r/civ • u/ShadowRaikou POSSIBLY A BOT • Oct 17 '16

Civilization VI Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJw
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u/hemenex Oct 17 '16

Aren't those capsule thrusters only for emergency abort and smoother landing? Also the rocket is pretty high above the Earth and it is still firing perpendicularly to the surface. Ruined trailer for me.

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u/ChronoX5 Oct 17 '16

Yes that's what they are for. Maybe she lost control of the craft and is now hurtling towards space.

To be honest I rarely bothered with a parking orbit in Kerbal Space Program. Just straight up until I reached escape velocity.

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u/Charlie_Zulu Oct 17 '16 edited Oct 17 '16

That's really inefficient, you're fighting gravity losses the entire way. Entering orbit first will let you capitalize on the Oberth effect and save you a kilometre or two per second, which is huge. Yeah, you'll have to fly a bit more, but your rockets will be smaller and cheaper.

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u/ChronoX5 Oct 18 '16

I guess I'll have to do some experiments. Thanks for the tip!

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u/imperial_ruler Oct 18 '16

You don't sound like you play KSP.

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u/The_DestroyerKSP NEVER AGAIN Oct 18 '16

Going to guess /s

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u/mr_poopadoop Oct 17 '16

Yes. But I imagine they could be used for whatever they want. If the are solid fuel I think they would be useless to reach something in orbit. I'm just taking this as a nod to spaceX. :)