[1.2.2] Ktolemy - Transforming the solar system to avoid the spanish inquisition since 2015

[Jansn]

This mod makes me starting another game installation (beside my long term one).

Creative idea, unconsumed, something completely new.

Thanks or that.

[Gus]

Great Idea. But I was wondering...

In Ptolemy's system, the Sun's orbit lies between Venus and Mars. Why have you placed the Sun inside of Moho's orbit?

Edited October 23, 2015 by Gus

[daniel l.]

Great Idea. But I was wondering...

In Ptolemy's system, the Sun's orbit lies between Venus and Mars. Why have you placed the Sun inside of Moho's orbit?

Sorry, Error on my part, I will fix that later,

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note: we just passed 50 downloads, thank you all for your interest in my work.

[daniel l.]

0.2 us out!

Changes:

Fixed sun error,

Relocated moho and eve to compensate for new location of sun.

[HafCoJoe]

Ha! This is awesome!

[daniel l.]

Ha! This is awesome!

thanks pardon my asking but maybe you could review it on youtube. Just for a little but of publicity for the mod.

[daniel l.]

We've just passed 100 downloads! thank you all for your support and attention.

[daniel l.]

We have hit 150 downloads! yes! never expected it!

[Sigma88]

This is a very cool idea

Did you put the sun as the closest to kerbin on purpose?

Usually geocentric universes show the sun between venus and mars

[daniel l.]

This is a very cool idea

Did you put the sun as the closest to kerbin on purpose?

Usually geocentric universes show the sun between venus and mars

I actually moved it in a recent update to the proper location it was a mistake before

[skykooler]

Nice touch with all the orbits being perfect circles!

[Sutternalt]

This is simultaneously amazing and absolutely hilarious!

Everything is circular... it just keeps getting better!

I had no idea that mods could be such an effective medium for humor before now.

Edited November 1, 2015 by Claw

[FunkyPixie]

anyone know this this mod works with 1.0.5 because this mod looks really good

[daniel l.]

On 1/16/2016 at 9:47 AM, funkyrowanpixie said:

anyone know this this mod works with 1.0.5 because this mod looks really good

It probably will in fact!  its just a cfg file but you will need kopernicus!

[daniel l.]

Hey guys, i am thinking about resurrecting development on this mod, but i kinda need advice, this mod is just a cfg file so it should be compatible for a long time, and i felt that i had finished the project so i quit working on it, i mean the ptolemaic system is pretty simple and i feel thati have already acheived the goal, but is there anything you guys think could make it better?

[Mitchz95]

Epicycles would be cool, but I have no idea how one would implement them.

[daniel l.]

*download fixed

[Sharkman Briton]

Hey Daniel, do you still work on this mod?

[Superfluous J]

On 1/20/2016 at 6:34 PM, daniel l. said:

Hey guys, i am thinking about resurrecting development on this mod, but i kinda need advice, this mod is just a cfg file so it should be compatible for a long time, and i felt that i had finished the project so i quit working on it, i mean the ptolemaic system is pretty simple and i feel thati have already acheived the goal, but is there anything you guys think could make it better?

I somehow totally missed this entire thread. I blame Fallout coming out at about the time it was active

One question, other than being "Ktolemaic" is it otherwise "correct"? Like, all of the below:

- Is the Sun roughly the same size in the sky (i.e, did you shrink it or make it as far from Kerbin as Kerbin is from the Sun in the stock game?
- Are the other planets visible as well in the sky, or are they small enough to only show as points?
- Does everything still follow Kepler's laws of motion, so when you're transferring to the planets will it be like transferring to Mun?

If the answer to at least the last one is "yes" then I'm at least going to play around in the universe a bit. It's a really cool idea. It reminds me of a sci-fi series I once read but now have no idea the name of, where the Solar System was actually Ptolemaic but followed workable physical laws.

[daniel l.]

8 hours ago, 5thHorseman said:

I somehow totally missed this entire thread. I blame Fallout coming out at about the time it was active

One question, other than being "Ktolemaic" is it otherwise "correct"? Like, all of the below:

- Is the Sun roughly the same size in the sky (i.e, did you shrink it or make it as far from Kerbin as Kerbin is from the Sun in the stock game?
- Are the other planets visible as well in the sky, or are they small enough to only show as points?
- Does everything still follow Kepler's laws of motion, so when you're transferring to the planets will it be like transferring to Mun?

If the answer to at least the last one is "yes" then I'm at least going to play around in the universe a bit. It's a really cool idea. It reminds me of a sci-fi series I once read but now have no idea the name of, where the Solar System was actually Ptolemaic but followed workable physical laws.

Unfortunately due to ksp updates the Sun overheats everything, I'll have to learn how to fix that. But if you want to test the mod, Then cheats will have to be used.

 

The other planets are very very visible in the sky...

And things do follow keplers motion

[daniel l.]

I will be updating Ktolemy to 1.1.3 very soon, Dont expect too much work to be put into it but here's what you can expect:

Spoiler

Kerbin literally being the center of the universe (Might seem outlandish but i have already tested it and it works).

Overheat problem fixed.

1.1 Compatability.

 

[daniel l.]

Version 0.3 is out! Not quite as good as i had wanted it to be but it will have to do for now.

Changes:

Updated to 1.1.3 (Last version working prior was 1.04 i think),

Made the Sun no longer overheat ships,

Removed Kerbin's orbit trail,

Renamed original Sun to "Ether",

Made original Sun unselectable,

 Download

[-glenn7252]

could we get a RSS version, so we have Earth as the center, like what the mod is based off of?

Edited July 31, 2016 by -glenn7252

[daniel l.]

14 hours ago, -glenn7252 said:

could we get a RSS version, so we have Earth as the center, like what the mod is based off of?

Sounds interesting, I'll give it a look when i can

[ProtoJeb21]

@daniel l. Reviving this mod was a good idea, because now you have your first mod reviewed by Kottabos Games!