The struggles of 0.17

[Penguinhero]

This is for all you new ksp players who bought the game around 0.20-0.23. Ksp was an entirely different game than it is now. First of, the space center. This is what our space center looked like...

Very bland and different than what we have now. next the planets, 0.17 was the update to give all those planets. Pol and Eeloo were not in the game at the time. Gilly was bugged as you fell through the ground and exploded.Moho was red had an atmosphere at the time. It wasn't an ordinary atmosphere is was an atmosphere of burring helium and hydrogen. it overheated your fuel tanks, your RCS, your engine an 1/16 thrust, it was a nightmare, plus the atmosphere was too thin for parachutes. Don't believe me?

(not my video)

Now, rockets. We had no docking, electricity, science, ion drives, or even oxidizer! Our jet engines required no intakes and flames out at around 11,000m to 12,000m regardless. our SAS would shake our crafts to pieces for reasons i can't explain. We had no probe cores. We had to send crew everywhere. We had no crew management. the pod you chose was the pod the crew you sent was the only crew you had on the mission. We had no action groups, making SSTO's THAT much harder. Our fuel tanks looked like this...

We had a lot less parts. we had no flag planting. We even had no ROVER WHEELS. Our "rovers" were landing gear and a rocket. The Kraken was much more active during 0.17. It hated everyone. We also had the **** ****** ***** ******* **** :mad::mad::mad:LAUNCH TOWER:mad::mad::mad: on the launch pad that ****** with our rockets as the spawned inside the tower itself. The tower being ascetic and having no structural meaning WHAT SO EVER! Finally 0.17 had no DOCKING. If you wanted to go to Laythe your rockets had to, 1 reach orbit, 2 escape Kerbin, 3 reach Jool WITHOUT MANEUVER NODES!!!!!!!!!!!!, 4 orbit Laythe, 5 land, 6 orbit Laythe again, 7 escape Layhe and Jool, 8 reach Kerbin, 9 re-enter around Kerbin, and 10 land. It was a lot for one rocket. That my friend is the struggles of KSP 0.17 in a nutshell

Edit: someone brought this up, Remember how the runway was ramp less and it was basically a slab? Remember how if you came in the slightest bit too low its ripped your entire plane apart?

Edited February 1, 2014 by Penguinhero

[astropapi1]

Ahh, the good ol' times...

This game has changed a lot since I joined, and I'm glad to be a part of it.

[RocketPilot573]

Yep, those were there days... Eyeballing interplanetary encounters was just too hard!! "Do I burn right, or left?"

Edited January 30, 2014 by RocketPilot573

[Starwhip]

I found a school computer with version 0.13.3 today.... No nodes, landing gear, docking, Minmus, Duna, etc. And you know how the orbit path changes to the mun periapsis when it crosses SOI? Nope. Had to hardcore my trajectory to land. But it worked, kind of. Landed sideways perfectly fine, then throttled up and exploded.

[Kerbart]

I joined through the .18 demo and the .21 payware version. I can only imagine playing the game without manuever nodes. I mean, yes, I don't use them half the time now, but that's because MJ gives me orbital statistics and I know what's going on. Having to figure it out at first...

I always wondered why they got rid of the launch tower. I thought it was cool. I'm sure after having a couple of rockets spawn inside the tower, it's a bit less cool.

I'm sure you old-timers think we youngsters have it waaaay to easy

[SpaceSphereOfDeath]

Try 0.14 ya whippersnappers, no patch tonics or atomic rockets.

(Waits for someone from 0.11 to come and call me a whippersnapper)

[NASAFanboy]

I started with 0.07, then I lost interest.

Interest picked up again around 0.15, and I bought the game. There was a lapse in activity until 0.17, and then I joined in 0.18.

So I started playing in 0.07

Still remember the night-side glitches, and how getting into orbit was an massive achievement. Heck, it took me 25 tries to get myself into space. And I was going straight up!

And I still remember how I thought that 20KM perigee was a stable orbit (Some idiotic thought that lasted until 0.19, only to find that 99% of my satelltes deorbited themselves one year into my career save. Alas, my poor spacestation(s), which greatly puzzled me as to why they kept dissappearing and why Kerbals where dissappearing and why I kept having to replace them. Oh, and the nightmre that was interplanetary transfers for me, and landing on the Mun.

How much I have changed! My satellites orbit in perfect circles far above, my stations are big and strong, my ships have been to every planet of the Kerbol system and I have probes all over, and I have even built an Munbase!

Edited January 30, 2014 by NASAFanboy

[A Fat Pokemon]

Think I joined around .13.. Fun times Also I do really miss that atmosphere of Mohos as except for Tylo, it was the only one that gave me a nice challenge

[StarVision]

I started in 0.16, after EVA was added. I remember the old clunky UI where EVERYTHING was in the staging. RCS, SAS, Fuel Tanks, Struts... I also remember getting excited about the new planets, even though I'd never actually landed on either of Kerbin's moons. Good Times.

[Giggleplex777]

I remembered the days in 0.15 when 70% of planes I launched would fall apart when physics loaded.

[SuperBigD60]

I never realized how awesome docking was because I started up in .18 and it took me another year to figure out that it was new to that update.

[Rainbow-Dashie]

I think I joined in 0.18 (maybe? didn't pay attention.), had the old space center but docking and nodes were all here, as were all the planets, and what not.

[SuperBigD60]

I think I joined in 0.18 (maybe? didn't pay attention.), had the old space center but docking and nodes were all here, as were all the planets, and what not.

reentry effects?

[Woopert]

Started playing the game in December using the old demo.

I bought the game January 2013, in 0.18. The game was a lot different and has definitely improved. So yeah, no rover wheels, Skippers, whatever the tiny orange Rockomax is called... Good times

I took a break from the game in May due to personal issues, but returned late August to 0.21 (although I played some 0.20 in July). What a pleasant surprise! Flags, cupolas, skippers, new VAB/SPH and an Astronaut Complex! ...!

KSP is so awesome. I have a huge interest in space and science nowm all thanks to this brilliant game.

[JimmyAgent007]

ah .17 right where i started. a few things have changed since then.

sometimes i wish i could forget KSP only so i could replay it for the first time and learn everything all over again.

[Woopert]

reentry effects?

Re-entry effects were added in 0.19 IIRC.

[Richy teh space man]

When I started we used to dream of planets and moons..

And I can also remember the many Kerbals sacrificed in Mun landing attempts.. and rage quitting after spending ages getting from Kerbin to the Mun and losing them..

0.17 though was one of the best releases in my opinion, and I do remember Moho being a pig to land on. However, you could land on the edge of a large crater on it safely enough.

[Villageidiot]

I started in .19 so I guess by standards I am a bit spoiled. Good reentry effects, navi nodes, etc. I love ksp though

[SuperBigD60]

Re-entry effects were added in 0.19 IIRC.

Right, I was trying to help the fellow date himself.

[Rainbow-Dashie]

reentry effects?

I do believe that there were reentry effects, so I guess I'm from 0.19, which does sound more familiar.

[tygoo7]

I joined in 0.16 when EVAs were added. Those were the days...

[Millst0ne MK II]

Pretty sure I started with one of the first public releases, whatever that even was.

[Xaiier]

Started in .13, didn't find the screenshot button till .16. Some nostalgia images for those of us that remember those days.

[Andon]

I bought the game in .14, played for a bit, then dropped the game for a while (Changed computers, etc). Found it again when it hit Steam. and I have only 400+ hours in it now.

[AHO]

I started in 0.16 and WOW. has the game changed since then. When planets were added over a year ago I was so exited! Man, it's really bean that long. The times go by so fast.