It's MechJeb cheating?

[Ayo99]

What do you think of MechJeb?

[trvtannenberg]

Sorry for myself, but isn't this thread redundant?

[DChurchill]

We don't need this discussion yet again. Search keywords 'mechjeb' and 'cheat' and you will have your answer.

[Starwaster]

No it's not cheating. It just adds an autopilot.

Even Apollo spacecraft had autopilots and sophisticated computers for guidance. Full on manual control was optional.

What does that even mean, cheating? Are there rules to this game that nobody told me about??? You want rules for Kerbal Space Program? Ok fine, HERE are the rules. The only rules you'll ever need:

STARWASTER'S KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM RULES

1. It's YOUR sandbox.
   
2. Don't let anyone else tell you what you can do in your sandbox.
   
3. Don't tell anyone else what they can do in their sandbox.
   

If it's not in Starwaster's rules then it's not a rule. Ignore it.

There you go. Your own set of KSP rules to 'obey'.

[lajoswinkler]

It's not cheating. Cheating would be manipulating the crucial system files in the game. For example, you reach Tylo and you're low on fuel, so you edit some file(s) to refill your tanks. That's cheating and it's pretty pathetic if you ask me.

MechJeb is an autopilot addon and KSP is a sandbox. It's an extension, a very good one actually.

I've tried it but don't use it anymore. Not just because it ceased to function properly when I started with v0.21, but also because I don't do large scale projects that would require tedious and numerous launches to get lots of fuel and other stuff into orbit, so I don't need any automatic approach to problem solving.

I like to explore and have fun doing weird stuff, so I enjoy developing rockets and flying them, even if they crash sometimes. It's all part of the experience. Using MechJeb for that would take away some of that "Kerbal" feeling.