Playdate: Kerbal Space Program (09/15/2017)

Vinny Kerb stomping again.

Aw dang. Next week everything is going to come up Vinny.

Karbal Remaster

"VINNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!"

I miss Austin

Kerbal videos are my favorite GB content

I'm ashamed of being really pedantic so I'm gonna hide it behind a spoiler.

I'm so happy y'all are playing KSP again, though- its honestly my favorite game of all time, and that's a hard spot to fill.

VINNYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We need another Kerbal series. Astronaut Abby or Daring Dan, something, ANYTHING!

@vinny: The original Cassini–Huygens mission was only scheduled for 2004-2008.

e: Not gonna lie, seeing the Luda Lander and the Kerbal crew back in action is kinda awesome.

Ahahaha! Karbals...

@kblosnack said:

I wish the play date last week was just them playing Kerbal...

Oh hell yeah. What a nice surprise to wake up to on a lazy saturday. Beast crew with some Kerbal. Can't wait....I miss Austin too but Waypoint is cool so its all good. Still Project BEAST 2, if it ever happens, wouldn't be the same without him. I'd still be all for it though.

Abby's rocket seems awfully familiar.

Thank god Dan wasn't here for this misunderstanding everything about physics

I am always happy for more Kerbal Space Program being played by Giant Bomb.

Thanks for this, guys. Your rocket jockeying never fails to inspire.

Great to see Project BEAST have a mini resurgence.

Vinny looks so happy playing, Abby was fascinated by the whole thing and Alex was happy Vinny was playing it again.

What a nice change of pace from all the competitive videos we've had recently from GBE.

It does make me miss Austin a bit though...

by sending Karbals to their death, too.

Karbal Spece Progame :p

The date and time this video was posted is a lie. I don't know who I can trust anymore :(

o7 Jebediah

Project BEAST, reformed for one last mission.

Their goal: To destroy a celestial body, by smashing into it with a rocket.

Mission status? 100% Success.

Kerbin counts as a celestial body, right?

I really hope you guys will play more of this at some point. Hopefully being owned by a larger corporation would prevent the bad working conditions from happening again.

They had to wait until Dan was out, lol

"I feel small right now" time to apoapsis = infinitys

@randalian: i think you are right. On the one hand, I try to be optimistic about people's capacity to learn and improve, but on the other hand either Dan or the opportunities presented to him by the kansas educational system did not a complete education make. On the gripping hand, I like a nice calm appreciation of the wonders of our (simulated) solar system without an endless barrage of "how does gravity?".

i'm only halfway through right now but I feel like someone in the chat should have told them not all the planets orbits are on the same plane and you need a different angle not just to burn outwards

Two of my favorite things, KSP and GBE, together again. What a great Saturday surprise!

We need a series of Abby playing KSP to vicariously fulfill her dreams of being an astronaut!

VINNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYY!!!

the reason they avoided playing Kerbal was reports of bad labor practices?

Yup: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/55xv60/kerbal_space_program_developers_only_paid_2400/

Alex talking about balloon lifeforms on gas giants immediately made me think of the artwork from the National Geographic book 'Our Universe'. It seemed like one of the go-to space books for his/my generation.

@avyshue: Ideally they could get Dan into a Project BEAST where they teach Dan about space physics, but they would need Dan to get into his best New Dan self. I don't really see this happening though.

@xealot42: This is a very good idea

Karbals? Watched the entire thing, did I miss that joke? Or are we just spelling things poorly?

Balloon lifeforms reminded me of the Mass Effect Hanar race.

@paulunga: I'm aware of the reports. I didn't know that was the reason GB was avoiding the game.

I am so glad we returned to KSP on GBE, and mention of one of my favourite things GB ever did getting Scott Manleyto come into the offices. That episode still has what I consider Drew's best reaction when Scott explains orbital dynamics, despite the memes trying to tell us otherwise.

The gas giant aliens sounded like the ones in The Algebraist

@larmer: Oh, right. Neither did I. Maybe this is the first time they talked about it.

ever since that beastcast segment where dan formulated his mars colonization strategy i've been wishing for a new season of project B.E.A.S.T. in which his plans can be put to the test. i still have my fingers crossed

hell yeah

Obligatory:

Yay! I just finished re-watching the last Kerbal adventure from Vinny Alex and Austin (who i miss having around here). I can't wait to dig into a new one with a new crew :)

I feel like it's been long enough for them to have forgotten everything they learned last time. I'm not worried though, in Kerbal failure if half the fun.

Edit mid watch: Oooo I love the this but it kills me just a little bit hearing Vinny and Alex teach Abby all the helpful half right kerbal wisdom they've mis-remembered :)
Also Abby just intuitively understanding apoapsis completely then being "corrected"

This is so great to see. Project BEAST was my introduction to Giant Bomb and probably why I subscribed. VinnyVania helped... But Kerbal led me to that so it gets the credit.

Nice to see it pop back up again! :D

KSP helped me learn so much about orbital mechanics. It sparked an interest that made me seek out the information from many sources (special thanks to Scott Manley). No game has really ever done that before, at least not to that extent. Also, KSP is both the most chill and at the same time most nerve racking game I've ever played. Space is my jam.

Really makes me remember Austin's: "Vinny! What did you DO!!!!!!?!?!?!?" when Vinny accidentally went like 1000x speed and crashed them into earth on a return trip. Both Alex and Austin were stunned.