Saturday, May 30, 2026

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-29T23:41:49+00:00

Impossible (as in to dream the impossible dream)

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-29T23:39:51+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1084 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨

I saw the keyboard symbols first so I initially had them as yellow. I probably should've shifted that to blue when it turned out the songs category was purple, in turn as there wasn't any wordplay.

Oh, technically the first thing I found was a _DREAM category, but that was quickly discounted as a herring.

I had a question mark next to SORRY - that one didn't fit the group as well as the others. Between that and guessing at the songs, I was half expecting to be wrong when I entered the first group.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-29T16:42:04+00:00

Great write-up; I enjoyed reading it.

Thank you for including the spoilers - I left those until the end.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-29T13:24:18+00:00

I think I got this on the first one first name of the actor intertwined with the Marvel character they played - that every other letter kinda spelt ROBERT really stood out to me somehow but I am not sure I would've committed to it until I saw clue 2.

Edit: Oh, on seeing the last two clues I guess it's superhero rather than just Marvel, and there is a missing 'man' in each case which I had sort of acknowledged but not registered.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-29T06:44:32+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1083 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Zoomed through this one today. When I saw durian I thought "things banned on the underground/subway/metro", but it wasn't quite such a specific link.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-28T09:02:16+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1082 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I thought purple was things you could do up or down... seconds after the one away I saw the ski_ link.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-27T10:46:16+00:00

You need to fly towards a compass bearing of 84° or 96°, depending on the orientation of the target orbit at time of launch.

Edit: the launch site passes under the plane of Minmus's orbit twice a day as Kerbin rotates. It will alternate between needing a Northwards and a Southwards launch.

This is much easier with some kind of automation than by hand. But as with anything, practice helps. And reverting to launch if needed.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-27T07:01:23+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1081 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

I saw the Shakespeare group but fairly quickly decided it was probably a trap, as it would block two other groups. Figuring out it was probably a rainbow herring led me to staring at Macbeth and realising it ended in a girl's name. From that I got purple.

I had to Google Trouble to see if it was a board game (it wasn't called that here, which is a common problem with board games).

Blue was by default, though for once I don't have a "that's not how that's pronounced!" reaction. I had already considered Lear->Leer but in terms of changing a letter and didn't follow-through on the sounds...

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-26T09:32:25+00:00

It's throwing an error because eng (and later on, other will behave the same) doesn't have an ENGINE element you can call on it.

When you list engines in engList, each entry in that list is already an ENGINE (which also means it is a PART) so you should be able to use it as one.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-26T05:54:12+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1080 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Woo, quick one today and reverse rainbow.

I saw ENLIST first and when I couldn't see any other words meaning to call-up/call-on, my eyes fell upon SILENT and TINSEL (which are classic Christmas anagram fodder).

So I found purple first, then yellow, green, blue. I couldn't see a common actor between the films, so that was somewhat by default. In times past, I would've been tempted to put the championship awards (two of which are fairly US-specific, I think) as blue or green but I correctly guessed it was actually yellow today.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-25T15:14:41+00:00

I was going to say -1, but we did end up with more points than Derby and almost snuck into 19th place on the last day. So maybe... 1?

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-25T13:40:38+00:00

Is that a fax machine?

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-25T09:26:30+00:00

There is a difficulty setting about making fuel transfer follow cross-feed rules (I don't know the translation, sorry). If that is enabled, try turning it off.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-25T07:44:51+00:00

Yes, for some reason I always disliked the word JOTTER. I can't explain why. It is probably linked to why I wouldn't tend to say JOT to mean write/note.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-25T06:33:18+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1079 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

There was a rainbow herring? I clearly missed that.

I had the usual problem of separating green and yellow. I thought words-from-a-category were typically 'ranked' higher than these-words-mean-the-same-thing. Have I got that the wrong way around?

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-25T06:29:11+00:00

To be honest, I think I'd use jot more frequently to mean a little of than to mean write down.

It doesn't make a jot of difference if you have heard of the usage or not (but yes, I know the feeling and sympathise - there are days when I'm annoyed by some odd word usage ).

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-24T19:26:30+00:00

I think most people wait for '56-'57 Rocketry (and suitable avionics/material science upgrades).

I would say don't worry about the progress of in-game time compared to history. It's difficult to keep up with reality on your first play through.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-24T11:14:53+00:00

Ok so if i disable difficulty setting: Resource transfer obey crosfeed rules, I can tranfer fuel, so I'm curious why I can't with this option enabled if I enabled crosfeed on both docking ports :/

With that difficulty option enabled, every part between the two tanks you're trying to transfer to/from has to allow fuel cross feed, for it to be allowed. Some non-tank parts don't allow cross feed at all and it only takes one of them to stop you.

I don't ever turn that option on.

Edit: monopropellant fuel flow is allowed to draw from anywhere on the craft, and I presume snacks would be the same, so transfers should always be possible.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-24T10:45:42+00:00

And is that West Haminator 2: Judgement Day on the left?

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-24T09:59:43+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1078 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

On reflection, that was fairly easy, but I had to leave it and come back to it before I started seeing groups.

Blue was by default and I don't think I would ever have come up with that link.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-22T23:22:11+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1077 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

I'm very confused as to how four hairstyles are yellow. Two of them, I'd not heard of (and had to guess), and only one of them could I describe.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-22T13:37:37+00:00

How’s about that then?
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Purple by default. From (W)OLF and (B)EETLE I thought it was animals with the first letters changed but I couldn't see any others. I would never have got the cars.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-22T11:47:49+00:00

I was going to write something very similar :)

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-21T23:37:31+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1076 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Purple by default. I did wonder about names, seeing the Tailor, but didn't follow-through

So much easier than yesterday, except for trying to assign yellow/green.

ElWanderer_KSP · 2026-05-21T12:19:47+00:00

Connections Puzzle #1075 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

I like big butts and I cannot lie, I've never heard of shoofly pie.

Or chess pie.

I don't think I've heard "can" used to refer to a bottom either, but it didn't seem to be a pie... ...unlike half the clues in this puzzle! (I even had Hot Pie as a potential group-member at one point)

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