10 Ways To Improve Kerbal Space Program

So, everybody's favorite Space Sandbox Game is great. But KSP could be better. Here's how!
What do you think? Any other suggestions?
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[@HebaruSan]

Part scaling or welding, so you don't have to build huge craft out of tiny parts.

[@user-cm3vu2od9k]

something like procedual parts

[@TeufortCTF]

yeah also tweakscale is a good mod for that

[@nikelsad]

I think it would be nice to have in the stock game all of it: scaling, welding and procedural parts )

[@Zajc3wpl]

UbioZur welding mod, does just that, welds parts into one part, game needs to be reloaded for new parts to appear in the list.

[@romanhrj433]

*_TweakScale mod._*

[@DaniPaunov]

Idea: Asteroid collisions. Basically, the current asteroids don't do much.

[@thomasmueller618]

maybe general clestial collisions? i used hyperedit to make the moon touch the earth and some weird stuff happened, most importantly, the moon just passed straight thru

Wish granted.

[@sodaithink]

@@thomasmueller618 its kerbin and the mun you dumbass

[@thomasmueller618]

@@sodaithink you know what i meant tho, so it doesnt matter

[@VampireSquirrel]

I wish there was an option to build new space centers around Kerbin or even on other planets. I imagine it would work by mining ore and converting it with electricity, maybe on kerbin it costs money, but on other planets it costs ore or other kinds of resources

[@aiosquadron]

I agree

[@socially_mute7086]

KSP 2 _yaaaay_

[@rajianee85]

We could probably colonialize a plant

[@HerrXenon_]

Another nice feature would be an AI competitor space program option in carreer mode.

[@sunnyjim6450]

LMAO!

[@HerrXenon_]

Remember that buildings are destructible

[@jorge1734]

That would be very cool actually, maybe not career mode, but it could be called competitive mode o something

[@harrylegg2989]

Yep, and foreign territory that you have to avoid crashing... I mean landing in.

[@jorge1734]

Harry Legg Wow yeah, that would make it so much interesting...

[@CountArtha]

Maybe a rival, AI space program to race against?

[@bluenightfury4365]

Or actual player space programs?

[@CountArtha]

Blue Nightfury That was my first choice, but he said "no multiplayer." :P

[@bluenightfury4365]

Agh, would be such interesting. DMP isn't how I would see the multiplayer though.

[@LOP1698]

that would be nice becouse then u could trade Money agenst Technolegy that the AI allready has and u could sell ur Technolegy to them.

[@Genubath1]

It would be interesting to compete for contracts. Also, Kessler Syndrom could definitely be a thing with 2 or more very active space programs

[@Jay-pj5gy]

Looking back at this, most of this stuff is either implemented in ksp or is being in ksp2. What a improvement from years ago

[@starglazier]

thanks to this guy😁

[@EdgedPixie]

"Take inspiration from two other games regarding surface exploration." Oh you had better not-- "Firstly, No Man's Sky" *leaves in fit of rage*

[@kroposman2302]

You played that game?

[@bob38028]

It is a logical thing to say. Overall, the game is pretty good, it just needs a few more goals and mechanics to add interest. The HUD is very intuitive, minimalistic, and easy to understand. Really, if you look at the game from a positive perspective, it becomes a very good thing to take inspiration from.

[@dixie_rekd9601]

its a really good game, its just boring af.

[@thunderbirdlead7135]

EdgedPixel what about take on mars? want to rove play that game

[@sprsae9003]

Thunderbirdlead that game made me play ksp again after 2 years

[@HaloStrategist]

I agree with all of these but I want to add something here. It's basically the same thing as glue- but rather, weld. I want to be able to build a ring (or any other shape) of parts that start one place, go around, then end up back at the same place, and actually FUSE TOGETHER STRUCTURALLY. I am sick and tired of wiggly parts barely held together by tons and tons of struts. If two parts touch together- they should structurally connect. Several lines of plane wing parts made to be one large wing? Either they flop around seperately or I tie them together with struts- but even then they wiggle some. I want them to become one physical entity structurally/physically. That's my personal #1 thing for KSP that would improve it.

[@SkyBlazeMinecraft]

Stratego89 autostrut is your best friend (you can activate it by selecting Advanced Tweakables in ksp's settings)

[@socially_mute7086]

@@SkyBlazeMinecraft if a ring is made of 100+ parts, then no. Not only are they all counted as separate objects in the phys engine, but they create more strain because autostrut is an extra condition being applied, which only worsens the deal. Welding, on the other hand, makes those 100+ parts into just one, removing almost all strain on the system... which unfortunately doesn't work in 1.7 as of right now.

[@TheJacobshapiro]

For surface exploration it could be improved by adding a few randomly generated types of ground objects (like different rock formations) on different planets and moons that give you additional science if you take a sample from them. That way you'd have places to drive if your rover.

[@docrobs9493]

That is a good idea!

[@bob38028]

If it's randomly generated, then you could just land by the rock and leave...

[@Suedocode]

+Daniel Rhodes Randomly generated stuff can still be reproduced if you have seed stability. NMS made a big deal about being able to generate the same planets, but that's really a very basic thing in a random generator; make sure the same seed generates the same thing.

[@Dover939]

Is there a mod like this? I need it so badly.

[@marcoseduardocastro781]

2 Years later.... Breaking ground DLC added all of that you literally predicted the future my friend

[@matthieucomoy]

Aaaand I can't even get to duna...

[@nominal2517]

I can't even get to minmus...

[@pupitofrito2308]

There’s a reason for infinite fuel my dude

[@pupitofrito2308]

Use an encounter calculator. It makes life a lot easier

[@nathaniel_9867]

Use hyperedit

[@draKoowl247]

I can't even dock a ship in orbit

[@6Twisted]

KSP is a space sim, not an RPG, the randomly regenerated parts stats idea... No.

[@Alexiito2218]

but imagine the game if one of the engines just fails randomly, just more like an accurate simulation, don't you think?

[@Liguehunters]

@@Alexiito2218 Just play RSS/RO and RP-1

[@ChakatStormCloud]

"And no multiplayer is NOT among them" *flips the table in rage* YOU FOOL, YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL! I've always wished we could have multiplayer where players start on different parts of Kerbin. I could make a top ten list of WAYS THAT MULTIPLAYER WOULD IMPROVE KSP. -Trading resources, science, and money with other players! -Renting out the new telecommunications system! -Believe it or not there are a number of things that a single player can't do, most of these revolve around the fact that anything in the atmosphere that isn't either piloted, or within 10 feet of something that is, is immediately deleted. Others are just things that take hours to do on your own, like unpacking and assembling a massive moon base. -Being able to trade and rent actually gives you an incentive to go to far off moons and planets to get science and set up relays! -Fuel stations would be more enjoyable to build and maintain when others can come an buy fuel from you. Instead of just being 2 wasted missions to get it up there and refuel it, instead of just putting more fuel on the rocket in the first place. -Being able to show off your massive spacecraft to people! -Building an actual ISS with co-operation from the other players -Ships that have to be assembled in space could be launched 2 or 3 parts at a time with help from friends. -You could even sell your blueprints! Or actual ships already in orbit! -Your friend who sucks got themselves stuck on the moon, NOW YOU CAN HELP THEM! and visa versa. 10! that's TEN.

[@maroon5man]

StormCloud there is a mod for that but I can't find the link

[@ChakatStormCloud]

It's d-mp.org/ Dark Multiplayer, but there's so many problems with it that can only be fixed from the developer's end. Mostly issues with 2 ships being piloted in the same space, the game handles that very poorly and the game constantly tries to delete things that other players are flying in the atmosphere. Not to mention some of the incredibly weird issues with players being in the future of the past so that everyone can use independent time warp and the issues that causes, like how a player 30 years in the future can refill a fuel depot and another player in the past can then pick up that fuel. And there's still no ownership system for parts and ships. Plus on career, because everyone uses the same base, it's automatically put to max building level with an infinite supply of Kerbals.

[@jevry4307]

i suggest doing it the way HOI 4 does it. multiplayer is ment to play with friends anyways impossible tod o a mass server. just make only the host be able to control time and play with microphones so the player that has to perform a 1x speed maneuvre can do a 1x speed maneuvre. just make sure the host is not a dick.

[@alexbublick5487]

+Phelan NO MORE TIME WARP! Let the game be realistic.

[@jevry4307]

yes because evryone wants to wait 40 years until their rocket finally arrives on eeloo and then remember on their deathbed they forgot to check back in after all that time and be pretty sure the one time they got to try to go to eeloo in ksp multiplayer his ship already crashed into the surface with no survivors i hope you can read this comment over the sound of all that sarcasm!

[@Genubath1]

I think that I would be nice to be able to preplan missions from the tracking station. I also think that it would be cool to have automated ships that can run their own (repetitive) missions. Example: You have flown a mining ship to another planet and you want it to mine, fly into orbit, dock with a space station that processes the ore, transfer the ore, refuel, land, repeat. You must be able to conduct the mission yourself at least once (maybe multiple times to increase the automated mission's success). Another example would be automating a cargo vessel that takes materials from the aforementioned space station to a shipyard orbiting Kerbin. This would make for a great late game where you need to build a telemetry network then a space logistics network in order to amass a lot of materials (or wealth) to make larger ships that might have interstellar capabilities. A stock life support option would be nice too.

[@doublebubleguy12]

I think a nice edition would be the chance of failure for automated processes kinda like in the real world but you should be able to toggle this option off in easy mode.

[@TheLargeHardonCollider]

Kerbal Operating System (kOS) can pretty much do this, but you must learn the code. Honestly, I've never written anything more complicated than cmd batch scripts or powershell one-liners, and I can hack it. Current project is automated launches direct to space station, i.e. Soyuz personnel capsules and Progress refuel/resupply missions. Function library calculates the launch window, warps to it, and begins the automated launch process. By the time we reach our target space station distance is ~2.4km and dropping, no Hohmann transfer or circularization burns required (working on accuracy to get us even closer!). Script requires exact launch values to be accurate tho, so drawback is it requires measurement launch ASAP -> save results data to file -> revert to launch -> read results data, & begin direct intercept launch at window. So it's only really practical for repeatable launches, like Soyuz or Progress. That way you only load your refuel vehicle from the launchpad at KSC, and it automagically launches itself directly to your station. Final goal is a completely portable script with all functions packaged into libraries, so you only have to tweak the ascent profile for a different particular ship.

[@planefan082]

In addition to kOS, there's another mod I'm thinking of downloading (can't remember the name right now), that I'd use for refuelling and launching/rendezvous/docking space station modules since I'm especially horrible at the rendezvous procedures.

[@ToreDL87]

The lack of pre-planning is what makes it all so amateurish "Hey build this and this and this and do this and this with this", the missions places demands on new players that the winging-it style (that the old pro`s are good at) just doesnt allow for.

[@almondpotato9483]

@@TheLargeHardonCollider Does KOS work with Infernal Robotics? And does it allow you to program Kerbals to repack parachutes or fix damage or something?

[@meepster554]

They should integrate texture replacer into ksp. That mod is especially cool since you can change it your style

[@meepster554]

Also, they can resize ksp parts to fit real life. Also, they can incorporate heat, life support, and realism in general.

[@drsenseihugo]

Theres a mod called realism overhaul and Real Solar System. Realism Overhaul makes the game more realistic (Like if there is not enough pressure engines wont start) and Real Solar System scales the planets correctly, their orbits and their names and makes them look like real ones

[@jef_3006]

To be clear Squad, just because he doesn't like multiplayer doesn't mean that most of us wouldn't like it. Squad...

[@jef_3006]

In all seriousness, since it's the only way I'll ever get my friends to play KSP, I consider Multiplayer to be a vital feature

[@Xenro66]

Before multiplayer, they need to perfect the physics.

[@doublebubleguy12]

tbh I'd rather have a slight buggy multiplayer then no multiplayer at all. DMP is as close as it gets and that thing can turn into a bug fest once you get enough debris in orbit...

[@dixie_rekd9601]

they wont fix the physics, they can try but it will never be a perfect physics simulation... such a thing doesnt exist in realtime gaming.

[@TheLargeHardonCollider]

Meh on less bugs and perfect physics, if they had stable multiplayer networking core I would have 3-4 more friends to play with. (okay... imaginary friends) :P Plus most serious bugs like the occasional Kraken have been ironed out, the only ones left are hilarious. I just learned from Scott Manley that even if you're falling towards the surface at 100m/s if you turn Jeb so he lands head first he can survive. Awesome.

[@KaiIngebrigtsen]

Also with the real solar system integration, add colonize and terraform mars...

[@mkd2839]

If you want a 100$ game that explode your computer

[@KaiIngebrigtsen]

Damminh Khoi i do :D

[@sugg5719]

But space engine has an infinite universe with fully explore able planets and stars, it doesn't explode my computer and i don't have a very good gaming computer.

[@thiagobaldwin2700]

because Space Engine don't use Physics simulators.

[@FSXgta]

There are mods for real solar system :)

[@Polaris_was_in_Denial]

Adding a actual cost for having kerbals off of kerbin for long periods of time, adding Mech-jeb to stock KSP, and adding a way to do a game reset in return for lots of materials available to pre-load into a craft (and to add material storage limits, and buildings that increase the storage limit, and costs for resources that you don't make yourself.) and also making the game more difficult. I think these would make KSP a better game to play in the long run. Do you?

[@Polaris_was_in_Denial]

Sorry if I repeated anything, I wrote a lot at once.

[@theironsword1954]

Oh and STOCKS. You know, stocks to companies where you can store fuel when it's super cheap and when it's expensive, you can just use your stored fuel.

[@unpaidcomintern]

What's your interpretation of "more difficult"?

[@tropicalvikingcreations]

Jimmy Hancock they were talking about adding food and water like stuff a time.... I think if you go down the ladder in the MRK2 cockpits you can see containers strapped to the wall in prep for this.... Idk if this would be coming soon or not but Yh, think that's what they meant, also I agree with the rest of what you said.

[@3kus]

Random events in the game, like finding unknown technology on a planet i've been surveying or finding random structures and have functionality. Not like the obelisks and easter eggs. Like find a spacecraft not from our solar system and maybe giving me special missions to bring back the craft. Another thing don't let the game load every single part in the game. just load the parts i'm using or something like that. And give us the ability to actually travel many light years away to other galaxies. Another thing, I'd definitely love to build mega structures on other planets and moons.

[@44R0Ndin]

Agreed about impracticality with propulsion systems in the game. There would have to be some kind of fusion engine or Orion drive at the bare minimum. Time warp makes it better, but you'd still have to have a way to get up to at least 0.1c and then slow down on the other end without dedicating the entire craft to the propulsion systems and fuel tanks. For an idea of what I'm talking about, check out the end-game tech in the KSP Interstellar Extended mod.

[@trianglesqrt2576]

could you revisit this vid again and make a new one with its current state and arrival of 1.4 and the dlc?

[@ShadowZone]

Good idea, I'll think about it!

[@pjt]

Personally I think KSP needs a means to plot courses before you even leave the ground.

[@donaldchiang8299]

pjt Yes 100 times over

[@FutureAIDev2015]

I wish I could *bump* this like I can on the KSP forum! Squad needs to listen to you!

[@petti78]

You are absolutely right, of course. Right now you "can" do a lot of things in the game that are cool but don't really make sense from stock gameplay point of view. I was just thinking of a veeeery old C-64 game called space station I think, where you designed and built your space station and had contracts to do science stuff up there. You could for example research better pesticides for the farm industry, which then required the proper specialists and modules etc. in orbit to do the research and start bringing in cash. It should not be too hard to extrapolate the current mission system for more complex missions like this. Part failures and micrometeorite damage etc. would also make for great repair and maintenance missions for existing structures (some of which could be generated by the game). There's a lot mods can do but mods can also conflict with each other and go out of date.. incorporating more and more mods like RSS into the stock game as options would be very super indeed.

[@LordofStarsChannel]

there should be some sort of economy, the stock carrer is great and all but if there was an actual economy with cities and nations it would be so cool.

[@eugeneponomarov7429]

also mods decrease framerate significantly

[@Exodon2020]

#11 include a mode requiring the player to think about some kind of Life-Support and habitat system. This increases difficulty greatly as you suddenly have to build entire space ships for longer Missions instead of just ferrying Capsules and science equipment arund the Solar System.

[@kjorndogg3244]

Its nice to see how lots of the things he brought up in this video were added in either KSP 1.8 or breaking ground.

[@paladin17t]

Man your designs look crazy and stylish as hell.

[@joshuaedwards9750]

I'm glad you brought up having an End Game. I think that in both crafting and survival games the common mode of operation with fans is "I't doesn't need to end, that's just how the games work" but my big problem w/ that is it's essentially an excuse to cut out desirable content. Having an End goal doesn't mean having something that will make the credits roll, just means having something that you can constantly work towards that's not just *surviving* or *crafting* and helps make the game feel less shallow.

[@codaman127]

Feel I wanted to give a bit of reflection from someone who's a bit more on the "filthy below 200 part normal" category of player. 1: I feel like this is a constant goal that Squad has literally been doing the best they can at, but even they can't fit a 3.5m fuel tank in a 2.5m service container any better than I can actually play KSP on my 32 bit PC anymore. So this feels like you're pressing the "Do it better" button kind of feverishly. 2: Trying to fit a 5m fuel tank in a 1m service container. "Do it better" 3: I'd suggest (and I have) that tourism also include surface visits with either X amount of kilometers traveled away from a destinated landing zone with the tourist kerbal, or checkpoints like what we already have for rover missions. The former may work better, but I'd say it has to have some restrictions like the rover having wheels being mandatory (duh) and that it can't go X meters above the surface or it'll count as flying above the surface to keep legit jumps like 3:56 to recreational gains only. I also suggested dynamic missions that would check for a planet side base, one rover, and a satellite above the celestial body to give players "pickup" missions, sending kerbals on rover trips to pick up detected samples of interest and bring it back via rover under the premise that the sample in question will be damaged if too much lateral force is applied to it, meaning a rover trek at slower than flight speeds would be necessary to safeguard the valuable research sample. 4: Fullheartedly agree, underwater research kinda plays a part in space research in real life anyways, doesn't it? Would be great for career missions aiming to test a part's endurance to being under pressure for canon reasons. 5: I could live with or without this myself, and there's a mod for this too, but some surface attachment switch in the vanilla game would be handy. 6: *upvotes* 7: I do agree about randomly found objects with rewards for finding them outside of science, but parts being re-balanced seems a little silly from a game designed to make magic happen within a NASA approved amount of reasoning. That being said, making these randomly placed objects useful could include them being an ultra rare material that applies to a further reached endgame, or to be refined to specifically power something to resolve a coming situation that the spacestation was founded on. (Anyone remember the asteroid research DLC?) These random spawning bits of magic could be the primary resource to power a potential galactic level jump drive for number 8. 8: Agreed, but it doesn't feel like much of an endgame outside of bragging rights. 9: Giving orbital bases a point would be nice, possibly something to do with endgame things, say certain found resources can only be refined in zero gravity perhaps, as well as possibly providing some docking port variant that acts as a permanent connection point (Without putting two docking ports inside of each other). I do agree with orbital vehicle construction, but I've always questioned the "near future" feel being pushed into some ridiculous limits with this. (See #7 about NASA approved levels of reasoning) Combining the permanent docking port concept with orbital construction with a part size limit could certainly make orbital construction interesting, say you have to bring up larger constructions that require a certain level of finesse that only non-spacebound kerbal engineers could construct, and then build up a series of other components to literally weld onto it in space. Gives you a reason to hoard all the fuel in orbit too, since it'd make hauling those larger kerbin-made parts a bit easier and more self rewarding. 10: I do agree with this, with some level of balancing with what the game has. That's my two... and two... and two more cents on this. I do agree with you on a lot of it, and I enjoyed watching some of your creations in the video. Keep up the creating and kerbal-nauting, and hopefully you can enjoy some 1.2 for me, since I probably won't be playing it for a while.

[@Julian-ci5uz]

When you watch this video after knowing about ksp2

[@janrafflewski5468]

I would really like to see interior building and IVA movement in the game. And of course all the things you mentioned. These were some nice suggestion!

[@racionador]

kerbal end game should be interstellar event like, a black hole apper close to jool , you go there explore and find that is a portal to another system with a new planet inhabitable. them with the new rocket parts you can build a giant space ship to send a kerbal population to this new planet.

[@reeceseabrook5833]

Yes! And then the black hole was going to destroy kerb in so you had to successfully inhabit another planet or else you lose or something.

[@lordilluminati5836]

someone watched interstellar

[@DarKSlayer443]

Hello, and welcome to the movie interstellar.

[@Roman_Noodles]

Reece Seabrook And you can use ore to make new recourses

[@15Redstones]

and using the gravioli detector close above the giant black hole unlocks warp drives

[@tafana]

I thought you were dead. good to see another video of you.

[@Panj0]

It looks like you've made some incredible things - much respect :)

[@nade5557]

About the shipyards, that would be really awesome especially if expanded on. Like the bigger parts you send up to make the shipyard, the bigger you can make your ships in space. And you could mine ore to have materials to build the ships.

[@ShadowZone]

+Yousef Zidane exactly!

[@jammygamer8961]

and if a ship fails and blow up in space you could reuse whats left of it or something

[@nade5557]

Jammy Gamer yeah and you could have like a whole automated space resource gather system (im talking way future updates) and that could be even better with the new update adding the signals like remotetech and stuff

[@samotten9874]

A simple thing that would mean I don't need to aerobrake my spaceplanes half a dozen times before landing or worry about them exploding during the speed-run into orbit: the ability to add a heat-shield layer to certain parts. Simply implement a system where in the VAB or SPH, select a part, have an option for "add heat shield" and the part will become heavier but also more resistant to atmospheric heating.

[@highley3]

these are some great ideas! I'd like to also see some interstellar stuff as stock at the far end of the tech tree

[@memolano100]

All of your suggestions are excellent, perhaps squad could hire you. By the way, your designs are insane, you are a pro at ksp.

[@vincentb5431]

You're so right on the space station part, the only thing that might be practical except fuel depots is a lab (so you dont need a lab on all your spaceships)

[@FurryGram]

how do you make those nuclear engine clusters like that? when i try they clip together and end up overheating bad

[@LegionOfEclaires]

PLEASE! All of them! I'd especially love improved performance especially when making larger stuff with more parts!

[@NexysStormcloud]

another thing, that I would realy love in KSP - it's a vessels and rovers which are controlled by autopilot in "Packed" or "on rails" modes, so you need not to switch on every ship, you have in space, to finish manuver. Even if it will be just a calculations of an abstract material point, it would be cool

[@maxcchiru]

How do u do that dropping garage Floor from the ship or that sliding Cover in the other one

[@zj6074]

I second the notion for stockifying OPM. I think that bridges the gap between people who want KSP to be harder and those who don't by providing new, more challenging destinations without hiking the initial difficulty even more. Also the OPM planets are fantastically thought out and implemented. Its a very enjoyable variety.

[@Slafeys]

I don't really like the endgame since it is not that realistic, maybe something out of the solar system.

[@Slafeys]

And the real solar system.

[@bbrdbr]

A galaxy, and the black hole would be named Danny, after the god of destruction

[@freevbucks8019]

The endgame is breaking the game

[@noez_ergo]

hello , so just a question : So there is still no solution for performance and ships with many parts? But I do not understand: in your videos I see good performance with huge ships ??

[@milo9528]

I like how a lot of these eventually came true

[@bluetoothpaste9168]

Lifesupport Space telescopes Stock multiple bases More minable stuff Delta-v calc actual propellers and rotors Procedural parts Something like KAS and KIS Scaleable parts Ship repairment Fuel costs Shadows on scattered parts More biomes AND TERRAFORMING!!! I know that a lot of this stuff already exists in the form of mods, but it'd be great if it was stock.

[@joshiskewl8234]

Blue Toothpaste Fuel Costs are already a thing.

[@brunoramirez2602]

Great suggestions

[@AjinkyaNaikksp]

And Plus can you help me please, when I open Kerbal Space Program, I am getting a texture error, when I go the Space Centre I see buildings a little bit darker than expected, again when I go to Vehicle Assembly Building, some of the parts are completely black with no texture while some parts look invisible, when I build a rocket with those black parts hoping to be normal on Launch Pad nothing changes they still remain black. This Occurs for KSP 1.0+ versions, BTW I have 2gb ram and 2.4 Ghz Processor with 256 mb Video Memory.

[@soopahsoopah]

Your 'goodbye' at the end is always slightly creepy (like endearingly creepy not creepy creepy). Plus I love the end music :)

[@cginclude]

How did you clip out of the space plane hanger?

[@DroneMee]

3 years later. Here is some stuff to do on the surface! Lol Good job Shadowzone #NotScottManley

[@ShadowZone]

It's a marathon, not a sprint.

[@mehdibelhous7174]

what are the mods he's using and it seems like infernal robotics doesn't work with 1.2

[@mrfluffles7008]

I'd really like to be able to build space centers on other planets/moons, so that rockets could be built and launched from them. This would make inhabiting other worlds worthwhile. Also challenging, because you would need X amount of kerbals and X amount of resources on said planet to build space centers. They could be at fixed locations, or maybe, just maybe you could choose the location yourself. It would even make rss a lot easier/fun. #thinkaboutit

[@user-xy8hy1yq8q]

MrFluffles I wonder if there is a mod for that

[@anatoleh1]

I agree so much with you :) KSP would really benefit from these features, especially the space station parts and the real solar system, but also the ability to build (very limited) while in space (repair stuff, move stuff, etc.). There should also be an optional hunger / thirst system available for more experienced players, including managing limited cargo space, planning refueling as well as replenishing trips, grow food, etc.

[@chocholman]

At 3:20...Elevator for rover.. How can you do that? There is no actuators. Do you use stability enhancer or landing legs ?

[@haroldinho9930]

Exploring the surface has a reward It’s when you find monoliths,random things get unlocked in the tech tree

[@millamulisha]

I love your videos ShadowZone! You're a genius creator! :)

[@consumptionaccount]

how do you get the ship outside the SPH like on 2:11???

[@SameBasicRiff]

unlocking 3d printers in the research tree would be amazing. being able to mine materials for 3d printers you've landed on other bodies would be amazing, especially if you could use those 3d printers to print new parts for vehicles and VAB buildings, and bases on other planets

[@dalekperson3108]

what part is that at 3:16 that was lowering the rover?

[@fredymredy]

8:07 what is the mod to make circle shapes ?

[@BillKermanKSP]

How can i get rid of that wheel not transparent bug? 1:21

[@pyrelogic9876]

is there a download to the first rocket in this video?

[@markus7660]

How did you change the look of planets please

[@meme_sause7438]

how and where do you get your mods?

[@XpertPilotFSX]

Watching this is 2019, it's interesting to know that some of these things have been implemented in the newer versions!

[@cyberpunkdreams]

Good ideas here for sure. Some of them are already available via mods (e.g. the excellent rover contracts mod and the Surface Experiment Pack mod), but I get the point that a lot of these should really be stock.

[@tanner4300]

I have an idea on how to make rovers a thing worth doing. Satellites can have a new scan setting to find underground anomalies, but the scans are inaccurate, in say a 5-10 km area, so you need a rover with new equipment to scan the ground and then to take a sample, which is then processed by a mobile science lab for both science, and (if you made a groundbreaking achievement such as finding water on duna) money and reputation.

[@brickbuddystudios]

For planetary surfaces I think a really easy addition is simply adding more of a narrative to science. Hinting at planet formation and possibilities of life. imagine searching duna or layth with a rover for hours and being able to capture and bring home an alien creature for mega science and to maybe use as a pet astronaut

[@tyler683]

How do you get those massive ships into space without them being destroyed I can only get ships half the size in space but then giving up because I couldn't get an orbit

[@jadegecko]

God, I would love making outer planets stock. And YES, YES, YES to ore+electric power being a way to make parts or ships elsewhere.

[@RaceProducer11]

I had various ideas on how to improve kerbal spaceprogram. First of all, maybe more overhauled science? I had an idea where instead of a tech tree, there is a parts lab, where you would lets say research a medium size - efficient liquid fuel engine, and then end up with the Terrier. Then, you can upgrade your engines for minor decrease/increase in weight, power, or fuel efficiency. Another feature could be an upgrade tree for kerbals. Maybe you could upgrade the eva suits of kerbals ; start off with ability to go into space, then add surface sample ability? Or add a mini jetpack that gives only 50 m/s delta V? Speaking of Kerbals, it would be great if there was a kerbal crew skill system. You can start of with a bland kerbal, and he/she would get experience by roving around or something. Then you can give the Kerbal specialization, as a Scientist. Then when you get more experience, you can specialize furthermore as a Field Scientist, or a Lab Reasercher. I also like the idea of better space stations, with part creators.

[@TheOnlyMiolli]

Such a great vid! Agree with all 10 too c:

[@KayoMichiels]

#1 has already been worked on: during a dev stream they pointed out that due to the transfer to unity 5.4 and optimizing the code, the game runs better and with less overhead memory usage.

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

There are three advanced engine techs that KSP hasn't put a lot into: NERVA, Orion, and Daedalus. We do have the LV-N but it is more of a mid-game and low-yield prototype of a technology which has much higher untapped potential. NERVA achieved ~1000kN thrust with a TWR of around 3 to 4 and specific impulse of 850s, similar to the smaller scale 1.25m LV-N with its TWR of ~2 and specific impulse of 800s. It was projected that a later NERVA design could have variable thrust vs efficiency, being able to shift between as high as a TWR of perhaps 10, to efficiency well over 1000 seconds of specific impulse. KSP could use a late game and very massive 2.5M nuclear engine with a mode selector that changes between high thrust and high efficiency. Call it the RE-N2 "Nuke" Atomic Rocket Motor by Rockomax. Project Orion never saw even a working prototype, but the principles were well understood and the design was strongly believed to be a huge success waiting to happen, before it was cancelled due to the hazards of the program and the end of the space race. An Orion-drive craft would have to be very large, and ideally would be built in orbit rather than launched from the ground. It could get a specific impulse of at least 6000, but with refinements potentially much higher. Project Daedalus was mostly theoretical, but scientists believe it should probably work. It would cause a controlled fission or fusion detonation which would release high velocity particles that would be deflected directly outside the craft as exhaust. The high exhaust velocity means that the craft's specific impulse can easily exceed 100,000 seconds, and can potentially go much higher. It is theoretically possible to get light speed or near light speed exhaust and score a specific impulse of perhaps as high as 30,000,000 seconds.

[@ChuckCreagerJr]

Good ideas. I like the idea of adding real solar system as a built-in option. One I would add is a built autopilot. You would keep it optional but it would be gooc.

[@JuanPretorius]

Stock real scale solar system would be amazing. Combining that with real environmental visual enhancements and scatterer, then your game looks breathtaking. Also, procedural parts, and tweak everything are must-haves for me as well.

[@Nixonitus]

Really want your space colonization idea. For planets, as well, but stations mostly. Definitely needs to be able to build your own jazz there. Harvesting asteroids would also be amazing, I want to drag them over to my constructors and use them to build stations. We also need cities on Kerbin, and general urbanization of the world as a whole. I would also like to see terrain effects on dropped items that crash into the surface. Combined with the building destruction we've already got, it'd be rightly amazing. Just imagine, dropping an entire space station on some poor, unsuspecting city in your play for independence from your planetary ties. This totally isn't just to create Zeon, I swear.

[@_erroneous]

what about a black box recorder that had high crash tolerance and when you right click and use it it will come up with a GUI showing the crafts course over a set amount of time!

[@proot.]

1:12 on Laythe with Tylo in the background reminds me very much of Kerbin and Mun.

[@DowzerWTP72]

I agree with all of the suggestions which you made, but do think that it would be quite difficult to implement some of the suggestions. I, however, would like to see chatterer made stock. It's such a simple mod, and with interest from NASA/ ESA/ SpaceX, I reckon the voices which play could be sourced from real missions too, as companies might benefit from having their launch voices played to a new audience. That's something I'd really love to see! Basically, as long as it was easily toggle-able, I can't see any negatives to having that implemented into the stock game.

[@SeducingJackel]

pleasure to watch as always 100% agree

[@XZenon]

I would also love to have more of a reason for setteling on other planets. My suggestion: Being able to BUILD SPACE CENTRES ON OTHER PLANETS AND MOONS.

[@ThatGuyKazz]

Warp drives and the potential to explore other star systems end game content could be establishing an extra-solar colony because kerbin is over populated (despite KSP being the only known settlement on kerbin.)

[@jonc1736]

Yes to all. Well said, and well presented.

[@imanukekaboom3715]

6:45 actually there is the weird pyramid that I think is on eve. It used to make beeping sounds, which were translated into coordinates for a hidden planet. This wasn't implemented, so they just left the pyramid and its annoying beeping sound.

[@brickbuddystudios]

I feel like an endgame in more properly served with the asteroid part of the game. Either redirect a ultra massive asteroid or flee the planet. A mid game being unlocking the tech tree and early game being a space race with a rival ai

[@iaago1520]

i also agree on that one we do need more goals like another kerbal system or solar system or new planets and stuff

[@14ercooper]

I wonder what I would need to do to make some of these into a nicely packaged mod

[@lukefreeman828]

I wonder if it would b possible to implement a system where certain parts when attached together become a single part for the physics engine. For example three fuel tanks attached together 'merge' to become a single part rather than three separate parts for the physics to manage...

[@KayoMichiels]

#3: Implementation of KAS/KIS and the ALSEP mod!!!

[@fermiLiquidDrinker]

YES

[@TheLargeHardonCollider]

been using KAS & KIS for so long now I forget it's not stock. :p

[@buttersquids]

MK3424 YES

[@cursedcliff7562]

there was supposed to be a story,on a planet withc i dont remember a piramyd spawns and makes a beeping noise and when you decode it it was some sort of a hyrogliph

[@GaryIceGaming]

More life in the solarsystem for sure. :D And all of the suggested ones in the video. :D

[@lupvalentin]

Please don't stop making KSP videos ! Only you and Bob Fitch make them great...

[@zapdog_]

did you make the mech at 4:09? that's some hawken shit

[@bumboy8736]

2:14 how can u do that so big i mean how did u get more place???

[@gratermccheesy9650]

Maybe different maps that are connected by a subtle storyline. Kinda like Before Kerbin and After Kerbin. If they go with this then the more maps you progress through the more technology is unlocked depending on the year the map is set in.

[@kyberghost3607]

or what if you can fight other players with missles who are on different planets kinda like interplanetary but like kerbal space program

[@kaywoodparsons7967]

Whats your cloud config, they look amazing

[@LOP1698]

I would Love to see a mutch larger Techtree where u can get Technolegy to colonize and clean the atmosphere, where u could then build Rocket and stuff asswell or maybe Interstellar Traveling to an other Star with ryl OP and expensiv stuff like Warp drive or some crazy stuff like that. There is so mutch stuff that could Improve the KSP late game.

[@rettwilliams1646]

Maybe that endgame content could be a search the kraken, it would be a fun nod to the community and could simply be a series of contracts that involved you traveling the solar system collecting science and would be extremely fun in my opinion