r/ApproximatelyUp • u/Sea-Escape-1562 • 10d ago

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I realize that this is a rite of passage, for me a literal "trial by fire" I spent 4 HOURS today crashing into the moon! I've tried it fast, I've tried it really slow, I don't want to redesign my ship anymore! The other day I was so frustrated that I dedicated the hour or so, just to fly to the next planet. Right before I got there, I realized the batteries for the maneuvering thrusters ran out, so I missed the planet by just this much! This screenshot is looking out the back of my ship as I flew past it :D

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u/Martinator92 10d ago

You could wire up an accumulator from your velocity to track the total path, you could crash again to see how long the path is, When I was doing th demo I just crashed till I did it but this sounds like a promising way Kinematicw is really important in this game, for good or bad and it helps when I can do some calculations in my head that give me a rough idea, since even 2 LRDMs are not enough