I play an orbital meta game to alleviate "Explorers Boredom" and have done since 2.0.
Basically trying to gauge how to fly around a gas-giant or system to keep out of the gravity wells, to keep my FSD as fast as possible by following orbit lines, or switching orbit lines parabolically.
The orrery makes it a bit easier, but give us commanders some plotting tools, some "fuel/efficiency/time bonuses" and then connect it to the supercruise assist,
I think we could make a really pointless metagame for just...me(?)
Effectively adding a list of system bodies (in the right order of gravitational efficiency for the FSD)
and then specify the orbit connection you wish to use, parabolic, linear, chaotic, perpendicular to the orbiting plane (so you zig up and down like a knitting needle).
This gives you something to "aim" on the hud, to follow manually and then execute manoeuvres at certain points.
or if you got supercruise to assist, turn that bad boy on, sit back and relaxing snapping glorious survey data finds as you fire your survey probes in the good knowledge you are saving both time, effort and fuel.
Unless of course you miss and have to hit the breaks.
http://spaceflight101.com/juno/juno-mission-trajectory-design/
Basically trying to gauge how to fly around a gas-giant or system to keep out of the gravity wells, to keep my FSD as fast as possible by following orbit lines, or switching orbit lines parabolically.
The orrery makes it a bit easier, but give us commanders some plotting tools, some "fuel/efficiency/time bonuses" and then connect it to the supercruise assist,
I think we could make a really pointless metagame for just...me(?)
Effectively adding a list of system bodies (in the right order of gravitational efficiency for the FSD)
and then specify the orbit connection you wish to use, parabolic, linear, chaotic, perpendicular to the orbiting plane (so you zig up and down like a knitting needle).
This gives you something to "aim" on the hud, to follow manually and then execute manoeuvres at certain points.
or if you got supercruise to assist, turn that bad boy on, sit back and relaxing snapping glorious survey data finds as you fire your survey probes in the good knowledge you are saving both time, effort and fuel.
Unless of course you miss and have to hit the breaks.
http://spaceflight101.com/juno/juno-mission-trajectory-design/
