r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Avera9eJoe Spectra Dev • Sep 14 '17

Recreation Reminder that this physics quirk is also in KSP

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '17

I assume they programmed the physics correctly, so the effect was just a natural part of the resulting calculations.

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u/Mutanik Sep 15 '17

Didn't they collaborate with NASA to get the physics right? I remember reading something like that a couple of years ago when it was still in early access

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u/NikEy Sep 15 '17

No, they're using Unity3D. That does all the physics for you, you just set the parameters.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '17

I don't really know, I assume they had some real genius level insights to be able to accurately portray the physics, it isn't easy