if it weren't for PlanetShine mod...

[Xyphos]

if it weren't for PlanetShine, I'd swear that Kerbals lived under ground.

why doesn't Kerbin have major metropolisisisisis?

[The_Rocketeer]

I'm a little confused. What has PlanetShine got to do with Kerbal cities?

Anyhow, I can answer the question in one word: performance.

[Xyphos]

I'm a little confused. What has PlanetShine got to do with Kerbal cities?

Anyhow, I can answer the question in one word: performance.

PS adds fake city lights to the surface of Kerbin at night, which prompted this question, and performance wouldn't be an issue with proper occlusion, but hey this is Squad after all.

[LordCurlyton]

I always assumed that they lived underground. Based on the sheer number of people needing rescuing from space, I figured they had to retreat to underground bunkers to survive all the falling rocket parts. It's got to be like a continuous orbital bombardment. Especially when a Kerbal decides to retrofire an engine to get that "sweet shot" of some major city without realizing they are reentering the atmosphere..

[Alshain]

PS adds fake city lights to the surface of Kerbin at night, which prompted this question, and performance wouldn't be an issue with proper occlusion, but hey this is Squad after all.

No it doesn't. PlanetShine adds colored lighting to your craft to show the sun reflecting off the planet atmosphere. Blue for Kerbin, red for Duna, purple for Eve... etc.

(PlanetShine is actually a real thing)

Environmental Visual Enhancements adds city lights though.

[Gaarst]

No cities = no problem.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

PS adds fake city lights to the surface of Kerbin at night, which prompted this question, and performance wouldn't be an issue with proper occlusion, but hey this is Squad after all.

Actually, that's Environmental Visual Enhancements, PS only adds a light on spacecraft from planets.

[Xyphos]

Actually, that's Environmental Visual Enhancements, PS only adds a light on spacecraft from planets.

Well that's weird, I don't recall installing that one. oopsie.

[Alshain]

Here you go. See the blue tint on my shuttle? That is the PlanetShine mod doing that.

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Well that's weird, I don't recall installing that one. oopsie.

Maybe it's not EVE, but I don't think it's planetshine.

[Alshain]

Maybe it's not EVE, but I don't think it's planetshine.

Nope, it's EVE. Unless there is another mod that does it but I don't know of it.

[The_Rocketeer]

Did u install Astronomer's Visual Pack Interstellar? That has EVE and PlanetShine as prerequisites, could be the source of your confusion.

[Xyphos]

Did u install Astronomer's Visual Pack Interstellar? That has EVE and PlanetShine as prerequisites, could be the source of your confusion.

Yep, I installed Interstellar. I guess that could be it.

I'd rep you for this, but I have to spread some love elsewhere first

staying on topic, do Kerbals really live under ground?

[Motokid600]

I think there plant people.

[Axelord FTW]

Honestly, I'd rather have non-existent civilization than allotting memory to stuff that doesn't impact gameplay.

Extra launchpads and facilities are a-ok, though.

headcannon? It's a videogame and there are no such thing as kerbals out of missions.

[Geher]

Maybe they're like Tadpoles. First they live in the water, and then they transform to Kerbals as we know them.

Edited October 9, 2015 by Geher

[Brofessional]

With Win x64 support coming and lifting the memory limitations, maybe we'll finally at least get some mods that add cities.

I know it's more or less impossible to get cities that look good on foot and in the air while still running all the other elements of KSP, but even cities made of low-res blocks would look better than just empty terrain.

[p1t1o]

I heard talk they were insect derived?

[strigon]

Maybe they're like Tadpoles. First they live in the water, and then they transform to Kerbals as we now them.

What, the water on Kerbin?

That would explain why so few make it to adulthood

[Scotius]

I heard talk they were insect derived?

Nope. Opinions shift from fungi (they explode in a cloud of spores) to plants (they're green and seemingly do not require any sustenance during spaceflight). Personally, i think Kerbals are related to Minions:

Oh, hey! They even come with snacks

[Xyphos]

Wait, if Kerbals are Minions, then that means.... oh boy.

[KerBlammo]

Kerbals now live underground to be (relatively) safe from falling rocket debris.

[Thegamer211]

In my fanific there are only like 10 cities, and all of them near each other in some remote location.

Space agencies are the main thing here.

[RyanRising]

Honestly, I'd rather have non-existent civilization than allotting memory to stuff that doesn't impact gameplay.

Extra launchpads and facilities are a-ok, though.

headcannon? It's a videogame and there are no such thing as kerbals out of missions.

Headcannon?

https://xkcd.com/1401

Headcannon.