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0 pointslagrange771y ago0 comments

> I ended up building my own web simulator for that part anyway

Is it public?

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Sure, didn't want it to seem like an ad, also because it's not quite ready for prime time, I still intend to make a better UI... https://lgms.nl/p/badgravity/

For something ksp-like, I guess the easiest is to press "play" on the Pluto scenario on the left. Note the hints in the top left. Trying it myself now, it seems the scenario is set quite quickly, so I'd set the simulation "steps per run" to maybe 5, and the thrust should be something on the order of 1 (I thought the scenario data should have set that appropriate to the craft but apparently not)

Edit: oh yeah and it expects arrow keys and a scroll wheel, there is no button overlay implemented for mobile yet

lagrange77OP1y ago

Thank you, it's really cool! I started something similar, but way less sophisticated. Basically i implemented a n-Body solver in Julia, compiled it to Webassembly and did the drawing with canvas, like you. This motivated me to work on it again.

> The issue with ksp is that you first need to figure out the rocket design before you start on orbital mechanics

Come on, it's not rocket science.

nico1y ago

> a n-Body solver in Julia, compiled it to Webassembly and did the drawing with canvas

Awesome, do you have GitHub repo with the code? or a website with it running? would love to see it

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