Angelo Kerman Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 "In my cabin is a device that will make you invinci-" *Valentina shoots the device.* "Never mind..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jimmymcgoochie Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 You don't have to know how to pronounce those words- nobody else will either, just make it up as you go along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 On 5/26/2024 at 1:41 PM, Angelo Kerman said: "In my cabin is a device that will make you invinci-" *Valentina shoots the device.* "Never mind..." Ha! Just about exactly what I was going for. Having already esta-Bill-eshed that such devices were in common use, I couldn't exactly make that the out for Evil (but with integrity!) Bob. 5 minutes ago, jimmymcgoochie said: You don't have to know how to pronounce those words- nobody else will either, just make it up as you go along Oh no, I take a bit more care than that i should hope. I'm sure plenty of people around here can read Russian, and if I got anything wrong I'm sure one of them will tell me. On 5/25/2024 at 10:40 PM, Starhawk said: It is deeply satisfying to see 'Evil' Bob coming to talk to Kerbfleet. It just seems so right somehow. I felt exactly the same way. I needed someone to help me wrap up this story with ruthless efficiency, and there he was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Is it me, or does that last panel with Jeb parachuting down to the surface remind you of the opening scene of Predators... .. Or maybe Enemy Mine.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mister Dilsby said: I'm sure plenty of people around here can read Russian, and if I got anything wrong I'm sure one of them will tell me. I'm no expert but I'm learning. It looks good to me Kerbfleet gets even better when you have a rudimentary understanding of French and Russian Edited May 27 by Deddly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 So, if the no win scenario is to be stranded on Laythe for decades, how does that prevent others from Kerbulan from dueling the Kermans? Is it the One Duel At A Time rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, Angelo Kerman said: So, if the no win scenario is to be stranded on Laythe for decades, how does that prevent others from [Kerbulus] from dueling the Kermans? Is it the One Duel At A Time rule? @Angelo Kerman, that is a VERY interesting and insightful question! And unless the ISS Despair bridge crew went really deep into the expository weeds back in Chapter 10, pages 18 and 19, there's no way Kenlie or any of the other Kerbals could possibly know the answer. But I think I might know someone else who does, someone who is right now (grudgingly) enjoying the best koffee of his cruel and violent life. Edited May 28 by Mister Dilsby In a weak moment, I added the links. You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 (edited) Well, with all the exposition and koffee talk dialogue it's actually been a while since I tried to fly anything legit. I guess I've still got it? Though I did lose the starboard small monopropellant tank [ETA: and the docking port] on the Gumdrop in the crash. Ah well. You know what they say in the Air Service. The crash itself was a lot of fun, since I had Infinite Fuel hack running (cheaty-cheat cheat!) and I forgot to turn off the Kerbulan fighter's engine before the ship broke apart. So the tail end splashed around for a really, really long time. I was a bit worried it would slam into Dilsby before he could get the Gumdrop out of physics range. Good times! And RE: that infinite fuel--yeah, the plan was always (like, 8+ years always) to drop Evil Jeb in the ocean somewhere and get Dilsby on an island as far away as possible. I'm pretty sure I could have done that legit, e.g. by dropping Jeb really high up, orbiting, and then making a precisely targeted re-entry so that Dilsby could make his crash landing before running out of gas. But seeing as I want to finish this book sometime soon and in the limited time I have to spend on it, I just flew Dilsby here after the drop-off. Edited May 29 by Mister Dilsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Plausible deniability: Mr. Dilsby went suborbital, dropped Jeb, the skipped off the atmosphere a ways before careening back down and splashing down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 For all we know, Dillsby might have transferred fuel from Intrepid and had plenty of Delta-V for such a flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 (edited) 20 hours ago, Angelo Kerman said: Plausible deniability: Mr. Dilsby went suborbital, dropped Jeb, the skipped off the atmosphere a ways before careening back down and splashing down. Yes. In-comic, that is exactly what happened. 1 hour ago, Deddly said: For all we know, Dillsby might have transferred fuel from Intrepid and had plenty of Delta-V for such a flight. Or that! (though the fighter did enter atmosphere with a full tank, and I did have to alt-F12 halfway to the island I wanted) My general rule in this just-finish-the-comic / cheaty-cheat-cheat era is that if there is at least one legitimate way I could do a thing without cheating, then it's OK for me to cheat and get it done. I'm willing to cheat more than that if what I'm doing does not affect the main thread of what started out as a legitJool-5 mission, and if it results in really good comics. Notably, this occurred when I put nacelles on KV-6 in order to achieve Uchū Kūbo Entāpuraizu coolness. Otherwise, it's fundamentally important to me that this story stand as something that could have happened, and mostly did, within the boundaries of KSP 1.x. Edited May 30 by Mister Dilsby link to previous panel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 On 5/28/2024 at 2:07 PM, Angelo Kerman said: So, if the no win scenario is to be stranded on Laythe for decades, how does that prevent others from Kerbulan from dueling the Kermans? Is it the One Duel At A Time rule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 'Kellycams' - thank you so much for that one. More drones? Headed for both KSC and Intrepid?? OH NO! I must say, it doesn't look good for Kerbfleet at this time. I sure hope our heroes still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Fearful landings . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Meep! Oh! Since their command structure is undetermined, no Kerbulan can take offensive action! Well played, @Mister Dilsby, well played! Now they just have to tell the whole fleet of Kerbulan ships, and the drones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 18 hours ago, Starhawk said: 'Kellycams' - thank you so much for that one. It somehow sounds familiar but I don't get it, unfortunately. Can we have a clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 How about this? https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Kellicam Happy landings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 I’m pretty sure I used kellycams for Kerbulan units of distance before but I can’t guarantee the spelling. Evil Bob’s dialogue confirms that the Kerbulan kellycam is equivalent to the Kerbal kilometer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 And never fear True Believers, I have not gone away again, just got very busy. Am laying out the next page or two to close the chapter. You might not see them today but you will see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Hi everyone! This is a gentle reminder that we do actually have a "don't poke the author" rule (See 2.2p). Kerbfleet is awesome, and it's especially exciting that Kuzzter Mister Dilsby is taking us through the final chapters of this excellent story, and we are of course all anxious to see how things work out. But let's remember to be patient and respectful of all our wonderful content creators and not demand updates, even if we're totally joking about it, because the moderators will only have to come in and snip those posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAl1en1 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 OK, Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 (edited) I'm alive! And yeah I got another new job and yeah it's all under control (mostly) again now so... Edited Monday at 12:52 PM by Mister Dilsby adding Evil Bob beards in all their luxuriant glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCalories Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Sorry for being that guy, but Bob Kermulan doesn't have a beard...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 1 hour ago, TwoCalories said: Sorry for being that guy, but Bob Kermulan doesn't have a beard...? Thanks 2c you’re right—will get that fixed and fire the QA team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted Monday at 12:58 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 12:58 PM Hastily drawn Powerpoint beards are now LIVE! And thinking about the next pages--not sure if this will go straight to Chapter 22, an Interlude, or some sort of mixed media hybrid. Whichever way I end up going, we will be seeing Bob Kermulan present his case for a bargain to Valentina, and perhaps checking in on a certain pair of crash-landed duellists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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