http://www.wired.co....net-annoucement
So, they have found an exoplanet in the habitable range of a yellow sun that is roughly the size of Earth.
Strap on the jet packs, people. We're about to do some Spacin'.
I won't get excited unless its more like Earth than Kepler 22b.
I won't get excited unless its more like Earth than Kepler 22b.
How dare you mock the homeworld of the ultraviolet-communicating Glartarx protoclors!
Salad.
You buy it off Steam. But to be perfectly honest, KSP is, for a good while, more about learning how difficult it is just to get up into orbit, than visiting a far off planet. You shouldn't approach it with the anticipation to be able to build cool space ships from the start, that can do whatever. It's not quite how the game works. Rather, you're like Robert Goddard or Werner Von Braun, and have start to start experimenting from scratch. That's what the game is about. It's a software toy. A space flight physical simulation.
Sure, I do manned missions to Duna's surface (Duna = sort of toy planet corresponding to Mars) with impunity, but I have > 600 hours logged. Granted, that's not all effective time, but includes when the simulation has just been running, or just been on the computer, while I've watched TV or something.
No no no that's fine I get that. It sounds like something I would like.. I have the "universe simulator" from steam and that is wicked fun but you do have to wait for results when using that.
No no no that's fine I get that. It sounds like something I would like.. I have the "universe simulator" from steam and that is wicked fun but you do have to wait for results when using that.
Well, it's not quite like that. You don't wait for results, so much. More like work hard at fiddling with rockets and try to fly them...
...But anyway, if you do get it, don't do the mistake I did, when I originally purchased this. I immediately started the game in 'Sandbox' mode, impatient to get all the components from the start and starting to build advanced rockets. And then I played around for a couple of hours, confused, overwhelmed and frustrated, and convinced the game had a zillion bugs (I couldn't do anything wrong? or misunderstand anything? could I?), and then I did nothing for months, the game dormant on my harddrive. "-Stupid game!" (In reality, it works really well.)
What saved it, was that I one day had to kill some time on my laptop. This time I chose 'Science' mode or 'Science Sandbox'. This forces you to pursue winning science points, in order to buy new rocket component technologies. And you only have primitive, simple means to start with. This is the key to unlock this game. Baby steps. One at a time. It's more than that. It's the main enjoyment of the game, and builds up anticipation and triumphant satisfaction as each new milestone goal is achieved. At the same time you learn the skills and ropes, so you can take another step.
There is also the 'Career mode'. I can't say anything about this, because I haven't tried it. But it also involves finances and management of reputation, structures and personnel.
P.S. BTW, there are plenty of Youtube videos about KSP.
This one, masterfully captures what the KSP experience can be about. 
^ ^ ^ ^ See now that sounds like something I can get into.
I'm getting this.
If I were to start a tavern in space, I would name it Space Bar.
Better yet, a tavern for media representatives would be named Press Space Bar
If I were to start a tavern in space, I would name it Space Bar.
Better yet, a tavern for media representatives would be named Press Space Bar
A bar in space for the media.. Then open the doors, make sure you invited all the reality tv execs
I would like to see a family reunion but a 2,800 light year round trip would be a little much.
Here's a concept of Kepler 452-b in the habitable life zone of its star, much like Earth is around Sol.
I think with all this excitement about "Earth 2.0", it's important to keep in perspective how fricking hard it actually is to find these buggers, let alone determine any kind of half way reliable information about them:
What people think Kepler sees:
What Kepler actually sees:
I was just going to post here too.
https://www.facebook...09518399&type=1
What if?
What if there's people there and they like us are looking towards our part of the sky, have found our Earth and are wondering if there's life here.
If I were to start a tavern in space, I would name it Space Bar.
Better yet, a tavern for media representatives would be named Press Space Bar
Just stumbled on this video. Thought it was cool.
Hey what if aliens communicate in a way we can't or haven't looked at?
We're looking for EM radio signals, but what if they use other mediums like light? We'd be totally screwed then hey?
^That is just awesome.
On a side note, I keep reading kebab instead of kepler in those pics. My subconscious mind is hungry it seems.
^That is just awesome.
On a side note, I keep reading kebab instead of kepler in those pics. My subconscious mind is hungry it seems.
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