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<t>Thanks. I think I will play a bit with the ships fuel consumption anyway, just because I like simulation, so if I will have to write some additions to the autopilot on the way, so that it would be able to consider it is low on fuel, I could offer these and it might help the game.Btw. just for my ...

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'Marcel' wrote:<br/>
Yeah, there's a bit of handwaveium involved in Pioneer.<br/>
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Sure there is, as in every science-fiction <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//derisive.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':derisive:' />, too much realism would ...

<t>@fluffyfreakIt's hard to tell, because it is not clear, what is the physical principle of the ship engines. At first, I was thinking that the driving force is fusion 4H -> He, which is quite effective and the fuel can be propelled quickly, which enables reasonable engine thrust. Then the water ...

<t>I already figured that out, I was trying to refuel hydrogen to water-using engine. <img src="'[url]http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gif[/url] class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':-)' /> When I bought water, I noticed the refuel button immediately. <br/>
'irigi' wrote ...

Another question: Is it possible to refuel the ship by hydrogen as it was in Elite 2:Frontier? Or is the fuel for interplanetary travelling independent of any resource and you get your tank refilled at the space station?Thank you!

Wow! I wanted to propose you to consider implementing atmospheric braking and friction and and it seems its already there! This is amazing! Thank you, Pioneer is simply great!

<t>I completely agree! I discovered Pioneer only few days ago and its terrific! Great job! I always liked Elite II: Frontier and this is it! And improved in lot of things! So thank you very much, people! Once I'm less busy I'll try to look at the source code and maybe I would be able to help a bit ...

<t>Is it possible to go to a "free rotation mode" with the ship? So far if I switch to manual control, the ship flies with engines off, e.g. staying at the orbit around the planet. The orientation of the ship, however, stays fixed with respect to the reference frame. This is, of course, more ...