It's Hardly Rocket Science

Episode 26: Predictable

Sordid — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:49:58 +0000

The end is nigh, 0.20 is upon us! Well, soon. Hopefully. Unless something goes kerbal.

Episode 25: Safety Zone

Sordid — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:20 +0000

If only it were as simple as that.

Episode 24: Danger Zone

Capt'n Skunky — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:54:40 +0000

We’ve all been there. We’ve all done that.

Episode 23: Multipurpose

Sordid — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:14:47 +0000

Orders come down the chain of command. So what happens when the chain has kerbals at both ends and at every point in between?

Episode 22: Par For The Course

Capt'n Skunky — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:13:56 +0000

Jeb just can’t resist the opportunity for a good game of golf.

Episode 21: It’s Just A Theory Anyway, Right?

Sordid — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:20:19 +0000

February 12 was Darwin Day, a commemoration of the birth of one of the most important figures in the history of science. As usual, we here at Kerbal Comics are happy to deliver a thematically appropriate strip in a timely fashion.

New Wallpaper From Episode 11

Capt'n Skunky — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:15:52 +0000

We got a request to make a wallpaper from the last panel of episode 11 and here it is!

1920×1080 Ep-11-Wallpaper.7z

KSP v0.18.4 Released! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Capt'n Skunky — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:11:52 +0000

Squad just released the latest version of Kerbal Space Program based on a Unity 4 build.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/content.php/140-KSP-0-18-4-is-out!

==================================== v0.18.4 RC3

Bug Fixes and Tweaks:

* Fixed the latest version checking.
* Fixed some places that were using an old and inaccurate value for the vessel’s G-force, preventing entering warp sometimes.
* Fixed an issue which caused DAE model loading to fail.

==================================== v0.18.4 RC2

Bug Fixes and Tweaks:

* Fixed an issue where controls could become locked when switching focus out of a dead uncontrollable vessel.
* Fixed a collision issue with the large RCS Tank.
* Fixed a transparency issue with smoke FX and explosions.
* Boarding a vessel from EVA no longer toggles the SAS on the vessel.
* The VAB and SPH now show decoupler ejection forces on the part stats.
* Fixed a few typos on part descriptions and tutorials.
* Increased Jool’s rotating frame threshold altitude to prevent entering its atmosphere with the rotating frame disabled.
* Fixed an issue with the UI background not scaling correctly on the SPH.
* Fixed winglet colliders.
* Fixed EVA light orientations.
* Updated Copyright dates.
* Fixed vab transparency issue.
* Fixed Explosion Shader Transparency issues.
* Fixed Part Actions being clickable if Time Warp was engaged while the Action UI was already up.

==================================== v0.18.4 RC1

New:

* Ported the game over to Unity 4. Expect improved performance.
* Added a new stock spaceplane: The Ravenspear Mk4.

Bug Fixes and Tweaks:

* Fixed some buttons not being locked out properly on the Tracking Station and possibly other scenes.
* The Staging Stack now automatically scrolls back into view if a staging operation sends it off screen.
* Stage groups and icons now accurately follow the mouse when dragging.
* Fixed some UI controls and keys being responsive during pause.
* Fixed some sounds (mainly voices) being affected by 3D effects when they shouldn’t.
* Fixed an issue when going in and out of Map View after crashing the ship.
* Fixed the EVA map icons not showing.
* Fixed the planetary terrain not starting up properly sometimes.
* Fixed the error messages when exiting the game from the flight scene.
* Added a bad name filter for the Kerbal name generator.
* Fixed issues with the popup dialogs that allowed them to spawn a massive number of duplicates.
* Parts on the parts list no longer show the author on their tooltips (that broke immersion).
* Flight basics tutorial now requires player to set throttle to max before finishing the tutorial (and launching).
* fixed the non-persistent StateName field on MunFlight Tutorial.

New Demo v0.18.3 Released! Built on Unity 4!

Capt'n Skunky — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:36:00 +0000

Squad just released a new free demo based on an 0.18.3 Unity 4 build. This should really blow you out of the atmosphere!

* Part loading limited to the 25 stock ones.
* No Plugin loading.
* SPH and Runway Facilities are inaccessible.
* Only one save profile allowed.
* Cannot launch new flights if 3 or more are already in progress.
* Kerbin, the Mun and the Sun are the only celestial bodies in the solar system.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/42231-Article-A-New-Demo%21

Enjoy!

Episode 20: Eagerness

Sordid — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:26:50 +0000

You’ll notice there’s quite a lot of artwork recycling in this one. That’s because the point of this comic was to explore the idea of drawing kerbals in bits and then assembling those as needed instead of drawing a whole kerbal from scratch each time. The goal was to reduce the time it takes to [...]