15:12 <APlayer> o/ I just have a quick question, to lamont specifically, but really to anyone of they know the answer. MechJeb has rendezvous functionality and similar things, but it needs to calculate the closest approach between two objects for that. What equation/algorithm/... is that? Any specific keywords I am looking for if I want to find out more?

15:13 <APlayer> To be exact, I need the position of both objects on the next closest approach

15:23 <awabast40> Hi

15:24 <awabast40> Is there anyone here

15:33 <lamont> APlayer: I’ve actually never looked at that code. My guess is that it just does binary search (secant or brents algorithm or whatever would probably be faster).

15:33 <awabast40> Hello I have a question

15:35 <APlayer> lamont: Ah, I see. Thanks, I'll check that out!

15:37 <lamont> I think there is some analytic solution to that problem that KSP uses itself for closest approach on the map display and I think I recall… uhm, spacing on the devs name now… who was saying it involved solving a 3rd or 4th order equation…

15:37 <awabast40> Where do I find the script that makes kerbals move where's the animation file for the little buggers

15:37 <lamont> bill / taniwha

15:37 <APlayer> taniwha knows all sorts of things about KSP, yes

15:37 <lamont> awabast40: i have no clue, never touched anything remotely near that

15:38 <APlayer> awabast40: I can only repeat, that sort of thing will be closed source. At best, you may hope to find it exposed in the API

15:38 <APlayer> And gone

15:41 <awabast40> I was hoping to use the the script for the animation file as an example file for a mod I'm trying to make

15:50 <awabast40> So does anybody know how the kerbals move

15:54 <awabast40> Has anyone ever seen the code or script that animates them

15:56 <awabast40> I got told that I can find them in persistent file which I haven't gone right through yet but I'm getting there