Evolution of Kerbal Space Program (2011-2023)

[@TDChannelKSP]

When did you start playing KSP?

[@bestcontentonlyhere]

January 2023

[@AstronAndry]

Never

[@SharkyKSP]

2015

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

2018ish

[@AlphaSpaceKSP]

Year ago, but this was enough to make me professional.

[@messyer]

God, that inertial confinement engine hitting every single beat had my heart 📈📈

[@Caspar_]

It's such a good effect, I love it too.

[@Toastedguyig]

Agreed

[@Turfut730]

same < 3

[@Toastedguyig]

Plot twist the inertial confinement engine makes the beats

[@AllThingsSpace3]

awesome

[@user-ld6is4ni3d]

Honestly, it's insane how much the game progressed. Let's also thank all the modders who have put in countless days into free mods that everyone can now use and enjoy

[@TDChannelKSP]

Absolutely. No matter how KSP2s early access launch goes, I'm just happy to witness another epic ride!

[@Nunya111]

@@TDChannelKSPthat aged well

[@enderfire3379]

@@Nunya111 why?

[@Nunya111]

@@enderfire3379 cause it was shitr

[@Marrrrrko47]

​@@Nunya111me when an early acces(unfinished) game is unfinished:

[@kidsempiregaming5699]

when it said "Are you stranded?" I instantly thought of matt Lowne's Blunderbirds

[@adamvialpando]

Same

[@zack_the_proot]

Video after this was exactly that

[@PolskysrocketpartsandPotat-z4p]

On a lonely planet, slowly spinning its way to damnation, Amid the incompetence and unpreparedness of lesser space programs, One team stands resilient against the herds, Putting their lives on the line to aid those who were previously unaware of the quicksave option Yes! It's the incredible adventures of Jebediah and his crack team of Kerbalnauts, They are: THE BLUNDERBIRDS! Saving the Kerbin Race, one stranded explorer at a time.

[@Unbaguettable]

At about 11:08 you can actually see a small part of the missile fly into the other building. Absolutely stunning video btw, I'm a relatively new player to KSP and it was really interesting to see the history behind it. Really well made :)

[@TDChannelKSP]

Yep haha. Took me a couple takes to see what happened there, thought it was some mysterious kraken... Thank you :)

[@jennykeele]

i noticed it too

[@jennykeele]

i was in live chat and noticed it first so i found it first and commented about it

[@Unbaguettable]

@@jennykeele ok? why do i care?

[@aidajosefinabolivarcordero7741]

I was like💥💥💥💥👀

[@skylerhanson101]

Made me tear up near the end, here’s to another decade and beyond!

[@ryotaokura5117]

you're not the only one!

[@twistedyogert]

Who would win a race to beyond infinity? Jeb Kerman or Buzz Lightyear?

[@Kerfur_from_Votv]

Jeb

[@adamvialpando]

@@twistedyogertJeb

[@2dogplc]

This aged well

[@thespacepeacock]

I did *not* expect this to make me emotional. Incredibly well done on putting this together and showing how the ksp we all know and love today came to be!

[@Mafioso_Migeul]

The 'Decade of KSP2' pretty quickly, and by pretty quickly I mean basically the first day it came out

[@thotfeline5864]

I remember when I first got ksp, think I was around 15 or so and even though I never accomplished more than orbit and a couple mum landings till I picked it up several years later I've always loved this game. Inspired so much creativity in so many people

[@jafanfauzi5309]

Wait you landed on your mum?

[@tackyinbention6248]

I've had KSP since 2016 and it has quite literally changed my life, I'm now a great builder and ksp helped me choose my college course. Cheers to another bright decade of building, flying and crashing rockets

[@ccib00]

We came a long way, thank you KSP. Onward to KSP2! Beautiful video as always.

[@mariuskatutis2687]

NO.

[@mariodamian103]

​@@mariuskatutis2687cringe

[@Sleepykitty-i7h]

​@@mariuskatutis2687 yeah

[@SawdEndymon]

I’ll stick with KSP1

[@totallynoteverything1.]

KSP1 is not going anywhere, and if it does, expect a community shitshow and division

[@fc01-k2q]

The first 20 seconds of the video show how much work you did to make this great video 🔥

[@TDChannelKSP]

Heh, thank you! I wanted to start the video off strongly, and that silo build was good fun.

[@fc01-k2q]

@@TDChannelKSP im surely going to keep watching ur videos, new sub with the bell

[@qweasdy1666]

How do you manage to condense so much nostalgia into one video?

[@N9GamingOfficial]

It's honestly kinda of interesting seeing that how the game looked in 2011 largely hasn't changed in 12 years - the UI is all the same, textures increased and changed but the base hasn't changed a bit! It's about time for a new take I'd say (:

[@TDChannelKSP]

Yeah, on the surface it's surprisingly similar! I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it. (well, KSP1 is at least a little broke, but the UI *works*)

[@limitbassfishing2733]

This goes to show the importance of making a great base game to build upon.

[@anonymous-zo5ml]

A fine platform for modders to experiment with.

[@imEden0]

@@anonymous-zo5ml ...Or a new game...

[@vaos3712]

As long as they change it to ACTUALLY make it better and not change it for the sake of change. (ksp2partmanager)

[@L3tharge]

That video was beautifilly edited - It really hit in the feelings :) thank you.

[@TDChannelKSP]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CalvinMaclure]

Holy crap man! It's crazy how much of the game has remained the same, yet changed over the years. This was an epic trip down memory lane, mate! Thanks for that!

[@TDChannelKSP]

Thank you! You're welcome.

[@LoidaVergara-j4t]

Djcjfmdd

[@LoidaVergara-j4t]

Thank you

[@LoidaVergara-j4t]

How you download the game

[@LoidaVergara-j4t]

I like that game

[@salticus]

Great video! I "only" joined during 1.2.2, and I can't get over how long ago these updates were.

[@Meatloaf_TV]

same

[@kaseycaseyiel]

my guy i gone in at 0.21 and still have skills of a newbie

[@dextynlabelle9326]

@@kaseycaseyiel at this point just uninstall the game. unless your on xbox of course

[@manicpanda8741]

Well done buddy, it's beautiful to see each milestone of this incredible journey again

[@TDChannelKSP]

Thank you.

[@Turfut730]

the tribute to modders, with the music (synced to the engine blasts) hit my soul ^^ Congrats, awesome work and editing : )

[@mortallychallenged]

Damn ones the mods started being shown it made me so nostalgic. Joined in 0.21 and defined my life from that point on.

[@Monkiiengineer]

The sequel we’ve all been waiting for

[@pietroz_9842]

Wow! What a ride you took us on. Thanks for making this incredible video, congrats on the editing and the rocket building! KSP has come a veeery long way, it's incredible!

[@kyleclark1626]

That ending hits different now.😢

[@macebobkasson1629]

this is the sweetest thing. Thank you so much for making this. Gave me all the good feelings :)

[@astroevada]

"Here's to the next decade with KSP 2" More like one year and two months., exactly 10.2% of a decade.

[@Bens_Channel47]

About since 2013. So i guess 0.18 or 0.19. KSP was my compagnion through some rough years. Every Update i can connect to an important step in my life. Thank you so much Squad-Team! Thank you also @tdchannelksp for making this video. It was quite emotional for me!

[@nithsk]

Thank you HarvestR, for steering the game in the perfect direction before stepping down.

[@toetie2019]

Absolutely amazing tribute. Well done on the editing it's like a whole documentary. May KSP2 bring us more years of joy :)

[@Mad_Elephant.]

18:57 hits so good

[@timewaster504]

Dude, you nailed that old 2016 ksp KZbinr fee and I am loving it!

[@denis00446]

And now, we are back to KSP1. Modders will make this game live forever

[@gopr3117]

I first played in December 2011 at my parents house for Christmas holidays. It was so much harder to do basic things back then. Getting into orbit felt like a real achievement. In all the years I played it, I never left the Kerbin/Mun/Minimus - got distracted building modular space stations, satellite constellations and driving rovers around the mun/minimus. Might have to pick it up again and go for the Duna big shot.

[@andrewcharles459]

15 years and I still can't land on a target in atmo.

[@TexanMiror2]

Wow, well done! A great overview to an amazing journey from a simplistic indie game to a fully-fledged space simulator! The value of KSP as an educational and science outreach program cannot be understated. It did what Orbiter couldn't do: make even casual people enjoy spaceflight on their computer. I still remember the early days of trying to fly through the soup that was Kerbins atmosphere back then lol For people who went a bit deeper into what KSP could provide, however, that tribute to the modding community seemed like the most important part. Especially the parts you didn't even show: all the engineering, control, aerodynamics, overhaul, backend, and tech improvement mods, some of which fundamentally change how KSP can be played, by massively expanding what the game is about, and what it can support (like all the visual and part mods). KSP is one of those games where the support of modders was just as substantial to its success as the game developers themselves, and it really shows. Like the game, the modding scene also had its rich history, with some very important mods coming and going.

[@TDChannelKSP]

Absolutely. KSP is an incredible tool and resource for getting people hyped about space, or just understanding orbital mechanics! Yeah, KSP has seen a tremendous amount of change under the hood. Honestly, the history of mods - from good old Sunday Punch and C7 aerospace parts pack to KWRocketry and Kethane, it could make up an entire video. Old mod versions are a bit trickier to hunt for with dead forum links and dead download sites :(

[@enderguywastaked]

fun fact: Ksp is a Mexican game

[@Frylandes]

Good

[@raulcarlos]

Directed and created by a Brazilian, in other words, it is a 100% Latin production ❤

[@stupidgenius42]

@@raulcarlostechnically some of the assets and the Unity game engine itself are American created/owned though.

[@NikTehWafel]

@@stupidgenius42🦅🦅🦅

[@michagrill9432]

And kerbal speech is just reversed spanish

[@vts0361]

Extremely well done! The editing is fantastic, and the jokes are all really well made and delivered. It’s clear this was made with effort! ❤

[@ausgoogtube01]

Vidtime 2:36 - "The Water isn't real" LMAO 😂at Bob Kermin's face! The Twilight Zone! 🤣 Superb stuff.👍

[@dextynlabelle9326]

Are you 50 years old?

[@ghosttoast8326]

Learned things like kerbnet map and such, and saw some nostalgia, great video, well made, hope it blows up

[@ghosttoast8326]

And that mod segment! Love the respect to mod makers and those cinematic shots look amazing!

[@TDChannelKSP]

Thank you :) heh, I hope so too.

[@francisdillinger5051]

Made me very emotional. Thank you to everyone who worked on this game.

[@wilmersandstrom2826]

I had completely forgotten about Orbiter until you showed that part from the forum post at the start of the video. Time sure flies. Anyways, I loved the video, cheers m8!

[@TDChannelKSP]

It certainly does! Orbiter 2010 was *the* game that got me into spaceflight, but KSP taught me how to do it properly ;) Thank you.

[@32bit_mo]

Is no one going to mention that this guy made an entire VAB with moving doors?

[@bobbobson8947]

Shoulda added nkd and bdarmory in there for some good war crimes lol. But seriously great video, the music was great and the nostalgia was strong! I loved that segment at 18:55 went hard tho. Can’t wait for another 10 years of ksp!

[@scottstottsgaming]

Man the love line to KSP2 at the end didn't age well lmao.

[@RamblinRick_]

I'm watching this morning of KSP 2 early access release (24 Feb 2023). Thanks for sharing this. I started playing with alpha 0.15. I've saved this video to be viewed many times more in the future.

[@davetreadwell]

19:53 Well that didnt age well

[@Ludvigvanamadeus]

At first I assumed it was intentionally sarcastic, but then I looked at the release date of the video and it instantly became heartbreaking and gut-wrenching 😢 The only hope left is KSA - and I hope someone else will reply to my comment in X years saying something like "the wait is over" rather than "this aged like milk". If you are reading this in the future and KSA has either been released or officially scrapped/turned out to be shit - please reply.

[@GameristicForce]

0:20 It would take 5 seconds to make the rocket but 5 days for the building LOL

[@pjludda4323]

17:57 Mmmmm... That's sum gud moddage right there...

[@thatfighterguy5846]

19:31 I love how those are soviet rockets with USA written on them.

[@TDChannelKSP]

Ahh, they're actually much larger than the N1, with 31x F1-A and putting 1100t into LEO!

[@seantaggart7382]

and i get an ad for ksp 2

[@TDChannelKSP]

KZbin Algorithm clearly on point today

[@seantaggart7382]

@@TDChannelKSP yeah!

[@Apollo1428]

this game is really timeless. not a lot has been changed (looks-wise) since 2013-2014 and everything still looks amazing

[@savvassidiropoulos6378]

and we are back to 2012

[@lkv0315]

Been here since 1.00 and I’ll be here until my grandkids are playing KSP, amazing work on the edit!

[@DutchTDK]

ooh that was not a happy last sentence

[@TDChannelKSP]

yeah....

[@FlyingGospel]

I've been playing since before they had the Mun. When they added the Mun, this mod called the "Al-tair" lander was published and I would literally spend entire weekends just going to the Mun and back in that thing. I remember those old part textures, of capsule, oh boy. Feels like forever ago. Life was different back then

[@Zaca1349]

And the contract system still sucks :P Ksp2 exploration mode better fix the contract system

[@TDChannelKSP]

Heh, yeah. I think the contract system was one feature that was added and not changed all that much after that.

[@shey_clone]

foreshadowing

[@TheSamuraireal15]

thanks bro for this really nice edit and hopefully ksp2 will make ksp even better and attract even more players

[@peacelro1658]

and ksp2 turned back to 2013😂

[@TheIshikawaRin]

The engine firing in time with the music during the modded KSP montage genuinely gives me goosebumps.

[@otter4370]

big oof at 19:52

[@LegofrogProductions12355]

Real

[@americanhat3766]

Started playing back in 2016, honestly kinda absurd to see all the changes go by so fast when only the biggest ones are the heaviest hitting memories (Part retextures, EVA bulding, the DLCs, & moar boosters). Really sad that both KSPs have ceased development, one purposefully and the other due to extremely poor management. Thankfully we have mods and creativity still!

[@everybodyants]

The last part aged poorly

[@MrHichammohsen1]

I'm not crying, YOU ARE!

[@VSaranara]

Ksp2 didnt age well

[@harbingerdawn]

Such a nostalgia trip, started playing KSP on 0.8.4 (0.8.5 came out later the same day)

[@Kneejair]

It's devolving into unplayability

[@AFlurryOfGames]

You mean KSP 2 right?

[@yarissathomas1816]

KSP 2 is the only one that’s bad here, currently. KSP 1 is good.

[@Groaznic]

Incredibly well made video, sir!

[@kaseycaseyiel]

bro called him sir

[@RobloxianX]

"Here's to the next decade with KSP2" Proceeds to get discontinued after less than 2 years of failiures

[@susangoaway]

When I've returned to this game, I was surprised by a lot of the new features. Especially the kerbnet thing still feels like a mod to me.

[@atlantis8687]

This cockit ( 9:18 ) looks so cool, too bad its gone but it looks like a modded part tbh

[@sleepnestsleep]

This video is epic, talk about a time machine. Thank to the video I know what version I first played. 17.1 I purchased it in collage right from squads website before the whole steam release. Man I cant believe I've been playing this game for over a decade. Time Shure fly's. Well look forward to another decade, but now with my 6 year old son who is also as obsessed as I am. Bring on the MP.

[@daphnemimosa6551]

Best video I've seen this year

[@cosmic_cupcake]

This makes me feel old, but I'm glad that I could experience such an amazing era. :') Let's hope that KSP 2 will remain a project of passion. The Intercept Games takeover still has me worried.

[@neb1006]

I don't remember when I started playing kerbal, but I'll never forget this game, so hyped for ksp2 it doesn't feel like THAT long ago when the game didn't have things like crew management...nearly 10 years tho This video was genuinely incredible and so deeply felt!

[@THETRUEKHB]

oof. The ending hits a bit different now - the entire thing made me so happy and sad. Thanks for this!

[@Freak80MC]

No idea when I started playing, but I remember playing the free version, watching videos of Minmus being new, and definitely remember when the planets were new.

[@artemmentiy7107]

Editing is just next level. I've never seen KSP video like this

[@sleepnestsleep]

2012 Man has it changed.

[@kito7643]

Kerbal Space Program Never DIE

[@joshuasims5421]

The editing and cinematography is incredible. It's a great way to relieve the history of the game; I started at the very end of the free era. Good times. Never made it to the Mun til years later.

[@TDChannelKSP]

Thank you! Glad I could take you on that trip. It's been a long road with an incredible game.

[@nimmo9306]

What a good video, watching this game me the view of what game I just got into about a week ago... I'm amazed by the progress it had with time... Now looking at KSP 2, it's a huge jump!

[@DavidEdwards9801]

13:15 Man, Right in the feels

[@davidthoma8602]

Started in April of 2012. My first version was 1.14...what a ride it was. It's so crazy to see how much the game has evolved...I was just short of 14 when I got into KSP and now I'm finishing a master's degree in physics. I'm about to turn 25 this year and I probably wouldn't be anywhere close to where I am now, if it wasn't for this game. Really looking forward to KSP 2 and I'm probably as hyped about the prospect of interstellar travel, as I was, when different planets where announced all these years back.

[@pablogarin]

Wow, didn't realize until now how long I've been playing this game. I can still remember playing by feel, aka, when the Mun rises on the horizon of a 80K circular orbit, then start burning prograde and you'll get an encounter with it.

[@Elimino_P]

Ah, the memories of old SAS. When I started (.22 maybe), it was only a direction lock. Had to disable SAS to steer. What a nostalgia bomb. Thanks.

[@doodlepadhi]

11:17 There is a capsule that flung into the ksc which is why it exploded

[@21Walls]

I started playing around 0.18 and I had no clue how huge KSP would have gotten, for me and for others. When I started playing, I was still naive to orbital mechanics, and thought orbit just meant getting far enough out of the atmosphere (orbital physics weren't exactly part of my secondary schooling). Over the next five years, my entire understanding of physics and motion would shift radically and enable me to see and understand the world around me with a new intuition about how air resistance, thermodynamics, gravity, etc. affect things. I spent $30 on it and in return got well over 800 hours from that game, as well as a pretty effective crash course (literally) into physics, a topic which was previously nearly incomprehensible to me even in school. Money well spent! This record of KSP's timeline really charts a pretty sentimental experience in my life that has affected my identity and skills in a weirdly unexpected way for a video game about little green men blowing themselves up because you put the CoM behind the CoL/CoD, or just ballsed up your staging. Hell, it single-handedly changed Scott Manley's whole life and made him a pretty influential gaming/science education content creator. P.S. Props for using the diggy diggy hole song :3

[@canaldoinfinitooficial]

"Thank you, Kerbal Space Program." I cried in this moment, and at the same time the neurons in my brain caused a rapid muscular movement which made a gigantic smile in my face. Still, theres more. These neurons were so agitated that they made me remember the old times, where I watched KSP videos, without even knowing what rocket science was.

[@TDChannelKSP]

I'm glad this video was able to fire some happy neurons :)

[@canaldoinfinitooficial]

@@TDChannelKSPneuron: thanks

[@louisgari4294]

18:57 yeah, good job ;)

[@DrummerHM]

Nice video. I joined ksp in 2016, in 2017 i'll found some modes to be more realistic. Today installed mods are fighting with others to allocate memory. Excited for ksp2 trajectory.

[@spetsnaz69]

This would be interesting to watch in a day

[@bluey-next777]

5:48 Nice transition to a (not sponsored) ad

[@sheik_link]

The part with the mods... beautiful

[@DarkMinion09]

It was such ride but now we get to relive the past but better in ksp2. This was such a well made video and the end was just thenominal every beat with the engine got me, so let's start a new and ride this coaster one more time.

[@MonkeySimius]

Omg. The engine wobble in the beginning into. Brings back memories.

[@Dragostream]

Really nice video!!!!!! i think this game is the first where the mods are much more important then the game itself! XD

[@Raidmasterprod]

I remember a good portion of these updates. With everything that you can do on this wonderful game, it’s always good to look back upon earlier times when it was way, way more simpler than now.

[@gabrielex]

This is just to say that essentially 4 people in one year did more work in their garage than what has been done in 4 years for KSP2 with a huge team, big budget and way higher (and I'd say crazy) selling price.

[@levastohasarrived]

i started at 1.11 its amazing how the game is kept alive by these people that sacrifice their time, sweat and tears to make some mods its truly a marvel to look at even if its like a 1000 people it still is good with the potential shown in the mods

[@doggo1603]

hey man keep it up!! I'm a sfs gamer for years and I'm now moving into ksp! with new pc!, I've tried sr2 but it's too complex and no bob kerman:)). It's a great thing seeing a youtuber great in botg game!

[@-STONECYPHER-]

I started playing about a week or 2 before 0.12. I've put easily 2000 hours into it over the years. Gave it a bit of a rest while it looked like KSP 2 was going to be the new hotness. I wanted to have a break and come back when KSP 2 was a full release. But upon learning of it's death, I've come back to KSP with about 7000 mods to make it everything I wanted from KSP2. Best game ever.