Gameplay, Storyline and career mode

[Badsector]

By now play career or sandbox is near the same the only difference is the grinding (and Boring) phase when you start career mode.

What i tell is that, the game lacks on challenging.

To me is possible add challenging if contracts are need for unlock technology, in that way is possible force the player in space exploration with a reduced set of parts and write a bit of storyline like first unmaned probes and after manned missions and station building. Science point and money can be used for research single part, and with a good money reward for collected science points the player is encouraged on planet biome exploration.

Other point is the space stations and ground station, after research the biome or situation they become totally useless, that can be improved by adding a new science lab that give timed money and science rewards, on that way is encouraged build biome stations for improve economic situation.

That is only my idea and probably some others have better, for that i like have a discussion about this because to me the game lacks of a bit of arcade.

Sorry for my bad english Regards Luca

[Joonatan1998]

Time based money and/or science need many other time based mechanics to work.

Otherwise you can just leave the computerr running with max timewarp.

Even if you make it so that timewarp doesn't affect it you can still leave it running.

(and it also is a bit weird and immersion breaking.)

[Badsector]

Time based money and/or science need many other time based mechanics to work.

Otherwise you can just leave the computerr running with max timewarp.

If i'm not wrong by now you have only 200 years of game, and first you have to research that science lab, the reward can be after every year in space and related to science multiplier in a way that encourage colonizing all the biome but don't broke the gameplay

[tater]

Time based funds/science would work fine. You could lose rep, or even any continued funding at all if you go some period without launching anything.

[JimmyAgent007]

what happens after the 200 years?

[Wabbit]

Kraken-pocalypse

[klgraham1013]

Kerbol supernovas.

[Sampa]

when you say story, I was thinking of something like a Cold War-like scenario followed by a Space Race...

THAT, I would support!

Otherwise, I do not believe that this game needs it!

[Tw1]

when you say story, I was thinking of something like a Cold War-like scenario followed by a Space Race...

I am not a fan of any set story, you need to follow, but would support story type elements, such as news reports that pop up once you've achieved something.

Add a few story elements, and maybe a way of tracking what you've been up to, and a story will form on its own.

Personally, I think the boringness of career mode comes from the fact that feels more like work than play. I prefered it back when the main reason to go to planets was for the achievement and experience, not to gather more points to remove inconveniences. I think to make career mode fun, it needs a new feature or two to enhance the experience of visiting other planets, and offer something beyond what's in sandbox, not just be a set of hoops you have to jump through before you get sandbox level capabilities.

I also would be a fan of something to make time a resource, such as a very simple life support requirement,

I also think contracts and experiments that take time should be a thing. You could have research contracts: these would require you to have at least a certain number of kerbals and parts on a base or station, and you must make the base/station is kept supplied with certain things. The contract might pay up over time, or at the end of a certain period of time.

[KSK]

I wouldn't mind a set story but any set story loses its impact after you've played through it a couple of times. Totally agree with Tw1 - add some story elements and let the player use them as they see fit. In fact - what Tw1 said in general - I could get behind all of that.