Lolkillalevi Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) I've heard something of a kraken, And also I've watched a cinematic with some kinda ship swirling around.I did go to google and researched it, But i didn't really get it real well. So don't flame me if i'm asking a dumb question. Thanks in advance! Edited October 30, 2013 by Lolkillalevi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KvickFlygarn87 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's the KSP name for a gamebreaking glitch.Also, there's a dead kraken on one of Jools moons. (I believe it's Pol.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capi3101 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/KrakenAnd yes, it's Pol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolkillalevi Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Oh okay! Thank you For clearing that up. Do people flame on this forum or...Not? I'm still new so i really don't know what these people here do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richy teh space man Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It was a bug where forces acted on different parts of the ship differently, resulting in loss of control or dissambly of your ship (or both)And the creature in question sits on the moon Bop, not PolAnd this forum is flame free (mostly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voleurinconnu Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's actually a particular glitch that was fixed long long ago. Back then, if you got going particularly fast, or got particularly far from Kerbin, especially with large ships, your craft could spontaneously fly apart and explode. It took on the name "The Space Kraken" and the name gets applied to all sorts of bugs that destroy ships, but aren't actually the true Kraken.And yeah, there's a dead Kraken easter egg that was placed on Bop by the devs to commemorate the fixing of that bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Buddy Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's Bop.____ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwhip Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 And yeah, there's a dead Kraken easter egg that was placed on Bop by the devs to commemorate the fixing of that bug.The bug wasn't fixed, as far as I know. It was just "scaled" down in severity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolkillalevi Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Thanks for all the posts, If i can ask, how can i put achievements or get achievements on signatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voleurinconnu Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 For all intents and purposes it's fixed. It used to be that the origin was located at the launch pad, and when you got far away from ksc the game had to deal with really huge numbers in order to do calculations, numbers large enough to where it has to round to an approximate location. when you got far enough away, different parts of your ship could get rounded to different numbers, making the ship at first wobble, and eventually fly apart. When Krakensbane was added the origin always stays with your ship, so now whenever it's calculating everything, you're still technically really close to the origin so it doesn't have to deal with numbers the code can't hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassa Farlander Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The ribbon generator is here http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/24581-WEB-APP-Ribbon-Generator-1-1-0Its nothing official, just for fun Also my sig kraken reference is from the forum crash in april this year, also known as the great coffee spill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The Hell Kraken still exists in certain conditions. It can be circumvented in most cases by loading the last Quicksave or by quitting the game and loading a different vessel (with the risk that the Krak'd vessel you just were on dies as a result; a sacrifice instead of breaking the save of the whole game you're currently on.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirrobert Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Oh okay! Thank you For clearing that up. Do people flame on this forum or...Not? I'm still new so i really don't know what these people here do.Welcome. It's pritty friendly here. I think it's cause KSP is so dificult, only smart people come here The Hell Kraken still exists in certain conditions. It can be circumvented in most cases by loading the last Quicksave or by quitting the game and loading a different vessel (with the risk that the Krak'd vessel you just were on dies as a result; a sacrifice instead of breaking the save of the whole game you're currently on.)Sounds fitting to the name, that it demands a sacrifice XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lajoswinkler Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Oh okay! Thank you For clearing that up. Do people flame on this forum or...Not? I'm still new so i really don't know what these people here do.Open a thread about Mechjeb and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capi3101 Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Oh okay! Thank you For clearing that up. Do people flame on this forum or...Not? I'm still new so i really don't know what these people here do.There are certain topics that will stoke the fires of Hades (telling people playing with Mechjeb is cheating is one, mentioning that telling people playing with Mechjeb is anoth......aw, crap!!!).For the most part though, you don't really see proper flame wars around here. We do have our share of abject jerks, but its usually only when they've been having a bad day in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waseem1235 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 you all meanthat kerbal space program didn't make it special for us to be scared? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KvickFlygarn87 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 you all meanthat kerbal space program didn't make it special for us to be scared?Not sure if trolling or proper grammar (insert short word for national socialist here).Anyways, can you take that again? I don't quite understand you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirrobert Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The bug wasn't fixed, as far as I know. It was just "scaled" down in severity.Not sure if trolling or proper grammar (insert short word for national socialist here).Anyways, can you take that again? I don't quite understand you.I think he's joking, about how the kraken is an actual feature, rather than a bugPritty silly reason for a necro though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vger Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The Kraken isn't an easter egg, but given how it's practically turned into a Kerbal meme, it seriously ought to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeroignite Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The Kraken isn't an easter egg, I think you need to explore the system a little more thoroughly And regarding the original flavors of Kraken, the initial issue was indeed a frame-of-reference centered on Kerbin. They switched it to a moving frame of reference that would reposition every couple of kilometers, but at high velocity floating point errors still lead to "warp shakes" that would make ships look like they were vibrating to death. Now when you engage warp your ship is literally the center of the universe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW-1 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The Kraken is a new hire, supposedly available with the next release.Who doth dare take the Kraken with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Findthepin1 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 i found it by mistakei was polar orbiting bop and found this bright dot. i went to it it was the kraken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpo Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Kraken used to be the name for a specific glitch, but now since that one was mostly fixed, it came to mean all ship/craft/game destroying bugs. If your ship randomly exploded or disappeared, that's the Kraken. (it could also mean the easter-egg on Bop, but that's less commonly used)Engineers have gremlins, we have kraken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The original kraken no longer exists. This thread will be closed now to avoid confusing new players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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