Kerbal goes poof.. and I'm hooked!

[jimmyhat]

Greeting from a newbie! Here's my "hooked" story...

So I have the demo, and I've made it to Mun... but I didnt realize I actually needed to attach landing gear to use it, and my engine broke off on landing.

No worries... launch rescue mission... Finally made it back (with landing gear) and realized that command pods only hold one =(

Thought hey, let Barny just hang on to the ladder, and let's go back home! Well, that actually worked to about 3000m up when I realized he was gone. Sure enough, he was plummeting back to Mun. As I watched him go "poof" into a cloud of dust I actually felt a tiny bit sad, and knew I need to buy this!

Great game!

[Vanamonde]

This a pretty typical new player experience. Though actually, you don't absolutely need landing legs, if you are careful.

[Goddess Bhavani]

Hahaha hang on to the ladder sort of rescues are best!

You can actually succeed in that if you have those little command chairs bolted to the outside of the craft. Or if you're devious, try to shut the kerbal inside a service bay (they do fit) and hope he doesn't glitch out. Or you can make a lander with a base that's fatter than the top, hopefully that gives the kerbal a place to stand while you rocket away.