Ion engines and landing legs?

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@LiamW

Not really. You said they would be useless without landing legs. I said that every rocket except a couple of the best manage to work without landing legs @Awsomur

@MrTaco ya theres landing legs and ions are on the 1st game

That’s pretty much what I just said though. :P
@LiamW

Not really. Most satellites get launched without landing legs. The best rockets have landing legs though. @Awsomur

Rockets would be kinda useless without landing legs, now aren’t they?

I assume so. I don’t have the first game so I don’t know what any of the parts are. But I do have ksp and simpleplanes @Rodrigo110

Yes that would probably be the best way to implement it. If it’s in the first game surely they won’t remove features? @LiamW

@LiamW i stand corrected thank you. Also andrew as mentioned making them way less over powered compared to SR1, so KsP levels might be what we have to look forward to

@Rodrigo110 by the sounds of they already exist anyway? I think they’ll do it the same way KSP did and just make it much more powerful and less effficient. That way you can get to most places without waiting more than an hour

here's a list of current major satellites with ion propulsion. This does not take into account the multitude of cube sats with ion propulsion. However, almost all extremely low orbit and extremely high orbit satellites in development are set to use ion power @JoshMan

Awesome! Thanks guys

Yep they have both.

@LiamW you might be mistaken, as they arent that common. The only one i know of was one tested by NASA/airforce in 2013ish. But you are right, they are possible

Ion engines were in the first game and their confirmed for this one.
—> Landing legs right here<—-

I know, I read it. When I say current spaceships I meant the current state of spaceships in game. With large amounts of area to cover I don’t think they will include engines that can run for decades (because a user can’t wait for that long on a game). I think either they’ll have an option to speed up time or have quantum drives. However, for players who do actually like the immersion of travelling through space, I think ion engines should definitely be included.@LiamW

@Rodrigo110 Dude, ion engines are used in most satellites already. They have vastly decreased power but high efficiency. I gave you a link to an article explaining them

Well of course there will be, just like in SP with presumable improvements. In the case of the ion engines, I think this game is more meant to be for current spaceships. If you want ion engines then you could mod the normal engines to have increased power and increased efficiency. @LiamW

Perhaps a better question to ask would be: "are there going to be suspension shocks?" because I don't want to have fully rigid landing legs

@Rodrigo110 No not quantum travel. Ion engines as in a thruster that ionises particles and shoots them away at extreme speeds. Small thrust means slow acceleration but the phenomenal efficiency means it can be powered for decades, allowing craft to reach places no other engine can- except quantum warp drives.

Ion engines as in quantum travel? I hope so! Landing legs are easy to make by yourself using pistons and hinges set to Landing Gear and fuselage blocks.