Crew respawning

[ammonia_ocean]

When I kill a Kerbal and go to Space Center instead of reverting and load a new rocket, if I killed Bill, Bob, or Jeb, they respawn immediately and I have them as the crew again. If it's one of the generic ones, they either do the same thing or respawn within a few launches. I kind of feel like my immersion gets broken when this happens, and I get tired of launching the same guys over and over and over. I can change it by selecting a different crew in the VAB, but since the game always autoselects the top Kerbal(s) on the crew list whenever I'm launching a rocket, I have to specifically choose a new crew every time I redo a launch. Is there a "permadeath" button I'm missing? If not, are there mods to create permadeath (at least for the generic Kerbals) or to randomize the crew each new launch instead of picking the same guys every single time? Thanks!

[robopilot99]

Go into your save file in look for a line titled permadeath and change it to false. That's how I recall it being done

[ammonia_ocean]

Got it, thanks. It was the MissingCrewsRespawn field.

[Callmedave]

I assume you don't want Bill, Bob or Jeb as the default crew.

Could you not put a 3 man capsule on wheels, drive it from the runway to the grounds and leave it there.

I haven't tried it but in theory that could work?

[Scotius]

Solution is simple - do not kill your Kerbals. Works well for me

[Daffs]

So that's how Jeb got back from that accident on the Mun. I didn't want to ask him, it seemed rude and he was acting like nothing had happened.

[NFUN]

I assume you don't want Bill, Bob or Jeb as the default crew.

Could you not put a 3 man capsule on wheels, drive it from the runway to the grounds and leave it there.

I haven't tried it but in theory that could work?

Yes. 67810

[timsfitz]

So that's how Jeb got back from that accident on the Mun. I didn't want to ask him, it seemed rude and he was acting like nothing had happened.

Hahahaha yeah I guess it might be a sore spot between you two

[Felsmak]

I remember the days before the new crew system. I always ended up launching the same Kerbals, even when they were already in use. Had they ever met each other, I'm sure the universe would've imploded. Or something.