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General
This page includes the general information of RSS-Origin 2, to address any questions you may have.
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RSS-Origin 2 is the successor to RSS-Origin, more precisely, to RSS-Origin CelestialPack.
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RSS-Origin 2 is an addon pack based on Sol, a modern, higher quality alternative to both RealSolarSystem and KSRSS.
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RSS-Origin 2 particularly focuses on bringing extra real-world asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, natural satellites, interstellar objects and so on into Kerbal Space Program, in a much higher quality compared to its predecessor. There are currently 266 extra objects in the mod, 18 of which have been merged into Sol base pack, therefore 248 extra celestial objects to Sol system.
RSS-Origin 2 features not only quantity, but also quality. RSS-Origin 2 relies on the base of Sol, is able to utilizes the latest advancements in KSP planet modding technology, includes:
- Parallax Continued terrain shaders and scatters
- Custom parallax scaled shaders derived from real photometric models for improved realism
- Custom PQSMods that allow for higher-quality 16-bit maps and filtering methods, and fast-loading
RSS-Origin 2 is dedicated to the realness and scientific nature of every celestial body, features:
- Orbital data derived from real ephemeris or latest astronomy literature
- Physical properties (size, shape, mass, rotation, color, etc.) derived from measured data and latest astronomy findings, or reasonable assumption based on existing data
- Open-source real 3D models and textures for celestials visited by spacecraft
- Spin axis tilt derived from latest astronomy research and irregular gravitational model correctly calculated based on 3D shape (needs Principia)
Why not Sol-Origin? Calling the mod Sol-Origin is totally fine. Early on in RSS-Origin 2's development, it's been planned to be an addon compatible with RSS, KSRSS, RSS-Reborn, and Sol. As development progresses, I gradually realized that maintaining the compatibility with 4 different mods would be a complete disaster. at that time I had the thought to change RSS-Origin 2's name to Sol-Origin, but the name "RSS-Origin 2" has already been known for quite a long time. So the renaming plan was abandoned.