The Powder Toy

STKM in Orbit by Plex

Plex
Plex
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22nd Sep 2015
22nd Sep 2015
I've noticed that TPT with Radial gravity enabled simulates orbits somewhat realistically. This save demonstrates this and might even teach you some rocket science. Credit to snail for the font.
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Comments

  • Demoman200
    Demoman200     24th Sep 2015
    "Posigrade" and "Antigrade" are not correct. "Prograde" and "Retrograde" are the respective correct terms. "Apogee" and "Perigee" are in fact correct, but only when referring to earth orbits.
  • basiliotornado
    basiliotornado     24th Sep 2015
    i got the powder to orbit ._.
  • Plex
    Plex     23rd Sep 2015
    @ButterSquids: All four of the words you mentioned are synonymous with the ones I used in this save.
  • ButterSquids
    ButterSquids     23rd Sep 2015
    You mean 'prograde and retrograde' and 'apoapsis and periapsis' :P
  • jasiu2002
    jasiu2002     23rd Sep 2015
    I turned off air simulation and it still slowed me down
  • F03K
    F03K     23rd Sep 2015
    Someone should really remake this with newtonian gravity.
  • atomic2385
    atomic2385     23rd Sep 2015
    you can see it better by using a heavier element as the ctype and then viewing in velocity display(1)
  • atomic2385
    atomic2385     23rd Sep 2015
    @jasiu2002 the airflow created by the dust being ejected backwards slows the stkm down
  • Vrox11
    Vrox11     23rd Sep 2015
    Gunbuilder, pour nitro on them and they turn green.
  • jasiu2002
    jasiu2002     23rd Sep 2015
    Also there's a weird thingy when despite not adding any more thrust STKM gets flung higher (and out of the TPT window)