Show and Tell - Gurdamma

[DJDoesKSP]

  On 7/9/2021 at 4:59 PM, Nate Simpson said:

I think we may dial it back a bit - as other commenters have pointed out, we don't want to spoil too many of the new celestial bodies! This one got grandfathered in because we actually already gave you a peek at an earlier version of it in this video: 

 

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Cool that you guys want to leave some of the Planet discovery to the players, instead of just revealing everything, it adds the aspect of mystery that space flight has.

[Pthigrivi]

[Guest]

  On 7/9/2021 at 8:32 PM, DJDoesKSP said:

Cool that you guys want to leave some of the Planet discovery to the players, instead of just revealing everything, it adds the aspect of mystery that space flight has.

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What's great is that the best is being hidden for last. Which is nice and something I remember when watching these.

[DJDoesKSP]

  On 7/9/2021 at 4:00 PM, KSPStar said:

Gurdamma is a young terrestrial planet that's still experiencing heavy asteroid bombardment, much like Kerbin did billions of years ago. Still to come: a thick atmosphere and a very close (i.e. within the rings) moon!
 

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I love the specs of lava sprinkled across the planets surface, really cool looking

[SOXBLOX]

LAVA!!! The terrain is beautiful, the music is beautiful, and the rings..... Wow!

I like the name, too. Gurdamma is fun to say... So, is it pronounced /gɘɹdama'/ or /gɘɹda:'ma/ ? Maybe we can start a new Mün pronunciation debate around this...

@Nate Simpson Who names the bodies, anyway? A hat tip to them, whoever they are.

Edited July 9, 2021 by SOXBLOX

[Minmus Taster]

  On 7/9/2021 at 8:53 PM, SOXBLOX said:

 

@Nate Simpson Who names the bodies, anyway? A hat tip to them, whoever they are.

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Give who ever is naming these things a medal.

[Bej Kerman]

  On 7/9/2021 at 5:32 PM, minerbat said:

planets rings were going to damage spacecraft right?

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Probably

  On 7/9/2021 at 5:32 PM, minerbat said:

does this also happen on the surface of the moon? that would not make sence.

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What are you trying to say?

  On 7/9/2021 at 5:32 PM, minerbat said:

and will the moon get its own smaller ring system?

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Depends

[PlutoISaPlanet]

Planets (and moons) we know exist in ksp 2

Glumo

Ovin

Puff

Murble

Charr

Rask

Rusk

Gurdamma

Gurdamma's moon

Edited July 10, 2021 by PlutoISaPlanet
I forgot Rask and Rusk!

[The Physics Engineer]

  On 7/9/2021 at 6:45 PM, Truebadour said:

I see a lot of areas covered in lava.

@Nate Simpson are you able to tell us if lava is something we're going to see on the surface? If yes, does it impact gameplay heat and resources wise?

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I hope it affects geothermal power generation!

[justspace103]

My god Gurdamma is absolutely GORGEOUS! @Nate Simpson you mentioned that this planet is analogus to the early earth in the late heavy bombardment. will there be an asteroid hazard of rocks coming down to destroy colonies? that would be a crazy but fun environmental hazard players would have to deal with.   

[Nirgal]

  On 7/9/2021 at 8:21 PM, shdwlrd said:

At 0:15 looks to be a great place to put a colony. It's an incredible view from the water.

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I had the same thought

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

  On 7/9/2021 at 4:00 PM, KSPStar said:

Gurdamma is a young terrestrial planet that's still experiencing heavy asteroid bombardment, much like Kerbin did billions of years ago. Still to come: a thick atmosphere and a very close (i.e. within the rings) moon!
 

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That looks amazing! 

Question - with free liquid on the surface... Will it have an atmosphere and potentially clouds? 

[Pthigrivi]

  On 7/9/2021 at 8:53 PM, SOXBLOX said:

I like the name, too. Gurdamma is fun to say... So, is it pronounced /gɘɹdama'/ or /gɘɹda:'ma/ ? Maybe we can start a new Mün pronunciation debate around this. 

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Since now is the time to set absurd precedents i vote rhymes with:

Edited July 10, 2021 by Pthigrivi

[Rusted Iron]

Show us the original planets, leave the new ones for our own discovery!

[mcwaffles2003]

  On 7/10/2021 at 2:15 AM, Pthigrivi said:

Since now is the time to set absurd precedents i vote rhymes with:

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ger-dahm-mah

[KerikBalm]

Looks great.

@Nate Simpson

I love the "feel" of blue skies, but I must ask... should the skies be blue without oxygen?

Also, taking a page from early Earth, what about an Earth like planet with a rather thin atmosphere (roughly 0.5 atms), as Earth once had as well: 

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/earth-s-ancient-atmosphere-was-half-thick-it-today

Even with the same bulk properties, things can vary a lot over time.

[The Aziz]

  On 7/10/2021 at 1:43 AM, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Question - with free liquid on the surface... Will it have an atmosphere and potentially clouds? 

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They said that atmosphere is yet to be done.

  On 7/10/2021 at 8:21 AM, KerikBalm said:

I love the "feel" of blue skies, but I must ask... should the skies be blue without oxygen?

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Not sure if that's what you mean but it's a test scene there, as always, the blue comes from default unity skybox most likely.

[KerikBalm]

  On 7/9/2021 at 4:04 PM, Deddly said:

Some flowing rivers and waterfalls would absolutely make my day, and I can't see any elevation variation for the water level in the lakes, but hopefully that will be added sometime in the future. A single level for all water always bugged me in KSP

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Even with just 1 water level, with all that water we should at least see drainage channels, the terrain could look very much like mars with an ocean... Lots of craters, but also some rivulets and canyons and deltas...

Erosion happens fast with flowing and raining liquid... It needs some erosion features.

[SOXBLOX]

I hope they leave the atmosphere mostly clear. It would be a shame to hide all that beauty underneath a smog layer.

[Guest]

  On 7/9/2021 at 4:59 PM, Nate Simpson said:

I think we may dial it back a bit - as other commenters have pointed out, we don't want to spoil too many of the new celestial bodies!

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What if you guys showcased some of the ones we already know like rask and rusk?

[PlutoISaPlanet]

  On 7/10/2021 at 2:21 PM, The Doodling Astronaut said:

What if you guys showcased some of the ones we already know like rask and rusk?

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Or even some of the kerbolar planets and moons. 

[Kerbart]

  On 7/9/2021 at 4:30 PM, Admiral Fluffy said:

Make sure that the moon is getting torn apart or something like that becuase it is inside the Roche limit.

Or just make it furhter out but that isnt part of the plans.

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The density of the moon is a factor too. So they could exist inside the rings, but they're likely small but fairly heavy.

[Tugagon]

What an incredible view of the new level of detail you're aiming for on planet surfaces too

[coyotesfrontier]

For reference, Gurdamma has roughly the same surface area as the IRL continent of Asia. A level of detail at a scale that big is simply unheard of in gaming. Incredibly impressive work!

[Pthigrivi]

  On 7/10/2021 at 1:34 PM, SOXBLOX said:

I hope they leave the atmosphere mostly clear. It would be a shame to hide all that beauty underneath a smog layer.

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Id love to see wispy cirrus clouds, and maybe smokey plumes from the volcanos…