I just realised something about Bill and Bob.

[LordFerret]

7 hours ago, Col. Kernel said:

You guys do know that the "Science guy" is an engineer, and that lately he's put out some info that's far from scientific?

See my statement above.

[monstah]

20 hours ago, jlcarneiro said:

Do still have those skins (or other ones, BTW)? Can you share them?

T'was this, I believe. I think the order has changed, so they won't assign the same as before, but you can do it manually.

 

8 hours ago, Col. Kernel said:

You guys do know that the "Science guy" is an engineer

Oh, yeah! But "science" has a different context in-game, so the Science Guy music wouldn't fit...

8 hours ago, Col. Kernel said:

and that lately he's put out some info that's far from scientific?

Ah... I've heard about it, but haven't looked myself  

[Kerbart]

While Bill Nye the science guy makes you think "scientist" and he's a big advocate of Science, he has a degree in Aerospace Engineering, so making him and Engineer isn't that far off.

As for Bob being "Bob the Builder" -- I doubt that. In the beginning, there were Jeb, Bob and Bill, without any roles assigned to them. That was a clear reference to the "Hillbilly" origins of the Kerbal Space Program.

Then, many alterations later, came the specific roles  the Kerbals could take. Jeb, with his Bad-S attitude, obviously became Pilot. Bill, I guess because of the Bill Nye (the engineer) reference, became Engineer. And that leaves Bob as the scientist. As simple as that.

If you need some kind of historical reference for Bob, think of the founding father of American rocket science; Robert (Bob!) Goddard. Nobody ever called him Bob? Well, he wasn't bug-eyed green either...

[LordFerret]

1 hour ago, Kerbart said:

That was a clear reference to the "Hillbilly" origins of the Kerbal Space Program.

Ha!

 

[The_Rocketeer]

@invision watch this and lament your mis-spent youth.
 

 

[invision]

 

@invision watch this and lament your mis-spent youth.
 

 

i use to watch that with my son, now i feel old thanks

[The_Rocketeer]

 

i use to watch that with my son, now i feel old thanks

Hey man, you pasted the new version and made me feel dated! Call it even.

[Tux1]

I realized this, like, when I started playing KSP. It was very weird, but I didn't complain.

[MacLeod-Industries]

Why don't you go into the files and edit the roster?

You can switch their jobs and call it a day.

I do it all the time to revive kerbals I "accidentally" killed.

 

(I personally like Bill and Bob the way they are. (Engineers are most useful imo and Bill is my favorite anyway.)