Findthepin1 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 So. My sister saw me playing KSP about a week ago and wanted to try it. I explained the basics, and built a ship to see how well she could fly it a few days later, and this is the result. #proud XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetski Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 3 minutes ago, Findthepin1 said: So. My sister saw me playing KSP about a week ago and wanted to try it. I explained the basics, and built a ship to see how well she could fly it a few days later, and this is the result. #proud XD You two look adorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetharan Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 It's always great to see stories of people introducing family members to the game-- especially when there's any dynamic of "older player teaching young'un" involved (a younger sibling, offspring, niece or nephew, etc.) That said, tell the sister that she's welcome in the community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 15 minutes ago, Findthepin1 said: So. My sister saw me playing KSP about a week ago and wanted to try it. I explained the basics, and built a ship to see how well she could fly it a few days later, and this is the result. #proud XD I remember teaching my kids how to play KSP. They went absolutely nuts over it, and modded the hell out of their own installs. Well, my daughter only uses Roverdude mods, but they all love the game. Sometimes they even have little wars with each other #SoProud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) I tried to teach my brother to fly a rocket because he likes space. The result: a giant explosion, half the ksc wrecked, and me = FACEPLANT. Maybe not the best idea... #GIANTEXPLOSION Edited April 7, 2016 by max_creative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias_the_Goat Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 That's nice! Wish I had someone to teach me KSP when I started. Would have saved the lives of a bunch of innocent Kerbonauts R.I.P all aforementioned kerbals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrt Malthorn Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, Aetharan said: It's always great to see stories of people introducing family members to the game-- especially when there's any dynamic of "older player teaching young'un" involved (a younger sibling, I introduced my older brother.... we kinda learned concurrently, and taught each other as we both figured out different aspects. I.e. I taught him dV, he recently helped me understand where gravity assists were useful. Congrats to your sister, I hope she has metric tons of fun! Edited April 8, 2016 by Kyrt Malthorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegrade Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 13 hours ago, Findthepin1 said: So. My sister saw me playing KSP about a week ago and wanted to try it. I explained the basics, and built a ship to see how well she could fly it a few days later, and this is the result. #proud XD I'm proud - of you. Good job I've only ever made one real convert (not for lack of trying though) - and he's a guy around my age, who majored in physics heh. Not exactly a hard sell there :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalfunctionM1Ke Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Huh... I am playing KSP for years now and I am still struggling to teach myself the basics Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsully Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Nice. I taught my brother how, he rammed a rocket into a spaceplane sitting on the runway as thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuuhis79 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Tried to teach it to my kids, they didn't like it. Might be because they are too young (7 and 9 years) Maybe later when they learn physics in school... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pincushionman Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 14 hours ago, max_creative said: I tried to teach my brother to fly a rocket because he likes space. The result: a giant explosion, half the ksc wrecked, and me = FACEPLANT. Maybe not the best idea... #GIANTEXPLOSION Isn't that how it's supposed to go the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maceemiller Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) Ive tried with a lot of my friends but none are interested though. Their children however are forever wanting to play. Max, 9 year old son of my friend listened to every word I said about simple rocket building and the launch technique. He didnt quite make orbit, but as the trippy music came in, it didnt matter.......he was in space, and a new player was born Edited April 8, 2016 by maceemiller Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhawk1099 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 2 hours ago, pincushionman said: Isn't that how it's supposed to go the first time? It's sure how my first few launches went... poor Jeb, he lasted exactly 4 minutes in my first save Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 1 hour ago, Jhawk1099 said: It's sure how my first few launches went... poor Jeb, he lasted exactly 4 minutes in my first save Jeb lasted 2 minutes in mine so don't feel bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rath Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm a freaking missionary--3 players here (Hong Kong), four more back in the US On April 8, 2016 at 9:02 PM, zuuhis79 said: Tried to teach it to my kids, they didn't like it. Might be because they are too young (7 and 9 years) Maybe later when they learn physics in school... Please note.you must teach them before school starts about it. Otherwise, it will forever be related to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosirrbro Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 What is it with this thread and hashtags? This isn't Twitter people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I tried to introduce KSP to a friend once. He immediately became OBSESSED (like, as in it dominated our entire relationship for months) with the idea that "we" should set up a website that charges people a subscription to get access to a store of mods and other content. I tried to explain things to him...he wasn't even interested in playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuuhis79 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 16 hours ago, Rath said: Please note.you must teach them before school starts about it. Otherwise, it will forever be related to school. Thanks for the tip. Better to start trying again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlipNascar Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 On 07/04/2016 at 11:37 PM, Aetharan said: It's always great to see stories of people introducing family members to the game-- especially when there's any dynamic of "older player teaching young'un" involved (a younger sibling, offspring, niece or nephew, etc.) That said, tell the sister that she's welcome in the community! heheh I introduced my Dad to it... I'm 32, he's 65... He plays a helluva lot more KSP than me. Maybe being retired is a good thing? I think my mum thanks me, he's stopped project managing her and just project manages his KSP saves... Parents huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 My great-uncle thought it was really cool when I showed him a flight to Minmus and back. I often reference KSP to my friends, and it doesn't bother me when they don't get it. Some of them do play it, though. I've occasionally done the stereotypical reference to a KSP body instead of it's real-life analogue, but it's rare that I actually say it (I think it every time, of course). Side note: One of my life goals is to give a presentation at NASA talking about, say, Mars, then put in a picture of Duna in the slide show. Same goes for the other planets. Or maybe I could edit in Ike into the sky of a real Mars photo... While I haven't gotten many people into KSP, a lot of my friends have started cubing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Table Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I see HyperEdit in the pic........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rath Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 It's going to be really sad when they burn up because they are in a unshielded pod. You should tell here to send a rescue mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) On April 13, 2016 at 11:34 PM, Table said: I see HyperEdit in the pic........ So do I... Am I supposed to discover some alarming --oooohh--. Wait, nope. Still nothing. Edited April 14, 2016 by Andem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Table Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 10 minutes ago, Andem said: So do I... Am I supposed to discover some alarming --oooohh--. Wait, nope. Still nothing. THE PERSON HE taught used HyperEdit That's what I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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