ThesaurusRex

Hey, McAfee says there's malware in the download. Is it alright?

I used the "EVE 7-4" download link given in the latest version of Astronomer's Visual Pack Interstellar V2. I've installed all mods in the necessary mods folder, as well as the the 256p volumetric clouds, all of the 'essential' optional features of the 4th step, as well as the Chatterer (not working) and KerbQuake 'must-have' mods. Could the Clouds.dll from EVE be interfering with the clouds from the BoulderCo folder? *EDIT* @Joshwoo69 Oh, okay. Thank you!

So I got this with all the fixin's included in the .zip, and Duna and Laythe now look like this: Which is nice, but a far cry from Also, the Mun has wispy clouds on the surface. Did I do something wrong?

In quantum mechanics, small particles are theorized to pop in and out of existence. The drive, hypothetically, is propelling these particles before they pop out of existence, imparting momentum into the hypothetical craft.

But it can't. Objects with any sort of gravity can only be on rails, it can't be calculated on the fly. And an object with gravity of any sort would be so massive that even the biggest spacecraft that could be built would have a negligible effect on it. See Scott Manley's video on 'deorbiting Gilly'.

But Ganymede has a magnetosphere, and is also embedded in Jupiter's magnetosphere. And Titan is smaller than Ganymede and nitrogen (making up almost the complete dense stratosphere) has less mass than oxygen...O.o Laythe? A thin atmosphere? What?

It has the mass of Kerbin, and far away enough from the sun to keep air from being blasted off, but no atmosphere. How come it has no atmosphere yet Laythe does? And for that matter, how come Ganymede and all the other atmosphere-capable moons don't have atmospheres?

Bumping because this idea already exists and I'd like to give my thoughts. I'd really like an F (or even G or H) size for interesting asteroid bases. Obviously, not near as common as the other asteroids, and not always on a collision course like the others. 100 or 150 meters might be good enough to satisfy my needs. These aren't going to be ones that you can move around easily at all, rather asteroids to explore and set up bases on. If, literally, push came to shove, you could redirect it with a dedicated enough mission, but good luck getting it into a specific orbit.

Probably if said suit was connected to a balloon filled with oxygen, helium or hydrogen, functioning as 'water wings', sure. Also get some flippers. With all that you're basically just a human blimp anyway.

Mark: PathFINDER??? Pathfinder: *not responding.exe* Mark: I'M SORRY PATHFINDER Mark: PATHFINDER I'M SORRY Mark: PATHFINDEEEEEER!

Does anyone happen to recall or have the song SYRSA made for Kerbal Space Program before the YT account he hosted it on died? That was really cool.

Or... TOM HANKS

Jerdos Kerman sat in the cockpit of the latest ship scheduled to launch from the KSC, reading this month's issue of Boosters Illustrated. He was chosen to commandeer a small orbital spacecraft on mission to repair a space telescope. He checked his watch and sat back. "Hmm, adan odniecid átse on arreit ed lortnoc", he thought to himself, noting that there was nobody on the other line of the ship's communicator, very unusual for a mission. The ship launched. Automated space launches, he thought. That was the future. No hassle of trying to control it yourself. An insult to his superior piloting skills he thought, but on the bright side he had time to relax and watch the view. Jerdos decided to dose off to sleep (or rather, was forced to by the g forces) and wait for further instruction. The burn of orbital insertion woke him. His head was thrown back against the seat as the sound of the thrusters shook the whole cockpit. Both this burn and the burn before were unusually high for a kerbal-rated spacecraft. He looked to the g-meter on his control panel. It wasn't working. No, hold on a second...nothing is. The entire damn spaceship is switched off. Nobody even bothered to turn it on. And that meant the atmospheric regulators were switched off too. He'd been breathing his own exhaled, un-recycled air for a while now. Who's the idiot that forgot to do that? The burn ceased, and Jerdos found the master power switch and flipped it on. He picked up the communicator and radioed the KSC. "[Repair craft Ecnava to KSC. Fantastic orbit, boys. Now how come nobody turned the ship on or noticed I wasn't talking? Over.]" The KSC fell silent in shock for a moment, then hurriedly gave him the shocking truth. There was a scheduling mixup. He's not in the Ecnava. He's sitting in the cockpit of an inter-asteroidal exploration and personnel transport vehicle set to arrive at an asteroid base that will be populated by Kerbals later. It is not rated to sustain him through the trip. Nobody even SAW him enter the spacecraft. Immediately everyone did the best they could to figure out how to remedy the situation. The asteroid exploration vehicle is equipped with an ion engine, but the planetary escape stage still has plenty of delta-v to de-orbit him and then some. One snag -- no parachutes and no shielding. Jerdos would return to Kerbin as powderized kerbal jerky. A rescue ship could be launched to retrieve him, but it would be very costly and the hurried nature could cost lives. "[Jerdos Kerman to KSC. Please send orbital data of the propellant depot, over.]" They were just about to say that. The 7/11 Rocket Propellant & Gift Shop is on the same inclination as the robotic ferry ship, and slightly lower in altitude. Only problem -- it's currently on the other side of the planet. No matter. It'd just be a while, but the asteroid exploration vehicle can support him for that long. Either way, the mission would have to be aborted. There is no mechanism on the ferry ship in which to transfer fuel effectively. Jerdos looked at the data and scribbled the numbers on the left arm of his EVA suit, standard protocol for all spacefaring Kerbals to wear regardless of whether or not they are actually going on EVA. Safety first, ironically. "[Jerdos Kerman to KSC. Status on the mission? Over.]" "[KSC to Jerdos Kerman, the ferry mission has been aborted, but no official maneuvers have been made. The ship is scheduled for a docking maneuver in 5 hours. Over.]" 4 hours, 30 minutes later, Jerdos picked up the communicator again. "[Jerdos Kerman to KSC, continue ferry mission as planned. Initiating EVA. Over.]" "[KSC to Jerdos Kerman, you're not SERIOUSLY suggesting-]" "[Give my wife my love.]" Then nothing more. "[Major Jerdos Kerman mission log, stardate Wednesday: I have just made one of the most important, most reckless and possibly last decision in my whole life. I've left the ferry ship Aduya to continue its primary mission. It hasn't lost a great deal of fuel needed to get to the asteroids from my added mass. Gotta thank BDB engineering for that. But I couldn't stay in. I'd die. And I couldn't let the mission be aborted. We've already spent so much money getting this ready, to abort would be a critical blow to the space program. Not to mention the outcry and controversy over such a simple mistake. We'd never get to fly again. No, it was for the best that I let them continue at the potential expense of my life. Now, this isn't a -total- suicide mission. I do have a plan, after all. The orbit of the propellant depot isn't that different from mine. It would take an astoundingly small amount of delta-V to get there. Our EVA suits all have maneuvering packs with a very surprising amount of juice. Only problem is the wait for the station to get into position. From the data I read, it was on the other side of the planet. It took 5 hours to get me into this position. Almost an entire day. Now I'm going to need to make a series of burns with my EVA pack. I used the Star Schooner carried by the Aduya for air up until this point, so that leaves me with just a few minutes left to make this burn. The next burn will be at the complete opposite end of my orbit. That's around 32 minutes from now. I'm going to need to make 4 burns. Which means I'm staying in this suit for roughly 2 hours. My EVA suit isn't designed for extended, repeated use -- it'll last me about 1 hour and 24 minutes. Logically, that's not good for me. But, like I said, I have a plan: In the time I'm going to spend just floating around, I can induce a low-power state like many people do in times of scarcity to lower metabolism and the need for air. The catch is it will reduce my movement and if I stay like that for too long I'll enter full-blown suspended animation, and I'll need an external stimuli to wake me back up. So I'll use it sparingly. That buys me about 20 more minutes. Still not enough, but I don't need a constant supply of breathable air to keep going. My suit's just going to slowly fill up with non-breathable air until eventually I lose consciousness. But hopefully if I stay calm I can keep that air going for quite a while. As for timekeeping, my wristwatch fits nicely on the wrist of my EVA suit. It's battery powered, so no problems with gravity getting in the way, right? If that somehow breaks, I can use the sun for reference. Every 32 minutes I make a complete revolution, so every 32 minutes, the sun rises. I'll use the sun as a milestone since my wristwatch's alarm won't exactly work out here. You know, in space no one can hear your watch alarm and whatnot. I've left this log in case future people find my mummified body and wonder just what the hell I was doing out here. As much as I'd love to, if I make a habit out of this it'll just wind up using air. Maybe I should have checked the memo...... My burn's coming up. Bye." "Major Jerdos Kerman mission log, stardate Wednesday, again (We need to refine our dating methods...): My watch BROKE! It just up and BROKE! Luckily for me it wasn't broke in my last burn at night, but as I checked it now it just BROKE! I seriously have no idea what would cause it to break. Maybe it was one of those 'kerona bass injections' scientists have been theorizing...well, I guess they found out now. In an experiment to save air, I turned my suit off while I entered low-power. Probably saved my life. Now I have to rely on the sun more than ever. And pay even more attention to how often I'm in low-power. Which will be difficult. And all that attention might really damper my low-power plan to save oxygen. Maybe they'll make a movie out of me some day...a comedy perhaps. "The Incredibly Stupid Decision of Jerdos Kerman". Less talking, more floating." "Major Jerdos Kerman mission log...stardate...bahh... I've managed to...hopefully, successfully make all the burns. My closest approach will be a kilometer or somesuch. I ran out of air...a bit quicker than I thought. I feel like m bt to pss..rrrGh Out. It's only a...few minutes for the depot to come into its closest position...I just...HAVE...to stay...awake. And...c...calm. What a dumb idea this was......going to a space station on the other......other side of Kerbin using nothing but my spacesuit? ...Expccecting that to work? ...And what about my ff..family? Matilda Kerman, if you are listening to this, I am so sorry. I wasn't...wasn't...wasn't... ... ...bwuh! I wasn't thinking. And Bobfred Kerman, my son...you grow up to be a good boy, you hear? Listen to your mother. ...To all my friends listening to this recording, I'll miss you all. ...If this keeps up for too long I don't think I'm going to make it...luckily as per regul...regulation I already had my will written down so no worries on that part. I've watched the propellant depot fly over my head for a while, consistently getting brighter...but I don't think I can make out any...details...wait...I can...I can see it! Oh...oh god, I can see it!" Jerdos Kerman quickly put his hands on his controls and began to make the according burns. He approached the 7/11 Rocket Propellant & Gift Shop at lightning speed, struggling to slow down and change course. Slowing down to a significant degree, he still whizzed right past the station, reaching as far as 21 meters the opposite direction before being able to completely change direction and fly the opposite way. Struggling to stay awake and his body desperately in need of air, he managed to move at a gentle pace along with the station. It was only a few more meters, and his mind was almost done with this whole 'staying awake' thing. As he reaches for the bars of the station's cupola, his hands slip and he continues to move past slowly. He struggles to grab onto other parts of the station, but is too weak to hold onto anything. He slips past and frantically tries to grab pure space as he floats away. He has a view of part of the station, kerbin and Kerbol's glare in his visor. The last thing he sees before losing consciousness is the sun's glare halted by the silhouette of a figure reaching for him... Sean Kerman pulled Jerdos into the gift shop and resuscitated him. After a while of treatment, Jerdos finally came to with enough energy to shout for joy and hug Sean, who initially felt rather uncomfortable but seeing that they're the only two people in low Kerbin orbit at the moment he decided to equally embrace. As mission control celebrated with champagne and Sean and Jerdos with some complementary 'kerbalnaut food' from the gift shop, Jerdos couldn't help but wonder how they'll treat him back on Kerbin... end ^ Now I need to figure out a way to give that man a medal for his sheer bravery. There could be medals that are assigned to Kerbals automatically, but also medals that you can personally award them, and perhaps medals that you can just make from scratch.

I also just finished the book, amazing. A movie version is in the works...and they're casting Matt Damon as Mark Watney. I honestly think Tom Hanks is a much better fit for Mark, though. I mean come on. It's Castaway meets Apollo 13. Plenty of scenes in the book were MADE for Tom Hanks.

Optimus Prime. You think I'm joking too, huh? It wouldn't take much. Give me a few beers, some cash and a ten-minute conversation with Michael Bay and I'll get something whipped up.