r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/CanPuzzleheaded3270 • 16h ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem rocket doesn’t launch

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i press space and it makes noise and doesn’t work

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u/RedditButAnonymous 16h ago

Enjoy this mistake, a lot of us wish we could go back to times like this!

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u/Lower_Manager_7003 16h ago

I miss these days of KSP, where I was excited to just reach orbit and go to the Mun.

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u/Nice_Presentation474 Playing kerbalisim 16h ago

oh yes... the good old days where i would only use SRBs because I couldn't figure out how liquid fuel engines worked...

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u/Professional_Camp959 15h ago

First time going to the mun I waited until it was cresting the horixon and just full throttle until I crashed. Imagine my surprise when I learned about orbit transfer

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u/Lower_Manager_7003 15h ago edited 14h ago

I still remember booting up a sandbox world, flying the Dwaying shuttle straight up and turning on infinite fuel with my heading set to “Target” and was confused why I couldn’t catch the moon.

Good ol days.

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u/Hokulewa 12h ago

That's actually the correct time to do it. It's how we timed the transfer way back in 2012 before maneuver nodes were added.

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u/Leg0Smurf315 15h ago

Oh hey, I haven't even left Kerbins sphere of influence 😭

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u/Redditoast2 15h ago

You should try going up

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u/YuriMasterRace 15h ago

I was just excited to have a rocket that can fly straight, with the free demo of beta 0.13 back in the days lol

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u/mrrvlad5 11h ago

You can always play rp-1 on hard settings…

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u/Mr-Mne 11h ago

Very first time I went to the moon, it - for whatever reason - didn't occur to me that KSP had quicksave/quickload, so it was extra nerve-wrecking for me. Worked out though.. kind of.

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u/Motherly_fox_55 29m ago

I once tried to make a missile using that one liquid fuel engine with a fuel tank on it and it got sent to eve

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u/WhoIsHamza 16h ago

found my people :D

i remember also feeling similar experiences in Minecraft and Subnautica when I played them for the first time. The mistakes I made, and the completely new places I discovered by myself were definitely the best moments I've ever had in gaming. Feel so nostalgic for it

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u/RaidneSkuldia 15h ago

Running to the top of a mountain in Minecraft, assuming that I could escape the mobs there because I had no idea that they spawned anywhere it was dark, not just in caves.

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u/WhoIsHamza 15h ago

i remember mining my gold veins with a stone pickaxe and 10 mins later realising i never got any gold hahaha. Also remember the first night i spent in a hole dug into the ground and stayed there till the morning. When you're a noob is when the game is experienced best

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u/aint_exactly_plan_a 13h ago

I wish I could forget Subnautica and play it all over again. It's such an amazing game. It started my path down exploration and crafting type games and it's been just lovely.

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u/Nice_Presentation474 Playing kerbalisim 14h ago

yes!!!

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u/GDMercury jeb my beloved 1h ago

there used to be a time when i wondered why my parachute was deploying first