So excited to play this but also sad that they didn't get the IP to use Kerbals. Not loving the cutesy baby kittens.. should have gone with a more serious animal like capybaras.
libraryatnight•31m ago
I don't know why but I found myself thinking "Capybaras would make much more sense." And I meant it.
RankingMember•14m ago
Something about their resolute "ok I'll deal with this" facial expressions while being absolute units body-wise seem right for comical astronauts.
Zee2•27m ago
Giant tardigrades would have been fun. Serious, authentic space travelers... not so much on the cuteness factor, though.
amarant•13m ago
The next spiritual successor should allow us to customise the species, and let us deal with whatever consequences that might bring!
Like, you might have a aquatic space-faring species, which requires you to bring lots of water into space. More rockets (and struts!) will be needed, but at least you get really good radiation protection out of it!
Tardigrades ought to be a cheat code, you can just glue your crew to the outside of the booster and they'll probably be alright so long as you don't glue them to the fiery end!
tintor•25m ago
I'd like to play Minion Space Program.
throwaway27448•16m ago
Aren't the kerbals basically minions with dignity?
goda90•15m ago
Perhaps it will be moddable to have whatever animal a modder might choose to put in there.
zamadatix•15m ago
I think the angle is at least partially that "Kitten"/"Kerbal" both start with a 'K' and are 2 syllables making the game names sound very similar (in both full form and abbreviation).
Of course, I'm sure there will be Kerbal mods if the game proves anywhere near as popular!
nerdsniper•5m ago
"Kapybara"
zamadatix•30m ago
I just started doing a final playthrough of KSP in anticipation by the time KSA is in a more complete state I'll have the itch for such a game again. It's looking to be in a much better direction than KSP 2 (very glad I managed to avoid that) both technically & in release approach.
pohl•30m ago
Using kittens is a master stroke. If done right, the internet will reward them.
Gagarin1917•24m ago
I was surprised how much backlash there is over using kittens.
It turned out that people are worried they’ll get too attached to the kittens to be able to enjoy them becoming engulfed in massive explosions.
mc32•24m ago
A nice segue for kids from the Catstronauts series…
throwaway27448•15m ago
Let me know when I can run it on my Mac. I realize I'm 1% of the world but I can't even be bothered to unfuck the gaming machines I own that are gathering dust. Just let me use my main workstation and I'll play the shit out of it
zamadatix•7m ago
I wonder what they'll do in that regard, has anyone seen an official comment on the intent? I know they already have a Linux build but they didn't have to create a new graphics API target (they use Vulkan) to do that.
throwaway27448•4m ago
You can target Macs with Vulcan. It's not ideal but it should be fine.
rowanseymour•36m ago
libraryatnight•31m ago
RankingMember•14m ago
Zee2•27m ago
amarant•13m ago
Like, you might have a aquatic space-faring species, which requires you to bring lots of water into space. More rockets (and struts!) will be needed, but at least you get really good radiation protection out of it!
Tardigrades ought to be a cheat code, you can just glue your crew to the outside of the booster and they'll probably be alright so long as you don't glue them to the fiery end!
tintor•25m ago
throwaway27448•16m ago
goda90•15m ago
zamadatix•15m ago
Of course, I'm sure there will be Kerbal mods if the game proves anywhere near as popular!
nerdsniper•5m ago