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"Eve: Order Zero" -- a KSP Graphic Novel (POSTLUDE COMPLETE...bet you didn't see THAT coming.)

Mister Dilsby

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Mister Dilsby

Mister Dilsby

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Ship explodes? Add moar radiators!

I'll revert from almost anything, Gamer--but once it's in the comic I can't go back!

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DMSP Aerospace Eve Dipping Craft doesn't have liability for that one, eh!

I hold you entirely blameless :D

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I, for one, am waiting on the edge of my seat.
I'M SO HYPED! Will Tedus melt the Dipperkraft or will they survive? I CAN'T WAIT!

AHHH BUT YOU HAVE TO! Expect a four page update late this afternoon (New York time) :)

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RAINCRAFTER

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Oh no, the Dipperkraft is exploding! Here is an xkcd comic to explain my worries. https://xkcd.com/1029/

Oh no, more worries! This is my 666th post! (Actually, my 666th post being afraid of something makes sense.)

EDIT: And now I have 333 rep to go along with 666 posts. I have exactly half the rep of my post count.

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Geschosskopf

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Oh no, more worries! This is my 666th post! (Actually, my 666th post being afraid of something makes sense.)

Especially as things are getting hot...

As Beausoleil would say.....

Ma chêre maman

M'as tou' l'temps dit

J'aurais pleurer quand elle ne plus la

Moi je vas trouver une jolie fille

Elle va me conailler pour avoir un bon temps

O chêre bébé priez pour moi

Sauvez mon âme des flammes d'enfer

O chêre bébé priez pour moi

Sauvez mon âme des flammes d'enfer

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Mister Dilsby

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For Tedus that would be something like, "Sauvez mon plane des flammes d'entrée"

ETA: Meanwhile IRL I am in an all-day design review with 25 other engineers and every five minutes or so somebody says, "I have a concern!" Art imitates life imitates art...

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Mister Dilsby

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Yes that single temp gauge on the cockpit is a composite image. I didn't want to clutter the scene.

ZentroCatson gets a cookie for

spotting the ejection module two months ago when I first introduced the AtmospherikDipperKraft. I am VERY glad that he accepted my cheeseball "for emergency use only" explanation and that no one else commented about it (though I'm sure more than one sharp-eyed reader spotted those separatrons :))
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http://i.imgur.com/faOU96t.png

http://i.imgur.com/JLxiXJ4.png

http://i.imgur.com/ICEjpYf.png

http://i.imgur.com/JE7h4uG.png

Yes that single temp gauge on the cockpit is a composite image. I didn't want to clutter the scene.

ZentroCatson gets a cookie for

spotting the ejection module two months ago when I first introduced the AtmospherikDipperKraft. I am VERY glad that he accepted my cheeseball "for emergency use only" explanation and that no one else commented about it (though I'm sure more than one sharp-eyed reader spotted those separatrons :))

Do you have FMRS?

I DON'T WANT THAT COOKIE! Gimme your save, I'll rescue Bob!

*Deploys radiators*

Really, whats with Tedus? Will he return to the Evestation or will he sacrifice himself? I was holding my breath as Tedus said that… It was just like Interstellar! Also, you tricked me. Congrats.

Actually, thats not too bad of a idea… You can always rescue Bob later. The only thing you'll need is a nuclear powered plane.

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Can't wait for the behind the scenes stuff. Your craft are an inspiration for my game.

My first Duna window has a Humblebee inspired plane that will stay on station for science and surveys. It is definitely the flagship mission.

My initial Eve exploration will rely on a nuclear powered dipper for high atmospheric science. I'm saving low atmo science for another craft as the dV requirements for return from angels 20 (low atmo boundary) were crazy if I allowed the craft to decelerate to 1.5 km/s for thermal profile. Nukes are still more efficient than spikes that high, but the tyranny of the rocket equation was starting to show up and without the first mission, there were too many unknowns about performance. I may punt and design a rocket plane for low science and a conventional lifter for crew/sample return. I'm dieing to see your craft's stats.

Gha! How do you add more rep in mobile view?

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Mister Dilsby

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I can't believe the cliffhangers! Now I'm even more on the edge of my seat.

Don't fall! I'm already responsible for enough crashes :)

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Well then...:(

Sentiment appreciated none the less :)

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Oookay, so what do you do with a descending Tedus :wink:?

That, you should find out tomorrow :)

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And what's with rescuing Bob later?

For that, you will have to wait a LOT longer :P

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There's no landing gear on the dippercraft... and I assume all the science is in that pod with Bob.

Everything he got from upper atmosphere and stored, yes--but all those explosions? Those were mostly the instruments.

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Can't wait for the behind the scenes stuff. Your craft are an inspiration for my game.

Thank you! But don't base your mission on the stats for the Dipperkraft, unless you are also trying to write an adventure with lots of explosions and cliffhangers :)

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Mister Dilsby

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You know, the worst part about this cliffhanger is that tomorrow is Friday so the forum will be down most of the day for maintenance....
Was not going to post more until later in the day anyway. Hopefully the edges of everyones' seats will be comfortable enough until then.
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Thank you! But don't base your mission on the stats for the Dipperkraft, unless you are also trying to write an adventure with lots of explosions and cliffhangers :)

Obviously. You craft can still make a good marker of not enough dV though. I must admit, when I started my design, I assumed you would keep your craft to high atmo. I was sure nothing that small could have enough dV to get back out from low atmo.

Of course, now I have an even crazier idea for a reusable staged Eve launch system. Need to see how much dV I can eek out of two stages.

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