spacebrick3 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I'm concerned about Pol. Having read @Brotoro's Long-Term Laythe story, I think that Pol will not be kind to Gumdrops. I wish you the best of luck, and more-than-marginally acceptable slope. By the way, whatever happened to the egg? Is it still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kuzzter said: And wow it is SO much fun to fly craft in the Intrepid's hangar and out into space. Sure, it was pretty cool flying those Gumdrops aboard back in 1.0.5, but that was like watching a slideshow. Now we're really flying! Have had the same experience with an interplanetary transfer vehicle (although much less sophisticated than the Intreprid) - built in 1.0.5 to the maximum capacity of my computer - docking between 8 orange fuel tanks was great but it looked like a slide show. I actually had decided "to not reuse" it since playing just was too ridiculous. Now since the 1.1 update docking is just astonishing and I am all in for another trip with that mammoth... Oh yeah - and I guess we finally encountered the Jovian SOI - after like 9 months. Says a lot about a story if I read it that long Edited July 11, 2016 by something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 2 hours ago, Angel-125 said: Maybe they saw some historical documents featuring a galaxy quest... *claps vertically* There's only one time so far that I think might work good as a video: a Calvin-and-Hobbes-style silent episode with the landers flying around on Pol. @Kuzzter, I know you hate suggestions, so no need to get up in arms over that. It's more a testament to your story-telling prowess than a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZentroCatson Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 That lampshade was brilliant! But… I'm not concerned about Nimzo, I'm concerned about the gumdrop that he's in. Because, in KSP, if a craft crashes, all die, not just the red shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0111narwhalz Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 9 minutes ago, ZentroCatson said: Because, in KSP, if a craft crashes, all die, not just the red shirt. And that's why I love External Command Seats so much. They're vastly more survivable than just about any capsule, except perhaps for the Mk. III cockpit. That thing is kinda hard to blow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat111 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) I predict that the Intrepid's crew will science the YOW! out of the Jool System (the Martian reference). Edited July 11, 2016 by Wildcat111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AviosAdku Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 7 hours ago, Starhawk said: That episode was very fun! I like what you did with the trope. I'm very pleased to hear how much you enjoyed flying the gumdrops out of the hangar. Something that cool should give you that 'epic cinematic' feel. Happy landings! (no matter what @Deddly says.) Seconded @Starhawk on all counts, actually (due to the fact that I didn't see the entire page immediately) I first thought Tedus was asking Nimzo if he was nervous on account of his previous experience with nervy co-pilots/passengers (Bob & early Samantha). Oh, that and how his last documented landing went (probably the most famous of the entire series). Aku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Doesn't Tedus have a 100% track record of jetissoning his crew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, Deddly said: Doesn't Tedus have a 100% track record of jetissoning his crew? Actually... no? And while I was looking through the early pages, I noticed plans for a "Tylo x6." Is that in the Intrepid? I haven't seen it, or even any mention of it yet. Edited July 13, 2016 by Dman979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/11/2016 at 9:55 AM, Kuzzter said: And wow it is SO much fun to fly craft in the Intrepid's hangar and out into space. Sure, it was pretty cool flying those Gumdrops aboard back in 1.0.5, but that was like watching a slideshow. Now we're really flying! Glad to hear it. And also that the docking ports worked properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 7/11/2016 at 2:26 PM, Dman979 said: There's only one time so far that I think might work good as a video: a Calvin-and-Hobbes-style silent episode with the landers flying around on Pol. Actually, if I had video software I actually knew how to use, I've always wanted to do a sort of "opening credits" sequence of Intrepid launching, flying past the camera, ships slowly entering/leaving the bays as the music swells (I'd probably use the theme from ST: Voyager--which is after all an Intrepid-class starship).. Maybe one of these days On 7/11/2016 at 6:25 PM, AkuAerospace said: I first thought Tedus was asking Nimzo if he was nervous on account of his previous experience with nervy co-pilots/passengers (Bob & early Samantha). Oh, that and how his last documented landing went (probably the most famous of the entire series). 22 hours ago, Deddly said: Doesn't Tedus have a 100% track record of jetissoning his crew? Certainly fair statements. I'm going from memory here*, but I believe Tedus's documented landings include: In a Gliido with Bob on Kerbin. Result: Desert crash, 'walked away' In the Dipperkraft with Bob on Eve. Result: Famously jettisoned science officer, crashed, walked away like a badS. In a Gliido, shuttling Val and others back to Kerbin after the Eve mission. Result: Lampshade hung, perfect runway landing. In a prototype Laythe floatplane "X3", performing a buoyancy test with Clauselle. Result: perfect water landing, buoyancy test failure In addition we saw Tedus launch some sort of insane "super pogo" ship at the end of Order Zero, but never saw the landing. It crashed, everyone swum away. *ok I ended up looking them up 8 hours ago, Dman979 said: And while I was looking through the early pages, I noticed plans for a "Tylo x6." Is that in the Intrepid? I haven't seen it, or even any mention of it yet. Nope, there is no Tylo x6 in the Intrepid. If you review those early pages again you should find that Bill finally abandoned the tailsitter concept, taking Clauselle's advice to "go big or you will not get home". And so he developed the Longboat, which became the Quadhammer, which evolved to the Qwammer presently docked in Q-bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Kuzzter said: In a Gliido, shuttling Val and others back to Kerbin after the Eve mission. Result: Lampshade hung, perfect runway landing. In a prototype Laythe floatplane "X3", performing a buoyancy test with Clauselle. Result: perfect water landing ...and that just goes to show that we all have selective memories. When something out of the ordinary occurs, we can easily recall it later. But we quickly forget the more mundane things that pass without anything especially noteworthy happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AviosAdku Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Seconded Deddly (sorry couldn't use nametag, software I guess), I forgot those, should have done my research (I usually do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 You guys are the best readers ever, seriously. I'm always amazed at how much people remember of pages long, looooong ago And speaking of 'long, long ago', by my count we are over 380 pages into this Odyssey, so maybe it's about time to actually land on something in the Jool system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Looks like the world firsters are going to have a busy chapter, mort will be pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Error Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Yaaaay! \o/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 We copy you down, Gumdrop One, a bunch of us were about to turn blue, we're breathing again, thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Angel-125 said: a bunch of us were about to turn blue, we're breathing again, thanks a lot. Anybody still remembers ZOxygene? The first life support plugin? It really could turn Kerbals blue if you didn't have power for air regeneration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 On 7/13/2016 at 10:03 PM, Kuzzter said: You guys are the best readers ever, seriously. I'm always amazed at how much people remember of pages long, looooong ago And speaking of 'long, long ago', by my count we are over 380 pages into this Odyssey, so maybe it's about time to actually land on something in the Jool system? Well, you must be a good writer to keep our interest this long. And also, a rather dedicated player. If this was my game, I'd have unlimbered Whack-a-Kerbal long before the 1.1 fps improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 YES! Bratwurststrudel for everyone! And a Krügerl Bier please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat111 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I WANT MOAR COMICS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 6 minutes ago, Wildcat111 said: I WANT MOAR COMICS!!!!! Please don't poke the author. He'll get them as soon as he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat111 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 19 minutes ago, Just Jim said: Please don't poke the author. He'll get them as soon as he can. Understood. P.S, Happy Apollo 11 Launch Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 On 16.7.2016 at 8:17 PM, Just Jim said: Please don't poke the author. For some reason, I read this in the "Please don't disturb the Keepers!"-voice of Avina from Mass Effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 25 minutes ago, Flow said: For some reason, I read this in the "Please don't disturb the Keepers!"-voice of Avina from Mass Effect. yeah... @Kuzzter is a great guy, but poking him is about the same as taunting a magic boulder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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