How hard would an AI mod be for KSP?

I know basically nothing about AI, but does anyone know how hard it would be to implement AI/'NPC' ships into Kerbal Space Program?

Isn't there a KSP thread?

And yes, very difficult, given there's no framework for it to begin with. It's not as simple as adding in a model or coordinating two instances of the game to overlap...it's figuring out a plethora of behaviors to fit the game mechanics contingent on a variety of variables and conditions (when is send shuttle to mun?), then coding it in such a manner so as to be both streamlined and believable.

Tiel+ wrote:

Isn't there a KSP thread?

And yes, very difficult, given there's no framework for it to begin with. It's not as simple as adding in a model or coordinating two instances of the game to overlap...it's figuring out a plethora of behaviors to fit the game mechanics contingent on a variety of variables and conditions (when is send shuttle to mun?), then coding it in such a manner so as to be both streamlined and believable.

Not to mention the AI would have to work with KSP-physics, leaving us with the problem of controlling a spacecraft properly.
The only solution I can think of would be MechJeb-autopilot code.
Also having to compute for the active player craft as well as AI craft would put heavy stress on the RAM especially with oter mods installed.

Yeah, I forgot about the other one, thanks.