Please let us choose the KSC location :)

[Mandelbrot]

On Squadcast Max mentioned that it was being debated about whether an equatorial launch site was too comfortable to give up. Being able to choose, with a disclaimer explaining than you can't launch straight into a lower inclination orbit that your launch site's latitude and suggesting a site along the equator, plus incentivizing non-equatorial sites with lower costs, could lead to some interesting trade offs. Plus we'd get a change of scenery and see more of Kerbin. Messing around with KerbinSide, flying around a bunch of new terrain that, with the addition of EVE can look pretty nice, and then going back to the same old KSC can be tough. Plus we could have multiple launch sites, possibly supporting construction/launch prep. time restraints. Just my feelings on the matter.

Edit: It took a minute for me to realize of the most obvious and useful reasons for multiple Space-centers, which is: multiple high-return recovery points to aim for.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Mandelbrot

[MalfunctionM1Ke]

Different Launchsites should be an Option in stock but the equatorial Launchsite is great for People new to the game

BTW... there is still KSC-2

[Francois424]

Heck if it would be an option, I would make my KSP on EVE (of all places).

Second option would be on Laythe for the Joolian settings (like alternis kerbol).

Then for the fun of it, Minmus or Pol... but free launches aren't really my style.

If only on Kerbin, then I'd go Antarctica. That would be a Cool place to try (pun intended)

[Vanamonde]

This suggestion for the game's development has been moved to Suggestions and Development.

[Overfloater]

How about if you choose hard difficulty, the space center would be somewhere far off the equator.

Just throwing in ideas, i'm all for choosing location.

[Darnok]

I like this idea. IMO it would be interesting to be able to pick different location for launch pad and runway, so lower stages of my rocket would land on runway few km away from pad, but still I would get 100% for recovery

[2001kraft]

I highly second the idea. The KSC model is actually not that hard to place.

[Mandelbrot]

Wow, the Squad team has precognitively assessed my suggestion and are apparently discussing implementing it for .90 or later - here's the kicker - I heard about it on Squadcast. It's like a closed time-loop, they took my suggestion from the forums, began discussing it, weeks or maybe months later, publicly, thus triggering my hearing about it and bringing it here for discussion, etc ad infinitum. That I can hear about an upcoming feature, and actually cause it to happen by suggesting it after it is being worked on is quite a talent I was not aware I had

[Overfloater]

They said they are planning to make the space center upgrade-able.

In that case the island runway could be a "low grade" space center which can only launch planes.

If only on Kerbin, then I'd go Antarctica. That would be a Cool place to try (pun intended)

Returning from anywhere in space straight to KSC would be simpler than ever before! :]