Lhathron the Elf Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 You're all welcome, by the way, for teaching you guys how to use Twitter tags. Thank you. I will definitely (not) use this valuable skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrous Oxide Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 <face palm>Never thought that Squad would cave to the ridiculous public pressure to have "females" of an alien species that could have been hermaphrodites for all we know.Cheers to the community for pressuring Squad to waste their time on a non issue.Can't wait to see how horribly unoptimized they are as well. Because the first thing a game that is unstable for at least 30% of players due to RAM limits needs right now is more assets. Also, should I start the push for trans-gender Kerbals now? I mean, equality and all... don't half ass it when you can go all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpo Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Dang, I was (not so) secretly hoping for a new planet, but oh well. I guess it was in the plans; it had to be done sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudgetHedgehog Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) when and where will the squadcast be?http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/84562-KSP-TV-Programming-ScheduleIn about an hours time (as of time of writing) here.I'll be sure to get a Summary up Edited January 23, 2015 by Claw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkaboy Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Great news! Girl kerbals are a wonderful new addition! I'm really glad Squad is adding them to the game now, instead of leaving it as an afterthought. Some people here may disagree, but I personally think that women are far more important than a new aerodynamics model.I do hope they consider the velociraptors too, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victus Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Project Valentina it was then, can we have a few useful things now like Planets and I don't know optimization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowerChild Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 The names, though made-up mishmashes, have all been distinctly male and of English origin. That's good evidence the Kerbals we've had are intended as male.So what? Are any of us so short on imagination that we can't fathom an alien culture having a naming convention that violates our narrow sense of gender boundaries? Heck, if it's an issue, you can just throw "Sue" into the table of random names and be done with it.IMO, the lack of "female" Kerbals didn't speak of there being anything wrong with the game, it was the complaints about it that spoke more to our obsession with gender and gender roles as a culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirligig Girl Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 <face palm>Never thought that Squad would cave to the ridiculous public pressure to have "females" of an alien species that could have been hermaphrodites for all we know.Cheers to the community for pressuring Squad to waste their time on a non issue. Personally, I was hoping for the Van Allen radiation belt to be implemented in some way, but I guess we get "Valentina" instead Even the old firework launches Harvester did as a kid had female Kerbals. Kerbals are humans, just seen through a different lens.- - - Updated - - -So what? Are any of us so short on imagination that we can't fathom an alien culture having a naming convention that violates our narrow sense of gender boundaries? Heck, if it's an issue, you can just throw "Sue" into the table of random names and be done with it.IMO, the lack of "female" Kerbals didn't speak of there being anything wrong with the game, it was the complaints about it that spoke more to our obsession with gender and gender roles as a culture.It really is an issue, too. Every time I've shown a female teacher or friend or even my grandmother Kerbal Space Program, they all eventually remark about how there's no female Kerbals. Some have even been put off by this, though that's their problem.Just don't change your mod's name to Better than Female Kerbals when you add Van Allen belts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Helps them for edu version as well, I'd bet.BTW, do I get snacks for guessing right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Phil Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Considering I've seen an Annie Kerman.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrous Oxide Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 optimization?Nope, MOAR ASSETS!!!Is it too late for a refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirligig Girl Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/84562-KSP-TV-Programming-ScheduleIn about an hours time (as of time of writing) here.I'll be sure to get a Summary up Valentina. Anyway, that's what I thought when I first thought of female Kerbals confirmed. I can't believe it took me so long to realize female-kerbals confirmed could be Valentina. I was thinking about Volcanoes and Voices at the time. Then Max said it was a very important name and I was sure it was female Kerbals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Lets not get off-topic here about gender politics. 'Project V' has been revealed and we now know what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirligig Girl Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Lets not get off-topic here about gender politics. 'Project V' has been revealed and we now know what it is Interesting how she doesn't have her profile pic yet. Could've been kept a secret and revealed her picture early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Interesting how she doesn't have her profile pic yet. Could've been kept a secret and revealed her picture early.We'll release the pictures when we're/they're ready for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tygoo7 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I look forward to see how the female kerbals will look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We'll not have any gender arguments please guys and gals, you know female Kerbals have been asked for for a long time, well now it's happening for real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John FX Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Ah, project V has been discovered. Time to have a look.EDIT : a profile page, looks like we'll be getting some female staff. Edited January 23, 2015 by John FX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkaboy Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 I look forward to see how the female kerbals will look like. MaxMaps confirms that sexual dimorphism won't be huge, and that there won't be lipstick. I'm optimist so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrous Oxide Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) We'll not have any gender arguments please guys and gals, you know female Kerbals have been asked for for a long time, well now it's happening for real Well how about the other things that are actually substantial to the long-term health of the game (ie optimizing existing assets before piling more in there)? We get fluff and are supposed to treat it like they gave us a new solar system to explore or something... hooray? Sorry for not faking any enthusiasm when there are more critical things they should be working on. I for one could care less if Kerbals have a gender or not, they're not people, why should it matter? Can you really tell the difference between a female and male cat or dog without checking the obvious? They could literally just add female names to the database and spend five minutes and then get back to work on actual important things. Edited January 23, 2015 by sal_vager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirligig Girl Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 We'll release the pictures when we're ready for it I know you guys like keeping secrets. But it could have been a secret easter egg hunt for an hour or so. Not tell anyone about the account. Not release any images except for the profile pic.Might not've even been found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wait for the Squadcast Nitrous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpo Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) The way I see it, Kerbals are the manifestation of a quick drawing of a human.They vaguely resemble humans, but of course they're not perfect. Just think of them like a really detailed stick figure. In other words...That's me. That's you. That's (mostly) everyone who has been, is currently, and will be in existence. Edited January 23, 2015 by Norpo (mostly) harmless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrous Oxide Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Wait for the Squadcast Nitrous I hope it changes my mind... I want to actually play KSP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowerChild Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Just don't change your mod's name to Better than Female Kerbals when you add Van Allen belts Lol...it'll be tempting This is definitely the biggest face-palm I've pulled with KSP since the starting manned thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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