[kincardine]

It's also less of a simulator and more of a total brain takeover.

When I first started playing all I could think about (as I was trying to get work done) were trans-munar injections and free-return trajectories.

[stuxnet79]

I bought the game but still haven't played it yet. How much of a timesink is it? Could it be enjoyed in 30min to an hour playing sessions?

[simonh]

If you're disciplined yes, but there are some situations in which you can't save the game, such as whiled a vehicle is moving through an atmosphere (such as while flying a plane or landing a capsule) or while firing engines. It can't save while the current vehicle is experiencing acceleration other than gravity. So you can get stuck In the game during such activities for a little while.

[Buttons840]

Yes, you can leave the game in almost any state and then pick up where you left off later. The only exception is suborbital flights, but getting to orbit takes 3 to 5 minutes max.

[douche]

For the first couple hours, you're going to be reverting to launch/construction every five minutes anyway when you mess up and crash or realize you didn't build your rocket correctly to do what you want to do.

[TrevorJ]

First couple of hours? That's still how I play 90% of the time.

[TrevorJ]

I've had a lot of fun watching my poorly designed ship blow up in hilarious ways than I have actually getting to orbit, so I'd say yes, you can def get a long way in a half hour.