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As I have understood, you are able to do some experiments without kerbals and collect data, but many also need Kerbals to do the experiments. I guess that taking samples of the ground is more a kerbal only thing.

I did my first orbit around kerbin without knowing that there are maneveur nodes and didn't really use the nav ball... I'm crazyer than jeb...

Hi, I've read and heard, that in the new R&D Patch there will be Science Points which can be used in a tech tree to unlock parts. I like the Idea and am really looking forward to it, but if there will only be parts, it could be a bit boring. My suggestion is to also add improvements for the players. Example: At first you start without a real nav-ball. All you have is a flat compass. After first flights with a normal plane like thing (maybe even after just getting it some feet high of the ground) you get enough research points to get a real navball. The next research points give you better items again to explorer space. After the first few points from there, you get the maneuvers feature which is currently standard. This could go as far as (I know we are not supposed to suggest it) an autopilot which gets better by training it with maneuvers like starting, orbiting, landing in different difficulties, docking and so on. Not just "plop, there you go with the autopilot", but you have to actually train it to know moves and train it more to improve them. Anyway, back to the first few parts of the Idea. The Techtree without parts could look like something like this: Compass -> Nav-Ball -> Maneuver-Ring ->Targetting of Moons/Planets -> Targetting of Kerb-Made Vesels -> Docking Cam -> Improved SAS -> Improved RCS -> Improved Maneuver-Ring (you can enter numbers and don't just have to pull it) -> Autopilot which can start and get the Rocket it was first launched with into Orbit with a failure rate of 50% (every successfull orbit will decrease the failure rate) -> Unlock more and more autopilot possibilities. Do you like the Idea? What other things could be made available (preferably between docking cam and Autopilot)?

Hi everyone! I started to play this awesome game two weeks ago and really enjoy it! I already sent kerbals to mün and minimus, made an station orbiting kerbin and docked with an rescue capsul and a flood light system there. I'm really looking forward to the R&D Patch, since I want to make some long range unmaned landers and satelites for other planets Until then I'm working on highspeed Jets which can land everywhere to get the Sience on Kerbal going! Here's the Crew of my Station (called "Ponyhof") outside to get some tan: Hope to see a lot more of this game! Happy Flying everyone