funding per annum...why not?

[lammatt]

Why didn't they add a feature like that?

Doing contracts as the only way to get money is kind of lame.

You know, NASA and space agencies of other countries are mainly funded by their governments anyways using their annual budget.

(The mission extended mod has told us having to do contracts as the only way to get money doesnt actually work very well, every fail launch or even the slightest mistake will possibly lose you a lot of your money reserve, and it will be a long grind to climb back into a healthy bank account)

Edited July 15, 2014 by lammatt

[Lord Nihilus]

Given the Kerbal way of doing things, I suspect the per contract funding is the best approach. The Torgue Corporation (or, rather, Mr. Torgue himself) would be proud of all the fireworks that come out of KSC.

But I see no reason why our highly skilled modding community could not implement it in some way. Tied to the reputation system perhaps? More reputation = more funds per annum or somesuch.

[Tw1]

I agree with this idea. I'd be happy with it mod, or stock, as long as there was a penalty (rep loss) for warping for years and years without doing anything.

[Tarmenius]

... a penalty (rep loss) for warping for years and years without doing anything.

A simple solution would be to require a particular number of completed missions per year in order to receive the subsidies. Each year, the player could elect whether or not to participate in the subsidy program, maybe even select the number of missions desired and therefore the amount of funding.

[problemecium]

There is funding per annum. It was mentioned in one of the preview videos - I think Scott Manley's first one. 'Course this is still subject to change before the release comes.

[Tortoise]

SpaceX gets contracts instead of being government-funded, right?

[SkyHook]

I think that a per-month budget would be better. A year is WAY too long to wait for funds. A single mission might empty funds and require me to warp through the whole year to continue. Besides, warping for large periods of time is a must for interplanetary travel. Penalizing warping would not be very fun for some playstyles. I think that this concept would run into some major problems with exploitation and quality of life for the average player.

[Worst at Video Games NA]

I dunno, I kind of like the idea of the KSC being a business instead of a government entity. It makes the idea of a privatized space program IRL a lot easier to swallow, at least in my opinion.