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    What's the secret feature?

    in KSP1 The Daily Kerbal

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    You're aware that the devs declared KSP to be sandbox complete back in 0.21, over a year ago? They're not making new features for Sandbox because it's done. It's normal that they're working on polishing career as this and multiplayer is pretty much all what's left for them to call the game scope complete.

    No, thank you for pointing that out. However, I've always thought all those features were sandbox related:

    physical model, aerodynamics, avionics, life support, interface

    If aerodynamics is not a new feature for sandbox, then it is a career mode feature then? It doesn't make sense.

    What's the secret feature?

    in KSP1 The Daily Kerbal

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    I am disappointed. If I want to blow a building up, I'll launch Battlefield. KSP is a game where you spend most of the time constructing and launching rockets so I personally think physical model, aerodynamics, avionics, life support, interface (separate thrust control for shuttles? Nah, haven't heard about it) are the components that need to be improved in the first place. But it looks like developers have changed the conception and are now developing FlatOut in Space. Yes, I know that it is just the ground work blah-blah, but the developers still had to create 3D-models for the destroyed buildings! That requires time that could be spent on improving more important components of the game.

    Also, I've been playing KSP since 0.8.x, .24 was the first update I skipped and it looks like I'll skip .25 for the same reason - it doesn't offer anything new in the sandbox mode. I think this is the second mistake made by the developers - not everyone plays career mode, and a lack of new features in sandbox makes people bored.

    http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/94770-Secret-feature-is-completely-underwhelming?p=1438507&viewfull=1#post1438507

    Not fixed aerodynamics, that's for sure.

    That's something that may get another look post-scope complete.

    Very disappointing. "may get another look"? I can't believe it.

    0.25 Discussion thread

    in KSP1 Discussion

    Posted

    Let the record show that 26's won't be a secret feature. Even if we wanted it to be, I'm 100% sure that once you guys see the fun little thing we did for this one you'll immediately know what's coming in 26. Plus I'll do another one of those huge blog posts that explains what our goals for 26 are.

    Improved aerodynamics when?

    Rise of the N-2

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    Russia can announce anything. We've already seen a lot of projects cancelled so I no longer trust these announcements. I also googled a little trying to find something new about this Russian heavy rocket OP mentioned and found out that, luckily, Russian news websites have an official English translation! Take a look: http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140128/186987052/Russian-Space-Agency-Plans-Worlds-Biggest-Rocket.html

    Ostapenko, who was appointed head of the agency in October, said the planned launcher would be able to lift 80 metric tons into low Earth orbit. It could also be upgraded to launch as much as 160 tons, which would be the heaviest payload every lifted by a single rocket into space.
    Roscosmos formed a working group last year to evaluate proposals for a heavy-lift rocket, including the revival of the Energia launcher, the highest payload rocket ever built in the country.
    http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140424/189348744/Russia-Gives-Green-Light-to-Super-Heavy-Rocket-Project.html
    “A [super] heavy carrier rocket was included into the new FSP (Federal Space Program). Work is still under way, with the first stage envisaging the construction of a rocket capable of lifting from 70 to 80 metric tons,†Ostapenko said, adding that such rockets would be enough for projects scheduled for the next 20 or 30 years.
    The second stage of the project is to build a carrier rocket capable of lifting from 100 to 120 metric tons of payload into the low-earth orbit. A year ago, Russia said that it will develop new technology including huge new rockets for manned flights to the moon and Mars, by the same year that the Americans are aiming for Mars – 2030.
    About Zenit: http://en.ria.ru/world/20140424/189349191/No-Plans-to-Produce-Zenit-Rocket-in-Russia--Roscosmos.html
    The Russian space agency believes it would be illogical to start the production of Ukrainian-made Zenit space launch rockets in Russia, the agency’s head said Thursday. “In regard to the Zenit, I can say that making the same carrier rocket here makes no sense. The situation in Ukraine isn’t fully stabilized so far, but there is no reason to make a stake on the Zenit carrier rocket, but time will tell depending on the development of events,†Oleg Ostapenko said. “Today we are oriented around our national Russian carrier rockets,†he said.
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