I was super stoked when the humble store announced a spring sale. Rotating deals and flash sales make shopping for video games into a video game itself. More importantly, in the name of fiscal responsibility, I had made the decision that when Saints Row IV went on sale on humble, I was risky going to pick it up. There really is nothing like playing a video game of being an over-the-top street gangster and being able to claim it for charity. Played that a bit over the weekend, it’s definitely worth it.
I also started up Kerbal Space Program again while working on other things. While I declare myself to be effing smart, I also have an overly aggressive play style in every game. When we’re talking orbital maneuvering and rocket design, Kerbals die. Jebediah, you’re sacrifice will forever be remembered. His mission was plagued with the minor nuisances that accompany poorly planned expeditions. Attempting to reach Mun, but without enough fuel, he turned back, firing his thrusters in a fast burn trying to get back into the Kerbal atmosphere and do an early deployment of his chutes before oxygen deprivation incapacitated him. Knowing he was short of time, he increased the passive of time itself to the point where his rocket disintegrated three kilometers from safety. His last transmission, which was only partially comprehensible due to the time warp already causing radio waves to arrive before they were transmitted, had been transcribed as “Sta… I’m full of…ars.” His spirit of sacrifice and exploration will be forever memorialized and used as an example to all new Kerbalnauts.
Since that tragic flight, Kriminel Ink had since transitioned to unmanned flights while new rockets are designed. The third and fourth flights of these new less risky adventures, named Chubby II and Chubby III, after Jebediah’s nickname, were successful. Landing on the moons Mun and Minimus respectively, they were able to take invaluable readings that will expand our knowledge of our universe.
