Astronomer

I updated the original post with a link to a gif for the animation

I didn't notice any difference in performance. The FPS drops quite a bit though when you get as close to jool as in this picture or closer. Hopefully I'll get that reduced a bit somehow. I've just lauched up KSP and Jool runs at 60FPS looking at it from Laythe distance. Very beautiful imo, I might make a video. My GPU is the ancient GT630, so that's a good sign. As long as you have 105.8MB (subject to change) of ram, it should run the same.

Imagine 4 8k layers of gas clouds moving at different altitudes, speeds, and direction. No need to. Edit: 12MB gif animation: http://i.imgur.com/ppNXPsM.gif Much smaller, perhaps faster running gifv of the gif above: http://i.imgur.com/ppNXPsM.gifv

Google search the image. That's just an image I googled to show what effect I am talking about. Meanwhile, I've started working on jool. This is a very early version, but already with several layers.

Possibly things like higher maneuverability or higher science output.

For one, I like the addition resources through the kerbol system. What I don't like is its simplification. If life support makes in, it better be refillable with contents of certain asteroids as well as moons. Not planets - that would be too easy and boring.

Yes. Although it would add a fun new game mechanic if you actually aim the camera yourself. Taking a picture of the Mun arch for extra science...

This is an unedited screenshot. I played around with the settings for this effect for a while, but still am not sure if it's worthy.

I think the skybox is good to go.

I'll just leave this here. Notice how asteroid mining could aid life-support.

I support this idea. Really cool.

Banned for being against Kerbal rituals.

Banned for kinky name.

Banned because it was a part of the secret mission of the autonomous USAF X-37B Space Ban Hammer of Freedom.

Obviously there is no real advantage for using for this craft other than to recover (steal?) satellites already in orbit and doing long-term observations (testing equipment which they want to have back). It's noteworthy that it may be a part of the development process for the X-37C. This would of course be a dream-come-true for the US military as they now can steal all the russian space vodka while they're sleeping [on the ISS].

Banned for not having images in your signature.

Reported for impersonating an admin. Okay, banned.

Banned for 鸡肉é¢æ¡汤.

Sometimes you just can't resist but to crack open a cold one. Tested and confirmed functional in 0.25. Download the Source and put the .dll in the Plugins folder. Then download the HullcamVDS and do the same just for the plugin files. Expect some occasional clipping though.

Banned for genocide.

Duna. It provides the player with diverse terrain to land on and explore, as well as having an atmosphere thick enough to glide through and yet thin enough to easily take off for a return trip home. I hope this thread leads to some balancing of the already existing bodies, as well as the ones that will (better) be added in the last few remaining updates of KSP.

I spend 80% of my time in KSP for mod development. And yet I still spent hundreds of hours actually playing.