TimePeriod Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Any kind of cooperation with a major multinational company will need an ironclad dreadnought of legal-rights. Thou the thought of Lego spaceships does intrigue me quite well.SpaceX as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temeter Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I think the most interesting patnerships would result in similar situations like the ARM, where the functionality of a real Space Mission is translated into ingame mechanics.Asteroids and Grabber are amazing additions, and they are usefull for much more things than their original purpose. I also ike the nasa styled parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbia Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 If KSP ever does get handed over to EA.. I don't have any idea what economically brutal things they'll do to the game.They'll just probably get every planet to become DLC for a cheap price of $250.But I think they should partner up with Boeing or something similar. Who knows what plane related things they'll add together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 *glares at Regex for not knowing that people would completely miss his sarcasm*.You thought I was ignorant of that? How little you know...For serious, I want to see a deal with POCKOCMOC or Khrunichev, get some Russian-alikes into the game. All this Western stuff kind of bores me; I grew up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzle Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'd like some Russian-looking parts as well. Those slanted SRBs (I assume they're SRBs) would be really useful, both for practical use and prettification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'd like to see a Mars One partnership, in addition to the ones previously suggested, with the exception of EA/publisher partnerships.I guess this makes sense as many players apparently kill off kerbals with alacrity. That, and like Mars One, kerbals aren't actually real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klgraham1013 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 To be honest, I could see Squad partnering with a major publisher for KSP2. A bigger budget could lead to bigger and better things. It doesn't always have to be a bad thing.Also, I want a Val plushy. Get them deals done, Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 To be honest, I could see Squad partnering with a major publisher for KSP2. A bigger budget could lead to bigger and better things.Squad doesn't need a bigger budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishInferno Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 SpaceX parts. A small, surface-mount engine (Merlin) and atmospheric landing legs (though not an exact replica of the F( legs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Kerbin Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 well none really, but if i had to choose Bethesda because a kerbal rpg it would be so cool XD but it would be released in 10 years (because Bethesda make games so slowly but still love them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klgraham1013 Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Squad doesn't need a bigger budget.Shot down with them facts.- - - Updated - - -In that case, I'd like them to partner with an experienced tycoon game designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I think EA or another publisher would be a good partner for Squad.You got a very dark sense of humor. It's like joking about your dead relative.- - - Updated - - -Shot down with them facts.- - - Updated - - -In that case, I'd like them to partner with an experienced tycoon game designer. Personally, I don't need tycoon game. There is a hundreds of them.I'd like to see more realistic science and engineering in KSP. And far more game content. I do not mean parts, although I do not object against adding few new parts, I mean a lot more places and things to explore. Anyone else wants the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemrav Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Honestly I say try and make partnerships with as many different space agencies as possible, then add some parts/missions themed around what those agencies have done for those that accept, if its a smaller one like the CSA, then you have sounding rockets (black brant) and some other contributions, or a whole pack if its big like ROSCOSMOS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caelib Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 HTC Vive ... first person EVAs! You could practically build an entire mini-game around this idea with science on surfaces and repair/service for orbits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Google. If I could launch and fly craft around the Earth, Moon, and Mars models in Google Earth with their streaming textures and 3D building/landmark models I would be an incredibly happy camper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Google. If I could launch and fly craft around the Earth, Moon, and Mars models in Google Earth with their streaming textures and 3D building/landmark models I would be an incredibly happy camper.Oooooooh! Best idea yet, by far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakuzi Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Personally, I don't need tycoon game. There is a hundreds of them.I'd like to see more realistic science and engineering in KSP. And far more game content. I do not mean parts, although I do not object against adding few new parts, I mean a lot more places and things to explore. Since there already is a career mode in KSP, it might as well be good. If you're only playing sandbox I can understand your point of view... I solely play sandbox because career is so boring atm. I agree that interactive planetary surface exploration should be top priority, and integrating this with career/science mode is in principle the basis of a good tycoon-style gameplay.Google. If I could launch and fly craft around the Earth, Moon, and Mars models in Google Earth with their streaming textures and 3D building/landmark models I would be an incredibly happy camper.This would be fantastic, +1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fel Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Google. If I could launch and fly craft around the Earth, Moon, and Mars models in Google Earth with their streaming textures and 3D building/landmark models I would be an incredibly happy camper.Why bother with Google? Google just takes the data from NASA anyways. Putting it into a model, in contrast, is zero work and shouldn't be rewarded. Give more money to NASA, restore hope for our future!http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-topo.htmlHmm, sounds more like NASA made the model to try and get space awareness... all the more reason to parter with them!http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/tech/asr/intelligent-robotics/planetary/mars/ Edited April 9, 2015 by Fel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Why bother with Google? Google just takes the data from NASA anyways. Putting it into a model, in contrast, is zero work and shouldn't be rewarded. Give more money to NASA, restore hope for our future!http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-topo.htmlInstall Google Earth and zoom in on any major city with "3D buildings" enabled and you'll see why. (They've already partnered with NASA for the 0.23.5 ARM update, anyway.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fel Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I still ask why; 3d view is just a matter of topographical data, including human structures. Nothing really extraordinary on their part.NASA, of course, wishes it could get the funding to do the extraordinary every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Or even what about going all the way and partnering with model rocket companies! How awesome would it be to see your favorite rocket design go up... for real!?Think about it...Yes! A partnership with the Estes model rocket company would be an excellent idea. All it would really need is a decal pack and some new nose cones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I still ask why; 3d view is just a matter of topographical data, including human structures. Nothing really extraordinary on their part.NASA, of course, wishes it could get the funding to do the extraordinary every day.Point me to another application that does the same thing. It's "zero work", so there should be a lot of them, right?The NASA funding thing is unrelated. AFAIK, no money changed hands between Squad and NASA for the ARM collaboration; I would expect any other partnership to be the same sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Partnerships with real space agencies would work just fine. I love the new NASA parts, I'd love to see what else NASA, and maybe SpaceX could come up with.Also, how about the guy who develops SpaceEngine? It could lead to procedural terrain for existing planets, and entirely random new ones. It would be amazing, but it may not fit KSP that well. It would be perfect for an expansion pack, which would hopefully be free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fel Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Zero work "in comparison." The second quote is just explaining that you're putting too much "wow" on something that isn't that "wow." Develop an initial rough sketch with high precision topographical data over cities (I'd guess you'd have to call JPL to request it, too many would just DDoS downloading half of it and not caring afterwards), and use a "photo" pass to present the visible data. You just create the model from the topographical data, and the texture from the visible data, and run it through a few programs to remove "issues". There are hand corrections, of course, but they aren't making cities model by model... in fact they're asking people to send in "better models" if they can make them.The point is that any reward, be it name brand recognition or funding, shouldn't go to middle men like Google. It should go to the people doing the work; not profiting from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Still waiting for that other app that does the same thing, Fel.You greatly underestimate how much work has gone into Google Earth. Those "middle men" are doing real work making the raw data available and usable in a user-friendly fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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