PHENO

Really? If that's the case then I would imagine my number is closer to 1500 hours or more.

Precisely! And some Shimmy's Space Quest on KSP-TV!

I think a low level 100% custom engine would be the "best" thing for something like KSP. Lightweight minimal effort physics library on top of a very simple rendering library and LUA bindings for everything. Let the graphics card handle the rest.

So, I logged into Steam today and noticed this: That's 1000 hours played since 7/28/2013: An average about 5.25 hours per day since I purchased KSP. And I've enjoyed every second. Lately I've played less and invested more time into learning about the dynamics of space, which required going back and hardening my math skills, particularly calculus. I've learned a lot from KSP and the community, and I have been strongly inspired to learn new things. I normally don't use the forums too often (though some of you may recognize me from KSPTV as PHENOCode), but after noticing this, I felt compelled to share. Thanks everyone, and thank you to the excellent mod developers and streamers, and a special thanks to Squad -- If you ever need a web developer or systems administrator, please email me! Here are a few of my favorite screenshots from my time in KSP so far: Entire Album