Wind tunnels introduced

[4472TJ]

I think the introduction of wind tunnels would help the testing of new craft, rather than just launching to test. If this happened aircraft would be much easier to make and rocket designs more refined.

[FleshJeb]

“There’s a mod for that:”

Although, I prefer this one:

 

[4472TJ]

Well for all those who have terrible computers (me) then sometimes modding isn't the best for their computer and things on a newer version of KSP would be much easier for them

[Rocket In My Pocket]

On 12/28/2018 at 2:09 AM, FleshJeb said:

“There’s a mod for that:”

Although, I prefer this one:

 

Wait...why not use both? I do.

15 minutes ago, 4472TJ said:

Well for all those who have terrible computers (me) then sometimes modding isn't the best for their computer and things on a newer version of KSP would be much easier for them

If it places additional load on your computer as a mod, it would still place additional load on your computer as a stock feature. Extra calculations are extra calculations, no getting around that.

[pandaman]

Yes, I would be in favour of these design tools in stock.

IMO any design and/or planning type 'apps' would be a worthwhile stock addition, irrespective of whether a mod already does it or not.

[Gargamel]

9 hours ago, 4472TJ said:

Well for all those who have terrible computers (me) then sometimes modding isn't the best for their computer and things on a newer version of KSP would be much easier for them

But, this particular feature only caters to a small segment of the playerbase.   They need to add features that help the gameplay for everybody, just not a select few.    So while the hated "theres a mod for that" answer rears it's head, it's one of those that should stay a mod, for now. 

[4472TJ]

Fair enough, it makes sense for that to happen.

On 12/29/2018 at 4:15 PM, Rocket In My Pocket said:

If it places additional load on your computer as a mod, it would still place additional load on your computer as a stock feature. Extra calculations are extra calculations, no getting around that.

Agreed, but computer programmers are much better at Squad at making these calculations faster, where as mods are just made by Jo public.

[Rocket In My Pocket]

3 hours ago, 4472TJ said:

Agreed, but computer programmers are much better at Squad at making these calculations faster, where as mods are just made by Jo public.

Actually, more often that not it's the opposite; with modders making the better code/solutions and actual gaming companies being sloppy.

Did you hear about that modder that fixed Aliens Colonial Marines entire AI system by fixing a typo left in by the devs lol?

[4472TJ]

5 hours ago, Rocket In My Pocket said:

Actually, more often that not it's the opposite; with modders making the better code/solutions and actual gaming companies being sloppy.

Did you hear about that modder that fixed Aliens Colonial Marines entire AI system by fixing a typo left in by the devs lol?

No I hadn't, though what you are saying about mods being better than the devs, I have never experienced unfortunately, so I'm only going by what I've seen

[Rocket In My Pocket]

2 hours ago, 4472TJ said:

No I hadn't, though what you are saying about mods being better than the devs, I have never experienced unfortunately, so I'm only going by what I've seen

Either way, fancy coding can only do so much.

You can't "magic away" performance costs, any new system is going to need CPU time, which is going to make the game perform worse; stock or modded.

Edited December 31, 2018 by Rocket In My Pocket