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As a matter of fact, I think that its simplicity is what makes KSP so fun to play. If it was real n-body orbital mechanics with real drag the game would quickly
by Coincoin 12y ago
As a matter of fact, I think that its simplicity is what makes KSP so fun to play. If it was real n-body orbital mechanics with real drag the game would quickly become much too complicated and tedious for casual play (and too slow).
- TeMPOraL 12y agoYup. One of the Fun things that are less known that comes from n-body orbital mechanics is the instability of orbits. You can't just leave your satellite out there and fast-forward two years because you have an Eve mission going - your satellite needs to make correction burns as other bodies perturb its orbit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_station-keeping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_station-keeping But anyway, I still hope that Principia mod (the n-body simulation addon mentioned elsewhere in this thread) will get released. This will really bring KSP into Dwarf Fortress level of enjoyment. Also, you'd get to make some really weird-ass stuff: http://images.scholarpedia.org/w/images/f/f6/NbodyChoreoGamma1Var.gif http://images.scholarpedia.org/w/images/f/f6/NbodyChoreoGamm... http://tuvalu.santafe.edu/~moore/crisscross123.loop.gif http://tuvalu.santafe.edu/~moore/crisscross123.loop.gif
- gohrt 12y agoFor broader accessibility: a system like Civ's, where the system can play itself / do computations for you, but lets you dial up the amount of player-control.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoYou have MechJeb mod for that.