Thanks for the feedback, we appreciate hearing what people think of the changes we've made. We did do some rearranging to the Properties panel, though it wasn't really for the sake of hyperbolic orbits. Improving the Properties panel is something we've been wanting to do for a while, and it just seemed like a good time to make some of those changes. We plan to make some more changes, as well, so please keep providing feedback.
We recognize that some changes might feel jarring, especially for things you work with a lot. But at the same time, we don't want that to prevent us from making improvements that we think are better for first-time users and also for veteran players, at least in the long run once accustomed to the changes. We're still in active development, and we're still figuring out how to make the UI both approachable and powerful.
Here's what we had in mind for some of these changes:
1. Make the Overview tab a bit simpler and less intimidating, to allow for quick access to basic properties, with more advanced controls accessible via other tabs
2. Rearrange Motion tab to include the most relevant information near the top
3. Reorder Orbital Elements to more clearly show how the values are related to each other
4. Rename some Orbital Elements for clarity and accuracy
5. Allow for more precise control of orbital elements with the added ability to lock Semi-Major Axis, Pericenter, Apocenter, and Eccentricity
So the first question is, do you agree with these goals? If so, do you think the changes we made addressed these goals? If not, how do you think we could better work toward these?
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