TheShark27 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) This is an issue that has been bugging me since launch, and I'm a bit sad to see it's not been addressed yet. The bug is very simple, but I'm pretty sure the dev team is already aware of this: maneuver modes can't be created while paused. It would be really useful, especially in these two situations: 1. When coasting the second stage of a rocket before getting to orbit. This way you would have all the time you need to create a perfectly circular orbit using the maneuver tool without having time constraints. 2. When dealing with huge spaceships that cause a lot of lag. Since physics is paused time warp = 0, the lag is virtually absent, and the maneuver-making operations would be far more enjoyable and precise. Even Matt Lowne cited it as a great feature in the first 25 minutes of the ESA event (minute 23:11): I've included this link to prove that it's actually expected behaviour. It would be especially great for novices that still haven't familiarized with the maneuver planner tool. Edited April 12, 2023 by TheShark27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow71 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Technically, this isn't a bug but rather a current design choice. It's annoying as all get-out, and I agree that we should have the ability to do this (especially considering this is core functionality of KSP1). But not a bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShark27 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 Yeah, I kind of figured so. Makes no sense to me since it's one of those quality of life changes that are supposed to help both veterans and novices, and thus would be beneficial to everyone. Not only that, but it doesn't really seem that difficult to implement? Especially since maneuvers can be plotted with non-physics timewarp, which demonstrates that the feature essentially already works somewhat, and should be expanded to 0x time warp. I know it's an oversimplification, but I still find it really odd that it's not in yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea_Kerman Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 +1 for being able to edit maneuvers when paused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I honestly thought it was a bug as well. This should be changed. I have enough things to worry about without playing a time pressure game of trying to set up a maneuver before I miss the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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