Had two u.f.o.s fly by ...

[Green Baron]

Has anyone else had flyby's of objects, they appear, fly by at high speeds and disappear. It's to fast for me to tell a shape or form, could have been asteroids (but twice ?), definitly no debris because i just startet a new game (0.24.2 + Karbonite).

Klaus

Edited September 6, 2014 by kemde
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[Tex_NL]

There are no flying UFO's in KSP.

If you see something weird it is either a glitch (happens sometimes with smoke trails), a nearby object (ship or debris) or a moon/planet in the background.

[Richy teh space man]

Pics/vids or it didn't happen

[Commissioner Tadpole]

There are no flying UFO's in KSP.

If you see something weird it is either a glitch (happens sometimes with smoke trails), a nearby object (ship or debris) or a moon/planet in the background.

If it were a nearby object, then he would've seen the marker and would be able to tell that it is, in fact, a ship/debris. And I don't think moons and planets orbit something fast enough to just zip through as a blur.

Although, it is certainly possible for it to be a glitch - and it is the most probable case. (even though there have been UFO sightings on KSP before)

Pics/vids or it didn't happen

It's impossible to have a picture or video of this. For the OP to be able to supply one, he'd either need to have insane twitch reactions to press the PrintScreen button quick enough, or he'd need to be a wizard that can predict the future to see when he would get another UFO sighting.

yes, i know you're joking! :b

Edited September 6, 2014 by Commissioner Tadpole

[r4pt0r]

is blizzy behind this too?!?!?!!?

[Commissioner Tadpole]

is blizzy behind this too?!?!?!!?

Now that I think about it, it is certainly possible for a mod to add UFOs as an easter egg... although I don't think blizzy is the culprit this time - if he were to make this after the Main Menu thing, he'd have to be aware of the commotion that happened, including several users making repeated threads about the issue and getting on others' nerves. So he'd be pretty kamikaze now - or he just enjoys seeing us scratching our heads furiously!

Even then, if he made it alongside the Main Menu "glitch", we would get way more UFO sighting threads alongside the Main Menu ones, unless he made them so rare the results wouldn't be satisfying. (The other sightings I mentioned took place at around 0.15, way before the Main Menu easter egg was concieved.)

[Green Baron]

Who's blizzy ?

Just had it again when leaving Minmus SOI, i recalled the position of the sun ehm Kerbin in relation to my craft and zoomed out. No debris, no asteroids in that direction, but Ike (and probably Duna but that was not shown) in the background. But that would'n move with that fast angular speed.

Never had that since i play the game (0.23) and i'm really far away from that i-want-to-believe-nonsense ...

Well, i'll get used to it. Ok, i'll put it in the glitch folder. Nevermind, sorry if i bothered, back to work ehm play.

(btw: besides Karbonite i'm now using NEAR and B9 as mods)

Klaus

Edited September 6, 2014 by kemde

[Commissioner Tadpole]

Who's blizzy?

He's an user who made the Toolbar mod to prevent the screen from becomming cluttered with several buttons from mods and crams them all into a single toolbar. He became famous for an easter egg he made to mess with players, included in an older version of the Toolbar mod. It made the Mun menu screen become messed up, with several helmetless Kerbals staring at the crashed rocket with many shovels laying in the ground. Because certain mods shipped that same version of the toolbar, several users came to constantly make threads about it, thinking it was an easter egg by Squad or a glitch.

It's for this reason that raptor's believing blizzy caused this. Do you use any mods, kemde?

[Green Baron]

Do you use any mods, kemde?

Yep. see above :-)

[Aethon]

Hilarious!

I've seen many UFO threads lately and think this is great. The truth is out there!

It amazes me how ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. Somebody needs to make a Mod that turns the stock helmets into aluminum foil hats.

I love this game.

Edited September 11, 2014 by sal_vager

[Odielthen]

If it were a nearby object, then he would've seen the marker and would be able to tell that it is, in fact, a ship/debris. And I don't think moons and planets orbit something fast enough to just zip through as a blur.

Although, it is certainly possible for it to be a glitch - and it is the most probable case. (even though there have been UFO sightings on KSP before)

It's impossible to have a picture or video of this. For the OP to be able to supply one, he'd either need to have insane twitch reactions to press the PrintScreen button quick enough, or he'd need to be a wizard that can predict the future to see when he would get another UFO sighting.

yes, i know you're joking! :b

If the OP has an Nvidia graphics card, they could use Shadow Play and hit a button to capture the previous several minutes of video.

[r4pt0r]

If the OP has an Nvidia graphics card, they could use Shadow Play and hit a button to capture the previous several minutes of video.

Ive had trouble getting that to work, but that was like 6 months ago i tried it.

[Sky_walker]

Get a new GPU drivers and try again. nVidia worked quite a bit on fixing any issues with Shadow Play they could.

[nine_iron]

My wife made me UFOs for breakfast once...

Unidentifiable Fried Objects

Edited September 6, 2014 by nine_iron

[Green Baron]

If the OP has an Nvidia graphics card, they could use Shadow Play and hit a button to capture the previous several minutes of video.

That sounds interesting [searching internet] ... oh, they just have it just for that program where you have to press start to stop it.

I'm using Linux :-)

[SolNG]

Well, since the objects were unidentified by the OP, then yes, they were UFOs. Implying they are piloted alien spacecraft is a different speculation.

[HafCoJoe]

He's an user who made the Toolbar mod to prevent the screen from becomming cluttered with several buttons from mods and crams them all into a single toolbar. He became famous for an easter egg he made to mess with players, included in an older version of the Toolbar mod. It made the Mun menu screen become messed up, with several helmetless Kerbals staring at the crashed rocket with many shovels laying in the ground. Because certain mods shipped that same version of the toolbar, several users came to constantly make threads about it, thinking it was an easter egg by Squad or a glitch.

It's for this reason that raptor's believing blizzy caused this. Do you use any mods, kemde?

THAT'S where that easter egg came from... XD didn't know that. I haven't seen random things go flying by but it could have possibly maybe had a vague chance of being the twice removed and remarried cousin of terrain scatter?

[Guest]

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[Dizzle]

Minmus has often been mistaken for a UFO, though I doubt that's what happened to OP based on the description. I assume you don't have distant objects installed?

[hazarada]

Yesterday I was doing some missions and I had to rescue somebody called "dudeman kerman" or whatever from the orbit. Just after I loaded him up and started aiming for the de-orbit vector, I saw a gray dot appear. It was moving some ~200m/s relative to me and I was like "woot, what could possibly be around here?". I moved my mouse over the dot and it red "Jebbediah Kerman". A chill went up my spine as I watched him get closer and closer, the thing is - Jebbediah died around a week ago on a botched landing on a return mission from Pol, WTF! As he got to be within 1km of my craft, I tried to hit the - button to switch to him, "maybe the game didn't save right or something?" I thought. Just as I pressed the button, a massive, bloodied, green head covered my screen.

It was Jebbediah. His helmet was smashed in, one of his eyes was missing and so was most of his jaw. There was torn skin everywhere and strange crystalline structures protruding out of his skull. He was moving what was left of his jaw, almost as if trying to crack a smile. The whine from his eva suits air tank suddenly stopped and turned into a loud gurgle as he grabbed a hold on my little shuttle. BANG BANG, he was smashing his arm against the airlock with unnatural force. Dudeman was flipping the fk out as the shuttle rumbled and the gurgle spelled out "WAI U LEAVE ME? I AM COME HOME". I maxed the throttle, the kick from the acceleration left me breathless for a moment, but just for a moment.

I was out of fuel! I checked the tracking screen and spotted Jebbediah Kerman a few kilometers away. Initially he was moving ~100m/s away from me but gradually he was closing the dV between us. I ordered dudeman to get out there and push the craft with his suit, we needed just some 15dV to drop out of orbit. The screens flickered as Jebbediah stopped moving away from us and started approaching. 4km and closing. Dudeman was doing a good job with the pushing though and the craft was light. I counted down the remaining dV.. 4.. 3.. 2.. thump. I was glad to see that we were now on route to land on Kerbin but wait, where is Jebbediah on the tracking screen? Dudeman, come in! Dudeman, whats going on, can you see anything? Silence.

There was nothing else to do but to strap in and wait, it would be 14 minutes before my shuttle actually reaches any significant atmosphere. Gradually the familiar gurgling sound builds up and is shaking the craft once more. "I WAS HUNGRY, SORRY, SO SORRY" echoes in the pod. I can only imagine what happened to dudeman. The banging on the airlock starts up again, 8 minutes. The metal door won't hold for much longer, I realized as I stared at the bumps appearing on the inside. I suited up as a counter measure to the inevitable leak. As the air rushes out, I can see a bloody stump trying to force its way in through the bent edge of the airlock door. Inhumane screams fill whats left of the air inside as I realize that we just hit the atmosphere. There was smoke and fire blasting in through the damaged door, I couldn't see anything as the pod tumbled through re-entry at terrible speeds. I heard the parachutes deploy and g force involved knocked my head against the seat and it was lights out.

There was a crackly voice, I couldn't make out what it was saying as I came to. Hissss... I suddenly realized that that would be the radio, It was KSP ground control inquiring what happened. The smoke had mostly cleared out and moonlight was shining through the airlock doorhole, the door had apparently been blown away during re-entry. Still disoriented, I climbed out of the pod. There was nearly nothing left of the shuttle, burning pieces of metal illuminated the desert I appeared to have landed on. There was a twinkle of light in the distance, as it got closer I heard it to be a helicopter. I was trying to radio KSP mission control to tell them what happened but I realized.. I couldn't speak. I lifted my hand to touch my face, only to realize that my hand was gone, it was but a bloody stump.

Panicking, I looked for the first aid kit, the shock must have numbed my senses because I couldn't feel anything. Realizing it had been destroyed in the crash, I watched the copter land and desperately rushed towards it. The first responders jumped out of the copter and ran towards me, I was out of breath so I fell on my knees. As they got within 10 feet from me they suddenly stopped and slowly started backing away. I reached for them, why wouldn't they help me? One of them got on the radio and said "this can't be real.. its.. Jebbediah." I was confused, I looked behind me, there was nobody there. As I looked back towards them, they were now running back towards the copter at full speed. I got up and followed them. Just as the copter took off, I wrapped myself around the landing struts. THE END.

Holy wow, this post got out of hand, better stop now.

Edited September 6, 2014 by hazarada

[Uncle Mort]

I've had a similar occurrence; busy lining up a docking and something flashed past in the background. It was real enough for me to pull the view back to look around. Nothing there. Very odd.

[Aethon]

Minmus has often been mistaken for a UFO, though I doubt that's what happened to OP based on the description. I assume you don't have distant objects installed?

Yeah, yeah. Pretty soon some scientician'll wade in here and 'explain' how it's just swamp gas reflected off of the surface of Eve.

Don't believe the Hype..

[cantab]

It's impossible to have a picture or video of this. For the OP to be able to supply one, he'd either need to have insane twitch reactions to press the PrintScreen button quick enough, or he'd need to be a wizard that can predict the future to see when he would get another UFO sighting.

Or he'd need to have been recording anyway.

I'm voting glitch rather than deliberate Easter Egg, but for the moment the UFOs remain just that - unidentified.

[NecroBones]

Does it happen while you have a pop-up open in the middle of the screen (like science output etc)? I've occasionally seen the mouse-over text fly off into space, in the distance. It's a hilarious bug. And it's usually too small to read, but I run at a pretty high resolution, so I can sometimes make it out.

[Green Baron]

Does it happen while you have a pop-up open in the middle of the screen (like science output etc)? I've occasionally seen the mouse-over text fly off into space, in the distance. It's a hilarious bug. And it's usually too small to read, but I run at a pretty high resolution, so I can sometimes make it out.

At least for the last time i can't exclude that ... am aware now.