My thoughts on Kerbal haircuts/facial hair etc in the future.

[Custard Donut (In Space)]

Two questions, firstly do you think it will happen eventually? Will Kerbals end up looking very different to what they do today, and secondly should they have these options?

Personally i'm in favour of new haircuts, glasses, beards etc as i think it would look very funny and add to the character, yet something worries me, Kerbals look iconic now as they are, will they lose anything if we start adding these options? Are they like lemmings in that they look fine just as they are, maybe they all look the same for a lore reason?

I'd like your views and opinions if you have the time!

[leax256]

my opinion...this will eventually drag into another female kerbal argument.

[Brevillance]

as you said, they are kinda iconic as they are now...

while it would be nice to kinda...spice it up. I kinda like them being the iconic little guys they are, and would be fine to see them stay that way for ages hence.

[Firenexus13]

Maybe add it as a (possibly secret, like dev cheats) option? maybe add it as a dev cheat, maybe a choice when you start a new save?

I like the original look, but they should add more. adding it as an option seems like the best choice.

[Fulbert]

There's a Kerbalizer app that lets users dress kerbals up and give them all sorts of facial features, like long flowing hair or manly beards, or both.

I won't be surprised if these features do get into the core game eventually, maybe toned down a bit. It would be nice to have some variation in facial features of our little guys.

But then again, if they do stay the same, I won't be sad either.

[Scotius]

I guess first we'll get improved animations and facial expression of Kerbals. Maybe they'll start to really interact with each other? One will say something or do a funny face, and others will answer him or laugh at his antics? That would add a lot of 'life' to the game

[Rage097]

They will continue to have widow's peak. No questions asked.

If/when female kerbals. Add eyelashes. But widow's peak is mandatory and is probably KSC protocol.

[Brofessional]

Just keep them genderless and add a color palette/slider for the suit color and accent colors.

At most give them aviators when you max all their stats.

[NoMrBond]

Play into the current randomizer, so you have, say X different head shapes, X different eyes, X different haircuts, X different features (mustache, sunglasses, cigar, earring/s etc), and when your Kerbal is randomly generated it also has a random combination of these features (providing X^4 unique combinations, or to the power of however many feature 'sets' there are)

Also make a custom Kerbal by assigning a name and picking features

Sounds cool on a personalisation level, but also sounds like a lot of work so in terms of dev priority it's probably going to be way down there until the gameplay is feature complete

[Specialist290]

If a "Hadfield Kerman" ever shows up, I want him to have the most glorious moustache in existence.

[lajoswinkler]

Just keep them genderless and add a color palette/slider for the suit color and accent colors.

At most give them aviators when you max all their stats.

I see what you did there.

[shoveycat]

Just keep them genderless and add a color palette/slider for the suit color and accent colors.

At most give them aviators when you max all their stats.

Love the **** out of that aviator idea

[thunderstar]

facial hair maybe... other haircuts no i like the way they're now