![]() ![]() Well, I would just have to learn from my errors. The capsule exploded, and Jebediah with it. The G-force meter started climbing to levels I really didn’t want to see – then, at about 15 Gs, there was a bang. With flames beginning to surround the capsule, I hoped that just maybe, it would survive anyway. And with no fuel left, there was nothing I could do about it.Īs Jebediah’s capsule commenced its alarmingly fast plunge back into the atmosphere and I jettisoned the spent booster, I also realised that I had neglected to add a heat shield. It didn’t seem to be climbing as fast as I’d hoped, but by the time the rocket ran out of fuel, I found that it had built enough momentum to climb to an altitude of about 400 kilometres! (Space begins at 70 kilometres in KSP.) Brilliant…or was it? I had tried to steer the rocket sideways a little during launch, but clearly this had not been sufficient, and the capsule was now going to come down very steep and very fast. The Kestrel lifted off successfully and began maintaining a straight course upwards. With the intrepid Jebediah Kerman seated inside the capsule, the rocket was transferred to the launchpad, and…ignition! Deciding to try a sub-orbital launch first, I built a little rocket which I dubbed the Kestrel. But after completing some of the Training videos, I thought I’d be better off starting in the Sandbox, where all parts are available and money is not a factor. The main part of the game is Career Mode, where you have a limited amount of money, and launch missions to fulfill specific contracts and unlock new parts. But it didn’t take long to realise that I’m going to need a lot of practice to be even halfway competent at this game: I’ve made quite a few mistakes already. By the time I was able to play it, I’d already watched a number of YouTube videos on KSP, by experienced players like Scott Manley, and I hoped I’d be able to take something away from those. This game involves building rockets and aircraft, which are generally limited by realistic laws of physics, and piloted by little green beings called Kerbals with the right setup, you can launch your rockets into space, and even visit moons and other planets. This week, I started playing a PC game I’ve had my eye on for a while: Kerbal Space Program. ![]()
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