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mwerle / OrbitalMaterialScience

KSP mod that adds new ways to get science from space stations.
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Add time requirement to experiment description #26

Closed mwerle closed 5 years ago

mwerle commented 6 years ago

@nosscire requested the following on the KSP Forum:

Hi, could I parhaps do a feature request? :)

When looking at this, I have no real idea of how long these experiments take to run. Is it enough to do a few orbits, or do I need a dedicated long term station? Does it differ between each experiment, or only between experiment types?

Essentially, If possible, I think it would be great if you added some details to the modules in-game, just so that you know what to expect before launching the experiments to space. It would help immensely with planning, as if you play with life support mods, there's a massive difference between 1 hour, 1 day, and 1 month in space. 

Thanks!

mwerle commented 5 years ago

Investigating this, it's actually a little bit complicated because the time required to run an experiment depends on many things, including the definitions of the lab/lab equipment required to run the experiment.

It may be possible, but it's not trivial.

mwerle commented 5 years ago

For now, instead of modifying the descriptions, the time an experiment will take is shown in the VAB when an experiment is loaded onto a vessel.