This KSP Rescue Mission Was...EXTREMELY Complicated

[@MattLowne]

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[@Icouldnotdecideonaname-j4n]

Wait how is this 18 hours before the video was uploaded?

[@Jofowl101]

I like how I saw the MOVA Globe comment before I saw the video because of adds

[@X_umoS]

@@Icouldnotdecideonaname-j4nHe prob made the video public from private just now

[@pilotmonkey-vp5ls]

1:29 Hitler's only got one ball starts playing thanks for putting that in there

[@Shazzith]

Maybe next Blunderbirds, you could rescue a pair of Kerbals from the KSS due to the competitor to the KSP's rocket being too unsafe (by Kerbal standards)... Definitely not referring to anything topical.

[@krautworks]

25:57 The landers' staging debris completely destroyed some of those poor solar panels. xD Awesome mission!

[@adamono]

Regular kerbal mission for me Edit: I am talking about the solar panel

[@MattLowne]

oop

[@Arelium]

@@MattLowneredo I’d say

[@Arelium]

i mean the lift-off by the way. you could move the main lander a bit the get a lift off.

[@edwardscott3262]

The BlunderBirds just isn't the same company since Lowne Aerospace bought them out. 😢 Parts falling off planes. The SAS system causing crashes. And don't even ask about poor Whistleblower Kerman who mysteriously died right before a deposition.

[@misokocka2752]

On a lonely planet, slowly spinning its way to damnation, Amid the incompetence and unpreparedness of lesser space programs, One team stands resilient against the herds, Putting their lives on the line to aid those who were previously unaware of the quicksave option, Yes! It's the incredible adventures of Jebediah and his crack team of Kerbalnauts, They are: THE BLUNDERBIRDS! Saving the Kerbin Race, one stranded explorer at a time.

[@jasonnovak6630]

that's good

[@theorixlux]

that's good

[@BrannonAerospace]

For years I thought it was “one stupid explorer at a time”. Guess that’s what I get for being American.

[@misokocka2752]

​​@@BrannonAerospace LOL

[@scatmanpro]

This is the best youtube intro ever, covince me otherwise

[@Hazem_Ahmed22]

matt i just wanna say that you are a part of my childhood. i'm really glad you brought back some of the old fashioned videos you are awesome.

[@oliveguitar]

👆👆this

[@alexb-mc4jo]

Bro the thing that got me into ksp this year was the laythe colony ssto video

[@doridog]

BLUNDERBIRDS ARE BACK BABY

[@COMCPTKaiFury76]

Yes, I loved this show

[@AstroFrogYT]

Yes, I loved this show

[@AstroFrogYT]

Yes, I loved this show

[@Peteboi64932]

I WAITED AGES FOR THIS BABY

[@krill101]

Yes, I loved this show

[@lucasread1743]

9:19 the engine of the Apollo service module is called the AJ10-137

[@Concavenator_corcovatus]

They should take after kerbals and name them simple things like wolfhound

[@debott4538]

When thinking of a US hypergolic vacuum engine, it's in most cases a variant of the AJ-10: Vanguard, Apollo, Delta, STS, Artemis... XD

[@YMandarin]

things you learn playing RP-1

[@Taran_Bd]

17:50 Am I the only one who saw the lamp breakdance behind Matt ? x)

[@Nordwind46]

LOL

[@link8296]

The Kraken strikes once more...

[@joacodiaz8631]

Actually you can see that lamp again on 19:36

[@link8296]

@@joacodiaz8631 I have seen him multiple times

[@mrmaniac3]

@@joacodiaz8631 it's CLIMBING

[@MrCoolios12]

I like the cinematic intros, it explicitly showcases the mission statement, it gives a little bit of lore, makes the mission seem more badass... Probably more trouble to do, but I love it!

[@theorixlux]

Agreed.

[@M22Moment]

Hey mat you should try with some modders to make your own contract pack! I think it’d be great

[@KerbalAddict]

There should be a Kerbin Mova Globe.

[@Codysdab]

Agree, but difficult to do right now as I guess take two isn't in licensing mode whilst it's doing whatever it's doing with the Kerbal IP.

[@zapx1239]

Agree

[@MinerBat]

26:00 that one fairing piece smashed one of the solar panels

[@SourceBrother]

12:05 if you don't want this to happen, use the trajectories mod, massive help for landing at specific locations

[@kikithepug7352]

Does it account for atmospheric re entry?

[@alexb-mc4jo]

​@@kikithepug7352 yes

[@MattLowne]

Yeah one of the things KSP2 did well was integrating this mod's functionality. Same about the...everything else

[@kikithepug7352]

@@alexb-mc4jo w, thanks man

[@kikithepug7352]

@@MattLowne yeah it’s annoying when you got the perfect thing with the ksc forgetting about re entry and end up far from the intended location

[@RandomGuyPlaysKSP]

7:10 Maybe planetshine, crank up vacuum ambient light level?

[@danzstuff]

i'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to use planetshine with deferred

[@SpaceBeaver]

indeed

[@DurMan667]

He could also, you know, put lights on the outside of the ship

[@sjcnej7695]

​@@danzstuff You can use planetshine but deferred renders it pretty much useless

[@merlin6819]

or TUFX lowering the contrast a bit

[@XandaPanda42]

Blunderbirds are go! Seriously you need to make some modular reusable craft like the Thunderbird 2. Imagine an SSTO with a pod system that could be loaded with a Rover and a bunch of parts and kerbals to perform maintenance. The Blunderbird 2 would be a great starting point for missions. You could design the each pod to be mission specific, but have actual numbered Blunderbird machines. In the history of the Blunderbirds most of the kerbals trying to be rescued would have perished before the rescue crafts had finished the design phase. The Blunderbirds need to assemble an elite series of spacecraft that they can adapt for missions.

[@jtf2k442]

17:07 And i decided, not.. to do. that. Killed me xd

[@zekejanczewski7275]

I think a cool idea would be a mega-relay. There is a very niche feature on KSP called "Control point" they can gain the abilities of that pilot. In addition, you can stack a bunch of antenna and make an uber-powerful transmitter. Essentially, think of it like an air traffic controller. As long as a manned craft (or certian probes) can connect to directly to a pilot, they get the abilities of that pilot. Some of the pods need 2 pilots simultaneously to actually fully control. So, what if you build a base that houses 2 maxed-out pilots in equitorial orbit around kerbsol? Any craft with a half-decent antenna can make manuver nodes. If you include the RC-L01 Remote Guidance Unit probe core in your control center, you can even connect to craft through relays. From the calculator, of you position this traffic control center between Eves and mohos orbit, with 36 of the RA-100 dishes, it can make manuver nodes for a craft with a communitron DTS m1s or greater.

[@jamesnorris3311]

personally i think the solar panel placement on the girder was fine

[@satanicpuppyoverlord9054]

That ending cut off perfectly. One of my favorite youtubers. I've recently gotten back into playing KSP and I love it as much as ever.

[@pranavghantasala6808]

Here's an idea: a la Thunderbirds, design a small number of ships for the Blunderbirds series (Blunderbird 1, Blunderbird 2 etc.) and limit yourself to only using those ships. Might be an interesting challenge!

[@Wintergael127]

24:14 Personally I would've replaced the rocketplane with a lightweight "rideable Ingenuity" style helicopter. It would probably be slower (especially considering propellers *really* don't like physical timewarp), but it would be infinitely reusable and most likely slightly lighter given it wouldn't require any liquid fuel.

[@MattLowne]

Yeah but who has the time for that 😎

[@alexb-mc4jo]

​@@MattLowne heff mk2

[@user-mf7li2eb1o]

9:16 Small tip: In the bottom left of the screen On the more right side there are 2 registers. Click on the one that looks like a manouver node. Thank me later

[@baaldiablo8459]

Use dome lights on your craft to light them up. Throttle down when Time to Apoapsis is 50s, and throttle down incrementally to keep it at 50s. Epic gravity turn with no plasma.

[@quoniam426]

32:23 That atmosphere sunrise looks absolutely gorgeous !

[@TheHutchy01]

It's always nice to hear the Colonel Bogey March, but with that introduction it's perfect.

[@sam8742]

I can only think about a certain chap and his lacking of a specifc male reproductive organ

[@jayhutton1093]

All I hear is the song about Hitler 😂

[@jayhutton1093]

Which I know is colonel bogey March but I hear the lyrics is what I mean

[@FloppaSPACEAGENCY]

it also works for the like button the light feature matt found out at 5:39

[@TommyLikeTom]

I have only ever played this game in career mode. I find it difficult to self motivate, and also the amount of available parts is overwhelming, and obviously you will only use the best parts, so I like to experience the game piece by piece, working up from a tin can to a super-starship

[@skoovee]

i dont really mind dark video, as long as the ship lights are on you can figure out whats where and its quite nice to look at, most modern displays also handle it fine even after youtube compression darkens it

[@HughMessenger]

I like the dark side shots. Wouldn't work for a whole video, but as part of a mission sequence, it sets the mood.

[@X_umoS]

Giant tessellation square with Parallax 2.0.7?

[@Elliott-Burton]

First time I've ever been tempted by a sponsor

[@Alfimation]

BLUNDER-BIRDS FOREVER🦅🦅🦅

[@ThatBoiOnLaythe]

🦜🦜🦜🐤🐤🐤

[@alexb-mc4jo]

WE WILL COLONISE DUNA RAHHHH

[@alexb-mc4jo]

WE CHOOSE TO COLONISE MARS

[@CASA-dy4vs]

@@alexb-mc4jo We choose to go to mars in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard

[@dh41005]

Imagine thinking someone’s coming to save you and then they just whip out a golf club and just start playing a couple holes while ur there

[@Naturemannz]

I did enjoy this video! Love your rescue missions. Very inspiring. I saw the lamp dance away, noticed movement, thinking there is life on duna!

[@DFPercush]

Nice little rocket plane! The rover repair was the cherry on top for sure.

[@picknikbasket]

That was a good one, Matt. More of these if you can please.

[@KingOfLeeYT]

Can’t believe I saw this Reddit post before a blunderbirds was made

[@Emma-i9x]

7:00 you could also add lights to the crafts to light them up yourselfs

[@TheAnt99]

Don’t you just love when Matt Lowne uploads a new video?

[@CeciliaKristy_IT]

I usually always skip the ads, but this Mova Globes just cool!🌏

[@vaos3712]

It’s been WAY too long. Glad to see the BLUNDERBIRDS ARE BACK! 😀

[@kouceiladz5529]

I hope these videos continue forever

[@timb1096]

Could you make a special BLUNDERBIRDS mission where you rescue the stranded Butch Kerman and Suni Kerman from the ISS ?

[@barefootalien]

What you need is "Deferred". It switches to deferred rendering and automatically does effects like Planetshine only much _much_ better.

[@davidjurgs9257]

The contracts in career mode are exactly that lol, you just did two contracts in one go. Contract 1, repair rover at x location, Contract 2, expand base at y location. You should probably play through a full career mode and upload it

[@ryanb9749]

Keep making KSP content. I don't have time to play KSP. But i can watch these during my commute.

[@rosuav]

The Avionics Hub solves the problem of not having a pilot on board, although of course that requires planning ahead for the lack of pilot-capable kerbal.

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

Yay! Blunderbirds are go!! Nice see this continued, just watching the old original episodes.

[@springnutica]

Matt there’s a mod called minimum ambient lighting which makes it so you can make stuff brighter

[@JaySliZe]

Blunderbirds got me more hyped than all the new shows comin out

[@thetobi583]

Matt, if KZbin had a heart emote alongside the thumbs up or down, i would heart every single Blunderbirds episode. These have taught me what to look out for and how to solve issues if/when they crop up. Thank you for continuing The Blunderbirds after the disaster that was KSP2 (RIP)

[@SiberCatLP]

15:29 I'm pretty sure the lesson to be learned here is "Don't expect an orbital mechanics simulator to do deforming terrain and friction very well."

[@mckeznak]

Aww man I love me some blunderbirds so glad it's back

[@asier_diamond]

Great video matt, keep it up! Love you content from Spain

[@DanielBrice7f58a6]

the opening shot of her panicking was perfect!

[@pudoz1]

I’ll never stop watching ksp1 videos!!

[@Mr.Bonuts]

this is something that kinda ties in with the whole better missions thing, a few weeks ago I looked at asteroids and other objects that have passed through the solar system and thought, what if in KSP on occasion a rouge planet, asteroid, or even gas giant with moons would pass by the kerbolar system far away (Maybe anywhere from twice eeloo's orbit to just inside dres' orbit) and it would only be there for well, I guess however long it would be there. Which since it would be passing by you'd also have to wait for a good launch window so it wouldn't be redicuously far away, only thing is what if you landed a probe or something on the surface, then it flew away.. Is that probe just gone? Or is that planet now just going in that direction FOREVER and will never go away, so it'll be thousands of light-years away but-.. I think you get the point, kinda iffy Idea. But I think it'd be fun, but if you want all that but just better I guess infinate discoveries is perfect.

[@ToreDL87]

I've been tapping into RCS more than once as well. Lately one thing I do (to save on RCS) is to limit main engine power output % to where I gotta burn for like 30 seconds More accurate burns that way :)

[@ImmortalGMD-xr6gq]

would love to see that mission playthrough video

[@Solamend]

29:48 Thats a beautiful shot

[@ongfr4315]

with TUFX you can turn on auto-exposure and adjust it so it becomes brighter during darker conditions, and go back down to lower brightness levels when you're in light conditions.

[@S47URN]

To improve the brightness you can use planetshine and tweak the settings of it! the crafts can become brighter and whatnot, as well as what you mentioned with the ambient light boost

[@40notfound702]

Matt, KSP has a built in solution, the ambient light setting. Literally.

[@bear2710]

16:00 the Cygnus space craft that resupplies the iss has circular sp

[@XMeK]

Glad to see the Return of the Blunderbirds, Matt! Good vid!

[@Fallen_Pianos]

6:53 no, i don't see the problem, because it's too dark for me to see it

[@rbgtk]

Dear God, loving the intro so far, upping your production value I see!

[@OrangeMonkieGaming]

Also Matt, Linx has come out with a new version of parallax, called parallax extended, it is paid, but you should try it out it looks really good.

[@thespectre5403]

I love "colonel bogey march" in these videos it teases my history brain

[@Fishiest-Hylian]

YES MORE BLUNDERBIRDS LETS GOOOO

[@burby-thomas]

omg my favorite series is back

[@kaiperdaens7670]

Bro there should be a mod that adds like black lines to parts that get heated like from re-entry or going very fast.

[@darkfoxxbunyip]

My favorite Kerbal show! Love it, keep them coming Matt!

[@benmunko7228]

Just got off a flight and saw matt uploaded. Already w night

[@TheEpicDragonCat]

Apollo CSM used an AJ10-137. Burning spicy propellant

[@gosling-vc3]

pro tip: if you hold alt while hitting time acceleration button it will put you into physic warp even when in vaccum or with engines on it makes nuclear and ion engines useable

[@MrWooaa]

I would be super interested in you doing something with the mission editor.

[@FearlessLeader2001]

MATT IS USING RCS??? IT'S A MIRACLE!

[@jamesgaskill632]

You should get the trajectories mod for very accurate precision landings.

[@chesimons8862]

It could be more Apollo style if you reconfigure the vehicle after the transfer burn... As always, great video!

[@unuviolcr6706]

I love the Matt lowne tangents

[@MrJamesbondo07]

I enjoy how you highlighted a) but not b) or c). * to clarify i mean the actual a), b), c) not the message

[@theorixlux]

Matt is consistently inconsistent.

[@Clockwork_Myr]

Matt please start devising the most convoluted rescue mission scenarios you can think of

[@omnuu]

hey, it would be really cool to have a mod list that you use on your regular games!

[@Spacewalker1870]

like how you said if this was a custom mission, where other people could try it, how I wouldve done is made some type of VTOL spaceplane duna lander (not a full ssto from kerbin, it would have its own nuclear transfer stage) but it would have enough extra fuel to be able to land at the rover, repair the wheels (or put the rover in some sort of grabbing mechanism or cargo bay, then take it back out once at surface base) then fly back to the surface bay to do the rest of the stuff needed there, then fly back to duna orbit, dock with mothership, then fly back to LKO to land and probably do a vtol landing ontop of the VAB lol

[@Jaxos050]

this is video 1 of me requesting you to consider an investigation into a full science mode/career-ish playthrough utilizing Kerbalism as well as many other mods you have, i think you would enjoy it a lot

[@HamidRazaHodaei]

I love Matt Your video is great ❤️😍💘

[@alfiebutt2753]

what mods is matt using to make the game look like this its so nice

[@vaos3712]

You should do a retro gaming video. I love old games, especially super Nintendo and Sega games! I’m sure everybody who watches your channel also has a love for retro games. 😊

[@alexb-mc4jo]

Yo vaos 3 comments you can stop now lol

[@XxOwlStealer69xX]

6:29 you could try tinkering with planetshines settings! ;D

[@XxOwlStealer69xX]

you can easily toggle it on and off too :D

[@knickohr01]

5:26 This also works when you tell people to like the video

[@bord1122]

They made a really cool looking rover

[@Nemesis2646]

i wish i had enough money to create a space company like blue origins or spacex i would really hire you to take control over my company bro . . you are not only a gamer . . you are an artist ❤️

[@waynestock300]

The Blunderbirds are GOAT

[@ollimacp]

Matt, I'd find it quite interesting not to "just put a dumb standard booster" design below the payload but more often mix things up exploring quite unusual modes of transportation ^^

[@astr0jack440]

I think you should try the near future parts pack for your next mod review, it has some really cool parts!

[@Bulltoad_Real]

7:42 matt, if you’re bored with the stock nuclear engines, download nertea’s kerbal atomics mod.

[@epicgamersauce3516]

33:33 video length is pleasing

[@joelmulder]

I think people should post missions where they’re stranded for us to save them on Reddit. KSP is so much more fun with a concrete goal.

[@asierwilliams8995]

Gotta love the instrumental of hateler has only got one ball

[@TheStickCollector]

Nice to see this back. Good work.