Kerbal Space Program

Greg0986 · 13 Jul 2011 at 10:19

Check out this free rocket simulator!

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/

You can design, build and fly your own rocket or design whatever you want

Some videos:

ChrisJSY · 13 Jul 2011 at 12:09

Tried this the other day, unusually addictive

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I believe on their forums you can get more custom parts to use.

I was trying to get a stable orbit, but not knowing what altitude and speed I had to be that I just emulated earths requirements but just kept drifting further and further

Gimpymoo · 13 Jul 2011 at 13:03

Thanks for the heads up.

SPARC · 13 Jul 2011 at 13:17

Hahaha I'd play this just for the expression on the faces of the little green astronauts.

niroe · 13 Jul 2011 at 13:36

Fun lil game.. Cheers

BlackCoat2k10 · 13 Jul 2011 at 14:27

4260k distance at t + 57:01.. with a simple 2 stage rocket.. seems funny that you can go really far with just a couple of rockets but with 100+ you just crash and burn. Cool little game

WingZero30 · 13 Jul 2011 at 14:36

SPARC said:
Hahaha I'd play this just for the expression on the faces of the little green astronauts.

Middle one seems to be always smiling lol. It goes something like this for the three cute astronauts

:eek:

Marine Iguana · 13 Jul 2011 at 15:28

Brilliant, although I am no great designer can only get to 51k with a single 3 engine rocket

SPARC · 13 Jul 2011 at 15:36

2 hours later ...

dammit Greg0986 this game is actually addictive. Only had 2 successful launches which took my men 100k+ meters from earth. Seems to be the less complicated the rocket the further it goes.

Marine Iguana · 13 Jul 2011 at 15:40

I have tried multi stage and solid boosters and it ends up in a flailing mess

SPARC · 13 Jul 2011 at 16:48

This bad boy would still be going had I not stopped it

niroe · 13 Jul 2011 at 16:49

Multi-stage rocket got me to 142k before I started going backwards

m0rte · 13 Jul 2011 at 18:00

Bugger..was looking forward to installing and playing after work but it looks like the site is down

Edit: wait, its alive!

LeJosh · 13 Jul 2011 at 18:03

Let's try this out then.

PermaBanned · 13 Jul 2011 at 18:29

Windows only? Does it work in Wine?

dekez · 13 Jul 2011 at 18:43

Ah that feels good when you finally get into space

Craig1981 · 13 Jul 2011 at 18:46

Next stop, Alpha Centauri?

PermaBanned · 13 Jul 2011 at 18:57

Actually seems to work quite well in Wine, as long as you don't choose the highest graphics setting. How do you move the camera around in the VAB? It said the right mouse button but that doesn't do anything...

Neil79 · 13 Jul 2011 at 19:05

INPUT - Joystick

Who the **** has a joystick still

dekez · 13 Jul 2011 at 19:07

You can use the keyboard as well