Suggestion: Bring back old trajectory interactivity

[cocoscacao]

The new system (left square) is now used for placing MNs, but I think it makes more sense to do it as KSP 1 did it (putting it on right square). No less guesswork involved on where the MN will land.

[DoomsdayDuck555]

Why not both?

[cocoscacao]

  On 11/3/2023 at 9:50 PM, DoomsdayDuck555 said:

Why not both?

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If it is an option... 

[QwertyHpp]

Agreed - although I think this might actually be a bug as it does sometimes appear to work with both, but often the PE node will disappear from the SOE view (right square) and you'll be unable to place a manoeuvre node - not sure what causes the change in behaviour.

If this is intended behaviour then should def be changed as it also makes it more annoying to fine-tune the approach from afar as you have to go pinpoint the right PE on the main trajectory (left square) and then switch over to see the angle etc.. relative to the planet in the SOE view (right square) while keeping the pinned PE in view

[Emanuel01]

I think this new system is my least favorite feature of the game so far. The concentric effect while entering/exiting SOI are ugly and distracting and the lack of maneuvers or PE indicator is a straight downgrade. This needs a lot of polishing and improvement IMO.

[cocoscacao]

  On 11/18/2023 at 11:30 PM, Emanuel01 said:

I think this new system is my least favorite feature of the game so far. The concentric effect while entering/exiting SOI are ugly and distracting and the lack of maneuvers or PE indicator is a straight downgrade. This needs a lot of polishing and improvement IMO.

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Hopefully with more colors. Just replace circles with entry/exit symbols and paint them blue/red, something. 

[NaughtyMonster]

  On 11/18/2023 at 11:30 PM, Emanuel01 said:

I think this new system is my least favorite feature of the game so far. The concentric effect while entering/exiting SOI are ugly and distracting and the lack of maneuvers or PE indicator is a straight downgrade. This needs a lot of polishing and improvement IMO.

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I agree; the concentric blue circles are visually overpowering and distracting. I feel they could be consistently smaller and still indicate that an encounter will occur.

[Superfluous J]

  On 11/19/2023 at 3:36 PM, cocoscacao said:

Hopefully with more colors. Just replace circles with entry/exit symbols and paint them blue/red, something. 

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Maybe I could come up with a drawing of something that would work...

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Edited November 22, 2023 by Superfluous J

[Bej Kerman]

  On 11/22/2023 at 2:05 AM, Superfluous J said:

  On 11/19/2023 at 3:36 PM, cocoscacao said:

Hopefully with more colors. Just replace circles with entry/exit symbols and paint them blue/red, something. 

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Maybe I could come up with a drawing of something that would work...

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I think the splashes are way better at communicating that your vessel is going to be under the influence of another gravitational source and that this is determined by their SOIs.

The biggest problem people see in it is that the splashes are too big. Can't they just be turned down instead of removed altogether?

[Guest]

  On 11/22/2023 at 3:36 AM, Bej Kerman said:

The biggest problem people see in it is that the splashes are too big. Can't they just be turned down instead of removed altogether?

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It would help a lot if they didn't scale with zoom and the exit and entry splashes were clearly differentiated visually. My main issue is that they get in the way big time when planning maneuvers in a SoI I haven't yet entered, e.g. a Jool gravity capture.

[NaughtyMonster]

  On 11/24/2023 at 12:28 PM, Periple said:

It would help a lot if they didn't scale with zoom

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Indeed. There seems to be a more general issue with the scaling of various GUI components; capsule icons often appear huge and, occasionally, so tiny as to be nearly invisible.