Best way to plan/execute very specific maneuvers? Injection burns, gravity assists etc.

@YaMomzBox420 I added some thoughts for improvements under the suggestions category, hopefully, the devs will see!

@CarolusRix No problemo! Yeah, the engineering and dynamics aspects of this game are what draw me in and keep me here. I like the idea that I can make fully functional systems in this game for a number of uses, using the same basic parts, and constrained only by my creativity and knowledge of the game mechanics.

You'd probably really like Vizzy (the built in visual programming language) like I do. I'll admit it's kind of a pain(especially if you have no experience with code), but it can be used in a remarkably similar way to irl flight computers, allowing for fully autonomous launch/landing of rockets, and soooo much more. The drawback is that there's a very steep learning curve, and certain functions are impossible to implement without the addition of sensors and instruments to the list of parts we can build with.

And yeah, the maneuver gizmo is hard to figure out, and hard to use even after you do. I know they've done a lot of work with it recently, but the ui hasn't changed much in general for awhile. Hopefully they can figure out a better way to do it, or at least adjust the ui and stuff so it's more friendly(especially on mobile since the touch controls are ridiculous sometimes)

@YaMomzBox420 Thanks for this reply. I'll have to share some thoughts on the suggestions page. This game is in a peculiar place in relation to KSP- the flexibility you are given in the design of your craft is a big improvement from KSP in my eyes, similarly the ability to edit systems lets you craft really interesting scenarios and challenges. For this reason, I think the game actually has its greatest potential when it comes to complex engineering and dynamics challenges rather than being a sandbox game where you make things that look cool. But you wouldn't guess it looking at the way maneuvers are such a pain to work with! Really my only gripe!

Hmmmm. I want to help you, but I'm not sure myself if there's another or better way to do what you want. At least, not something that doesn't take forever and a day to make work in the first place(vizzy I'm looking at you🧐). I wouldn't be surprised if someone hasn't made something using vizzy to simplify the process, but I also wouldn't be surprised if that's just outside the scope of what people are willing to do with this game.

It really amazes me how different this game is from KSP in more than just a visual sense. I noticed a post the other day on reddit complaining about the lack of input sliders in KSP, while this game has had them for awhile. Maybe the system in KSP is more intuitive or something, but idk since I've never played it

Also I'd like to add that I'm approaching this problem based on my experience in KSP, so if there is a whole other intended way of setting and executing maneuvers like this which I am simply ignorant to, please share it or any resources on the matter!