The truth is that I have that doubt since I have seen that few players support the ideas with NTR engines or perhaps almost no one supports them.
And I do not say to the degree of feeling the only one, although that is my why, why there are extremely few creations with NTR
Sometimes I feel that no player wants to talk about those engines.
@ISTINC0RP0RATED trust me I tried the XML engine warping and it doesn’t work
Even so, for me they are the best engines I have tried, yes, I admit that the sacrifice is low isp and you are patient, but I think they are two sacrifices that are worth it.
@TweedleAerospace
I think the reason is clear, although without xml I have found a way to give them a practical use although apparently (I think, now it is more my perspective) nuclear engines require some study for its correct use although sacrificing your patience
Because the problem is that nuclear thermal engines aren’t powerful and don’t actually get that much more deltaV than a kerolox engine. So it can be an hour long burn versus a 5 minute burn. Nuclear thermal rockets often aren’t usable on this game because people don’t have a ton of time even with time warp. Now, NTR engines can get more deltaV with very big tanks and small engines. But then that can be 5-6 hours.
@ISTINC0RP0RATED - i like them, and put them to use a couple times, usually with water as the fuel - they work great for low gravity and make very precise orbit adjustments