Nerbal The Second Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Since kerbals can have babies in the new game there is probably some sort of aging process so can kerbals die of old age in the new game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catto Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 No, moreso they get old and shed their old skin like lizards. Just how i'd speculate it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinoz Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 How do you know they don't die of old age by Kerbal standards in KSP1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastrone Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 if they die of old age maybe we dont need food or air. maybe all we need for long spaceflight is make them pass through generations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hopefully not, it wold be no fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 They don't have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I doubt it, and if they decide to put it in they should have a way to turn it off. Because when I go interstellar Jeb's great grandchildren will be the ones doing the actual landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intelliCom Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Werner Von Kerman is a thing, it's implied that he's some old scientist, so age is a thing in KSP. However, I like to think that this aging is practically endless, as you can theorhetically timewarp to billions of years in the future, while practically nothing changes for the Kerbals. This is likely just an intentional 'oversight' for the purpose of cohesive gameplay. Would be interesting to see death from old age though, since it introduces the potential for using cryogenic stasis over interstellar distances, allowing the ship to be controlled by a probe while the kerbals sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow71 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I think enough Kerbals die from poor planning and accidental button presses; we can spare them from yet another way to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfluous J Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I think they breed by splitting. When a Kerbal gets old enough they can split into 2 Kerbals, but only when they choose to. We don't see this in-game because they're very private about all that sort of stuff, and they'd never do it in a capsule that's just obscene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brofessional Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 There's no reason they have to die of old age, they could just stop reproducing when the colony reaches capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 2:07 PM, intelliCom said: Werner Von Kerman is a thing, it's implied that he's some old scientist, so age is a thing in KSP. However, I like to think that this aging is practically endless, as you can theorhetically timewarp to billions of years in the future, while practically nothing changes for the Kerbals. This is likely just an intentional 'oversight' for the purpose of cohesive gameplay. Would be interesting to see death from old age though, since it introduces the potential for using cryogenic stasis over interstellar distances, allowing the ship to be controlled by a probe while the kerbals sleep. Expand This is relevant as the mission control kerbals will still be around after hundreds of years. I guess KSP 2 kerbals will not die of old age, this will have you inspect the age on crews for long missions like interstellar ones to avoid them dying before reaching the target, it adds annoying game play elements . If they want some way to kill of colonists for some reason use stupidity, no drinking monopropleant does not let you skip using space suits on eva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intelliCom Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 6:13 PM, magnemoe said: drinking monopropleant does not let you skip using space suits on eva Expand "Pro-tip: To extend the amount of EVA fuel you have, just fill your stomach and lungs with monopropellant! Your body will store the energy and expend it when needed!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meb Kat Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 12:27 AM, intelliCom said: "Pro-tip: To extend the amount of EVA fuel you have, just fill your stomach and lungs with monopropellant! Your body will store the energy and expend it when needed!" Expand good luck getting those "bursts" from the "engines" without having to open up your suit, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intelliCom Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 2:39 AM, Meb Kat said: good luck getting those "bursts" from the "engines" without having to open up your suit, lol Expand Who said you can't use your EVA pack on Laythe or Kerbin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staticalliam7 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 6:13 PM, magnemoe said: no, drinking monopropellant does not let you skip using space suits on eva. Expand HANDS OFF Jeb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptunium_69 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) Kerbals are immortal, unless your rocket blows up Edited January 20, 2022 by Smart Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pthigrivi Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 For thought;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 7:31 AM, Smart Boy said: Kerbals are immortal, unless your rocket blows up Expand We're talking about KSP 2 here and not the original KSP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 5:26 AM, Superfluous J said: I think they breed by splitting. Expand They breed by memcpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Immortal Jellyfish everyone? I just imagined what would happen if Kerbal death from old age was added but "Lost crews respawn" was left on so after dying of old age Kerbals just respawned xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottadges Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 3:42 PM, Pthigrivi said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii Expand Well that was 20 minutes of Wikipedia-rabbit-hole time that I won't get back. This is where I ended up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halocline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pthigrivi Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 2:34 PM, scottadges said: Well that was 20 minutes of Wikipedia-rabbit-hole time that I won't get back. This is where I ended up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halocline Expand It happens to the best of us. I spent almost 2 hours reading about the history of Nigeria for no discernible reason last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gussi111 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Doubt they will die of old age, I think colonies will grow in population depending on how big and advanced a colony is and would at some point stop growing. On 1/20/2022 at 12:27 AM, intelliCom said: "Pro-tip: To extend the amount of EVA fuel you have, just fill your stomach and lungs with monopropellant! Your body will store the energy and expend it when needed!" Expand Or just eat a lot of beans, methane is good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 oh wow look at me coming up with the same idea and blathering about it before clicking the links xP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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