How to play? (Interception)

i got it to work once, but not sure how. what does the button look like to activate the auto burn?

@SmurfResearchX auto burns allow the game to do the burn nodes for you, if turned on that is

first (usually once im in orbit around Droo, in "map view") tap on your target(we will say "luna"), then hit the middle icon on the right side of the screen(it should say "map view") - in that pop up box, tap the top right icon (it looks like a square target) - it should say "luna targeted"

now - if you tap on any specific point on your orbit, a "+" will appear. tap on the plus and there will be icons for prograde and retrograde burns, ect. - if you slide them in either direction, it will show a projected orbit for a burn on that point. this is where i guess where "luna" will be in its orbit, and aim my orbit at that distance. (usually a prograde burn with the "+" on the opposite side of droo as my target)

now, when your projected burn orbit is reached out to where you want it, tap on any point of that orbit, and it will show where "luna" is located in relation to your rocket (there will be a rocket icon on your projected orbit, and a "luna" icon on its orbit with a "closest distance" pop up under it)

the goal is to have your rocket, and target ("luna") at the same place, same time.

this would be so much easier to explain with some screenshots, but i hope it helps...i still havent figured how to do "auto burns", but its got to be somewhere in that sequence.

Get into orbit, time warp untill you see tje moon on youre retrograde horizon, then burn untill you get an encounter.

https://www.simplerockets.com/Forums/View/34928/Transfer-WIndow?showAllComments=true#comment-63270

Yes! I have the same question...
When you want to make a hohmann transfer to get an encounter with the moon or another planet, there is a section in your current orbit where you should do your burn in order to get an encounter with the targeted object using the least amount of fuel and best trajectory... Back in Simple Rockets 1 I was always kind of eyeballing it and yes I got better at guessing it with time but it wasn't always the best timing and it took a lot of trial and error 😐
In another game called Spaceflight Simulator there is a feature that shows you exactly where to make your burn for the optimal encounter trajectory... Is there a similar feature in SR2? I can't figure it out even when I target the moon or planet I want to encounter, if someone knows what I'm talking about and could help me that would be awesome 😀
Guessing hohmann transfers timing is kinda frustrating!

For Luna you want to burn prograde as soon as you see it over the horizon.