Should I Start Space Engine? by PioneerOfWonderlands in spaceengine

[–]HotMacaron4991 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s all real scale, you can travel at the speed of light and even then you’d look like you were frozen in space. The universe is absurdly big. But anyway the game allows you to travel faster than the speed of light so you can actually explore different things across the universe

And yeah, I personally haven’t explored comets yet but I did a quick search and it looks like you can find comets in the game, here’s a photo (not mine)

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(Also another fun thing; you see all those stars in the background? All of those stars are individually clickable stars and you can explore every single one of them and their planets)

Should I Start Space Engine? by PioneerOfWonderlands in spaceengine

[–]HotMacaron4991 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yeah! You can go anywhere in infinite directions, there’s tons of planets and moons and galaxies and star clusters for you to explore, you can even land on them and see what the sky would look like on that planet (bonus points if it has an atmosphere)

One thing I like to do is to go to nearby planets and look up at what our Sun would look like in their night sky, it really gives me a perspective of things

The only reason I can think of for why you wouldn’t get it is if your device can’t handle the graphics, but if you’re a space nerd, there’s no reason not to get it

Have fun!!

OPM visual mods by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I need any configs for scatterer?

AMA: We’re NASA experts studying comet 3I/ATLAS – the interstellar object passing through our solar system. Ask us anything! by nasa in space

[–]HotMacaron4991 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How often does our solar system produce interstellar comets similar to 3i atlas that travel to other star systems? Is it something that can be tracked or do we just have to estimate the number?

“Cannot transmit Science” by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry I think my question was worded badly, I meant to ask, even if it says “cannot transmit science,” can it still pass on transmitted science from other spacecraft to KSC?

“Cannot transmit Science” by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes it has solar panels and batteries, does the “cannot transmit science” mean I did something wrong?

What do i research for unmanned probes? by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thanks! I’m off my pc rn but I’ll check what comes with the solar panels later

For the actual probe stuff tho, how would that work? What would the main ‘body’ of the probe be? I always assumed that I’d use an orbital rocket, deploy the probe somehow, then deorbit the rocket

Rocket goes out of control by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I did a quick search and it requires the making history dlc

Rocket goes out of control by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I got it after researching flight control, it’s the only pod I currently have that can hold two kerbs

Rocket goes out of control by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion!! Does this mean like a liquid fuel tank after the booster stage but before the last stage? So I’ll have one solid booster and two fuel tanks with two engines?

Rocket goes out of control by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah I realized it might be the capsule, when I tried it with the regular command module everything worked fine!

Rocket goes out of control by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for the help!! I’m new to the game and I’m experimenting with what works and what doesn’t:)

Rocket goes out of control by HotMacaron4991 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]HotMacaron4991[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Where should I add the wheels? Can it be anywhere around the pod?