Dizzle Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 So today I sent a probe out to try and escape Kerbol. It was more than suited for the job, and when I had an escape trajectory, it said it would take 68 years to escape. I set it to max warp and left it running for about an hour and a half, or what ended up being around 16 years in-game. When I came back, I had traveled far, but it still said it would take 68 years. Is it actually possible to fully escape Kerbol?Current distance from Kerbol: 5,892,155,742,208,434mSpeed: 12km/s+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Right now, there is nothing actually beyond Kerbol's SOI. It effectively extends forever, and the numbers displayed are just the maximum values those fields can have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamaphazael Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 It is not possible. The Kerbol sphere of influence is the outermost SOI, therefore there is nowhere for you to escape to. The 68 years figure is most likely the result of some value that's stored as an integer being at its maximum possible value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richy teh space man Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 More importantly.. what would you do if you did manage to escape Kerbols SOI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal_vager Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 More importantly.. what would you do if you did manage to escape Kerbols SOI?Not very much...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsalis Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 More importantly.. what would you do if you did manage to escape Kerbols SOI?I thought it was obvious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapy97 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 i will try this in my tardis...Edit okay 80 years in and it still says 68 years till excape, so i guess that it is impossible to escape kerbol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Destroyer Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have escaped the sun. using the ANVIL rocket mod launching straight up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziff Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have escaped the sun. using the ANVIL rocket mod launching straight up.You were on an escape trajectory, but you did not actually escape. There is currently nothing beyond the sun, so it's not actually possible to escape its SOI yet. You can be on an escape trajectory, but you never get there. It is fixed at 68yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinYggd Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Ah, so that's why all of my rockets seem to stop moving further away once they get beyond a certain distance.Right now, the KSP Universe is effectively the size of Kerbin's SOI, as nothing beyond that exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmo-not Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 If you've passed escape velocity, then you have escaped Kerbol. It will never pull you back in.So yes, you have fully escaped Kerbol if you've met that condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygun Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 That will be the follow up game.KSP Part 2: Escape from Kerbol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziff Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 If you've passed escape velocity, then you have escaped Kerbol. It will never pull you back in.So yes, you have fully escaped Kerbol if you've met that condition.I don't agree with this statement. You are still only on an escape trajectory. You haven't actually escaped yet. If you were to burn retrograde and lower your velocity you would still be in the SOI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POllik Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 On 19/09/2012 at 4:41 AM, OdinYggd said: Right now, the KSP Universe is effectively the size of Kerbin's SOI, as nothing beyond that exists. I believe that is what current string theory suggests, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Flying Kerbal Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Would it be possible for Squad to add more systems into the game and still keep it small enough to work on our computers, or would they have to go down the same path as Frontier Developments with Elite Dangerous, having us plug into servers holding all the data for us to explore around. It would be a fun thing if one day we really could go where no Kerbal has gone before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Wishbone Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 35 minutes ago, The Flying Kerbal said: Would it be possible for Squad to add more systems into the game and still keep it small enough to work on our computers, or would they have to go down the same path as Frontier Developments with Elite Dangerous, having us plug into servers holding all the data for us to explore around. It would be a fun thing if one day we really could go where no Kerbal has gone before. Or, they could just add more planets and planet systems for us to explore like we've been asking them to do since Eeloo was introduced in 0.18.2 Think of all the stuff added to the game since that release, all the changes made to gameplay, all the various game mechanics added, and yet we have NOTHING new to explore. Oh sure, we finally got some randomly generated monoliths now. Yay!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepyD Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 There are mods which add more systems, you just need ram and to run in 64-bit mode and add the mods. I added another system to go along with Interstellar, and sure enough there is a whole extra star system waaaay out there. There are a few people have made to be added. I run countless mods, Outer planets, this extra system, everything maxed, 8k textures etc etc, no crashing problems (I do have 16gb ram, a 4770k i7 and a gtx 1060 though - I wouldn't go any lower than that spec for the mods I run). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooNamedGames Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstah Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Um, this thread seems to be REALLY old, nothing has changed about the situation, and the new posts aren't even on-topic. Say buh-bye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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