Jump Gate Jockeys, FT, Exploration/Action, Semi-Open

[Kassaran]

Mine is the building of an actual orbital space station and a nearly 200 satellite comms relay over Kerbin and a 50 Satellite comms relay over the Mun. Mid you I had to stop due to massive lag, game crashes, and other errors when loading the file after a while, and then an update wiped what was left away, but it still was glorious to open up the tracking station to see each one of my beauties... HOREE SHEET WTF HAPPENED?

*Jeb is sitting in corner eating peanuts*

YOU

*Jeb shrugs and points at mysterious button next to him*

Why Jeb? Why did you press it? You brought forth the one thing that can disrupt any orbital relay system indefinitely; the Kraken!

Working on trying to set up a new orbital deployment vessel for my new KSP client I dl'ed and will be working on making a 200 satellite constellation over the corse of the next few months with one to two launches a day to warm up and cool off after designing some new craft and making my due sacrifices to the Krakenn for atonement and further good fortune in my space-faring adventures.

[Utceforp]

Why does being a pilot IRL make you more qualified to RP the pilot character? Just curious.

[Die Erworbenen Namen]

Why does being a pilot IRL make you more qualified to RP the pilot character? Just curious.

Quality of posting. I'd rather see a post from a pilot about flying or something similar than a post from your average Joe.

[Utceforp]

Why does being a pilot IRL make you more qualified to RP the pilot character? Just curious.

Quality of posting. I'd rather see a post from a pilot about flying or something similar than a post from your average Joe.

Though again, piloting a spaceship is as different from piloting a plane as driving a car is, IMO.

[Vancon]

Why does being a pilot IRL make you more qualified to RP the pilot character? Just curious.

Purely for realism. If someone who knows more about the inner workings of planes, they should be able to write more about the activity at hand.

Think of it this way. A soldier can probably write a better description of life as a soldier then an arm-chair general.

I believe that spaceships won't be that different in the future since governments will be forced to retrain a bunch of people, and in turn pay more money.

[The United Remnants of America]

Man, I've only got 24.3 hours (and I too have never soloed), but I'm never planning on going past a private license. Also, my computer seems allergic to Microsoft Flight Simulator, so I have to dig up an old one whenever I want to use it. What plane do you fly (IRL)?

My dad flies the Cessna Caravan, I'm a fan of the 172 and 152.

Microsoft flight sim. Silly sim. I fly combat sorties on Warthunder.

I'm a Tier 5 US pilot.

1 v. 1 me brah. Jets only.

Like you guys can't be General of the Air Force in HAWX. Pfft. Bring it, I'll take you out with my FA-22 Raptor.

[Congreveopia]

Why does being a pilot IRL make you more qualified to RP the pilot character? Just curious.

Purely for realism. If someone who knows more about the inner workings of planes, they should be able to write more about the activity at hand.

Think of it this way. A soldier can probably write a better description of life as a soldier then an arm-chair general.

I believe that spaceships won't be that different in the future since governments will be forced to retrain a bunch of people, and in turn pay more money.

I definitely think that the experience of flying a spaceship will be similar to that of flying a plane, just the mechanics will be different.

[Congreveopia]

My dad flies the Cessna Caravan, I'm a fan of the 172 and 152.


I'm a Tier 5 US pilot.

1 v. 1 me brah. Jets only.

Like you guys can't be General of the Air Force in HAWX. Pfft. Bring it, I'll take you out with my FA-22 Raptor.

Well if you pull in other games, I'll fry you all with my Origin Jumpworks 315p from Star Citizen.

[Vancon]

Like you guys can't be General of the Air Force in HAWX. Pfft. Bring it, I'll take you out with my FA-22 Raptor.

Well if you pull in other games, I'll fry you all with my Origin Jumpworks 315p from Star Citizen.

I'll stick to my baby the SuperHornet.

[Congreveopia]

Well if you pull in other games, I'll fry you all with my Origin Jumpworks 315p from Star Citizen.

I'll stick to my baby the SuperHornet.

I'm going to assume you mean the real life F/A-18E, and not the Star Citizen F7C-M.

[Vancon]

I'll stick to my baby the SuperHornet.

I'm going to assume you mean the real life F/A-18E, and not the Star Citizen F7C-M.

Mainly my real-life one, but I like the SC one too.

[Raktio]

Space flight isn't flying through atmosphere, the way space flight works is very diferent since you need boosters to change your direction and the only way to break is to apply counter force. Being the far-far future ship flight would be likely controlled by AI (as well as guns and other functions) and only operated by a human for manual take over which would be most likely for a situation where the AI can't operate or protocol says no (like creating ashing into other space ships). Also while in docking areas (in space at least) I would imagine that the ship's flight would be managed by a trafic control computer/AI.

[Korva]

Purely for realism. If someone who knows more about the inner workings of planes, they should be able to write more about the activity at hand.

Flaps, rudders, ailerons, wing-loading, rate of roll, rate of climb etc are all pretty much moot in space. Flying single prop planes has basically no bearing on operating a rocket in a vacuum.

It'd be like me claiming that I can RP the medic better cause I go to law school. The skills are not exactly transferable.

[Utceforp]

Purely for realism. If someone who knows more about the inner workings of planes, they should be able to write more about the activity at hand.

Flaps, rudders, ailerons, wing-loading, rate of roll, rate of climb etc are all pretty much moot in space. Flying single prop planes has basically no bearing on operating a rocket in a vacuum.

It'd be like me claiming that I can RP the medic better cause I go to law school. The skills are not exactly transferable.

Exactly. Plus, since A: space is big and B: objects in space maintain their speed and direction unless gravity gets in the way, most space pilots would be doing docking and the occasional strategic burn, unlike airplane pilots who have to be more-or-less alert all of the time.

[Raktio]

Flaps, rudders, ailerons, wing-loading, rate of roll, rate of climb etc are all pretty much moot in space. Flying single prop planes has basically no bearing on operating a rocket in a vacuum.

It'd be like me claiming that I can RP the medic better cause I go to law school. The skills are not exactly transferable.

Exactly. Plus, since A: space is big and B: objects in space maintain their speed and direction unless gravity gets in the way, most space pilots would be doing docking and the occasional strategic burn, unlike airplane pilots who have to be more-or-less alert all of the time.

The pilot would be for anything that a computer couldn't handle and should the computer break down for some reason, having a pilot dock instead of a computer would likely be more accident prone.

[Vancon]

I was thinking more like the pure feel of the "flight". You know, to describe how you can feel your blood all go to your left when you pull a left turn & bank.

[Korva]

I was thinking more like the pure feel of the "flight". You know, to describe how you can feel your blood all go to your left when you pull a left turn & bank.

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

This is all pretty immaterial anyhow, so maybe we should flesh out the story a bit before we all jump in?

How liberal/conservative is society now? What type of firearms restrictions should we expect on board the ship? Are distant colonies scientific or more colonial in nature?

[Utceforp]

I was thinking more like the pure feel of the "flight". You know, to describe how you can feel your blood all go to your left when you pull a left turn & bank.

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

During acceleration, you'd definitely be feeling the effects of "gravity", to be fair.

[Raktio]

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

During acceleration, you'd definitely be feeling the effects of "gravity", to be fair.

Unless there's artificial gravity, you'd also feel it during deceleration.

Big question, what's the technology like when it comes to spacecrafts? (Propulsion, radiation shielding, power sources, whatever else).

[Vancon]

I was thinking more like the pure feel of the "flight". You know, to describe how you can feel your blood all go to your left when you pull a left turn & bank.

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

This is all pretty immaterial anyhow, so maybe we should flesh out the story a bit before we all jump in?

How liberal/conservative is society now? What type of firearms restrictions should we expect on board the ship? Are distant colonies scientific or more colonial in nature?

The UEG is a democracy in name, but an empire in reality. It's a type of global NATO which encompasses most of the world's countries, minus a couple of radicals in Africa and South America.

To combat the universal uprisings and crime, the UEG now allows any person to acquire a concealed carry permit which can allow them to keep a small pistol on their person at all times. The colonies are very colonial, think like FOBs on distant planets with civies instead of soldiers.

As for technology, think of more gritty space stories, with space "architecture" like the pics I put in the OP. I'll put links too all the inspirations in the OP in a bit.

[Congreveopia]

Exactly. Plus, since A: space is big and B: objects in space maintain their speed and direction unless gravity gets in the way, most space pilots would be doing docking and the occasional strategic burn, unlike airplane pilots who have to be more-or-less alert all of the time.

The pilot would be for anything that a computer couldn't handle and should the computer break down for some reason, having a pilot dock instead of a computer would likely be more accident prone.

Personally, I'd imagine that the pilot would be more ordering the AI as to what actions to take. Doing things like ordering changes to the apoapsis and periapsis, matching orbits with something, choosing a time for a retrograde burn, etc. Kinda like MechJeb in KSP if MechJeb was a lot smarter.

With regard to the who gets to fly the ship debate, I think that understanding orbital mechanics is important, but as long as you've docked two ships and landed on the Mun in KSP, you know enough about orbital mechanics for me. Other than that, it's just about who knows what its like to fly a spaceship. I'm going to assume nobody here actually flew a Soyuz or something, and failing that the closest thing I can imagine is flying a plane. And take note: this is not close in terms of how the two operate. Spaceflight and regular flight have very different mechanics as everyone knows. It is close, however in what the two feel like (I think), meaning that its the same experience of controlling a vehicle in three dimensions, feeling the acceleration from your actions, etc. I think that Vancon and OS (and then me) are probably the best choices with regard to that. That all said, though, I don't care all that much because actually flying the ship (probably) isn't going to be a big part of this RP. As long as the person controlling the pilot doesn't do something moronic like expect velocity to remain constant while the engines are on, I don't care who controls the pilot.

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

This is all pretty immaterial anyhow, so maybe we should flesh out the story a bit before we all jump in?

How liberal/conservative is society now? What type of firearms restrictions should we expect on board the ship? Are distant colonies scientific or more colonial in nature?

The UEG is a democracy in name, but an empire in reality. It's a type of global NATO which encompasses most of the world's countries, minus a couple of radicals in Africa and South America.

To combat the universal uprisings and crime, the UEG now allows any person to acquire a concealed carry permit which can allow them to keep a small pistol on their person at all times. The colonies are very colonial, think like FOBs on distant planets with civies instead of soldiers.

As for technology, think of more gritty space stories, with space "architecture" like the pics I put in the OP. I'll put links too all the inspirations in the OP in a bit.

With regard to the pistol thing, just an idea, but could the pistols inform the police when they're fired, and you need a license to get one that doesn't (ours would almost certainly be the non-reporting kind).

[Die Erworbenen Namen]

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

This is all pretty immaterial anyhow, so maybe we should flesh out the story a bit before we all jump in?

How liberal/conservative is society now? What type of firearms restrictions should we expect on board the ship? Are distant colonies scientific or more colonial in nature?

The UEG is a democracy in name, but an empire in reality. It's a type of global NATO which encompasses most of the world's countries, minus a couple of radicals in Africa and South America.

To combat the universal uprisings and crime, the UEG now allows any person to acquire a concealed carry permit which can allow them to keep a small pistol on their person at all times. The colonies are very colonial, think like FOBs on distant planets with civies instead of soldiers.

As for technology, think of more gritty space stories, with space "architecture" like the pics I put in the OP. I'll put links too all the inspirations in the OP in a bit.

STOP COPYING TV SHOWS YOU NEVER WATCH

[Korva]

A feeling that results from feeling the effects of gravity.

This is all pretty immaterial anyhow, so maybe we should flesh out the story a bit before we all jump in?

How liberal/conservative is society now? What type of firearms restrictions should we expect on board the ship? Are distant colonies scientific or more colonial in nature?

The UEG is a democracy in name, but an empire in reality. It's a type of global NATO which encompasses most of the world's countries, minus a couple of radicals in Africa and South America.

To combat the universal uprisings and crime, the UEG now allows any person to acquire a concealed carry permit which can allow them to keep a small pistol on their person at all times. The colonies are very colonial, think like FOBs on distant planets with civies instead of soldiers.

As for technology, think of more gritty space stories, with space "architecture" like the pics I put in the OP. I'll put links too all the inspirations in the OP in a bit.

I meant how permissive is society. Is it moralistic or libertine?

Are we outright banned from bringing certain weapons aboard as they will compromise the hull? Are there systems for quickly sealing breaches (like the gel in the Gundam series)?

[Vancon]

The UEG is a democracy in name, but an empire in reality. It's a type of global NATO which encompasses most of the world's countries, minus a couple of radicals in Africa and South America.

To combat the universal uprisings and crime, the UEG now allows any person to acquire a concealed carry permit which can allow them to keep a small pistol on their person at all times. The colonies are very colonial, think like FOBs on distant planets with civies instead of soldiers.

As for technology, think of more gritty space stories, with space "architecture" like the pics I put in the OP. I'll put links too all the inspirations in the OP in a bit.

I meant how permissive is society. Is it moralistic or libertine?

Are we outright banned from bringing certain weapons aboard as they will compromise the hull? Are there systems for quickly sealing breaches (like the gel in the Gundam series)?

Very moralistic, or at least that's what they try to do up in big-wig territory. Down in the suburbs and in the towns it's a form of anarchy. That's why there is a heavy police presence and a concealed carry application.

As for weapon bans, there is rules like the Geneva convention. You can carry large caliber weapons on the spaceships, but you (the people) are expected to understand the consequences. There is sealing systems, but only on certain ships in certain areas. I like my FT to be scary-unpredictable FT.

[Die Erworbenen Namen]

The UEG is a democracy in name, but an empire in reality. It's a type of global NATO which encompasses most of the world's countries, minus a couple of radicals in Africa and South America.

To combat the universal uprisings and crime, the UEG now allows any person to acquire a concealed carry permit which can allow them to keep a small pistol on their person at all times. The colonies are very colonial, think like FOBs on distant planets with civies instead of soldiers.

As for technology, think of more gritty space stories, with space "architecture" like the pics I put in the OP. I'll put links too all the inspirations in the OP in a bit.

I meant how permissive is society. Is it moralistic or libertine?

Are we outright banned from bringing certain weapons aboard as they will compromise the hull? Are there systems for quickly sealing breaches (like the gel in the Gundam series)?

Babylon 5 had the PPG: It was a pistol, rifle, and MG group that could shoot through personal armor and flesh, but not hulls.