Let's just say there's a reason that it's never been done for RPGs before. KSP has a large chunk of the work done by the computer running the game. It also makes it clear just how much work translating this into a pen-and-paper RPG would be. Playing it really gives you a feel for just how complicated a subject this is and why Astrogation would be a dedicated skill. (Licensed as CC BY-SA 4.The only time I've ever seen a truly realistic depiction of real-world physics for space travel complete with gravity wells and orbits anywhere is in the Kerbal Space Program computer game. Yes, I am serious about releasing this for download. I couldn't really fit a crystal structure name in to take the liquid out of "di-"lithium as a crystal. Apart from the word Francium (it's under lithium on the periodic table, a fairly long way under) those are all as meaningful as the others. The warp drives I'm hoping to make work using Energized Di-Francium-Tri-Absurdium Crystal. Everything uses a lot of electricity, so there's a reactor that used Eludium and Phlebotium. The planetary and interplanetary engines will work from Handwavium, which can just be a stored amount, or converted in a reactor from Taurusfecallium.
Planetary (a few G, deep throttling, short and fat to help with landing leg placement), interplanetary (maybe ten to twenty times the thrust, long and a bit cooler looking), and interstellar (doesn't work yet, but will hopefully be some sort of warp thing). So far I'm working on three grades of engine. So, I'm unclear how many people might find a use. I'll be honest and say I first created a very early version of this ages back to test other mods on other planets when I didn't want to just hyperedit myself there. I've got some other mods to work on, so I'd like to know how much interest there is in this sort of thing. Engines that run of Handwavium and electricity from Eludium reactors. I'm talking Star trek grade technobabble stuff. There's already mods for salt water reactors and project Orion drives and Alcubierre drives. These won't be exotic ideas from physicists.
So, I'm working on a collection of parts to make truly absurd craft. And, I know there's a cheat menu hiding in the Alt F12 menus, but, it's just not as satisfying as a truly ludicrous set of science fantasy drives.
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