can you at least add some guidance in the stationpedia for the new rocket mechanics?

[Lion Llew]

We have a load of new parts, yay! Where do I start with them all?

What do I need to build a rocket now, how does it all fit together? There is nothing i can find in the Stationpedia to give me a clue. Any help is welcome but I shouldn't have to take to forums to learn a new mechanic, just saying. None of the new parts have a description in the stationpedia, and the wiki is still showing outdated data from several updates ago even when it comes to grow lights.

please document at least some tips for how to use new things and a description for the new parts in the *in game help* for people who don't have all day to sit and figure things out from scratch.

[Rocket]

There is a section called "Rockets" in stationpedia which contains an outline of how to make and launch a rocket, and then a list of all the parts.

To see a list of rocket pieces:
Press F1
Scroll down until you see the word "Rockets"
Click on the word "Rockets"

To read an overview of Rockets:
Press F1
type "Rockets"
Click the first of the linked pages (the second is the list)
This contains a text overview of how to make a rocket

[Lion Llew]

Originally posted by Rocket:

There is a section called "Rockets" in stationpedia which contains an outline of how to make and launch a rocket, and then a list of all the parts.

To see a list of rocket pieces:
Press F1
Scroll down until you see the word "Rockets"
Click on the word "Rockets"

To read an overview of Rockets:
Press F1
type "Rockets"
Click the first of the linked pages (the second is the list)
This contains a text overview of how to make a rocket

Thanks for that information.

I'd like to point out that when clicking on rockets in the stationpedia home page it lists the parts (starting the list with general and not rocket specific parts) but does not give a description - this is how many players are going to navigate to try and find information. Very few of the parts have descriptions, that's where I went looking after not seeing the text.

I managed to find out through trial and error in the end while in creative (took a few hours) but I am still confused how I can take the information from the computer/downlink to display (i.e the battery %) and if there is a way to write a script that can interface with the rocket control motherboard from an IC that is not on board the rocket, that can interface with say a lever to bring the rocket home early or some such.

I don't rightly know where to start programming the on board IC either.

I'll be totally honest here, I like the new rocket interiors, the new engines and pad, these are great additions to the game. I hate the long time it takes to scan the POI and mine now. I can understand needing to chart to a new location but having so many steps to discover and then survey each location feels excessive - between that and getting dirty ores back this is a serious nerf that is going to make a lot of people question the validity of making rockets at all, especially if automating them is a mystery. Far easier to plop down a bunch of deep miners and be done with it.

I'm not an engineer or programmer, I still like the game for it's challenges, but things like the trader satellite dishes and now these new mechanics are long winded and boring mechanics that will put some people off. (March was the point that the game had a drop from a steady plateau of players to numbers not seen for a year, since before the fire update.) If you make it too complicated or tedious the fun will be lost along with your players. We'll see if this update generates and sustains the numbers seen in previous updates. Rockets needed nerfing, not neutering, IMHO. I haven't explored all the mechanics yet so please forgive me if I'm missing something interesting and exciting. We lost the scavenger module?

Like people loved the rovers that you could breathe in, people loved the rockets. I hope you take on board the feedback from your community while sculpting this amazing game for the future.