Many Kerbals have Died this week

[Trekkie]

Nothing like picking up the simulator this week, firing it up, and launching kerbals into space with no clue as to what you are doing.

Few have survived harrowing landings, a couple blew up on the launch bad when the rocket just fell apart, and one set of three is about 700d away from kerbal and still going. You would have thought they'd have starved to death by now or run out of air, but no, they're smiling obliviously as they sail further and further away.

THen I realized 0.16 was there and I was only on 0.13. Space Planes. My first one re-enacted the landing of the Six Million Dollar Man on launch. That's when I figured out that's a rocket engine, not a jet engine I picked.

The second one was missing control surfaces, it didn't get much further.

The third one ripped it's tail off on take off.

I saw this onion design, killed a few more with things falling apart upon firing, failed getting into orbit for hitting the space bar instead of throttle up to achieve orbit, finally got into a single orbit and safely back to the ground.

So

I'm curious. What's the 'final feature set' for 1.0?

[willitstimothy]

700 days away? Are they on a Kerbin or Kerbol escape trajectory (or not), and with what velocity are they traveling (not just speed).

Planned features:

http://kspwiki.nexisonline.net/wiki/Planned_features

BTW, welcome to KSP Trekkie

Edited August 9, 2012 by willitstimothy

[Capt'n Skunky]

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager