i require help with principia

[FrostiAusti]

So i started playing with principia yesterday and i noticed almost immediately i noticed that the earth was at the center of the solar system and the planets were orbiting around in random orbits so i switched it over to where the solar system was the normal but when i started playing it switched back to where the earth was at the center of the solar system is there anyway to change it so the solar stays the same?

Edited September 23, 2020 by FrostiAusti

[DA299]

I mean you're gonna have to give a bit more info, such as which KSP version etc; but I think you're issue is that You want a different reference frame than the surface-fixed one.

If that is correct, then you can only do that(change inertial or reference frames) once you are in orbit, I don't know the reason for this, but principia is a complex mod.

The Solar system is the same, the earth is not the center-it orbits the sun- it's just that Principia shows you views from different reference frames, and the default frame is surface-fixed inertial.

Once you're in LEO(low earth orbit), you should be able to choose whatever reference frame you want.I recommend that you read the Principia github Wiki though. 

 

Edited September 26, 2020 by DA299