Difference between KIA and MIA.

[Mugo]

Help mans i just still didn't understood how a kerbal can be MIA or KIA ._.
I was on a spaceflight, crashed and now Jeb and Valentina are KIA

[TJ_4874]

K.I.A: gone forever

M.I.A: They'll be back in a bit

[GAMING_Alligator]

I was on a spaceflight, crashed and now Jeb and Valentina are KIA

You think it may have something to do with crashing?

[GunsForBucks]

KIA means Killed In Action

MIA means Missing In Action

If you crash and kill a kerbal they are KIA

If you lose contact with a kerbal like they vanish or go outside the kerbol system or something they are Missing In Action

I thought the respawn timer worked the same for either condition but the originals won't respawn.

Personally if I lose a single kerbal to MIA or KIA I start a new game due to guilt. So I don't know the respawn mechanics in practice.

[Patriot03]

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Personally if I lose a single kerbal to MIA or KIA I start a new game due to guilt. So I don't know the respawn mechanics in practice.

I build a memorial for them and write a little text in their memory.

[Jupiter3927]

M.I.A. kerbals will respawn after a few hours of gameplay.
Real time gameplay, can't just timewarp and get them back.

The exact respawn timer is in your difficulty settings measured in hours.

[NiceGuy]

KIA = RIP, just have to get over your bad feelings for killing an innocent, trusty Kerbal who was stupid enough to trust in your competence to get him home safe 😭
MIA = you better have a really good excuse when he gets back from his horror trip after you lost your trusty Kerbal due to your incompetence 🤣😂

[✪KSPBugger✪]

I killed all the main characters in my sandbox world cause i terminated a space station the had an apoapis of 1.3M meters and a pereapis of about 100000 meters