THE SHACKLETON DISASTER

HORIZON MUST NOT FALL
song: • Vulta - Shattered

[@ninjadudeX]

Who needs analog horror when I can have analog hard scifi astro-naval combat

[@smallboyahoy]

best sentance of today

[@j-twd930]

@@smallboyahoy That's basically the best sentence I have ever heard in my life.

[@Aran2323]

I didn't know I needed it, but now I need more

[@spacemissilesenjoyer]

NGL this shit is more scary to me than actual horror

[@jotarokujo4787]

empyrean rings

[@ghostcorpse3016]

I am not sure that half of the people here know this isn’t CGI and is infact “just” incredibly well edited Kerbal Space Program Edit: You guys are splitting hairs here, I am saying a lot of people don’t realise this was made in a video game rather than a 3D animation program.

[@StarlightSocialist]

1:17 I would recognize those parts anywhere. Tantarus is a great mod. Nothing says space socialism like non-androgenous docking ports, spheres of propellant, and of course, rocket pods in quad symetry

[@justhere4637]

So it is KSP. Awesome.

[@ozzni1]

okay well now that I'm looking for the KSP in it... god yeah that's KSP footage taken with some good camera angles (and wonderful design) put through at least 3 filters and chopped up super well. And you know what? If I had to make shots like these, KSP would probably be my actual best option but I would not think of that for like, at least a couple months.

[@_Stercore]

i looked at the cockpit and RCS thruster and had a lingering suspicion

[@CheapFlashyLoris]

It's still CGI...

[@atarigod8634]

star wars fans: haha lazer goes pew pew pew Children of a Dead Earth enjoyers:

[@MightySpaceman]

indeed

[@kahlzun]

i was just thinking that COADE would be perfect for these settings

[@kahlzun]

i was just thinking that COADE would be perfect for these settings

[@zackakai5173]

"M61 goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT"

[@CT-Wreck]

Reads Hostile battle squadron composition: Olympic Silocraft... 360 Nuclear Missiles PTSD

[@leonkrohm5429]

I love the difference in language from the sanitized military report to the biblical "Luna burns" and "a thousand suns ignite the lunar skies"

[@tfw8738]

luna burns is a orbital mechanic no? a burn is firing the engines, i assume this just means its within luna's sphere of influence

[@nf359]

@@tfw8738it’s more likely that “Luna burns” is a dramatic change in tone, because if it was still concise military language it would be less vague, like “___ performing de-orbiting burns”

[@Raguleader]

@@tfw8738 Honestly, the fact that it's difficult to tell from context whether it's a sanitized technical description of a space maneuver or a dramatically laconic description of an extraplanetary nuclear exchange lend to the impact of the phrase. Sort of suggests the confusion that you'd expect in the opening hours of a war.

[@fernandomarques5166]

​​@@nf359it certainly feels like a tone change marker. IMO there's two possibilities: - Luna being a location on the Moon - Luna being the Moon itself Luna is Russian for "Moon" so it wouldn't be far fetched saying the Soviet Base on the Moon would be called that, what puts of this theory is the fact that the sentence "Luna burns" shows up before the video tells us that the Soviet Base on on the Moon's North Pole is attacked by the QRF. As for the second option, "Luna" is also latin for Moon, by using the latin word for moon and pairing it with "burns" it sets the tone very well that there's no going back from the point that Horizon LSS was destroyed, the cogs of war are now turning, the moon is now a battlefield, so it burns metaphorically and literally (nuclear fire).

[@clockworkowl6248]

​@@fernandomarques5166 Terra and Luna tends to be used in SF to specifically refer to the Planet Earth and the Earth's Moon because the rest of the planet names are in latin(ish) and uncapitalized words have other meaning that may be used in same context(especially "moon" that can mean any natural satellite) Also, burn as orbital maneuver isn't usually paired with just the nearest celestial body. So it is indeed more likely to be a dramatic phrase.

[@dlistmemer591]

The fact that the defense contractor names are accurate to the late 90s (pre-mergers/consolidations) shows the extra work that went into the lore.

[@amistrophy]

Rockwell 😭

[@candle_eatist]

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 🔥🔥🔥

[@thefrunze.198]

LOCKHEED MARTIN 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@bruhb7611]

@@thefrunze.198only lockheed

[@AckzaTV]

The vehicles are silly though...but almost there...they'd look like a big space shuttle with vertices launch rubes so basically a submarine ...look up usss Curtis Lemay

[@niracaldwell]

i feel like i've stepped into the coolest thing ever but have NO clue whats going on but im still going with it because its so awesome i love everything about this. the aesthetics, the ksp/bdarmoury, the music, the quotes, the tactical view of the ships, its all PERFECT

[@konradsartorius7913]

Indeed. I am glad to have stumbled across it. It's like an ARG about space and the Cold War. I love it.

[@victor_silva6142]

VAOS' Solar Nations lost episode❤

[@nthedecent7717]

Would you go as far as to say you may have said to yourself, *"Oh my Gahh!"*

[@max_os117x]

⁠if there is a god, they have surely abandoned us

[@owenelliott5742]

@@victor_silva6142 deep cut

[@Vsor]

'Silocraft' is a very ominous ship class. I like it.

[@gargarmikejaphett.3840]

Probably because that ship class are basically nuclear missile launchers, designed to hold and fire dozens, if not hundreds of nukes at both tactical and strategic yields. They are meant to do two things: - Long-ranged antiship combat - Nuclear bombardment of planets and moons.

[@bittertwig]

Check out Children of a Dead Earth! I think there are a few missions that feature siloships in some way. Just be ready for a lot of orbital maneuvering....

[@Rocklobster6285]

​@@bittertwigi just wish children of a dead earth had more variety. Computer-controlled ships all behave roughly the same way, they don't do any fancy maneuvering, and the ship design possibilities are very limited. Also, we need proximity fuses, and the campaign mode requiring that your armor remains pristine to get a gold rating on every mission is very dumb

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

It's like an SSBN or ballistic missile submarine.

[@rh9909]

@@gargarmikejaphett.3840Damn, it suddenly makes so much more sense if the "silo" was referring silos for ICBMs and such

[@straits9260]

I love how the Earth-Lunar map adheres to actual orbital mechanics and how a potential backup defence force would be stationed with eliptical orbits irl

[@dangernoodle235]

I mean, this was literally shot in modded kerbal space program xd

[@caliperstorm8343]

I think the maps are custom graphics. Very good attention to detail

[@BobfromSydney]

Remember, it's quicker to switch to your side-arm than to scramble additional interceptors from the L1 transfer station.

[@thewormboy7943]

imagine being the soviet madlad drifting through an anomalous moon portal at high speed during a lunar orbital firefight

[@ozzni1]

FULL SPEED FOR THE UNION

[@admiralrng6506]

TRIIII POLOSKI

[@bruhb7611]

FOR PREMIERE SHELEPIN AND THE ETERNAL SOLAR UNION!!! GLORY FOR THE ONES WHO LOOK FORWARD!!!

[@matchc0635]

GLASS THE MOON GLASS THE MOON GLASS THE MOON GLASS THE MOON

[@russkatherealoriginal6904]

Gemini Home entertainment when HARD SCI-FI:

[@Wa_hhhh]

​​@@russkatherealoriginal6904Humanity when they finally build a space ship capable of destroying planets and then sent to iris to kill it

[@michaelturk7237]

"Man, regular space travel will be so cool! We'll get to see the sights and visit different planets and eventually get to live on them!" The cold reality:

[@giorgospapoutsakis5271]

Grow up

[@BigManKlibit]

Cold War-ish era space tech used in an interplanetary combat scenario is the coolest idea I never knew I needed more of. Reagan literally got his “Star Wars”.

[@VD913]

KSP Analog Cold War Thriller is not what I expected to stumble into today but here we are, and here I stay.

[@localsnek]

This is easily the best iteration on the analog horror format I've ever seen. Innovation like this is what we need, not more boring monster concepts and predictable jumpscares. Keep up the great work

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

The only horror I see is the horror of World War III breaking out.

[@Dag0n3t]

I have absolutely no clue what I just watched, but I know that it was awesome.

[@highlyexplosiverocket]

I know it's weird commenting here, but your FAM Edits are amazing. I hope to see a Star City of Season 5 one once they come out!

[@YaofuZhou]

Same!

[@PhthaloType]

I'm intrigued by Pave Pulsar I/II... "PAVE" is a USAF prefix for various programs ranging from the Paveway series laser-guided bomb, to the Pave Hawk/Pave Low helicopters, Pave Tack targeting pod, etc. I'm thinking the most relevant though would be PAVE PAWS (Phased Array Warning System) that's made to detect incoming nuclear missiles and perform space surveillance.

[@shamancredible8632]

Oh great, that's all we need, furries in space. There won't just be radiation belts around earth, there will be gay cum belts too.

[@thefez-cat]

And a pulsar (pulsating radio source) is a spinning, magnetized neutron star that emits powerful beams of electromagnetic radiation at very precise, very regular intervals. The way the beams "pulse" in and out of detection as they are directed at or away from Earth has been compared to a lighthouse.

[@MM-vs2et]

The POV shots with the "ONBOARD AUDIO" caption is so fire. It's what seals the deal in this thing. 9/10, would be a 10/10 if we get it longer.

[@lerw1162]

как же круто - размещение военных кораблей не парящими "где-то в космосе", а находящимися на конкретных орбитах

[@ThatZommy]

i like everything about this but the reason i rewatch it several times a day is because the music is SUCH a perfect fit. it really sets the tone and makes this a fantastic watch. i want more

[@the_christopher]

I feel like I stumbled into a gem out of nowhere! This world that you're building is so insanely cool. This is just the right amount of nerdy, and has been shared to my friends who absolutely had the same reaction: This is a work of art. I am excited to see what else you've got to bring.

[@jehffvredition2026]

*>A hundred suns ignite the lunar skies* Goosebumps

[@kasparbaggott4703]

This is easily one of the best high-concept solar war series I have ever seen, this shit has got me gooning

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

edging even

[@hello-rq8kf]

clean up aisle,, my ponts!!!!

[@Pherecydes]

First time watching this: ...? Second time watching this: ...?! Nineteenth time watching this: T H E H I G H F R O N T I E R I S A W A R Z O N E

[@AIMSHSMrKsHistory]

"High Frontier" man's been reading SDI proposal docs.

[@zackakai5173]

I do love the idea that these futuristic military spacecraft are still armed with the M61 Vulcan, which is just a few years shy of being a WWII-era weapon system.

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

This video was set in the 90s, so having an M61 strapped onto a spaceship is reasonable.

[@zackakai5173]

@@ruskiwaffle1991 true, but what I was getting at was the fact that the idea of what became the M61 was originally commissioned by the US Army in 1946. And in the CoaDE timeline, is a legitimate weapons system despite having migrated to a starship-mounted weapon system.

[@TRZ99]

With no atmosphere and gravity, a mini gun would be a perfect weapons platform if you think about it. High volume of fire in a zero g environment would probably be devastating to ships.​@zackakai5173

[@megasoldat949]

This is the most underrated space war animation I ever seen I love every single detail of it Keep going!!

[@Epicsurvivor21]

Not even an animation, this is just really cleverly done Kerbal Space Program

[@keylaneproductions1977]

@@Epicsurvivor21 i need the mods

[@baronguyperson]

Dear God they're flying Orion ships. Honey! Pack the Hydrogen bombs, we're going to space!

[@CrazyFarseer]

Man, this is a wonderful montage of escalation, with great aesthetics and perfectly timed music to boot. It feels like a snippet of a very plausible universe.

[@swatboy763]

escalation?! Everything exploded at the exact same time!!

[@ferrousscale]

This would go so hard as hard-sf videogame setting (COADE spiritual successor perhaps?). The only 2 nitpicks I have: * Audible gunfire in non-onboard audio shots (especially soviet craft). * Nuke flashes not *brilliantly* illuminating NPP craft as they are accelerating Maybe also the NPP craft seeming awfully close for nuclear pulse propulsion, but that's probably extremely narrow angle telescopic shot so they may actually be quite a way apart (at least my headcanon says so). Not sure about B-8M1 looking launchers on soviet craft, conical launchers look a bit pointless in space, something like B-8W20 might be more space effective to carry into orbit if repurposing military aviation hardware.

[@RussellB]

"7/22/97 THE HIGH FRONTIER IS A WARZONE" as guitars kick in is the defining moment of our generation

[@Solar424]

For All Mankind if the writers knew about Project Orion:

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

Season 5 better have Orions or I'm losing faith in this show

[@Aseanmapping]

@@ruskiwaffle1991 don't think it'll have it because it's way way in the future, where nuclear pulse propulsion just seems unreasonable

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

​@@Aseanmappingmeh I find plasma propulsion even more futuristic than riding bombs to space

[@Aseanmapping]

@@ruskiwaffle1991 exactly what I said

[@clippedwings225]

keep rewatching these because they're just so good

[@Terranallias18]

Bro dropped the hardest retro hard sci fi video and thought we wouldn't notice

[@kokadosh8763]

Even in the far future we still use the Vulcan. God bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🔥🔥🔥

[@Trueningen]

Funny enough this actually takes place in 1997 lol

[@Aran2323]

I just watched all your videos and THIS STORY IS AMAZING. It's all pretty much explained in the "LSR-926-5/92" video. Spoilers below. Stop reading if you want to watch for yourself. Ok here it is Seriously stop Fine The cold war with the Soviets has expanded onto the moon and further into the solar system. The non-Soviet alliance whose perspective we see has discovered an anomaly in a crater (Shackleton) and built a base around it (Horizon) on the surface of the moon. The anomaly seems to be a wormhole to somewhere else in the galaxy/universe. This opens up onto a planet with massive ice/water content, along with other valuable resources that are crucial for life in space. And here we see the Soviets attacking the facility on the moon, sparking all out war.

[@someguy8375]

Not just attacking but, judging by the end, actually landing a followup ground force to travel through the wormhole and causing "the first extrasolar battle" on the other side

[@russkatherealoriginal6904]

Space T-90s lezgo.

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

ghh Cold War in space stuff has me gooning

[@bruhb7611]

Finally a prequel to Deep Space Force

[@kandahar_syndrome]

This is literally hottest war but in space and I fucking love it, keep it up!

[@donovian2538]

Where were you when you heard that the crew of the Armstrong bought the fleet critical time?

[@darkninjacorporation]

Making astronautical calculations seems hard enough as is, I can’t imagine what it’d be like doing them fast enough to engage in combat

[@russkatherealoriginal6904]

Well, not dying in space combat is a great motivator for it.

[@darksydephillycheesesteak4862]

INTERPLAY ENTERTAINMENT presents: THE SHACKLETON DISASTER A Post-Apollo Interplanetary Strategy Game For Gamers, By Gamers

[@samg5463]

I remember 1997, I can’t believe the government tried to cover this up. Thanks for filing that FOIA request for this.

[@wn9500]

It's incredible, they've almost completely covered up the existence of the Lunar SSR now, too. Russia must still be funding them somehow, though- not sure how they make the ideology work..

[@Josefino_ultra_gnomo]

That shit was the coolest thing I've seen in years bro

[@abnormalfillet4718]

LUNA BURNS

[@StillRimmo]

How does this video go so absolutely hard with no context

[@Gooberpatrol66]

This feels like the FMV intro to the coolest late 90s space combat game that never existed

[@Striker427]

KSP be crazy

[@synthgal1090]

analog scifi action? I am absolutely interested. I do wish you left the text on screen a smiiiiiiidge longer.

[@synthgal1090]

I've seen this like ten times so far. LUNA BURNS.

[@demolish_united_nations]

Protect HORIZON at any cost

[@thesilverstevo]

The fact that Orion propulsion battleships exist in this universe is both cool and terrifying at the same time.

[@CTCAC2000]

I'm old; I remember when this happened. Good times!

[@frayans]

This got into my recommendations and I want more

[@aghressor]

makes me want to play Children of a Dead Earth and Terra Invicta again

[@NoSTs123]

What inspired you the most, For all Mandkind, Children of a Dead Earth, The Expanse, Lunar War, Projectrho or something else entirely? Mare Ignis, what do DSBF, LSB, NRO stand for? I am correct in assuming you made this in moded KSP and not blender? If so that would make this animation even more outstanding good job. The Attacking Vessels are of Soviet manufacture? You know what? I only joined twitter for this (and Scott Manley).

[@KoishiVibin]

Deep Space Bombardment Force. National Reconnaissance Office.

[@Yarkoonian]

I love ProjectRho! And I loved Children of a dead earth, even if I could never get past this one mission.

[@bittertwig]

I'm also curious - the other thing this channel makes me think of is Charles Stross' story A Colder War

[@FORTHEPI]

Maybe add Nebulous Fleet Command too, lots of the UI fonts and design style seem pretty similar

[@AIMSHSMrKsHistory]

VSK is the Soviet/Russian aerospace force, so yes.

[@ahmememre]

The visual diagrams are very very very beautiful. Goat

[@melan5696]

imagine turning the anomaly into private property this post made by Military Space Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics gang

[@Maxcom12]

I didn't expect a Kerbal Space Program alt-history realistic space battle machinima to be what I needed but here I am. Great job whoever you are, you hit a topic that's extremely cool but extremely underexplored in media.

[@alverro5351]

This video hit me like a train and I'm absolutely struggling to take in just how INSANELY well done it is. AWESOME

[@kalashnidoge]

0:39 Horizon was lost to this rhythm

[@squasherdown]

ksp online looking sick

[@kylewhite5695]

I’m back for my daily watch

[@Ariel_Alpaca]

HUMANS ARE MEANT TO INHERENT THE STARS 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@sugoiuseismoeabuse4058]

I just discovered this arg series and I am loving the presentation, the cgi is a bit obvious even through the filter but the musical sting more than make up for it.

[@Mega_21]

I think the obvious CGI look is intentional, not to mention really well done considering how it's completely changed the looks of kerbal space program

[@SFish-wr4kh]

For some reason, this vaguely reminds me of, "A Colder War," by Charles Stross. When I watch this, I get a vague sense of unease as tensions over a not-fully-understood technology escalate wildly out of control with an uncertain -- but surely terrifying -- outcome.

[@scarface1367]

BOTH SIDES PANIC AS THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS Wait wrong video

[@foxhunteredits]

T H E D E A T H T O L L R I S E S A S E U R O P E B U R N S

[@Jay_Owen]

Fuck Starfield, this is what actual NASApunk looks like

[@Spearhead-ke8kd]

This goes unreasonably hard.

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

I'm reminded of, amongst other things, "Our only hope is the X-Project" dialogue from the English dub of the anime Star Fleet (X-Bomber) as also heard in X-Project by DJ Fresh

[@jakegrube9477]

"animals in nature will often present bright and vivid patterns to show they are toxic to everyone around them"

[@tauridborn2777]

Another Star Fleet afictionado!

[@sventhegrenadier7199]

Loving the aesthetics.Waiting for more.

[@caliperstorm8343]

This is amazing. Those designs and all the custom graphics are incredible

[@florto24]

This video is so great, watched it like 20 times already. I love how it slaps with the scenes and music. Good work overall. Also so much attention to detail. Like damn watching it over and over made me notice so much.

[@burgerfanman]

I love how one of the ships is designed by 'Lockheed' (presumably Lockheed Martin). The American military-industrial complex always wins

[@greencanner4284]

this is set pre-merger, so it's just the Lockheed Corporation at this point.

[@burgerfanman]

@@greencanner4284 Oh that's a neat detail then, thanks

[@bruhb7611]

The sovs are using high powered laser on their mothership at the end tho

[@pottasium7117]

goes incredibly hard

[@maryjaneperry9951]

Idea Make a creature that can survive the vacuum of space And is the size of a supermassive black hole And it's breaking the laws of physics Mainly With this weird field around it

[@griffinsamroengraja3487]

You can feel the energy of the events occurring the Black and on Earth. The chaos on the ground as the struggle for domination erupts over the one place that will define Mankinds future. The terror of those serving in the void as their oh so fragile homes and craft become fair game in a nuclear war. The atmosphere is... intoxicating.

[@noahjester8471]

"Mr. President, Horizon has fallen." "My god..."

[@matthewdev]

We need more, this looks like the start of some very fine lore

[@josh_kerman]

Orion drives seem a little overkill for lunar orbital maneuvers.

[@bruhb7611]

General Atomics had to lobby a lot of folks at the pentagon to get that budget approved

[@Tyrrituil]

This was fantastic

[@travehk7498]

This reminds me of HOTTEST WAR so much! Keep up the good work!

[@ciancomer1924]

This is like if the Apple TV series For All Mankind's cold war with Soviets went hot. Throw in with some Tom Clancey's Red Strom Rising. Pretty cool.

[@anthhud]

luna burns gotta be one of the hardest lines ever

[@Yeeren]

I have no idea what is going on but I dig it. EDit: after viewing the other vids - did the Soviets breach through the anomaly to attack the Janus system?

[@TankGuy-bx6kb]

Judging how the last date is listed as "first extrasolar battle", yeah they most certainly did

[@DeafS4vage]

Wendigoon would definitely take a look of this kind of analog genre.

[@greyfox8194]

Omg please make this a series omgomg this is so good

[@megalodonsniperelite]

All of this goes hard for no actual reason.

[@rfak7696]

Really cool. Cassetepunk hard scifi space battles. Looks almost like a documentary from the 90's

[@LexYeen]

what has the algorithm fed me and why do I want more

[@professionalsewerrat1695]

that craft at the end got a phased array laser? super unique!

[@playwars3037]

This would make an amazing novel series, if presented as a historical document or a collection of testimonies (à la World War Z for the latter).

[@mrfigaloopierre9610]

If nasa had the same budget as the US military

[@L5Resident]

Certified Banger project!

[@MinecraftManL]

This is going to be a great primer of what The Expanse's space battles are like for my friends who haven't had the privilege of watching. Surely this will get them hooked, right?

[@kittyhawk2352]

CALLING ALL SOVIETS, WHERE ARE MY SOVIETS Horizon Must Not Fall

[@bruhb7611]

Glory to the ones who look forward. For the Union Eternal.

[@harsa2017]

"A hundred suns ignite the lumar skies" and "Luna burns" makes me hard af. I crave more.

[@jeeves-2]

This isn't just world building. It's worlds building! Amazing attention to detail with the spacecraft manufacturers and orbital mechanics, and I can't wait to find out what in Shackleton crater led to the first extrasolar battle. Is the ice there from a wormhole leading to a cryovolcanic exo planet?

[@Davin2014]

Majestic. Fantastic.

[@gameplaysuffering1620]

either the battle went on for about 2 days or it took 2 days from the moment the vns squadron was detected to actually intercept and the battle was over in a couple of minutes or the battle is considered over when the nukes traveled all the way from luna to earth , the only part i dont quite get is the thousand suns , it couldnt have been earth's ships intercepting the nukes, since they are shown as lunching from diferent places and following different trajectories, maybe luna had enough nukes to saturation bombard their own low orbit?

[@FireCrack]

There are at least two battles depicted in this video, one above the moon lasts at least one hour and fifty-four minutes; the other begins at least twenty-four hours later above Janus. The thousand suns are likely the impact of soviet nuclear weapons, LSB/USA don't authorise nuclear strikes until fifty-seven minutes later.

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

This was between the USSR and America, not a Luna Free State vs United Earth.

[@kim-jongfun9228]

What too much Terra Invicta does to a mfer, keep it up

[@driedsalad2946]

I saw you on Twitter a while ago and fell in love with your content, glad to see it here. Keep it up!!