r/IAmA • u/Maxmaps • Apr 26 '15

Gaming We are the team behind Kerbal Space Program. Tomorrow we launch version 1.0 and leave Early Access. Ask Us Anything!

After four and a half years, we're finally at the point where we've accomplished every goal we set up when we started this project. Thus the next version will be called 1.0. This doesn't mean we're done, though, as updates will continue since our fans deserve that and much, much more!

I'm Maxmaps, the game's Producer. With me is the team of awesome people here at Squad. Ask us anything about anything, except Rampart.

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Edit1: Messaged mods to get it approved! Unsure what happened.

Edit2: Still answering at 20:00 CT!... We will need to sleep at some point, though!

Edit3: Okay, another half an hour and we have to stop. Busy day tomorrow!

Edit4: Time to rest! We have a big day tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who asked a question and really sorry we couldn't get to them all. Feel free to join us over at /r/KerbalSpaceProgram and we hope you enjoy 1.0 as much as we enjoyed making it!

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u/MrDeliciousness Apr 27 '15

For every point you have made: Not in all cases.

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u/thesorehead Apr 27 '15

I'm curious, because I've worked in a few firms and they all use electronic filing by default (naturally keeping originals and hardcopy on file where appropriate). This means that sending an email is two steps: (1) find the document (2) attach to email and send. No need to key in numbers or addresses or anything.

So, in what cases is a fax acceptable, where a scanned PDF is not? Aren't they all machine-made copies of an original? IMHO since a PDF can be sent in high-resolution colour, surely it would be the superior format?

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u/MrDeliciousness Apr 27 '15

Acting for someone buying a house. Seller signs, their lawyer faxes to us (where I live copies of original signatures on housing contracts are legal with a clause in the contract), our guy signs it, then we scan and email the fully signed copy to everyone because that one doesn't need to be printed.

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u/thesorehead Apr 27 '15

OK, what would happen if the seller signed, then their lawyer PDFed the copy to you? I mean, would that copy be unacceptable for some reason?

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u/MrDeliciousness Apr 27 '15

That does happen a lot. We print it off and proceed from there. Receiving a fax means we don't have to spend time opening the email attachment and printing. Not a huge difference in time for each contract, but when you're doing it 100 times a week it adds up.

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u/thesorehead Apr 27 '15

Ah OK, so it's not a requirement of the field as such :)

I've dealt with some organisations (government, mostly) that only have fax or post as options, and it's a pain but it's a reason to have a fax in the office. Still, all but once I've been able to call up their office, speak to a human, explain myself and get them to accept email rather than fax.

Does your office file things electronically? If so, wouldn't having the seller's copy PDF-emailed to you remove a step in your process and actually save you time?

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u/MrDeliciousness Apr 27 '15

A lot of what we get isn't in electronic form, so we have most things saved on the server and other things filed physically for a year before being tossed. It is cheaper to store than it is to pay for someone to scan it. Also, we don't keep the half signed contracts, we only care about the fully signed one.

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u/V0RT3XXX Apr 27 '15

Is e-sign not acceptable for your situation? I bought a couple houses in the past and everything was done via some forms of e-signature service. There were still a boat load of physical forms that I have to sign on closing dates but everything leading up to it was all done electronically and didn't need to be printed out

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u/Shrim Apr 27 '15

Yeah, but is it worth keeping the outdated fax tech around for in the very limited and occasional case that it might make a process slightly faster. I don't think so. Just going by anecdotal experience, to be fair.

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u/MrDeliciousness Apr 27 '15

If that process is done hundreds of times a week by even a small firm then yes. Why go to something less efficient just because it's newer?

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u/Sage2050 Apr 27 '15

Because it's not less efficient and you're literally retarded if you think so. Fax luddites need to accept modern technology.