Surface velocity what is it?

[Kerolyov]

Hi,

I've always been a little hazy as to how surface velocity is defined in the game. Is it purely vertical or is the only difference to orbital the rotation of the planets surface (ie orbital velocity - velocity surface is rotating at), or something else altogether?

Thanks

Jon

Edited May 29, 2013 by Kerolyov
Changing to answered

[StarManta]

The planet is rotating under you; surface velocity uses that as the reference frame, and includes both horizontal and vertical.

[Kerolyov]

Thanks StarManta, so it's what I thought it was most likely to be, velocity relative to center of mass of the planet in its rotating frame whereas orbital is relative to same center of mass but in a frame that is not rotating with planet