Where has this game been all of my life?!

[Oleyo]

So I was introduced to KSP from my pal Shamus Young over at TwentySided

I got the Demo and bought it after doing only the tutorial missions, and I have not been disappointed. Current era space sim? Yes, please! Now my brain is brimming with all of the cool stuff that I want to go into the game. So here I am signed up on the forums so I can get up to speed. I am so glad this game is still being developed.

*Dives in*

Thanks for making a game you love! (That is a rarer today than it used to be and I love to support these kind of developers)

[Jean Deaux]

I know, right!

[BigBoy734]

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

Your friend...is...so...awesome...

Edited April 23, 2013 by BigBoy734

[Oleyo]

UPDATE: My First "Mission"

As I mentioned above, I played around with the tutorial, and shot a few rockets, but I wanted to give myself a set goal as a mission. Something simple, but interesting and challenging.

I decided to try and achieve a full manned orbit with the simplest, and most efficient rocket possible, while still recovering my Kerbonaut safely.

SUCCESS!

It took many tries, but finally I used only a small 2 stage rocket (plus Command Module) to get Jebediah around the planet one full orbit, and recovered him safely, splashing down in the sea east of [Africa-looking-Continent].*

The rocket I used:

First Stage:

LV-T800 tank with FL-T30 liquid-fueled rocket motor

Second Stage:

LV-T400 tank with LV-909 motor

Jebediah takes a swim while awaiting rescue.

Just my simple little mission, but I really had fun with it, and wanted to share my first experience

*Is the planet based on Pangaea?

Edited April 23, 2013 by Oleyo

[TooManyErrors]

Your images are broken, so you might want to right click on your image and choose the option "Copy image URL" instead of using the webpage address. Also, since I see that you are using Google Drive for your images, you might want to make a document and save the images in there instead. I find that my images don't break when I do that.

Good luck with your future missions!

[walia6]

I couldn't agree more. Welcome and congratulations! The beginning of the game is most fun because you build CRAZY rocket designs!!!

[reptile2001]

You only build the crazy designs at the beginning? I still do!

I couldn't agree more, Oleyo, in fact I was just telling my best friend something similar - this game is such a simple idea I can't believe it hasn't been done before. I didn't even bother with the demo, personally, as soon as I saw the game it was an instant purchase for me. Steam tells me I have over 120 hours in it...in about 2 weeks...

[Capt'n Skunky]

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

[Oleyo]

Thanks for the heads up. I fixed the Image.

Also, I keep trying to get an orbit out of an even smaller second stage consisting of the "200" tank, but it just won't get there. I even fused the second stage directly to the command module to shave off the (tiny) weight of the stack decoupler. I only got half way around the globe, and let me tell you, I do not think Jeb liked that landing. He lived, but it was hard.

Dang, this game is awesome.