High Altitude lakes

[Klapaucius]

I imagine this is much easier said than done, but I noticed doing my Mountain Lake Landing Challenge  that all bodies of water on Kerban are at sea level.  Of course, this is what made the challenge possible with a lake nestled in such a deep hole, but, in reality bodies of water are at all altitudes.  It would be great to have mountain lakes to land on and explore at altitude and it would be a great way to create a new science biome.

[0something0]

You are very correct in that it is much easier said then done. Basically how water works in KSP is that there is a uniform sphere of water around a planet. So, all water is at the same altitude like you noticed. Doing what you requested would take a rewrite of the planet system.

KSP2 anyone?

Edited August 10, 2018 by 0something0

[mikegarrison]

For the same reason, there is no dry land below sea level on Kerbin, Laythe, or Eve.

[Klapaucius]

14 hours ago, 0something0 said:

You are very correct in that it is much easier said then done. Basically how water works in KSP is that there is a uniform sphere of water so all water is at the same altitude like you noticed. Doing what you requested would take a rewrite of the planet system.

KSP2 anyone?

I figured it was something pretty fundamental in the structure or it would have been done already :-)  Thanks for the reply.

[0something0]

Well, I forgot to mention something. You know that swimming pool in the administration center? I wonder what would happen if we made it bigger like a lake.

[KerbolExplorer]

On ‎8‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 4:49 AM, 0something0 said:

Well, I forgot to mention something. You know that swimming pool in the administration center? I wonder what would happen if we made it bigger like a lake.

You would have a lake with no wáter phisics,Try swimming on the pool.It doesnt work.
 

 

[klgraham1013]

On 8/10/2018 at 10:49 PM, 0something0 said:

Well, I forgot to mention something. You know that swimming pool in the administration center? I wonder what would happen if we made it bigger like a lake.

That's not a swimming pool.  It's a hologram.

[Xd the great]

On 8/15/2018 at 5:57 AM, klgraham1013 said:

That's not a swimming pool.  It's a hologram.

Still, for visual effects...

I want cliffs. Definitely not for base jumping and killing kerbals.

[swjr-swis]

20 minutes ago, Xd the great said:

I want cliffs. Definitely not for base jumping and killing kerbals.

That one is easy: go to the ocean edge of the pole icecaps.

[swjr-swis]

On 8/8/2018 at 9:10 PM, Klapaucius said:

It would be great to have mountain lakes to land on and explore at altitude and it would be a great way to create a new science biome.

Not so much for the biomes (we already have more of those than we really need on Kerbin), but I like the idea of variable water levels. It would allow things like giving rivers an actual current.

I'm having an amusing little vision of kerbals stepping out of their water plane somewhere upriver for a few science experiments, then having to run after their plane as it is swept downstream - with an appropriate background tune of course (Yakety Sax comes to mind).

[Xd the great]

55 minutes ago, swjr-swis said:

Not so much for the biomes (we already have more of those than we really need on Kerbin), but I like the idea of variable water levels. It would allow things like giving rivers an actual current.

I'm having an amusing little vision of kerbals stepping out of their water plane somewhere upriver for a few science experiments, then having to run after their plane as it is swept downstream - with an appropriate background tune of course (Yakety Sax comes to mind).

AHAHAHAHAH.

Why is there no ocean currents?

[swjr-swis]

1 hour ago, Xd the great said:

Why is there no ocean currents?

Probably because Kerbin ocean water has the density -and subsequent flow properties- of molten lead?

[Eskandare]

GER_Space added placable water to Kerbal Konstructs.

Edited August 17, 2018 by Eskandare

[KerbalChamp2006]

I think high altitude lakes and rivers are great ideas. Would make kerbin a lot more realistic and is probably worth redesigning the water system.