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No they are not, kerbins surface gravity is 9.81 m/s^2, identical to earths.

Okay, sorry for that then, but i´ve heard it should be a little bit different. Still, the point is that a stronger electrical engine would be nice. It would consume more energy and would not be as efficient, it would have only about half of the ion engine´s isp, and it doesn´t have to be 2000 times stronger than planned 5 N, it would be okay with 5kN in game, and wouldn´t be disturbing the balance between IP travel, i think.

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Also, since the celestial bodies are still smaller, some of the engines should be slightly weaker at least since the craft will be able to be much closer to the surface than in reality.

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I mean, it won´t need as much fuel otherwise to get into orbit, and everything is approx 10x closer than in reality.

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