Carthaginian
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1.) Re-entry that is more than cosmetic.
2.) Fairings and Drag.
3.) More and Different Parts.
4.) More places to go.
In much that order.
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Nope.
They have said this ain't gonna happen so many times!
The only reason they did let us know that today was release was to see just how much traffic their servers could handle.
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Asparagus staging is extremely efficient and requires dropping the first stage pretty low.
The veggie-lovers might have to try something new, it seems.
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EDIT: if they are radially attached, obviously. If you've got them at the back of your ship you're boned.
Then attach them as an 'escape tower' type feature.
Then, you are not likely to be boned at all... and could even bone that offensive Mun crater in the process...
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I'd say "the burn you can control"
THIS is a statement founded in wisdom.
If you don't survive the burn, then it don't matter how 'efficient' it was.
The Apollo 11 landing was hardly optimal or efficient; Armstrong said that it was typical to land their test lander on 15 seconds worth of fuel- the equivalent of 'landing on fumes.' Armstrong himself landed with about 25 seconds of fuel remaining. Don't be afraid to run your designated landing tanks absolutely dry if that is what it takes to get yourself to the deck safely and in one piece.
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First thing...
Jeb + seat * tall SRB / parachute = WIN
Second thing...
My standard first-run Minmus mission: a one man lander to the 'L'-shaped equatorial mare, approximately halfway between 'point' on the southern side and the narrows to the north. Planted a flag to give me a target for follow-on missions to establish a permanent base.
Next major goals:
Mun landing
Duna rover
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Same-same gents... the slowdown is MASSIVE, to the point of interfering with my ability to fly on occasion.
Quad Core Athlon 620
Radeon 5700 x2 Crossfire
It's not the system- KSP 0.19 worked fine.
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Think I'll give this one a pass.
I've always been a fan of Trek, and liked the first remake for what it was... a unique story with an original plotline- even if it was an impossible and unrealistic one (the whole 'cadets forced into action and one becomes captain' thing, not the 'spacehips and aliens' thing). Now that they have merely decided that they are gonna rehash the entire franchise, trying to remake every single movie with the same main characters, they have lost me. If I want Khan, the perfect one already exists.
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Yeah, I've been an off and on rocketeer since 7th grade.
One of my most satisfying scratch-built rockets was the Junk Fax Avenger. It consisted of a junk fax, some scotch tape, some fins hacked out of balsa, a straightened out paper clip (to hold the motor), and a plastic Easter egg for the nosecone. Flew great on a C.
Tried the 'Easter egg nose cone' on one... the fit was a bit tight... the puny A we were testing it with didn't have enough 'kick' to pop the chute out.
The poor little paper towel tube body couldn't handle the pressure, though, and it had a 'spontaneous existence failure' about 50 feet up.
Subsequent rockets used industrial grade cardboard rather than 'whatever was laying around.'
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I did this as a kid too, and am also rediscovering it along with my father as he shows some of the youth at church how much fun it can be.
We actually completely scratch-built many successful rockets using materials as simple as: strong cardboard, garbage bags, coke bottles, plastic caps from spray-paint cans, and PVC pipe. Our biggest one was almost 4 feet tall, had a 32 gallon trash bag as a parachute and a 3 liter cola bottle as a nose cap... it used D12 engines and survived a dozen launches or more before being retired.
I love building them- so far I haven't built any mew ones, but I'd love to get back into it, money permitting.
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EVERY new Version (not patch) is 'Fresh Start.'
I don't transfer saves... too much trouble.
Besides, it's fun to start from scratch- every new save is a lesson learned.
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You need something that says "Kerbals at work; Enter at your own risk."
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I really don't understand why that is insulting to your country?
'England and America are two countries divided by a common language.' - George Bernard Shaw
There is a similar belief between Spain and Mexico.
Like the English, Spain believes their former colony has 'run down' or 'degraded' their mother tongue into a lesser beast. That belief, of course, does not go over well in the now independent- and occasionally more powerful and influential- colony; they believe that they speak the language in a perfectly acceptable manner.
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Epic.
Absolutely EPIC.
Awesome ship construction, and some darn good writing.
Will be following this and your new thread from here on out.
Wonder what all the mystery is about...
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I love making flags... especially ones that actually obey vexillographic and heraldic conventions.
There is literally no telling how many different flags I will use; especially if we can eventually have multiple 'careers' in the same 'universe.' I think it would be awesome to have a space race, even if I have to play both sides!
My FIRST flag, though, without a doubt will be the 'Sun of Glory':
Others that I will surely use, some original, some based on actual colors:
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I think what we need to do is focus more on a urban warfare type jet. People are all about stealth and payloads and air-to-air, yet we're fighting street to street house to house against guerrilla warfare. We don't need stealth, we need precision and speed. After this war, we can focus on upgrading the already existing fighters. The F-35 is too expensive, anyway.
'Urban warfare jet'?
No such animal.
Aircraft are not an urban warfare tool.
Aircraft are a multi-mission tool. Any light, maneuverable aircraft can fulfill the requirements of carrying munitions against an enemy in an urban environment; not all aircraft can fulfill the mission requirements of the F-35. So, you can buy TWO AIRCRAFT- a cheaper, less capable you need immediately, and an expensive, more capable one on down the road- or you can buy ONE AIRCRAFT that does both jobs to begin with.
Additionally, having the hover/loiter capability makes the F-35 excellent in the close air support category... it can land and be fueled/armed near the front, drop light loads in support of troops for multiple sorties, then return to its base for maintenance. Also, unlike your cheap 'urban warfare' jet, the F-35 can perform a variety of CAP and OAB missions- less capable aircraft cannot.
Additionally, these days, precision is largely a function of the munitions package itself rather than the aircraft dropping them.
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My wife loves Windows 8.
She also loves akashiyaki.
Since I love her so much, I'll eat the bread balls with octopus inside... but if she tries to put Win8 on my box, she'll just have to go back and live with her mama. Even if the problem is 'just' the bad interface, it's still a big enough problem I won't use that version.
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You can disagree with me, but you don't have to be an ass about it.
What's being an ass?
You didn't read what I said right.
I told you you didn't.
Please, if you didn't order, don't post anymore.
I made this thread to try and locate more people and see if their experiences were similar to mine, and perhaps drum up support for a united front to take to the Facebook page to try and get some answers. I didn't make it to argue about the issue with people that aren't involved and have no clue what is going on.
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As an "investor", not a "customer", you should know these things. You chose to invest in a project because you believed in it. It was an informed decision, and a gamble. You haven't been screwed yet, because it's just a minor delay of one or two or maybe even three months. But when you invest in this sort of thing, there is always a chance that you will be screwed, and you are supposed to accept that risk.
1.) The project was basically funded when I committed.
I knew that it was a risk, and only pledged a week before close in order to minimize that risk. The company is apparently producing units, as several game magazines have reviewed the units. A random privileged few seem to be receiving them, in no rational order.
2.) Investors are NOT supposed to 'accept being screwed.'
That ain't how it works. If you think it is, look at the large number of companies sued by investors- and who are forced to provide them with money or goods as a result- when the companies do not deliver.
3.) MONTHS are not 'short delays.'
Be one, two or three months late on a bill and see if it is a 'short delay.'
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Are they confirmed by kickstarter to be in the five hundreds? If not, they could be lying. This goes with the saying don't trust everything you read on the internet. If they are then OUYA is a horrible company. Also, if a company gives a release date they do not HAVE to meet it. Especially if there is a major setback. This is why Squad and a lot of other companies don't give any release dates.
Bandit,
Random people seem to be reporting in.
In my latest check, people- especially on the West Coast, specifically in Kalifornia- are reporting getting their emails at numbers as high as 10,000+. Others are stating that they have numbers as low as mid 500's and still haven't gotten a shipping notice. It's like they are just randomly sending things out IN SPITE OF DELIBERATE STATEMENTS THEY WOULD NOT DO THIS.
So far, Ouya has proven to be then antithesis of Squad... maybe the guys at Squad should send their managers over to give classes on responsible startup ops?
Person012345,
The delay has been SINCE 28MAR13! THAT was the original promised ship date. Now they are saying we will get them NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS before the retail backers... more than a month and a half after they promised. The truly galling thing is THEY DIDN'T GIVE ANY PUBLISHED NOTIFICATION THAT THE UNITS WOULD NOT SHIP UNTIL AFTER APRIL. In fact, they posted deliberately misleading info on their company website stating that pre-orderers should 'order now for shipping before the endof April.'
You don't seem to really be following anything I'm saying.
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Doing a some quick napkin math here.
Have YOU visited their site?
In the last TWO DAYS backers AS LOW AS THE FIVE HUNDREDS have stated they have not yet received NOTICE OF SHIPPING... much less the units themselves.
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Ouya, that was the open-source console thingo, right? That would've had good reaction to the community, so I don't know what happened there.
Also, preordering something from Kickstarter/some not really known company is a gamble. You don't know if it will actually exit pre-release. Infact, some might even be a scam. Research kids, it's your friend.
It looked like a good idea- but it sure isn't turning out like that.
The concept was sound and the idea was good- but the implementation sure has turned out to be an embarrassment.
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Carth, the release date is june. I don't know the exact terms that were said on the kickstarter, but all wiki tells me is that "Units started to ship to Kickstarter backers on March 28, 2013". If all they said was that units would start shipping in march then there was no lie, since that's what happened (and being a late adopter you're obviously going to be further down the queue). Even if they promised them fully delivered by march, delays happen. It's hardly an example of a company "walking all over the investors" just because they had a month or two delay in delivering. I usually consider short delays as a good thing, as it sort of shows they aren't just rushing it out broken in order to meet deadlines. Admittedly I would prefer to be kept up-to-date with what is happening though if I were you, if they just didn't make any attempt to keep customers updated maybe then there's something to really complain about but even then it's hardly crime of the century.
It sounds like you have no idea what you are talking about.
Hop on over to their Facebook page.
They are claiming to have shipped '20% of the units' by the week before last... but backers well within that percentage ARE POSTING THEY ARE LYING.
Don't talk about it till you know what's going on.
I posted to see if anyone here was actually involved. If you are not, then please refrain from posting about things you are completely uninformed on.
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What are you complaining about? That the release is delayed by a month or two?
And this, kids, is why Squad never give out patch release dates.
And that, kids, is why businesses think they can walk all over investors.
I'm not complaining- I am BEING LIED TO.
I was promised a product by a certain date, which has been pushed back multiple times. I am receiving no customer service' to speak of, and no substantial updates on a process that has my money already committed. Is it unusual for a person to become frustrated, disillusioned and angry under those circumstances? I don't think it is; most of the Kickstarters are already upset... I'm a relative latecomer. I was promised the box before it was released to retail outlets (end of March/first of April originally), and am not being told that I will have it DAYS in advance instead of MONTHS in advance (end of May 'at the latest').
Squad did indeed have the right idea when they said to themselves 'small shop, small updates, small goals.'
I admire them GREATLY for setting a realistic standard and laying forth things that their customers can expect in clear-cut terms.
Ouya did not do that. Either from ignorance or greed, they decided to make grand promises... and now they must deal with the discontent of those they mislead.
KSP store VS Steam
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I have Steam for some games.
I prefer to be patient, wait an hour or so to let the fuss die down, and use the store.
Steam is too big a pain in the long run for something as fun as KSP.