L3[00:29:41] <Izaya> Hmm. Who would've thought that launching a fuel tank primarily using the fuel already in the tanks would be cheap and simple.

L4[00:30:00] <raptop> I'd be worred about the amount that actually arrives

L5[00:30:12] <Izaya> Aha, that doesn't matter too much :D

L6[00:30:51] <Izaya> If all I want is a big fuel tank to dump the excess fuel from all the spacecraft that service the station, it's perfect

L7[00:31:26] <raptop> ah

L9[00:31:49] <Izaya> Actually filling them for future use will probably involve other rockets that aren't designed so cursed.

L10[00:32:19] <raptop> heh

L11[00:33:24] <Izaya> https://social.shadowkat.net/xmpp/upload/-4fNQZXuk5vfsu5U/screenshot5.jpg

L12[00:33:42] <Izaya> I wanted fuel tanks that didn't obliterate the use of a docking port

L13[00:34:09] <Izaya> So I put LH2/LOX and LCH4/LOX tanks around a crew tube.

L14[00:34:23] <raptop> fancy engine flame graphics

L15[00:42:24] <Izaya> the whole launch stack ends up really tiny [cw ussr-inspired flag] https://social.shadowkat.net/xmpp/upload/-yFFuoNpTRaIJ-np/screenshot7.jpg

L17[00:45:02] <Izaya> every time I posted a screenshot someone here would make a passive-aggressive remark about it being illegal where they live so now I'm putting a warning on said screenshots

L18[00:45:27] <Izaya> the glroious Kerbal People's Union will not be stopped, though, their iconography is too strong.

L19[00:46:27] <packbart> well, they do realize that Kerbals are easily replaced and don't care much about safety

L20[00:59:17] <packbart> also, isn't Kerbal People's Union a bit redundant? that's like the Human People's Union

L21[00:59:31] <Izaya> probably

L22[01:00:34] <Izaya> but I imagine it's along the lines of like when you have a people's republic

L23[01:00:36] <raptop> packbart: contrast with the Lizard People's Union?

L24[01:01:00] <Izaya> I didn't come up with the name either way, but I haven't come up with anything better either.

L25[01:01:47] <raptop> hm

L33[02:56:18] <raptop> ;mission

L34[02:56:18] <LunchBot> raptop: You design a series of planetary probes around the paradigm of exchanging reaction mass for ablative lithobraking equipment. A new "rescue-a-kerbal" contract is now available, featuring you as the rescuee-to-be.

L35[02:56:37] <raptop> oops

L36[02:56:57] <umaxtu> lol

L37[03:04:34] <bees> raptop: You heard people like colonies, so you put a colony in a colony. The floating point errors result in floating kerbals.

L38[03:11:52] <Izaya> I need to add some exterior lights to my station, can't see jack at night.

L39[03:13:37] <umaxtu> can you do that in vanilla now?

L40[03:13:51] <Izaya> The base game has lights? :D

L42[03:15:35] <umaxtu> have to have light parts in order to revamp them. https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/1.11.1

L44[03:18:37] <packbart> magic lights that don't cast shadows and pass through parts

L47[03:23:18] <Izaya> Hmm, swapping to map mode and back gives my ships in LKO a blue tint.

L48[03:23:42] <packbart> with or without the Planetshine mod?

L49[03:23:46] <Izaya> with

L50[03:23:47] <umaxtu> modded?

L51[03:23:59] <umaxtu> lol, nevermind

L52[03:24:01] <Izaya> have I missed up the configs? this is too blue, I think

L53[03:24:14] <packbart> Planetshine is supposed to do that. don't know why it would change after map mode

L54[03:24:31] <Izaya> [obligatory ussr-inspired flag cw] https://social.shadowkat.net/xmpp/upload/V95wnn09kcb7To-Y/2021-12-05T14:24:05-1920x1200.jpg

L55[03:24:51] <Izaya> oh, it's gone away half way round the planet.

L56[03:25:01] <packbart> hm, yeah. that whole image is a bit blue-ish. maybe Scatterer?

L57[03:26:41] <Izaya> ah yeah that's installed too.

L58[03:38:39] <Izaya> Almost emptied all the LF on the station, but we've got a stable circular orbit at 100km now.

L67[06:04:38] <Izaya> ttps://social.shadowkat.net/xmpp/upload/gEYUsDi7XZ7Lj-GD/screenshot_2021-12-05--17-02-08.jpg

L68[06:12:56] <raptop> social.shadowkat.net sounds like a mastodon instance

L69[06:13:17] <raptop> also, yay for lights and the galaxy

L70[06:13:48] <Izaya> Pleroma, but yup

L71[06:14:25] <Izaya> I'm @izaya@social.shadowkat.net I post rockets and bad takes, sometimes both at once.

L72[06:14:39] <raptop> heh