Taking "launch towers" too literally in Kerbal Space Program...

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[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

:o

[@GaameingTV]

Thanks eve! Don't have a good enough pc for it tho lol also hi rce

[@nyburus9926]

EVE Online Sponsorship.... wow like CCP have changed in many ways over the years, but this is a good change.

[@mouhmmedadil9782]

shut the hell up I can't download him, THIS IS BORING and AWFUL (i'm sorry i can't download)

[@bluewhalestudioblenderanim1132]

atleast the tower is better than simon the snake

[@JayLachMe]

"You need launch towers" "Not sure how that helps, but ok... Let's launch some towers into space!" And this is why I keep coming back.

[@patrickschardt7724]

To be fair he’s an engineer. Engineers are known for taking things literally😂 But yes it’s stuff like this that keeps me coming back

[@hunterbear2421]

he should try to launch a kettle filled with tea to space

[@bmanor88]

Thieves as well.

[@nyscersul42]

But would it have been half as much fun if he just built a rocket sensibly????

[@gsquared8730]

r/woooosh

[@inventorx1535]

i mean we can't blame him he is a civial engineer not a rocket engineer so keeping that in mind his rockets work surprisingly well XD

[@bluewhalestudioblenderanim1132]

less stupid ideas make better rockets that's just how it is and engineers around the world should listen to that . . even RCE himself

[@SylviaRustyFae]

I think RCE cud actually get the eiffel tower on the Mun and i hope for a part two where he figures out how to get the eiffel tower into actual orbit, or better yet on the Mun; he just needs launch towers to do it

[@inventorx1535]

To be honest if he makes a part to the only thing i need for it to be perfect is for him to send big ben to the mun funded by the british space agency XD (i know that id the name of the bell not the tower but you get me)

[@5Andysalive]

this is the internet. you can always blame everyone of everything.

[@tangyboi386]

@@bluewhalestudioblenderanim1132 its a fucking game

[@duythuchoang5095]

After Matt had had enough of beavers genocide, he is now going for kerbals massacre

[@TheRealGamada]

Parkour !

[@Viper999DC]

Ahh yes, these tiny RCS thrusters will definitely keep those 16 giant solid rocket booster aligned!

[@rillip3]

Cutting out the carnage at the end is an absolute disservice to humanity

[@nathanjames1089]

Seriously though.

[@somethinguncreative4475]

agreed

[@lossnt557]

Agreed

[@superNova5837]

Yes

[@gsquared8730]

True.

[@frillneckedlizard8529]

SAS is a stability assist computer, it needs things like gimbaling engines or control surfaces (fins that move), rcs trusters or reaction wheels to work. (those last 2 aren't gonna do much on a heavy rocket). Solid rocket boosters don't have any gimbaling (in vanilla ksp at least)

[@watsup8019]

No, RCE knows his stuff, your acronym would be SAC, no hate but Matt’s right

[@tormadmcleod7976]

*S.A.S - Stability Augmention System

[@raymondarrington5339]

Straight and stable

[@cipher0325]

Special Air Service

[@fletchertaylor5593]

@@tormadmcleod7976 sas- stability assist system

[@raiyanmohammed6105]

You should land the Eiffel tower on the Mun. That would be one small step for a tower, one giant leap for engineering.

[@nether_bat]

We’ve already put a Saturn 5 on the mun, it won’t be too hard TM

[@ArnoudTijink]

You really have a good sense of comedy. You edit your content in just the right way to make every small joke land. Thanks for all the great content!

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

8:05 "Things are not happy down there, there's explosions all over the place." You might want to see a doctor about that.

[@Zuiker1]

Yes, a new KSP, love those episodes just like timberborne and infra

[@IstasPumaNevada]

The Kraken is exclusively when a craft that _should_ work fine, suddenly vibrates itself to pieces and/or explodes for no good reason. YOUR problems are entirely understandable and expressly caused by your choices. :D Which is far more entertaining than the Kraken.

[@rogervanbommel1086]

Yea, I have had my fair share of weird kraken stuff, though I have never sucked this much and not learnt anything(though nice to see new players try to figure out stuff that’s completely known to me)

[@DeagleGamesTV]

I see no reason why that craft shouldn't have worked perfectly definitely the kraken.

[@bread_yt]

@@rogervanbommel1086 i dont think this video is meant to be serious it's meant for shits and giggles

[@goawayihavecommentstomake1488]

I always thought the Kraken was gaps in the ground mesh… I like your definition, it’s like “gremlins” for the RAF in WW2.

[@wtfpwnz0red]

I love how KSP is entertaining if I'm watching aeronautics engineers min/max Δv but ALSO if I'm watching a civil engineer launch a big floppy dong into the air. Can't lose with KSP

[@Streaky100001]

This seems about right. An architect builds a tower, and an engineer launches it into space to get it out of the way while the architect isn't looking!

[@johnrosa6806]

Damn RCE, you couldn't let us watch it land....

[@OhGoodGreef55]

"Look how exited Jeb is to start a new game" that is Val Matt. Not Jeb, VAL GET IT RIGHT

[@jionixelengineer8578]

That's Val Kerman, Not Val Matt

[@OhGoodGreef55]

@@jionixelengineer8578 oh hahaha ha you got me

[@YellowLAVA]

@@jionixelengineer8578 it's actually Valentina Kerman not Val Kerman

[@gsquared8730]

@@jionixelengineer8578 That’s Valentina Kerman, not Val Kerman!

[@Raffeldy]

Imagine launching a structure that weighs 10,100 tonnes into orbit. xD

[@monad_tcp]

easy, just need 1000000 tons of fuel and a big enough booster

[@SylviaRustyFae]

It belongs on the mun! I kno he can do it; he just needs launch towers!

[@musketg2774]

That's ouRCE for ya

[@michagrill9432]

I did it before. It was a whole massive spave station XD

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@michagrill9432 was it Russian?

[@40watt53]

I like how he placed all 16 SRBs individually when he just placed all the decouplers with the symmetry tool

[@mgunter]

RCE: Let's launch towers into space. His Processor: Welp, I've had a good life.

[@wtfpwnz0red]

I never use the launch towers, but i really like the direction you've taken things here

[@BeaDSM]

Didn't you just need some gimbal'd engines or reaction wheels to keep the Eiffel Tower straight? You had SAS on but were there any attitude control mechanisms for fake-Jeb to even use?

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

You tell me, I have no idea what I'm doing if you hadn't noticed 🤣

[@tackyinbention6248]

You can click the orange part of the staging editor. And it will give important details about your craft. It will say the deltav which is the triangle thing. DeltaV is basically how much you can change your speed before you run out of fuel. And it also tells you your Thrust to Weight Ratio. As long as your TWR is higher than 1, you will go up. To get to orbit you need your deltav to be 4000 and a twr of higher than 1.5

[@sharkbitesback2749]

You don’t need to have a twr of more than 1.5, but if you don’t, you will need more deltav

[@MrWhiteVzla]

RCE may be an architect after all. That was a poor engineering job. XD

[@Potatocarl]

You know its quality engeneering when the launch pad is too small for the rocket

[@forg3214]

Did you know you can actually go to other celestial bodies like the moon (mun) or mars(duna) if you would care about the actual gameplay? Please dont see this as hate. I love your vids. Keep up the great vids.

[@alyyasserpranajaya3167]

it's not like he doesn't care (about the actual gameplay). his intention with these vids is already clear from the start (at least for me). it's for "comedic entertainment" purpose. in other words, he's just messing up while having fun on his own and trying to make his audience laugh. and i genuinely entertained and laugh. i wouldn't watch his vids if i wanna see the 'actual gameplay' though. he's just like Josh from Let's Game It Out.

[@nvagn]

Funfact, earlier title was "Taking "launch towers" too literally in Kerbal Space Program...", now it's "I sent HUGE ENGINEERING MEGASTRUCTURES into space... Kerbal Space Program!"

[@benjaminarnold2881]

Try having your final configuration along with a few center mounted boosters, for two stages, that way you get up, and then can boost higher

[@Smithers888]

Bridge in space: check Tower in space: check There's only one logical next step for this series: Tower Bridge In Space!

[@AlwaysLoisLane]

I'm still unsure whether Jebbadiah is an unfortunate victim or a national hero.

[@AsteroidWrangler]

RCE, your Kerbal videos cause me severe pain, please never stop.

[@equated3342]

It's just... we didn't get to watch the tower shatter into the ground. That's it

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Watching this makes me want to load my copy of the game up and legit get the Eiffel Tower into orbit with proper asparagus staging and everything. XD

[@framezerogaming8727]

When you only have one pilot and no parachutes, go eva and use the kerbal's personal parachute to watch the exploding rocket from a safe distance. If there are multiple kerbals on the craft and no parachutes, take the more important one EVA

[@jswjimmy]

So if I only launch at night every craft that leaves the ground made it to space. This is going to make KSP so much easier.

[@Nathaniel-qo5nd]

5:43 he successfully engineered a giant smoke machine

[@kendallnigon6903]

You should try like actually playing the game how it is supposed to be played, like landing on planets and stuff. Just a suggestion, you can incorporate wacky designs as well but I would just like to see a successful landing as well. :)

[@Verrisin]

6:50 "I'll use these engines to keep me in orbit" - ah, yes, an Engineer!

[@LandoNotCalrissian]

While in VAB, if you click the M/s tab on the right side it will tell you the thrust to weight.. just sayyyying. 😂

[@justeunny5057]

This mans a legend keeping us entertained

[@CANDY-in9js]

AISURU.TOKYO/AGNEZ/?[Making-love]💞 (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。18 years and over🍎🍑 KZbin: This is fine Someone: Says "heck" KZbin: Be gone #однако #я #люблю #таких #рыбаков #Интересно #забавно #девушка #смешная #垃圾

[@pekkaastala]

EVE Online? I had to check what year this video was posted on. Cool to see it's still going after two decades.

[@That1Gal3.141]

RCE makes the most efficient things, With knobs on!

[@cosmo_1735]

Listened to your music for the first time and it’s amazing! Why did you guys stop?

[@studfilms9825]

to save kerbals if you forgot a parachute u can eva them anddeploy their parachute with "P"

[@baystated]

"ways to figure out how much the tower weighs" -an overlooked gem.

[@neptune9525]

Thank you RCE you always give me ideas for my videos but Pls do more timber born

[@Trancos1202]

The best Kerbal SP to Date. I was gonna say about not placeing the flag or the icon of the UK.S.A. in the first rockets. But finally you did.

[@Wheelz_187]

9:58 i think every man has had a day like that! Haha 🤪🤣🤪

[@Papershields001]

I still love KSP so much. No better way to viscerally learn about how orbits work.

[@deathguard12]

damn EVE sponsor, been playing it for over 10 years, highly recommend playing it 5 years ago...

[@Akotski-ys9rr]

“Significantly amazingly stable” 😂

[@agent9012]

Escene 3:32 Me: Are u ok Jeb? Jeb: Yes im f...*BOOOOOOOM*

[@lat3nightgaming860]

Zero courage, 100% stupidity and an engineer that’s what the UK space agency needs had me dying

[@jackbowen4420]

That random cut to Piano Man was too god damn funny

[@EagleMitch]

Simply fantastic! Well done!

[@gabrielfestini]

13:22 it's actually less than 20€ to go up the tower and you can indeed go all the way up righr below the antenna 😉 breathtaking view of Paris!

[@MonsterJ-mv7nv]

Valentina: *big smile* Civil engineer: lOoK hOw HaPpY *jEb* Is.

[@eshanraydelacruz1128]

I love KSP so much i hope you keep uploading

[@Cwg.]

Me: goes outside at night and looks up . Also me: Wow im in space!

[@danieledwards8695]

Ello there Matt! Lovely to see you back at ksp. Personally my favourite series is cities skylines and would love to see that as often as mini motorways

[@Potatocarl]

Agreement

[@gyrotechnics9766]

How bout you check out Matt lowne? he does ksp

[@opalishmoth8591]

9:57 RCE: “Its standing!” 5G tower: “SIKE”

[@12cobejordan]

I really enjoy your videos they help me relax every day

[@daveyboi4344]

Your editor on the KSP series was top notch 👌

[@muhammadfurqan417]

Me too,typing on a keyboard hoping you release timberborn video(i want more!)

[@RileyMarkley]

In the start you said look how excited jeb is to start thr game, but the one you zoomed in on was valentina

[@teplapus8795]

Make a Space Shuttle. It is hard, which means it's going to be funny... and spectacular!

[@utterlyj1277]

Yes, love to see more Kerbal

[@pancake5926]

did you add liquid fuel or solid fuel. if their is a little droplet icon of the fuel can/rocket it uses liquid fuel. if their is no droplet icon then it is solid

[@ProfessorFartsalot]

The problem was you forgot RCS! Real Civil Stabilization!

[@Ion1212g]

If by any case you are without a chute on your rocket tower, or bridge; you can make Jeb, Val or other kerbals jump out and use their own glider to land safely. You can even build a delta wing of sorts!

[@marcoplayz7911]

wonder if rce knows there is literally a planet named eve clearly ksp is also sponsored by eve online

[@neptune9525]

RCE:let’s fire this thing Jeb:no god please no!!!!!

[@connormcnulty6377]

Hero: The villain's lair could be anywhere! The villain's lair:

[@FrequentFlyer815]

Launch towers.... launch, towers. S tier comedy.

[@Nomaditis]

12:27 "helpless" would have been more accurate

[@Claas-ty1se]

Boosters have low gimbal, that means that they cant steer very far. I recomment vector engines witch have very high gimbal

[@gsquared8730]

GrAmMaR

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Parts can only connect to other parts at a single point; if you want more attachment than that, you need to use struts. So using two decouplers per booster provides no benefit over one, and just increases your part count and likelihood of things clipping and exploding.

[@fieldie]

Well, technically you had the tower in space the whole time! As you know we are all in space on this big ball called earth, travelling at quite some speed, relatively! So I'd call this video a complete W.

[@lorenzostransportvlogs]

gotta add them BOOSHters to your rockets

[@caseyleeshort]

Of course the french would surrender sending the tower to space to someone else

[@Nexo.Playzz]

So that's why my service isn't working. XD

[@artistyles3710]

i was running a youtube video with no audio before this one, i tabbed out before it ended, and then i suddenly hear a voice out of nowhere when this video started, nearly scared me half to heath

[@prcvl]

you can look at the twr(thrust to weight ratio) and you should get Thet to about 1.3

[@that.ranranguy]

"they're a bit bigger than I'd thought it would be" That's what she said

[@Lukas_101]

You need to make the Seattle space needle and launched into space!

[@blankblank9904]

i kinda wished to see the eiffel tower landing somewhere with 30 parachutes while making a joke about france expending :P

[@agentcrm]

Unless it's changed, multiple decouplers don't work. You have to strut the booster to the second decouple.

[@groundhelper3]

"If you see black your in space" me looking at the night sky... huh space warmer than I imagined xD

[@glitchforester6540]

Pls more timberborn

[@StuffandThings_]

Now we need an aerospace engineer to build bridges out of rockets and airplanes

[@Brant92M]

This was the most painful video I've ever seen. 10/10

[@weyz7303]

YESSS SOME MORE OF THET FINE KERBAL SPACE PROGREMM

[@groundsymphony]

RCE is doing a trip down the memory lane

[@jamesv5343]

Those booster are the STRONGEST shape!

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

That's a pretty good Eiffel tower replica though!

[@Lorofol]

I know you mostly do gaming content, but I feel a desk setup / cable management mod by you would be beneficial to mankind. Just imagine the spaghetti we would see

[@michagrill9432]

Lmao that nyan cat thing is if kopernicus isnt up to date

[@t3h51d3w1nd3r]

You should've put the fins at the top to steer it and leave the 4 boosters per foot on

[@ceoflippers]

Great video. Imagine what the Eiffel Tower would look like on the moon xD. Peace, love and eiffel towers!

[@axell.576]

This was sooooooo painful to watch. Great work, I pissed myself laughing!

[@OddcessiveNooBurrito]

Hey Matt, huge fan, love and bridges - if you ever need a tutorial on KSP I would be happy to help :') In the VAB, right click the parts and there is detailed info - there is an option for Autostrut, just set all the parts to "Heaviest Part" and it will solve so many of your problems with wobble :D

[@OddcessiveNooBurrito]

also, if you want to turn more, add some more Reaction Wheels from the Control tab! They're a bit heavy but a couple of those will help you stick your trajectory ^_^