Nirgal Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Hi, I recently learned that red dwarf stars pass through our solar system quite regularly and it got me thinking, what if gravity distortion flung Earth out into deep space? If it happened in the near future, we might see a race to send as many people as possible towards Mars before Earth froze over, with survivors continuing to eek out an existence underwater near thermal vents. Increasingly advanced engines could be used to continue travel between Earth and Mars, even as the former drifts ever deeper into the black void. So this presents a couple scenarios that would be really interesting to see in KSP2: 1) Rouge planets in interstellar space, who knows how many there could be and what their size / characteristics are. 2) Sub-surface oceans on said rogue planets, and especially on gas giant moons and Kuiper belt object analogues (I can imagine such things are hard to program but KSP2 is aiming big so why not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Nirgal said: recently learned that red dwarf stars pass through our solar system quite regularly and it got me thinking, what if gravity distortion flung Earth out into deep space? Really? Define "regularly" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, linuxgurugamer said: Really? Define "regularly" I was surprised to learn it happened "only" 17,000 years ago at a "mere" distance of 52,000 AU. That would have been a sight to see. 15 minutes ago, Nirgal said: Hi, I recently learned that red dwarf stars pass through our solar system quite regularly and it got me thinking, what if gravity distortion flung Earth out into deep space? If it happened in the near future, we might see a race to send as many people as possible towards Mars before Earth froze over, with survivors continuing to eek out an existence underwater near thermal vents. Increasingly advanced engines could be used to continue travel between Earth and Mars, even as the former drifts ever deeper into the black void. So this presents a couple scenarios that would be really interesting to see in KSP2: 1) Rouge planets in interstellar space, who knows how many there could be and what their size / characteristics are. 2) Sub-surface oceans on said rogue planets, and especially on gas giant moons and Kuiper belt object analogues (I can imagine such things are hard to program but KSP2 is aiming big so why not). Probably won't happen in KSP-2. Doesn't happen nearly often enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 54 minutes ago, Linky said: was surprised to learn it happened "only" 17,000 years ago at a "mere" distance of 52,000 AU. That would have been a sight to see Nothing to see, that is more than .82 of a light year away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Fluffy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I like that idea. 20 hours ago, Nirgal said: I recently learned that red dwarf stars pass through our solar system quite regularly This video? Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kerbal Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 It would be cool to see a rouge planet flying around in KSP2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffx Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) On 7/14/2021 at 7:17 AM, Linky said: I was surprised to learn it happened "only" 17,000 years ago at a "mere" distance of 52,000 AU. That would have been a sight to see. is a second in astromical timelines Edited August 18, 2021 by ffx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxgurugamer Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 6 hours ago, ffx said: is a second in astromical timelines And at nearly a light year away, wouldn't have been noticeable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmborg Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 1:17 AM, Linky said: I was surprised to learn it happened "only" 17,000 years ago at a "mere" distance of 52,000 AU. That would have been a sight to see. Probably won't happen in KSP-2. Doesn't happen nearly often enough. Correction: Scholz’s star passed within a light-year of the Solar System, 70 or 80 thousand years ago, about 55,000 astronomical units from our Sun (5.1 trillion miles). The Scholz’s star would have been 100 times too dim to be seen with the naked eye. more: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/blog/1549/a-passing-star-our-suns-near-miss/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap1 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 cool idea maybe in addition better submarine tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerb24 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) I would also like to see rogue planets. (Or planets in extremely high orbits around stars). Edited October 30, 2021 by Kerb24 Thanks for the correction, @darthgently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchz95 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I do love the idea of visiting a rogue planet. It would be completely dark, so the only illumination would be whatever lights you brought on your ship. Very spooky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 7:18 PM, Kerb24 said: I would also like to see rouge planets. (Or planets in extremely high orbits around stars). Duna is a rouge planet. But you probably meant rogue, not rouge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niterliok Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 20 hours ago, darthgently said: Duna is a rouge planet. But you probably meant rogue, not rouge. French goes brrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Niterliok said: French goes brrrr It is a real English word now. About half of modern English is from French. Any word ending in 'tion' for example. Damn Norman invasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotesfrontier Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 IIRC, anything underground is impossible with how KSP2's (and KSP1's) terrain system works. You could theoretically get around it with multiple PQS layers, but that would require a lot of effort to get working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niterliok Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 16 hours ago, darthgently said: It is a real English word now. About half of modern English is from French. Any word ending in 'tion' for example. Damn Norman invasion Norman ? And do really people say they "want their ceiling painted rouge" ? °-° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 8 hours ago, Niterliok said: Norman ? And do really people say they "want their ceiling painted rouge" ? °-° Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Topic, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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