Is it possible to kill Kerbanauts without blasting the command pod?

[Cesrate]

Someone said it is. How to do?

[Flixxbeatz]

It was possible before. Probably not now...

[kahlzun]

I've done it before.

It seems that if it hits the ground too hard, the internals get damaged, and you're no longer able to 'exit' the kerbals.

I don't think they 'die'- in the sense that it says on the Mission summary, but i'm not sure.

In any case, it's difficult to replicate reliably. Try dropping a command pod from a height and see if you get any joy.

[7499275]

Without destroying the pod? Well Put a painsail rocket upside down, put a Kerbal on that, fire the engine and have a BBQ!

[GROOV3ST3R]

Basically EVA them in space and de-orbit using their RCS pack

Alternatively:

- build a Kerbal launcher

- strap them to a booster

- EVA while crashing a plane

- drop from a great height

- did anyone try roasting one with a Mainsail?

[Synapse]

Pretty sure Kerbals dont die if you put them in a Mainsail

[GJames]

Basically EVA them in space and de-orbit using their RCS pack

Alternatively:

- build a Kerbal launcher

- strap them to a booster

- EVA while crashing a plane

- drop from a great height

- did anyone try roasting one with a Mainsail?

They get flung out at mach speed. You can try it by sticking a thin Rockomax tank on a Mainsail and a command pod. Tilt the whole thing at 45 degrees and hold it up with launch clamps. Then get out, walk along the top and jump into the rocket exhaust... I got about 6km once.

May not survive landing...

[Sof]

It is impossible to kill a Kerbal in a command pod and have the pod stay intact.

[zekes]

It was possible before. Probably not now...

this is the video that got me into KSP.... over a year ago I saw it and became hooked. <sniff>

[Flixxbeatz]

this is the video that got me into KSP.... over a year ago I saw it and became hooked. <sniff>

Heh, same here (way back October/November 2011), and probably countless more. Also, the guy who created that video used to be active here in forums, but has already left the building a year ago already.

It is impossible to kill a Kerbal in a command pod and have the pod stay intact.

Watch the video I've just posted. It was a bug before, but still has the pod intact/kerbals dead in it:D

[DisarmingBaton5]

I've done it before.

It seems that if it hits the ground too hard, the internals get damaged, and you're no longer able to 'exit' the kerbals.

I don't think they 'die'- in the sense that it says on the Mission summary, but i'm not sure.

In any case, it's difficult to replicate reliably. Try dropping a command pod from a height and see if you get any joy.

I don't think the blocked hatch is caused by hitting the ground too hard; it is caused by parts or planetoids being too close to the hatch.

[Giggleplex777]

I've done it in 0.20.2:

[Fel]

I've done it in 0.20.2

Elaboration, or it didn't happen ;p

I mean, it is insanely easy to just call "Die()" on the kerbal, but you can EVA said kerbal and when loading him back in he'll be alive again. (Which is why that feature was supposedly removed, or so I thought)

[Flixxbeatz]

I've done it in 0.20.2:

-snip-

Just Giggleplex being Giggleplex...

[Cesrate]

I've done it in 0.20.2:

Could you:

` Show us Flight Report

` Reload it and see if Kerbal's still here?

[Mr Tegu]

Hi guys, I'm relaively new to the forum but some of you might know me from the Macey Dean submissions thread. I found this thread whilst researching the best way to do it. I'm going to post this here as it's relevant.

One of my submissions I'm currently working on will be a prison barge with a reusable execution chamber (a bit sick, I know, but war's hell). About the easiest way I've discovered to kill a kerbal without damaging the rest of the vehicle is this, Introducing the Mk.1 Chamber:

It takes about 4 sepratrons to do it without overheating anything else so the chamber as it stands can execute 3 kerbals before reloading.

[glacierre]

I've done it in 0.20.2:

I got exactly the same this weekend, surprisingly, I could still maneuver the plane.

[Cartz]

It takes about 4 sepratrons to do it without overheating anything else so the chamber as it stands can execute 3 kerbals before reloading.

Some of you guys are real sick bastards, you know that?

Poor Bill.

[Kimberly]

Okay, "explosion due to overheating" is definitely a cruel and unusual punishment.

[Motokid600]

It was possible before. Probably not now...

What exactly was the objective of that craft? Cool and all, but what's the point of all those little craft if there not being controlled?

[BFGfreak]

Hi guys, I'm relaively new to the forum but some of you might know me from the Macey Dean submissions thread. I found this thread whilst researching the best way to do it. I'm going to post this here as it's relevant.

One of my submissions I'm currently working on will be a prison barge with a reusable execution chamber (a bit sick, I know, but war's hell). About the easiest way I've discovered to kill a kerbal without damaging the rest of the vehicle is this, Introducing the Mk.1 Chamber:

-snip-

It takes about 4 sepratrons to do it without overheating anything else so the chamber as it stands can execute 3 kerbals before reloading.

Have you ever thought about using the orange radial motors, using liquid fuel it would allow reusablity that your current design can't really do. Or you could do what I do and just plop a that Kethane closet and get a little fuel out of it.

[Spyritdragon]

'Explosion due to overheating' is most definitely a cruel punishment. If you want to kill your Kerbals inside command pods so badly, get Ioncross and CO2-poison them.

[Mr Tegu]

It needs to be 100% unmodded, so no kethane I did experiment with LF engines but found it didn't really work:

So I tried a larger rocket but that just blasted through the back of the chamber:

I also tried decapitation using an i beam and sepratrons, it worked, kinda:

In the end I settled for the mounting the top of the chamber, along with the sepratrons with docking ports so its semi reusable.

[doggie015]

Basically EVA them in space and de-orbit using their RCS pack

Alternatively:

- Hand them to Danny2462

Fixed that for you