NovaSilisko Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I have flown to the planets a few times, although usually to test things I just place myself there with the developer tools: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatoneperson8 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 One To Twenty, How Hard is It To Fly To Each Of The Planets Nova? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candre Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Larger bodies are going to be easier to get to due to larger SOIs and thus a greater margin of error in your transfer burn. More distant bodies will be harder, as plane inaccuracies in your trajectory will amplify, the Oberth effect will require that you use more precise burns to get a desired altitude, and that you'll simply need more fuel to get there.I would put Eve, being a Kerbin-sized object that is relatively close, as one of the easier planets to get to. Possibly Meander, given that it will have a huge SOI, as long as its distance isn't too great. The harder ones will be Charr and the Mars analog, as they'll have small SOIs and/or will be distant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinTMC Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 *Thank you Winston for providing the best name for any small moon everSo Winston is the one I should curse under my breath when I, inevitably, have a 1997 flashback and get Hanson stuck in my head while trying to land on Bop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olex Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Anybody wants to prepare for interplanetary flights in 0.17, take a look at my challenge over in Challenges: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/17144-In-preparation-for-0-17-simulated-interplanetary-flight-and-returnI reckon if you have a ship and skills to fly that mission, you'll get to any planet in 0.17 and back without serious issues. If that's for some reason not the case Nova, please correct me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Due to the technical difficulties with creating actual factual lava on the lava planet, for now, it's been replaced with the LavalessLavaPlanet. That said, it -is- still incredibly hot there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baleur Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Wow, that is going to really change everything.... uhhhhhggg so many rockets to redesign.Thanks for the info semininja. I owe you one.I know right. It really is up to the game itself to tell us these things, especially when they are essential things for designing your rockets.They really need to start adding simple tooltips or "Hey! New hotkeys, do this to blabla" when starting the game after an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thobewill10 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Is there any sort of atmosphere on Charr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Very thin, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thobewill10 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Okay, thanks. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baleur Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I have recently created the current smallest object in the solar system, a potato-like moon with only 0.005g at the surface.Here's me performing a sick jump with one of Tosh's rovers:In total, from hitting the small bump, to landing, it took about 6 minutes.Looks great! But i must ask, is that lens flare REALLY going to be left in?It's extremely obtrusive and rough. I won't argue about my distaste for lens flares in general as they are just silly and stupid to intentionally add in games, but at the very least make it softer and more subtle, if a lens flare has to be in the game.Something more along the lines of this..Or this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly654321 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Do you have any Pic of Charr it is the only Planet we have not seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thobewill10 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 It might be just me, but have the ambient light levels been toned down in that picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheProdigy Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 NOOO i like it like that! Then again id have to try it ingame for hours for me to really judge something properly. I could like it first, but then dislike it as time goes on.But I really like the look of it personally.Makes me curious about how the new atmosphere rendering is gonna be like also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EleSigma Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 What's the problem with creating the lava? What has to be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplemunrockets Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I think it's mostly about technical limitations with Unity, or the fact that's it's just too processor-intensive. Don't quote me on that. This is guesswork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaSilisko Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 No... it's just a lot of stuff to do. Very time consuming, and takes a back seat to more pressing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobe24Life Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Those secret pictures that we've been getting from Nova, are those secret updates that weren't announced yet from 0.17? Or is it more of a guessing game as to what the pictures are of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what-the Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That's a nice lens flare. It appears to be less obvious which is good because in the past I've had problems looking around with the lens flare in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinTMC Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 That's a nice lens flare. It appears to be less obvious which is good because in the past I've had problems looking around with the lens flare in the way.Yup. I've expressed my frustration before about the fact that the current graphics make Kerbin or a moon completely unspottable over much too wide a slice of the view outside the spacecraft.Looks great! But i must ask, is that lens flare REALLY going to be left in?It's extremely obtrusive and rough.Death to lens flare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arp2600 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I have recently created the current smallest object in the solar system, a potato-like moon with only 0.005g at the surface.Here's me performing a sick jump with one of Tosh's rovers:In total, from hitting the small bump, to landing, it took about 6 minutes.Are the shadows the rover is casting a new effect? I've never seen them before, but i do have the game at minimum graphics settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Forgive me if this question has already been addressed, but will Kerbol/The Sun get a body/surface in .17? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaydeeDem Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Forgive me if this question has already been addressed, but will Kerbol/The Sun get a body/surface in .17?See for yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberKerb Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Scaled space objects are no longer just spheres. The transition is now basically seamless between scaled space and actual terrainDoes that mean it would be technically feasible to do a half shattered planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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