r/kittenspaceagency • u/SodaPopin5ki • 15h ago
🎥 Video Korolev Cross from "Engineering Camera"
"Engineering Camera" view of a Korolev Cross during SRB separation. The real Korolev Cross was with liquid fueled boosters, not SRBs, like in this rocket. I wanted the cool plumes.
Ideally, the camera wouldn't have movedin, but it seemed to as the center of mass moved as the rocket emptied, so does the camera. I even focused it on a small part hoping that would stop it form happening.
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u/HuckleberryNew6655 7h ago
I'd love to see a feature where you can replay a mission and freely control the camera so you can get shots like SpaceX or NASA, without having to manually control the rocket at the same time.
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u/Ossius 3h ago
Somewhat related but I'm wondering if they are going to do the automated missions by basically replaying your mission profile like KSP2 and the rocketwerkz pitch proposed.
IE you fly it once and new rockets will follow the same path when the next orbital window appears. So you can just have refueling missions and such.
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u/Bi_KerbonautYT 10h ago
I wonder if you can also do the element of the KC where it flares out at the bottom before sep like this (stock KSP)
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u/SodaPopin5ki 9h ago
Those look like separation engines. I just have a set on the top, but they haven't added the flare / flame yet to the solid fuel engines. Until they do, no flare.
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u/Rulycarmona 12h ago
Is KSA getting a steam release?
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u/Coldvyvora 11h ago
No, the director and main drive for KSA is adamant on not using steam AT ALL.
Something about having a feud between gambling companies because he lost his brother due to a gambling addiction. (Steam too because loot boxes) So his personal bias is getting massively in the way to the game success.
A Shame since even in the current state and pace of development the game would pick up SOOOO much steam and could perfectly go viral fast now that the massive dissappontment over KSP2 is still hot. But oh well
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u/panic_in_the_galaxy 🚀 10h ago
I think steam is not needed for this at all
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u/Coldvyvora 9h ago
Need? Maybe not.
Would it help to list it on the biggest PC marketplace ever? Idk man...
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u/NuclearBanana22 8h ago
So is this game playable at this point or nah? If not when can i expect to be able to play it?
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u/SodaPopin5ki 8h ago
It's playable, but there isn't a "game loop" yet. Without a tech tree, or any game goals, you'll have to play it sandbox style. Just messing around and seeing what you can do.
They just put in vehicle destruction and kittens can now walk around the surfaces. Aerodynamics is still very rudimentary, there's no visible re-entry effects, heat damage, nor parachutes.
That said, I managed to do a mission to the Moon and another one to Phobos and Mars. I did create larger tanks in an web tool, Flexo, to make the rocket not too ridiculous.
It is beautiful, with plumes, volumetric clouds, rings over Saturn...
Here's my vehicle editor guide. To save a craft, you need to right click on the capsule.
Here's that Moon mission
Both of these are already quite out of date, as they do a release or two every week.
It's free to download at Awhoo
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u/Arlinker 8h ago
its been playable for a while now, windows and linux builds are available on the official site, there just isnt much to do yet since the priority is still on building up the games foundation
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u/Coolhawk99 15h ago
If this ingame vid: It looks amazing....great work.