enough. Now all that needs to be done is get a C7 Aerospace Bomber plane to haul up the Shuttle to a height, then you all fly it down." Nedely: "We know! You've been saying that over and over again." Linus: "I need to make sure the recording system picks it up at least once. Into the shuttle now." Linus shut the hatch. Gene Kerman: "Flight systems go, This is KSC to Bomber 1, you are go for launch." Jebediah: "Alrighty then, this is Bomber 1 ready for takeoff." Gene: "Jeb is that you?" Jebediah: "Yep." Gene: "Glad you are still working in aerospace." The bomber flew up beautifully. Unfortunately, Jebediah was jealous. He had no idea who was in that cockpit, all he knew was that he was mad at them for stealing his job. He maxed out the propellers, and aeileronrolled waaaay too fast. Nedely was having the time of her life, even without having taken the controls! Eerberri and Earbles meanwhile, were very much not having fun. Jeb stalled out the bomber, launched the Shuttle from the Bomb Bay, and recovered himself. This was something that the Pink-Suited Three has not been trained for. Nedely tried to steer, but could not. "What the hell!?" She exclaimed. They were being tossed around the cabin like there was no end, and even though Nedely was trying to control the craft, she didn't know what "stalling out" was, or how to avoid it. Earbles took the controls in realization. "It's like a paper glider! The Angle of Attack is too high, so we've stalled out! I think I know how to fix this." Jebediah watched in satisfaction as the vehicle tumbled out of control. He hadn't remembered an old adage from flight school. 'Altitude is Life Insurance.' "Whoever that pilot is" Jeb thought. "He's gonna have a tough time getting out of that." Earbles, still being tossed around during the stall, wired the joystick through the rocket controls, and was able to throttle the rocket engine of the shuttle from the rear cockpit. "Try and point prograde!" She yelled to Nedely. Eerberri could do nothing but observe the turmoil, writing down what was happening to the rarified air. Nedely finally regained control, and turned the ship right back down to the Space Center. Gene was watching the whole thing horrified. "JEBEDIAH!? WHAT THE HELL?" He screamed over the com. "I... Lost Control." Jeb scrunched some crew report papers over the microphone. "You're breaking up..." Nedely put the shuttle down perfectly on the bumpy runway. Linus, Mortimer, and Walt were watching through the Admin Building's television, but Gus was nowhere to be seen. Though the mysterious and unsolved mystery of the lunch thief still remains. Everyone's mouths were gaping open at the unbelievable turn of events that just occurred. After minutes of silence, Nedely spoke up. "Are we ready to go to space yet?" Up next: Chapter 4: Lost In Spaaaaaace.

Yep. KasperVld.

That's cheating, because just as all humans are not space fans, it follows that surely not all Kerbals are obsessed with space.

So if/when there is a permanate human establishment on more planets than just Earth, how will the Internet follow? My best guess is that each planet will have it's own internet, with it's own servers in satellites or on the surface of the various cities on these extraterrestrial bodies. Then you would have to clarrify between eww.en.wikipedia.org and the alternate mww.en.wikipedia.org. mww=Mars Wide Web; eww=Earth Wide Web. Each would sync up every once in a while, probably every time Earth and Mars make a close approach. You'd only be able to access cached versions of the internet from other planets, not the actual connection. What do you think?

What are some prominent websites? Try not to just add K to every word. Here's some websites, and a brief description of what they do. Try not to just describe something as, for instance, "Kerbal version of Google." or "A Social Media Website." kww.gegemitre.kom: A tool by which you can ask questions or search for any website or link on a website. Pronounced "Gigameter." kww.ourlog.kom: Kerbals can post pictures of their life, friends, family, vacations, though mostly just pictures of the snacks they're about to eat. Celebrities, Organizations, and other websites also have community pages to Log their news, without interacting with their followers. kww.seenit.kom/s/kerbalspaceprogram: A website that brings out a community-driven voting system where kerbals can show stuff they've found. Think of it as the opposite of Gegemitre. If Gegemitre is where you find stuff, Seenit is where you post the stuff that you've found. This particular link happens to be the official subseenit of the Space Program. It's mostly full of memes of how the space program can be run in reverse to have a space program with no spaceflight capability, then lands on Duna, the Mun, Minmus, and the does orbital stuff, then has no spaceflight capability. This is because, unfortunately, your space program isn't doing so well. Let's hope you get an increase in funding after this new Capsule Test. So what do your Kerbins have stored in the servers and satellite networks of the internet?

5.5m parts is similar to Saturn V parts, and there are no larger rockets than the Saturn V. So there. That's where you draw the line.