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[sneakey pete]

It'd be really, really, really nice if they'd release the dam update already
But I guess we'll get it on Monday.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Where does it say we get it on monday? Did I miss something?

[forsaken1111]

Where does it say we get it on monday? Did I miss something?

Did you see the word guess?

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Sorry, tone of voice is hard to get right over the internet.

[Karlito]

I'm hoping they'll announce a release date tomorrow during the thing.

[Starver]

I'd say that the odds are that it'll be released on Monday is about 1 in 7.

(I, of course, am not saying which Monday.  And I'm sure you can make an even better estimate if you analyse previous release dates to see if the devteam have ever apparently worked to a conclusion on (or for) a weekend, whether they favour start-of-week releases compared with end-of-week ones, or if mid-week releases seem to be their usual habit.  Or else avoided.)

[sneakey pete]

They do favor start of the week releases
Thank god,
which is why my guess Is for this Monday.

Anyone who's played Wurm Online will know how bad of an idea Friday updates are.

[Guardian G.I.]

I think the devs will show us some more footage of version 0.18 on Kerbalkon and then keep on polishing it until Christmas. Then they will release it on the 23th or the 24th of December.

[ank]

Let's prepare for the update with a Bay12 KSP challenge!

My first major mission will be a return trip to Laithe, since it should be possible now.
I intend to dock a landing stage to an interplanetary stage in Kerth orbit, then piggyback on the inter stage, leave it in orbit around Laithe, land, explore, relaunch, redock with the inter stage and fly home.

To achieve this end, there is multiple problems to solve first:

The Challenge:

Step 1: Make the lightest possible 3m pod craft capable of going into orbit, with enough fuel to leave a little wiggle room.
It also has to land back on Kerth. Make sure there is a practical place to put a docking clamp.

Step 2: Make a lifting rocket that can bring the entire craft from step 1, into orbit.

Step 3: Do the Relaunch! Go to orbit, land, and go to orbit again(I know this can be done)

Bonus stage: Make the interplanetary stage just to show.

Rules:
1: Don't talk about Bay12
2: Stop referencing Fight Club!
3: Only stock parts!
4: Avoid aerospikes since they will be nerfed in the next version.
5: Pictures or it didn't happen
6: Post updates as you solve each part of the challenge, you don't have to wait, till you have done all steps.

Ready, Set, GO!

[LoSboccacc]

I'll go for a proper LOR mission

[Kanil]

Wouldn't it be easier to just make a SSTO rocket and refuel it in orbit?

Anyway, working on it -- currently gets up to about 30,000 meters before having to dip into the second orbit stages. But that can be fixed with MOAR ROCKETS.

A little apprehensive about the Kerbin landing though, not sure how many parachutes it will take to slow down that much fuel...

[sluissa]

KerbalKon starting in about 5 minutes.

http://www.twitch.tv/KerbalSP


EDIT: Yay, turning fans into social networking marketing schills... Screw you Damian.

EDITEDIT: Couldn't watch them... community managers are douches. C7 gets on in 40 minutes... so maybe it'll get better then.

[Guardian G.I.]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"Guys, 0.18 coming out at 10, or even today is highly unlikely"

[LoSboccacc]

Couldn't watch them... community managers are douches. C7 gets on in 40 minutes... so maybe it'll get better then.

We know that, but what did they do this time around?

[sneakey pete]

Wouldn't it be easier to just make a SSTO rocket and refuel it in orbit?

Kinda.

My SSTO isn't even able to land on kerbin with a full load of fuel. Dropping it into the atmosphere in laythe, which requires even more lift to support weight than kerbin due to thinner air, would end with a high speed crash into the ground. A near SSTO with a much larger amount of wing area would do the trick. It probably wouldn't need the extra fuel that it had for the booster stage to get into kerbin orbit to get into the laythe orbit though, but if it did docking could be used to re add boosters.