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"Mirror" A KSP Cinematic Movie (+1 hour)
Commander Zoom replied to Oraldo revak's topic in KSP Fan Works
Finally saw this thread. Great movie, a grand concept and an intriguing problem... and just a few (forgivable) plot holes, IMO: -
Chasing Dreams: Reimagining the Space Shuttle
Commander Zoom replied to RandomSciFi's topic in KSP1 Mission Reports
Neat alt-history, well-documented, and as someone who grew up in the 80s, I'm loving the song titles. I'm guessing that the whole Salyut 6 debacle caused a few heads to roll, Back in the USSR? What's the mod or tool you're using to generate blueprints? -
Separate "science" and "career" modes are almost entirely an artifact of the (KSP1) development process. They're both "okay, here's what we've gotten working so far."
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My Lander Designs - Lithopper 3-3300
Commander Zoom replied to OnlyLightMatters's topic in KSP Fan Works
Neat design, but do you really need lights under all six tanks? I'd go with three, every other; should still be plenty to light up any LZ, and trim the part count just a bit. -
*applauds solemnly* Thank you. For the words, for the kerbals, for the kerm, and for bringing their world to life.
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3 Months in the Making: 30+ min cinematic
Commander Zoom replied to Holoday's topic in KSP Fan Works
"Are you sure this is safe?" "No, not at all. Have you seen the shape the ship is in? But what choice do we have?" Neat story, great video. Thanks for posting! -
Kerm, that's rough. I admit, there's a part of me that never gave up hope... but now, finally... Poor Joenie. And Jonton. Kerm watch over them both.
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[1.12.1] JNSQ [0.10.0] [23 Sept 2021]
Commander Zoom replied to Galileo's topic in KSP1 Mod Releases
Hoping that someone here can help me: Per the OP, this package is not for everyone, or even most. Installing all of it would definitely be too much for me. However, I would very much like to have the absolutely amazing remade Jool (and only Jool) in my otherwise mostly-stock game. Can someone guide me in identifying and extracting the essential components from the full download, and any dependencies (Scatterer, etc) to achieve that look? I'm guessing it's not as simple as dropping jool.dds into my GameData folder... Thanks in advance, if only for your time reading this request. -
The Truth Can Now Be Told - Mysterious Machines
Commander Zoom replied to purpleivan's topic in KSP Fan Works
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KSP2 Hype Train Thread
Commander Zoom replied to Whirligig Girl's topic in Prelaunch KSP2 Discussion
I've seen videos where the Blizzard devs discuss the process of developing new zones. The proto-maps of those zones are basically whiteboard diagrams and flow-charts, only slightly prettied up, and that tiny bit of polish is only (I'd guess) because they're made with shape drawing tools, not sketched by hand with pen or stylus. They are not at all representative - except in the loosest, most conceptual sense - of the finished design. Does Star Theory need to slap "Pre-Alpha" on everything they release? Would it actually help, or would people continue to jump to conclusions and/or speculate wildly based on the thinnest of "evidence"? (My money is on the latter.) -
KSP2 Hype Train Thread
Commander Zoom replied to Whirligig Girl's topic in Prelaunch KSP2 Discussion
And xkcd boards the Hype Train, full speed ahead. -
Adjustments to the M.E.M. command pod
Commander Zoom replied to fourfa's topic in Making History Discussion
Bumping this thread rather than starting a new one; if I should do the latter, let me know. My pet peeve with the M.E.M. is, to me, obvious at a glance: the scaling. (Fourfa said as much at the end of their OP, too.) There are lots of reference images for how big it should be relative to the Mk 1-3 pod (the Apollo CSM), so why couldn't the part designer get that one basic thing right? The actual part looks fine, IMO, so it bugs me to a possibly irrational extent that they'd spend so much time on the expansion and then get something so simple and immediately visible wrong. At this point I've given up on SQUAD putting out an official fix, so does anyone know of a mod that does it, or even a set of Tweakscale numbers to bring it up to the proper size? -
"Greetings, programs!"
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A Thread for Writers to talk about Writing
Commander Zoom replied to Mister Dilsby's topic in KSP Fan Works
Reminds me of this... http://www.happyjar.com/comic/the-creative-process/ -
Duna Colony Episode 1 (Fully retrievable)
Commander Zoom replied to Clifton G's topic in KSP Fan Works
Nice! Bold concept, great execution, interesting craft/component designs. Could you list the music tracks you used, here or on the Youtube page? -
Time for KSP 2.0
Commander Zoom replied to Dicapitano's topic in KSP1 Suggestions & Development Discussion
So you're asking for a stable but "dead"(end) version, and then a new one where all the features you've been wanting will be added? Why would anyone - okay, scratch that, there will always be some, but why would most play the former, when the latter is available? Why do you expect the (even more ambitious) development of the latter to go any more smoothly than what we've seen so far? You don't like the development process, including broken saves, and the fact that the vanilla game will likely not ever include all the features and/or mods that any given player wants. I get that. It's just that my response is a shrug. You want ongoing development, and cool new features, and possibly a new engine, which will itself sometimes be updated. But you don't want broken saves or having to replace mods. Well, you know, I'd like a car that doesn't require fuel or maintenance, but guess what... There are ways, even now, to keep the game from updating itself until YOU are ready. I nursed a single save through three versions and the addition of a whole new game mode. If you want a stable version / environment to fill the Kerbol system (stock or expanded) with flags and footprints and orbiting junk to your heart's content, copy everything into a new folder and keep it around as long as you like. ... but then you won't get the new stuff. You want the new stuff, but you don't want it to break your games in progress. Right? If so, all I can tell you is, "It doesn't work that way." -
Kerbal Space Program 1.4.4 and Making History 1.3 launching today!
Commander Zoom replied to UomoCapra's topic in 2018
I used to edit AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. Because I had to, not because I wanted to. -
Skirting Death - Share Your Closest Calls
Commander Zoom replied to JDCollie's topic in KSP1 Discussion
Oh hey, thread bump. The two that I remember were a Mun mission where, on the return leg, I had to get out and push (with a jetpack) in order to get the periapsis within Kerbin's atmosphere. Just a little short... Then there was the time when my Duna mission arrived in orbit, and while checking through the various ships, I was startled to find that the outbound burn(s) had nearly emptied the tanks of one; out of a full orange Jumbo, only 15 units of fuel (and 18 of oxidixer) were left. Fortunately, that was the one that was going to be broken up for parts anyway; the hab, lab, rover and lander would all be going down to the surface, either under their own power or by skycrane. -
I understand that this is meant as a compliment/assessment of its quality, but fan/derivative work doesn't work that way.
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A Thread for Writers to talk about Writing
Commander Zoom replied to Mister Dilsby's topic in KSP Fan Works
Well, first you're going to have to come up with an answer to the question of why all of these undesirables are getting a free ticket off-world. Lifting even a single kilogram into orbit costs a lot of funds; a firing squad is much cheaper, and other methods cheaper still. -
Show off your awesome KSP pictures!
Commander Zoom replied to NuclearWarfare's topic in KSP Fan Works
Nah, it's that the ascent stage is too small. This is known. -
Munar Excursion Module Needs Tweaked
Commander Zoom replied to Caelib's topic in KSP1 Suggestions & Development Discussion
Would making the MEM larger help with any of these issues? 'Cause I've thought since this DLC went live, and finally came here to post (and see if anyone else had), that it's just plain out of scale next to the CSM. -
Show off your awesome KSP pictures!
Commander Zoom replied to NuclearWarfare's topic in KSP Fan Works
Ah, that lovely blue Cherenkov glow... -
[WIP] Nert's Dev Thread - Current: various updates
Commander Zoom replied to Nertea's topic in KSP1 Mod Development
*downloads beta package, starts looking through the parts* "Astrogation Module?" *click* "Meh... it's a bit 'much'. Probably just stick with a regular cupola [for my next spaceship bridge], or maybe an observation module and forward docking port for hard docks." *idly grabs one, fills it with kerbals, puts it on the launch pad and checks the IVA* "oh my god i need it"