Falling kerbounats on Mun, possible suit depressurization

[Pawelk198604]

My kerball falls and really often on Mun, i know that real astronauts also falling on Moon like this one

It's good that nothing happened to this astronaut, but tragedy can happen.

So i just wondering does will SQUAD add REALISTIC depressurization in space animation

[GreeningGalaxy]

Um. I don't think we want realistic kerbal death animations (at least I don't). The sad little gray poof is pretty euphemistic, but given what I occasionally accidentally put my kerbs through in the course of my space program, I don't think I want to see any kind of realistic injuries on them. That would detract from the humor of the game rather significantly, to say the least.

[HorusKol]

What do you mean by realistic depressurisation? Because the exploding in vacuum thing is science-fiction and unreal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_exposure#In_science_fiction

[Mitchz95]

I would like depressurization to be a thing in the future (with the Kerbals just exploding as they do now) but I doubt it'd make it into the stock game. Some modder should do it.

[GreeningGalaxy]

What do you mean by realistic depressurisation? Because the exploding in vacuum thing is science-fiction and unreal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_exposure#In_science_fiction

I was assuming the OP meant having the suit visibly collapse around the kerbal and have the model stop reacting to player input. Dead bodies could be an interesting addition to the game, but I'm not so sure I'd actually want to see it.

[KerbMav]

I like the children-compatible implementation of death as it is now.

A ragdoll effect belongs into other games, but not KSP in my opinion.

[HorusKol]

I was assuming the OP meant having the suit visibly collapse around the kerbal and have the model stop reacting to player input. Dead bodies could be an interesting addition to the game, but I'm not so sure I'd actually want to see it.

I agree - dead bodies would be a grim addition - I just wanted to point out that the "general" idea of "real" is actually not (and exploding kerbals wouldn't be much better, anyway)

[vger]

I agree - dead bodies would be a grim addition - I just wanted to point out that the "general" idea of "real" is actually not (and exploding kerbals wouldn't be much better, anyway)

Ehh... they do explode. Oh, they definitely do.

Um. I don't think we want realistic kerbal death animations (at least I don't). The sad little gray poof is pretty euphemistic, but given what I occasionally accidentally put my kerbs through in the course of my space program, I don't think I want to see any kind of realistic injuries on them. That would detract from the humor of the game rather significantly, to say the least.

There are other comical ways to present death though.

I for one always would've liked for a "Wile. E. Coyote" style crater to be left behind after a Kerbal hit the ground too hard. Perhaps in the exact shape of the Kerbal?

Edited September 10, 2014 by vger

[Dizzle]

Yeah, I kind of want something between realistic deaths and what we have now. It should still be cartoony and light, I just think the puff feels like a placeholder.

[worir4]

Does any one else find it fun that even when you drop a kerbal from orbit there is a small chance of him surviving?

[Harry Rhodan]

Does any one else find it fun that even when you drop a kerbal from orbit there is a small chance of him surviving?

If you turn him around and make him land on his helmet the chance of him surviving seems to be 100%.

[magnemoe]

Related has anybody else had kerbals become debris, they stand upright and don't react to controls, in map mode they disapear from the eva tab and is listed under debris.

This happened to me during an rover accident, kerbal became ragdol, fell off the seat and ended standing as debris.

Stupidly he still consumed resources in tac life support.

[worir4]

Related has anybody else had kerbals become debris, they stand upright and don't react to controls, in map mode they disapear from the eva tab and is listed under debris.

This happened to me during an rover accident, kerbal became ragdol, fell off the seat and ended standing as debris.

Stupidly he still consumed resources in tac life support.

Maybe his brain fell out?

[EdFred]

Wile E. Coyote silhouettes upon impact with the ground?

[GreeningGalaxy]

Does any one else find it fun that even when you drop a kerbal from orbit there is a small chance of him surviving?

I find that if you land on your feet and make sure you're burning the jetpack upwards as hard as you can when you do, you almost always live.

[Capt Snuggler]

Related has anybody else had kerbals become debris, they stand upright and don't react to controls, in map mode they disapear from the eva tab and is listed under debris.

This happened to me during an rover accident, kerbal became ragdol, fell off the seat and ended standing as debris.

Stupidly he still consumed resources in tac life support.

yeah I have guys stranded all over the mun. they fell out of the rover and stopped responding. standing forever in a T stance, there eyes fixated on the horizon.

I built a lander with a grabber so I can recover them... one day.

[pizzaoverhead]

Related has anybody else had kerbals become debris, they stand upright and don't react to controls, in map mode they disapear from the eva tab and is listed under debris.

It's a known issue. You can see how to fix it here.