Number of new planets

HockeyToad28 · August 24, 2012

Does anyone know exactly how many planets will be added in 0.17? Do you think they will add two or three or will they add more at once?

TheProdigy · August 24, 2012

4 is being added. A lava like planet orbiting close to the sun. However the lava may have to be delayed.

A purple planet called eve with 1.7Gs and atmosphere 5x thicker that kerbins. Has a moon.

A mars like planet with a moon. Nuff said.

A green gas giant with 4 moons. One being oceanic.

KAO · August 24, 2012

and isn't there a pluto-esque one as well?

TheDarkStar · August 24, 2012

and isn't there a pluto-esque one as well?

Not yet. One more solid planet and 3 more gas giants are planned (similar to our own solar system layout) for a later update (maybe 0.18 or 0.19). However, there will be several moons this update. The gas giant will have 4, Eve will have 1, and the Mars-like planet will have one almost as large as itself.

Carthaginian · August 24, 2012

Any word on the Mars-like planet's gravity/atmosphere?

The 'desert world' with a thin atmosphere and a near equally-sized moon sounds like one version of Vulcan in Star Trek.

samstarman5 · August 24, 2012

Vulcan has no moons.

The Mars-like planet I expect will have a gravity close to somewhere in-between Kerbin's and the Mun's, leaning more toward the Kerbin-end. Add to that the thin atmosphere, and getting from orbit to the ground will be remarkably easy. Landing softly will not be. Parachutes will be no good unless you put about a dozen of them on, so now is a good time to practice powered landings with very large landers on the Mun. Have fun!

Random trivia time: it caught my attention that my spell-check wasn't marking mun or Mun in my postings. I decided to look it up in Dictionary.com and discovered it is from old Nordic for 'must' or 'to intend', and might even be an early spelling for 'man.' Of course that is for the word with the mun spelling, not the one with the umlaut, MÃƒÂ¼n. So as to paraphrase, "We mun get to the MÃƒÂ¼n." Just thought I'd throw that out there.

NovaSilisko · August 24, 2012

The best landing sequence is a staged approach. First a parachute, decoupled once you're below around 200-300 m/s, and then rockets for the final descent. Even then, it can be pretty hairy. I've ended up going 500 m/s at as many meters above the gound and just barely managed a landing, with almost no fuel.

ramses · August 24, 2012

I apologize to all Kerbal's in the first few flight's to these new planet's in advance;)

Crusher8000 · August 24, 2012

A skycrane would be a nice addition, especially when landing on the mars like planet .

ilikemoneygreen · August 24, 2012

Dont forget that the opposite of a gravity assist can actually help slow you down. So if you are limited on fuel, try to do that then parachute then rockets. Should use less gas.

Carthaginian · August 24, 2012

Vulcan has no moons.

In the Diane Duane books (Spock's World, the Rihannsu series) and also, I think, in the Star Fleet Universe, Vulcan has not so much a moon as a nightmare.

Diane Duane calls the moon T'Khut; this name is also listed as a 'twin planet' in Memory Alpha (meaning it is canon). It is supposed to share an orbit with Vulcan and be tidally locked to Vulcan. Technically they are a 'double planet system' rather than a true 'planet/moon' pair- orbiting a common point rather than one orbiting the other.

This sounds something like what the devs are making for the 'Mars' planet.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Carthaginian

OnyxAltair · August 24, 2012

Is there a rocky core like how they theorize all the gas planets have? I would LOVE to land an unmanned probe on the green gas giants core

Sordid · August 24, 2012

In the Diane Duane books (Spock's World, the Rihannsu series) and also, I think, in the Star Fleet Universe, Vulcan has not so much a moon as a nightmare.
Diane Duane calls the moon T'Khut; this name is also listed as a 'twin planet' in Memory Alpha. It is supposed to share an orbit with Vulcan and be tidally locked to Vulcan. Technically they are a 'double planet system' rather than a true 'planet/moon' pair- orbiting a common point rather than one orbiting the other.
This sounds something like what the devs are making for the 'Mars' planet.

And don't forget about ST: The Motion Picture:

That's four different celestial bodies in the sky at the same time, one of which is way too big to be a moon.

Can't wait to see such a sight in KSP.

TheCardinal · August 24, 2012

Is there any word on the addition a few asteroids?

eljaydub · August 24, 2012

Not in .17 slated for a later update.

deadshot462 · August 24, 2012

I think Eve's mun is supposed to be similar to an asteroid. Very small and irregular shaped, similar to Mars' Phobos.

cocomoe1002 · August 25, 2012

As we all know in the next update (0.17) there will be many changes. But one change besides the IVA's, was the new planets!! That are going to be added into the Kerbin System. If i am wrong plz say so. From what ive heard there will be 4 new planets.

:1. The Lava rocky planet. (moons {?} )

:2. The Purple Planet Eve. (moons {atleast 1} )

:3. Our home Kerbin (moons {2} )

:4. The Red Murs Planet (moons {atleast 1} )

:5. The Green Gas Gaint (moons {3} )

Now that is all ik about the new planets that are going to be added in the 0.17 update. I may be wrong but feel free to say so becuase i want to know everything! Also another thing that bugs me is that all these people on youtube keep finding these epic pics of these new planets and i cant find 1 pic anywhere on the internet, or the ****ing formuns!! So if u have any pics that you know of our any vidoes plz feel free to post it below. I want ur opinions! becuase this game is just going to get better:cool:

Cykyrios · August 25, 2012

Post merged from "Lets Talk About the new Planets!", since they serve the same purpose.

cocomoe1002, you can take a look at this picture from what-the, which shows all known bodies of the new system at this time.

Carthaginian · August 25, 2012

And don't forget about ST: The Motion Picture:
That's four different celestial bodies in the sky at the same time, one of which is way too big to be a moon.
Can't wait to see such a sight in KSP.

You gotta be old to remember that, Sordid.

They edited them out of later releases... said that the daytime sun would have been to bright to allowed them to be viewed.

Guess they never looked up at the sky when Luna is visible during the day.

HockeyToad28 · August 25, 2012

Wow thanks for the info guys! Im very excited for this update! As someone said before my heart goes out to the brave kerbals that will be taking part in the first few missions.

cocomoe1002 · August 26, 2012

There were a few incorrect facts there of what TheProdigy said but most right.

The green gas gaint will only have 3 moons. Ice Moon, Oceanic Moon, rocky moon.

And Eve will have a 7x thicker atmoshpere then Kerbin but most said by him were right (no effense)

Tommygun · August 26, 2012

I know the info is pretty scarce, but is Eve going to be a life bearing world and the Oceanic Moon, is it something like all liquid water and no surface land at all?

TheDarkStar · August 26, 2012

There were a few incorrect facts there of what TheProdigy said but most right.
The green gas gaint will only have 3 moons. Ice Moon, Oceanic Moon, rocky moon.
And Eve will have a 7x thicker atmoshpere then Kerbin but most said by him were right (no effense)

The gas giant will have 4, see http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/album.php?albumid=5&attachmentid=31030.

I know the info is pretty scarce, but is Eve going to be a life bearing world and the Oceanic Moon, is it something like all liquid water and no surface land at all?

For now, Kerbals will be the only life.

The water moon will have islands.

cocomoe1002 · August 26, 2012

As we all know my last thread i had put-in the wrong url for the pictures. so here are the pictures for real this time. feel free to talk and say anyhting about the new planets.