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=== Flight Operations=== | === Flight Operations=== | ||
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* {{ColorBox|#42C0FB}} Flag planting: Able to plant flags on other planets and moons <ref>“[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/entry.php/252-Flags-Continued Flags Continued]” blog entry by HarvestR.</ref> | * {{ColorBox|#42C0FB}} Flag planting: Able to plant flags on other planets and moons <ref>“[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/entry.php/252-Flags-Continued Flags Continued]” blog entry by HarvestR.</ref> | ||
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* {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}} Enhanced I.V.As (Moving and interacting inside of the Craft) | * {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}} Enhanced I.V.As (Moving and interacting inside of the Craft) | ||
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* {{ColorBox|#ADFF2F}} Renaming vessels and changing their icon in Map View | * {{ColorBox|#ADFF2F}} Renaming vessels and changing their icon in Map View | ||
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* Crew Tasks: Have the crew take charge of controlling the ship (provided they can handle it) | * Crew Tasks: Have the crew take charge of controlling the ship (provided they can handle it) | ||
− | * {{ColorBox|#ADFF2F}} | + | * {{ColorBox|#ADFF2F}} More prebuilt ships, for tutorials or as examples |
* {{ColorBox|#ADFF2F}} Training scenarios as in-depth tutorials | * {{ColorBox|#ADFF2F}} Training scenarios as in-depth tutorials | ||
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* Part recovery [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?topic=206.msg1475#msg1475] | * Part recovery [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?topic=206.msg1475#msg1475] | ||
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* Mission Control Room : <span style = "background:#FFEE99">Create flight plans</span> and take on missions and challenges | * Mission Control Room : <span style = "background:#FFEE99">Create flight plans</span> and take on missions and challenges | ||
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* Observatory : Discover new celestial bodies to visit | * Observatory : Discover new celestial bodies to visit | ||
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=== Spacecraft Construction === | === Spacecraft Construction === | ||
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* {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}} Tweakables : Context menu when rightclicking on a part [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?topic=206.msg1257#msg1257] | * {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}} Tweakables : Context menu when rightclicking on a part [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?topic=206.msg1257#msg1257] | ||
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* {{ColorBox|#42C0FB}} Mining Parts | * {{ColorBox|#42C0FB}} Mining Parts | ||
− | * Stack Extensions : <span style = "background:#FFEE99">[[Parts#Nose Cones|Fairings | + | * Stack Extensions : <span style = "background:#FFEE99">[[Parts#Nose Cones|Fairings]]</span> and solid-booster fuel plugs |
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* Saving Parts: The ability to save parts and reuse them in a different ship, like a lander. <ref>[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/23902-Saving-an-Assembly Saving an Assembly]</ref> | * Saving Parts: The ability to save parts and reuse them in a different ship, like a lander. <ref>[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/23902-Saving-an-Assembly Saving an Assembly]</ref> | ||
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* Wind / Turbulence conditions | * Wind / Turbulence conditions | ||
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* New lighting system with better shadows | * New lighting system with better shadows | ||
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* Long-duration smoke trails | * Long-duration smoke trails | ||
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* Asteroids | * Asteroids | ||
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* 3 gas planets, <span style = "background:#ADFF2F">moons</span> and an asteroid belt <ref name="planets" /> | * 3 gas planets, <span style = "background:#ADFF2F">moons</span> and an asteroid belt <ref name="planets" /> | ||
* Better scenery for space center scene | * Better scenery for space center scene | ||
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* Matching launchpad scenery in flight | * Matching launchpad scenery in flight | ||
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* {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}}? More and better sound effects | * {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}}? More and better sound effects | ||
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=== Game / Engine === | === Game / Engine === | ||
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* OSC Data Interface, for connectivity with external applications | * OSC Data Interface, for connectivity with external applications | ||
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=== Modding === | === Modding === | ||
* {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}} A more complete [[SDK]] and documentation (You can help by adding to the wiki!) | * {{ColorBox|#FFEE99}} A more complete [[SDK]] and documentation (You can help by adding to the wiki!) | ||
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=== Not happening === | === Not happening === |
Revision as of 23:54, 2 May 2013
The features listed here are planned for future versions of Kerbal Space Program.
This list may change during the course of development.
If a feature is present in a mod, there may be a link to the mod.
This list is not an official roadmap for the game. It is maintained by the community, and has no direct relation to what may or may not be included in the final product.
Contents
Future releases
This section lists all planned features for future releases. Entries highlighted in Blue are planned for the next update (soon). Please note that these features in blue may be pushed back. Entries in Yellow have been partially implemented.
Please note that these features are not a commitment, and the dev team is not under any obligation to implement them all.
Flight Operations
- Flag planting: Able to plant flags on other planets and moons [1]
- Repairing: Ability to repair certain things.
- Enhanced I.V.As (Moving and interacting inside of the Craft)
- Renaming vessels and changing their icon in Map View
- Crew Tasks: Have the crew take charge of controlling the ship (provided they can handle it)
- More prebuilt ships, for tutorials or as examples
- Training scenarios as in-depth tutorials
Space Center
- Astronaut Complex : Hire and train kerbonauts
- Research and Development : Discover and Improve Parts (from a tech tree)
- Part recovery [1]
- Mission Control Room : Create flight plans and take on missions and challenges
- Tracking Station: Keep track of orbiting objects and ongoing missions
- Observatory : Discover new celestial bodies to visit
Spacecraft Construction
- Exploded View : A schematic visualization of the ship, allowing for greater control over ship functionality
- Tweakables : Context menu when rightclicking on a part [2]
- Mining Parts
- Stack Extensions : Fairings and solid-booster fuel plugs
- Spacecraft Stats: Total Weight, Loaded Fuel (per Stage?)
- Saving Parts: The ability to save parts and reuse them in a different ship, like a lander. [2]
- More space station parts such as crew modules and solar panels
Physics / Dynamics
- Wind / Turbulence conditions
- Damage effects
- New lighting system with better shadows
- Better Aerodynamics
Scenery / Graphics
- Procedural quadtree-based terrain engine
- Clouds (weather?)
- Static Particles (cloudlets)
- Long-duration smoke trails
- Asteroids
- 3 gas planets, moons and an asteroid belt [3]
- Better scenery for space center scene
- Matching launchpad scenery in flight
- Cities and other geographic points of reference
- Space Center Facilities can be destroyed by crash-landing onto them, and fixing them will cost you. [3]
Audio
- ? More and better sound effects
Game / Engine
- OSC Data Interface, for connectivity with external applications
Modding
- A more complete SDK and documentation (You can help by adding to the wiki!)
Not happening
The following features have been confirmed to not be in the game
- Steam achievements
- Weapons or military features[4]
- Alien civilizations[4]
Web Services
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Mac Fixes
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Auto-resume interrupted downloads | In progress |
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Downloads through BitTorrent (long-term) | Planning |
Load-balanced Repair Packages | Feasibility Analysis |
References
- ↑ “Flags Continued” blog entry by HarvestR.
- ↑ Saving an Assembly
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 What not to suggest