Kerbal Space Program 2: Episode 4 - Celestial Architecting

[@Arrow14100]

Can't wait to land on Ovin, admire the rings and then realize I can't leave because of the high gravity

[@alexsiemers7898]

And then remember that there’ll be high-power engines in this game. The crush your kerbals to death because 4g is already a painful amount of gravity

[@patrickharte9064]

With enough boom, anything is possible.

[@AusSkiller]

I'm kind of hoping that there is base building and infrastructure building in KSP2 so you can drop a heap of equipment off on a planet like that and then mine it for the fuel and resources to build a new rocket to get back off the planet.

[@AwesomeXavy]

@@AusSkiller There is

[@Arrow14100]

@@AusSkiller Don't worry, there will be.

[@Solidus621]

Bought KSP back before it was even on steam and the mun was the only target, looking forward to this a lot.

[@snickle1980]

Ah, the time before Struts where I'd be fighting the controls the entire way up... "No amount of forward progress is guaranteed And the player is constantly, unremittingly in danger of falling and losing everything."

[@BadIronTree]

Same got the alpha before the kickstarter sites even existed... the demo was that good :D...

[@indeepjable]

I Dont Remember When I First Got It, Just That I Remember The Red-Roof Buildings Mostly

[@CosmicX1]

I remember landing on the Mun for the first time with control fins because landing legs didn’t exist yet! Probably the most intense video game experience I’ve ever had.

[@urishima]

Now I feel old.

[@Egg-2]

I'm happy they didn't show us what rings would look like on the surface so when the game releases, we can explore it for the first time ourselves

[@samsonguy10k]

Agreed. Even experiencing it in Space Engine and No Man's Sky, it will still be a unique experience in KSP2.

[@memer_man02]

IF the fame releases

[@WwZa7]

On one of the videos there was half a second of camera flying through rings.

[@richard6196]

I can't wait to enter the ring and have my capsule evicerated by micro-impacts.

[@chrisboyer2195]

@@WwZa7 yes, but that’s not showing the rings from the planets surface

[@issarino4457]

What i'd love to see is weather. Strong winds, Rain, Hurricanes on other planets and you have to send satellites to figure out where is the safest place to land so you wont just get blown away by strong winds.

[@mr.everything3598]

Yae

[@IkeFanBoy64]

That's easily one of my biggest hopes. Would be cool to have to take in to account stuff like dust storms on Duna or acid rain on Eve. Would also make stuff like flying through gas giants so much more fun.

[@mittens1509]

What I'd love to see is this game coming out in the next decade...

[@sockstc9618]

@@mittens1509 WHERE IS THE NEXT TEASER VIDEO I NEED IT😭😭😭

[@wewladstbh]

@Seanツ Yeah just like it was coming in 2020, and 2021.... 2020 was over 23 years ago... devastating revelation...

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

I was just thinking that it might be a hilarious feature to add that kerbals grow facial hair on long voyages and you have the option to make them shave, the resulting avatar would be a kerbal with a completely shredded face and lots of bits of toilet paper stuck to their face haha, I know it's a lot of work for something so cheesy but it would be pretty immersive and hilarious. Just an idea I thought you'd all like.

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

A further thought would be if there is a shaving animation and you engage your rockets. Yeah, you know what would happen lol. So much toilet paper they end up looking like a mummy for a few days haha.

[@sockshandle]

@@hectatusbreakfastus6106 lol (*Jeb just hits the thrust for 0.3 seconds* bill:”JEB!!!!”

[@ceremonious_houseplant]

If someone doesn’t atleast make a mod of this happen I’ll be extremely disappointed.

[@geo5146]

So this goes into what goes on inside the spacecraft. I really like to imagine what they’re doing in there. I hope they can move about the spacecraft and do other stuff besides just sit there. I always give my Kerbals tons of room to be able to move around, sleep, exercise, etc. I want them to utilize space inside the spacecraft fully.

[@Dolvondo]

Imagine if they took food and oxygen into consideration....

[@grantshotwell6155]

I really hope there’s a bunch of difficulty options to limit your visibility of planets, where they are and what they look like, that improve as you send probes with scanners and telescopes to scout them. I really want to experience going from blurry black-and-white images to advanced scans as the tech tree advances. I think it would really enhance the exploration!

[@BodeyBennett]

even if it could be modded in, itd be amazing

[@jcdenton3806]

yeah I hope, censor the planets, so we can scan then first

[@samuel15097]

Definitely, I would play with that, but there should also be an option that you can always see them so players who aren’t as skilled and don’t have enough time to play can still enjoy how they look.

[@lextacy2008]

I had envisioned that idea back in the day too! You should be forced to use telescopes from the ground to chart the planets first! And cameras can only take b/w photos in the 50s and 1960s.

[@dunmo9582]

most definitely be amazing, and it also gives rovers and probes more uses!

[@jerry3790]

It seems like the development environment for KSP 2 is an extremely positive one. That’s always a good sign.

[@TJBot]

Hey nice to see ya here

[@henrikmadsen6446]

@@TJBot Its a commercial - do you think they would show arguments, secret lovers at work or boring buisniss meetings about cost and income?? Game look great but I am hoping most that gameplay is good

[@TJBot]

@@henrikmadsen6446 wrong @ mention bud

[@alexsiemers7898]

@@henrikmadsen6446 if the environment was actively hostile (not just general arguments/debates on how things should go) there wouldn’t be enough positive moments for a whole series of videos

[@2hotflavored666]

Keyword: *seems*

[@caps_lock]

Ex- KSP 1 planet modder here, this video is absolutely amazing and I was hoping to see one of these. This tech, comparing to the first game, is absolutely wild! It seriously makes me excited to make planets again, especially seeing how competent this team is. Can't wait for the game!

[@snosibsnob3930]

Hey Caps Lock

[@cloverdove]

capsulated lockington i find your words to align with my views

[@sosobel5843]

Mhm

[@tomsterbg8130]

This is what we need. Not some game sequel made for the money that barely has any difference. I feel like the optimization in this sequel is going to just wipe off everything that was there in KSP1!

[@kilianortmann9979]

Thanks to you and all the other modders out there. You made a good base game absolutely amazing and infinitely replayable.

[@Catheur]

You know it's nice to have devs that actually tell us things about the game their making. It's a breath of fresh air

[@generalripper7528]

they're

[@MichaelK1710]

Not like Rockstar Games haha

[@titanicbigship]

@@MichaelK1710 also not like Paradox interactive

[@shpratbananas7897]

I’m actually mind blown by the depth and complexity on ksp 2. Hugely excited!

[@shoemannclara]

so they’re adding a new planet called dres huh? did not know that they were modifying the stock solar system

[@KarolOfGutovo]

@@dynamitedinosaur4601 There is an ongoing joke that Dress doesn't exist

[@alexlawson4173]

@@dynamitedinosaur4601 wooooooosh

[@Aremisalive]

Dres was actually the first of the outer planets I visited. I didn't know it was so boring when I went. It does have that cool canyon though.

[@antoniw.3080]

@@dynamitedinosaur4601 Looks like someone didn't get the joke

[@KarolOfGutovo]

@@Aremisalive Lucky you. Had the game for 5 years, played even longer (ahoy!) and never went beyond Duna, with manned or unmanned. Though I guess I like it close to Kerbin.

[@michaelbradshaw6567]

Somebody has got to build a civilization on Donk and call it "New Donk City."

[@jmanpro2599]

Yessss

[@exoticdachoo007]

Would the memes made on Donk be called "Donk memes"?

[@bartekpiatek577]

the whole community needs to do it atleast once

[@lightningjet9444]

Mario and KSP crossover

[@summergamer7650]

what happened to the old donk city?

[@Glimmerglint]

The idea of a two body system with similar masses sounds incredibly interesting and i cant wait to see how they implement it with the whole soi system!

[@sosobel5843]

Imagine a space station between the two planets here

[@adamkerman475]

@@sosobel5843 LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT LAGRANGE POINT

[@iveharzing]

@@sosobel5843 That would be awesome! But that space station would also need active control, as the point of equilibrium in between the two planets is an unstable equilibrium. As soon as you get closer to either planet, you will start to accelerate towards that planet. It's like trying to balance an upside down pendulum or a pencil on the tip of your finger.

[@iCore7Gaming]

They'll use n-body physics they said for this system.

[@ImInSpainWithoutTheS]

@@sosobel5843 how about a space elevator

[@3ngineer627]

8:51 Glad to see they are getting inspiration for the Outer Wilds, its a legendary space game after all.

[@justanotherone4280]

I don't mind it at all, getting some inspirations from such a masterpiece is surely going to make KSP 2 incredible.

[@sockstc9618]

Do you mean the asteroid being like the interloper or the binary planets being like the ember twins

[@3ngineer627]

@@sockstc9618 yeah, hyped to see how one would navigate those

[@nathanwhitfield7834]

8:58 was that insinuating that we will have to deal with two gravitational fields at once? I can’t wait to attempt Lagrange points on that

[@captainahab5522]

That’s going to be an absolute nightmare to navigate

[@bobboo101]

i hope its an option

[@cateccy8647]

@@captainahab5522 With it being so difficult to navigate you already know its gonna be super important for something essential

[@ritz2311]

no, if the two are the exact same then the point you orbit on would be in the middle of them, so what can happen is your just sitting orbiting these 2 objects and then one comes out of nowhere and hits you. we see this in our own solar system as we do not orbit the middle of the sun but it is a little off axis and it looks like the sun is making tiny little orbit.

[@CDRaff]

I love KSP and everything that Squad did for the game, but it is clear you guys are taking it to the next level, and I am all here for it. Very excited to play the game.

[@patricks_music]

I am also excited about their passion for the project! Can’t wait to play it with my friends :)

[@Zeunknown1234]

Be cautious.

[@last5902]

@@Zeunknown1234 dont you dare jinx it

[@Zeunknown1234]

@@last5902 I don't have any ill will. I just bought ksp1 a month ago.

[@last5902]

@@Zeunknown1234 oh sry im just joking around😅

[@WillmacLMCD]

I’d love to see Matt Lowne visit these other solar systems with a SSTO with just an MK2 body and having some spare delta V to land on minmus

[@nuclearjoni9212]

True xD

[@Zeunknown1234]

Nah he's Latt mowne

[@NterpriseCEO]

SSTO to every body in the game with a return to Kerbin using no mods

[@unnecessarilyepic1107]

@@NterpriseCEO kraken drive mk. 2; manifesting near you in 2022!

[@hambergerenjoyer5816]

Hes gonna land on 7 different bodies before koming bak to Kerbin (misspells intended)

[@TheM9lta]

in the Russian KSP community, the game is called "cucumbers", as the characters of this game are similar

[@gamdanyunizar7849]

lmao cucumbers go brrrr

[@triopical6884]

in the Russian KSP community, the game is called "cucumbers", as the characters of this game are similar

[@DanniManni]

@@triopical6884 ?

[@_Stercore]

in the Russian KSP community, the game is called "cucumbers", as the characters of this game are similar

[@MarterElectronics]

@Domine Non Es Dignus in the Russian KSP community, the game is called "cucumbers", as the characters of this game are similar

[@Natumi.]

man, i never realized how great this game will be. ive just noticed that what the team is showing is PRE ALPHA this is going to be the best game, take your time to make it beautiful

[@RiversJ]

It would have been possible in 2014 onwards, but considering the company that made the original, it wasn't a game studio but an engineering software company and as far as i know they didn't have any shader wizards either due to that. What you see here is any current game engines level so long as you optimize it properly.

[@emcg5112]

They certainly are taking their time seeing as how it was supposed to release 2 years ago.

[@RiversJ]

@@emcg5112 Better that than a shoddy product that promises the heavens and delivers a steaming pile. Looking at their latest updates it certainly looks like it's finally shaping up to be a great game.

[@planexshifter]

@@RiversJ I agree. Nothing worse than a crap release.

[@hecktangle6578]

@@RiversJ me, a cyberpunk fan: (softly) don't

[@fosteragbor4545]

I wonder how the scale of the planets is compared to Ksp1. Honestly i am a big fan of bigger, realistic scaled planets as it ads so much more challenging. It’s so fun to have long reentries with realistic reentering speeds and so on. I gotta say that would love at least some big, real scaled planets! I can’t wait for this game… :D

[@stanislas33336]

👍👍

[@maderator3672]

Im not 100% sure on this but the overall scale of the game is increasing 10x + what it used to be

[@haroldinho9930]

I would like a 0.25x scale instead of 0.1x scale.

[@AstronAndry]

@@haroldinho9930 I think a 0.375x scale might work best. Allows for a decently sized atmosphere and bodies, without being to large or difficult. Maybe make an easy mode with this scale?

[@awsumguy-bh9pz]

My first time at jool was amazing I was like ok its gonna be a big planet but I never expected it to absolutely huge I did a low fly just over the atmosphere and boy it is HUGE, and it just feels bigger with the tiny moons going around.

[@n.o6889]

fun fact, Jool have pretty much the same size at earth and Venus

[@silience4095]

Fun fact, Jool in game is pretty much the same size as IRL earth. Just imagine how big IRL Jupiter is!!!

[@iCore7Gaming]

Jool is just a bit smaller than earth lol. It isn't that big.

[@ViperGTS737]

And the view from Tylo is an unforgettable experience with Val, Layth and the massive Jool dominating the sky

[@awsumguy-bh9pz]

@@n.o6889 i already knew that

[@Gameslinx]

KSP1 modder here - I'm in awe of the new planets and the experiences they'll create for new and veteran players alike. I'm realling looking forward to exploring the different aspects of each one!

[@dunmo9582]

well well well look who's here, the legend that disintegrated Kerbin in ways we haven't seen before is here!

[@LilySanWT]

@Ruzuchi I would be genuinely surprise if they don’t make it available. It’s impossible they haven’t notice how great it would be for the community to have access to the editor.

[@deadrussianliberal2897]

You look familiar

[@Project2457official]

@Ruzuchi We already can make our own solar systems via Kopernicus in KSP 1. It would be nice to have a built in, much better, detailed and more intuitive editor.

[@lujo0707]

Your mods for KSP1 are amazing, im really looking forward what will you do with KSP2.

[@MehnixIsThatGuy]

I kind of hope the way the newer planets are implemented is that you don't initially know they exist, and the placement of orbital long-range observation satellites are required to discover the contents of the other star systems. I think dumping all of the planets and systems on the player at the start might be a bit heavy, and it gives you an "Oh dang the game has only just begun" when a player discovers there's other systems beyond just Kerbol and they can actually go to them.

[@fryingpan37]

i think that would be awesome for science mode, but in sandbox i think it would be annoying

[@MehnixIsThatGuy]

@@fryingpan37 Of course, yea, in Sandbox everything is available from the start, and so everything is pre-discovered. In career/science mode it should be discovered, possibly with a contract to encourage or tip off the player as to the possibility of it.

[@Deadly_Laser]

Considering that this is already the case in the KSP1 career mode, I think it's highly likely.

[@highlander-ch9qt]

@@MehnixIsThatGuy yes

[@TlalocTemporal]

@@Deadly_Laser -- Some elements of planets are hidden until you upgrade the tracking station, but I don't think the major characteristics are even hidden. You always know Eloo is a thing, and Laythe has oceans, no?

[@TTVKenya]

On the day they released this video my father passed away so i didn't know about this episode. can't wait for KSP 2 so that i can build a colony in his name.

[@jebediahkerman6819]

That's sad, I'm sorry to hear about that

[@mafiapig9292]

I hope your colony prospers

[@alfiedefreitas6860]

Bro what

[@mr.plutojustine9393]

I'm so sorry for your loss, may your father rest now into heaven with GOD AMEN🙏💯😔❤️

[@haroldinho9930]

Gonna be a really good colony fr.

[@Mike-qx2hd]

HOLD UP!!! I just realized something!! the chapter at the end called '"Something more?" has a rocket on the screen. and each episode the rocket gets farther into its journey! I have a feeling the game will release when the rocket arrives at its destination...

[@reignman30]

Well it's a small rocket now, and it's still near Kerbin, so it's either not going far, or it's got an ion engine hidden somewhere and it's going to be awhile lol.

[@Mike-qx2hd]

@@reignman30 it’s only going to the mun as we can see in episode 5 lol

[@o_sch]

It always is going and doing things as the guy in the background is afk, maybe automation

[@gosnelljames]

@@o_sch there was a programmable automation mod, which was really fun. It weirdly stopped being developed, IIRC. I wonder if the same mod devs are working on this. Very cool if so.

[@MrAnonymous1515]

Bruh.. that's years of travel IRL..

[@Chickenkeeper]

12:49 But why do they call it Ovin when you ov in the cold fuel of out hot burn the fuel?

[@papahemmy8587]

mondays

[@carltheshivan]

lasasgn

[@1690sn]

mood

[@40watt53]

@@chrisperos garfield

[@f00reyes]

Frfr

[@WasatchWind]

All I need to know is what planet I can mine spice on.

[@rustediron4062]

or where we can sell it for the highest price.

[@Trashiok]

*duna*

[@n.o6889]

@@Trashiok literraly covered by paprika

[@pizzainc.1465]

What is the use of spice in a world with no food and a civilization with ONLY a space program?

[@panickal]

wrong game

[@CollinJonesOfficial]

I've never been more hyped for a game. Proud of this team. These videos are so awesome.

[@CrispyMOFO91]

I’ll never forget my first time reaching orbit. I feel like I tried for two hours before finally getting into orbit.

[@DS-tv2fi]

That moment when you do your first Mun landing sticks with you until the end of time, doesn’t it.

[@MotocrossRider155]

@@DS-tv2fi yup, still remember my first landing to this day. Took soooooo many tries.

[@r_ramendump9681]

I remember dropping the full price on this game, it was when I first discovered steam, not realising their were things like sales. Cost me 30 dollars, which is alot for a 11 year old. I must say, it was worth every penny I paid. And seeing the progress on KSP 2, I am pretty sure I would gladly pay the full price for this stunning game.

[@grungar3x7]

I, for one, love the name "Donk" for Gurdama's moon... It's an onomatopoeia for the sound that may have been made when it formed.

[@Pensasneuvostoliittolainen]

or for the sound of my failed suicide burn

[@TheLividPumpkin]

@@Pensasneuvostoliittolainen or the sound of my failed suicide

[@acetyl3977]

@@TheLividPumpkin you were wearing armour

[@omen3834]

Unnamed Planetoid to early Gurdama: Donk

[@colossalnate156]

@@acetyl3977 man, dont you just hate it when you try to shoot yourself in the chest but forgot to remove your titanium plates from your military grade plate carrier and are just left with a "donk"

[@cheeseninja1115]

The fact that they keep mentioning trees as a generated object makes me hype to find another planet out there with life outside of our pale blue dot hanging in star light that we call Kerbin

[@ecogreen123]

let's hope they are mentioning it as a general term and not mentioning it as an exception in Kerbin's case.

[@TheAziz]

There's unity window called "Lapas" with vegetation. There's hope.

[@a1919akelbo]

"Well now dres has a mountain range, and we're gonna stash some goodies there, most likely, probably" Idk man. Still not the blackjack and hookers I'm really looking for.

[@abutterynoodle9347]

I’ll build my own mountain range!

[@acetyl3977]

just send a casino to it

[@khaar1898]

So excited, everything I've seen so far is exactly where I wanted the game to go. Much love!

[@sableinc9482]

Как же мы всё ждём,что у вас получится... Удачи вам,товарищи!) Как же круто выглядят все трейлеры )

[@Archgeek0]

Hey, Dres totally had the biggest canyon in the system. It was just at a really inconvenient inclination to go visit it.

[@starmanxvi]

If Dres has a canyon, that means it had water….

[@TlalocTemporal]

@@starmanxvi -- Or it's surface shrank and split, or it passed too close to Jool and was nearly ripped apart, or it took a bit hit, or a lava tube collapsed, or a partly buried chunk of ice sublimated, or even some coincidence of formation caused a chemical or even nuclear explosion. There are lots of possibilities without seeing the canyon in question.

[@PangolinMontanari]

@@TlalocTemporal These, or perhaps the erosion could have been caused by another non-water fluid which has since boiled away

[@ecogreen123]

honestly i liked visiting dres's canyon... now they are adding a mountain range that could possibly further suggest that Jool theory.

[@starmanxvi]

@@TlalocTemporal Well. its more fun to say that there was water and there might have been two species of snack loving space frogs at once. lol

[@Fulipes83]

Man I can't wait. And at the same time I can wait for as long as it takes to make this a great exprience!

[@ecogreen123]

i too am fine with waiting, i would wait an extra year if that's what was required; but i thought of them releasing it in early access as just the kerbol system to give them more time to work on all kinds of unique and interesting celestial bodies... but that's just my take on it.

[@InfamousAMH]

They have done everything I've aspired to do in a game. My love for science is immense, and my excitement to share it with everyone is immeasurable. I will forever love this game.

[@cloudedarctrooper]

The best part of this is the catalogueing of development without setting a full goddamn deadline for itself so they can take as much time as is needed for these promised features to actually work completely and without flaws!!

[@kittyhawk2352]

They turned Minmus into glass, funniest shit I’ve ever seen

[@Holographic_Meatloaf252]

wort wort wort

[@00dawn]

I wonder if we're going to be able to see through minmus now that it's glass Would make for some pretty cool eclipses

[@therealfranz]

@@00dawn I think glass is only a layer on the surface nothing more. I thin is not fisically possible having a planet core made out of glass. Btw your idea is incredible

[@MistahHeffo]

@Ruzuchi to be fair, it really is a problem without a solution. You cannot have an ice moon around a planet in the goldilocks zone

[@anthonywills2691]

@@MistahHeffo exactly if anything it's the opposite of lazy they were doing research to see if it was even possible and I think that solution is pretty cool

[@BossSev38]

Really hope there will be Caves - the perfect reason to send Rovers to planets

[@makelgrax]

Maybe in about 3~4 years after this + a few updates

[@stagger9660]

Nah. They never mentioned it. don't get your hopes up

[@KinghtGalahad]

I'd prefer nether update than caves.

[@wewoweewoo]

cave dlc

[@InitiateDee]

@@KinghtGalahad It's funny how since the first trailer for KSP2 dropped we already got both of those

[@Geeksmithing]

To say I cannot wait is an understatement! I know that videos like this are not as easy as some of the other show and tell videos you guys have put out there more recently, but PLEASE make more in this style.. it helps soften the blow that we don't have this game yet and keeps us feeling more involved in the development process.

[@aayushrampal1524]

Would love to see an episode outlining some of the multiplayer features and how exactly multiplayer is going to fit into gameplay, since time wrapping exists from 1 player perspective

[@SolsticeN]

^ this

[@adjudicator4766]

Maybe you would both have to warp at the same time? Kinda like in Minecraft where all the players have to sleep for time to skip. Idk

[@appw_]

KSP 1 mods have solved this issue by having players exist at different times and being able to sync up with each other.

[@cmilkau]

I know many people are worried about KSP2 being late but I just love how much thought and passion they put into it and I really hope they keep up that spirit; and I'm happy to wait for how long it takes because there just won't be anything like it out there.

[@SpaceNavy90]

I can not contain my excitement for this game. Seriously I need this in my life so badly. Watching this video made me realize a few things. One of my favorite mods from KSP1 is the Real Solar System mod, but it was infamous for always breaking after updates. But now with vanilla addition of more exo-solar systems, it probably shouldn't be that difficult to implement. Hell, they might have already done so as an easter egg, vanilla RSS. One of the systems you can visit is our solar system! Sun, Earth, Moon, Jupiter, everything. If not based on what we've heard about mod tools Kopernicus looks built in now. I think a neat way to go about modelling our Solar System in KSP2, would be to place in millions of years ago. Where the continents are roughly the same shape but just different enough that you can allow procedural generation to handle the surface features and textures for all the planets. Of course some people would want to have a modern solar system with real life ground textures and I want that too! But it is understandably a lot more work and limited in functionality compared to what you would get from vanilla procedural planets.

[@thedarkcorrupter]

Kinda sounds like they already did that with earth, they took the info of what we know about earth during the late heavy bombardment and put it in game, even with a ring system that will turn into a moon. They also showed a ringed gas giant based off of saturn in the same system so good chance they simply made our solar system from billions of years ago as this in game solar system you can visit

[@SpaceNavy90]

@@thedarkcorrupter While that planetary system is very interesting, it isn't what I'm talking about here. I am referring to a NEAR 1-to-1 replica of our real life solar system. I say near to because the technical and artistic challenges of trying replicate each planetary body is extremely difficult because you have to match current elevation data and create extremely high resolution surface textures. In my example above, placing the Earth and other planets a few million years back would mean that they look almost identical to what they are today in almost every way except the surface details would be changed just enough that you could get away with letting the procedural generation creation method take care of the heavy lifting.

[@HeidenLam]

@@SpaceNavy90 That planetary system would be sad if it only have 3 planets. So, I guess, time will tell?

[@BrotherFox2]

I will never forget the feeling of anxiety when I piloted my first rocket to moon. That was the moment when i fell for KSP 1. I hope you guys will keep that feeling of danger, always walking on the edge, almost failing but get things done, that was the core of the game for me.

[@chobai9996]

@Cladaës lol, I haven't yet figured out how to do it, only have been able to do what amount to missile bombardments of the moon since they're always crash landings, haha

[@eekee6034]

You can't lose that feeling of danger with any even slightly realistic space flight simulator. :)

[@lesliechow4719]

We all remember our first.

[@MScienceCat2851]

Yep, I wish I can play, but unfortanully I have gtx 1650 and don't know math and physics so I'm gonna stick with SFS.

[@scottzielinski9942]

@@MScienceCat2851 What's SFS?

[@fabienz31]

3:08 having variety, and a reason to visit celestial bodies other that the satisfaction of having been there, that's all cool and all. The idea of grounding the geological history of the planets even more in real science is absolutely neat. But at the same time, nobody visit Dres because the planet is unremarkable, and I kind of think it's a good thing. In space, sure there's absolute wonders, but I feel there's also loads of very plain useless rocks with nothing remarquable about them. Having something unremarkable inside a range of remarquables stuff is also remarkable. Having an odd one out would be part of this variety But hey, that's just a random dude opinion on the internet. And I can understand nobody would dedicate dev time and effort for a piece of gameplay the player won't engage with. Either way, I'm very hyped! KSP was one of the few games I dreamt about before even buying it. The game helped me grow in different aspects, it's a gaming experience that will stick to me for all my life! I can wait to see what this iteration will have to offer!

[@alexsiemers7898]

Since every planet in this game takes time and resources to create and have in the game, it’s good to make them all worth visiting. And even then, even the most unique planets in KSP follow the notion of being “boring” rocks moreso than probably any other game.

[@ecogreen123]

personally i think we should wait until after all of the interesting celestial wonders are around before we think of all the slightly less interesting filler.

[@MrMaawaa]

they have technically solved this by adding stellar resources, the planet itself might not make your list for discovery and exploration, but could be abundant in rare resources

[@benrussell8117]

Love how passionate every single person on this project is. It''s inspiring

[@stirrcrazy2704]

I hope the rings aren’t just flat planes in space, and when you get close there’s some detail. Not sure how feasible that is on a large scale, but seeing it fade from a solid band of color into a scatter of rocks and dust would be SO COOL Edit: they’ve already shown footage of it, it does indeed fade out into particles up close!

[@augustosani]

The passion I felt in his voice when he talked about Dres.

[@woot3478]

what's a dres?

[@GronGrinder]

@@woot3478 A new planet in KSP2

[@johnburr9463]

This game is no longer epic. It is approaching the status of generation-defining. Awesome work y'all!

[@jlight7346]

I can only hope it ushers in a new interest in space and the sciences as a whole.

[@the_Backdoor_Siders_Crew]

When life imitates art which is imitating life.

[@ecogreen123]

indeed

[@mario-b9267]

A whole new level of epicness XD

[@sashabraus9422]

Each and every one of these Dev highlights are always worth the wait, however long it might be.

[@theterrificturtwig5742]

I love Donk already, what a lovely name for a little pebble in Gurdamma's rings. I imagine the view will be incredible!

[@Swiftey-wu2qq]

You guys are working so hard to make this so amazing I can't wait for Feb!!

[@imperialtiger9015]

I'll say it now: I've never visited Dres, but Dres with a mountain range, with maybe or maybe not any goodies, makes me want to visit it.

[@Bretaxy]

I’ve never visited any of the interplanetary systems. Even though I’ve done an asteroid mission before.

[@snickle1980]

@@Bretaxy Just started playing? Visiting and landing on all the KSP landable planets was one of my first goals. Just to see if I could. Wasn't easy, but Scott Manley helped out back in the day. If you can accomplish that, you can accomplish anything 😐Everything but docking... That's harder than the devils dick on a Friday night.

[@somerandomnification]

I've visited Dres on occasion. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get there another hundred times before I get to visit it in KSP2.

[@VitaliKiSS]

@@snickle1980 I landed only on mun and minmus for now... and I have space stations builded... how about that?

[@snickle1980]

@@VitaliKiSS 😁"Cash me outside Dres, How bout dat?" I've always had issues getting space stations together. I usually have to send them up in one insane piece.

[@jameshughes3014]

kinda scares me that the video is still labeled pre-alpha. i'm starting to think this will be a fun game to play in 2030. still, i'll be more than happy to buy it when it drops

[@jameshughes3014]

@Ruzuchi a year? sure.. but if it's still pre-alpha, it probably wont be that fast. I kind of hope they are willing to cut back on features if it means releasing sooner - and then add the other features in over time via DLC

[@toxict3mpz757]

@@jameshughes3014 why lmao just wait and stop being inpatient

[@jameshughes3014]

@@toxict3mpz757 perfect is the enemy of good

[@alexsiemers7898]

@@jameshughes3014 the idea of alpha and beta development varies between studios I feel like. Sometimes they have extensive alpha and beta phases like the original KSP, sometimes those are in the weeks before the full launch for final playtesting. KSP2 might just be the latter case.

[@jameshughes3014]

@@alexsiemers7898 I'd love it if this game released the way ksp1 did, but it's not following that path. Ksp1 was basically just a collection of bugs held together by a vague concept when people first got it 😁, and it was awesome. This one is more big studio, they want to release a full working game, which is good. At this point, beta would be ok, alpha would be ok.. But pre alpha means that even after all this time, they haven't gotten to the part where it works well enough to test in house - it's not feature complete yet. It sounds like you know coding, so you know that every feature you add increases complexity and bug fixing time exponentially. Once the code base gets big enough it becomes unwieldy. It'd be something of a miracle to go from that state to release in less than a year and a half. I'm hoping all those video sources are just old, but Im guessing that if it is really still pre-alpha y'all should be prepared to wait two more years, at least. Right now, my best hope is that they'll release an early access version when it goes beta

[@keco185]

Can't wait to explore Donk. There needs to be a smaller sister moon called dink too.

[@fileoffish1403]

A moon orbiting a moon orbiting a planet would be sick

[@KC-bu8qq]

@@fileoffish1403 A moon moon?

[@gamdanyunizar7849]

DINK DONK

[@jocelynbalestalingting7736]

Sub moon

[@Zeunknown1234]

@@fileoffish1403 hmm that's there in KSP-1 (OPM).

[@gauravanshkumar3949]

KSP 2 is going to be most advanced space exploration game ever!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to Developers of KSP 2 they are going to make incredible game....

[@SecureGM]

The clouds look like they were drawn high in space over Kerbin. It would feel much more realistic if you have drawn them on the surface.

[@theglitch312]

Love to see people absolutely nerding out about their passion. You can clearly see the love these people put into this project.

[@patrickharte9064]

Will orbital bombardment by meteors be a thing? I wouldn't mind losing a base to a chunk of random space rock if I could then pick over the remains for a ton of science. If we could build underground to avoid the elements (which presents its own set of unique problems vs. surface bases), deploying new modules as needed until either my computer breaks or I make a self-sufficient city, I would never buy another video game.

[@pahlavi5312]

If it's not in the base game you could hope that maybe a mod could made to accommodate that

[@Bretaxy]

Meteorites then, not planet destroying ones.

[@snickle1980]

@@pahlavi5312 Ground tube launches similar to missile silos built below ground seem like something that could be modded "easily." the coding anyhow..."disallow damage from impact" due to it being underground, etc. The visuals and modeling for an underground launch might be the hard part.

[@kirkkerman]

@@snickle1980 I know someone made a missile silo mod for KSP1 back when Kerbtown was still a thing

[@sournois90]

@@addithehun4044 yooo you're right omg would be cool

[@pesterenan]

I'll make sure to start a new career and get to those planets on my own speed so the discovery will be even more awesome! Can't wait to play it!

[@radosbarner1734]

You make me more and more excited for this game every passing day. It's become something I hope to reward myself with once I'm through a *currently* very stressful time in my life. Normally I would never bet on a new release being good enough to say that, but with this team, and with this game, I think the expectations can be a little higher. Not to put anymore pressure on you guys...Jeb knows there's enough pressure on you right now.

[@specialedd350]

Aw man, there goes a huge chunk of my life. I'm going to love exploring all of these planets!

[@planexshifter]

I'm gonna TRY. I never "got good" at KSP. Just a terrible, space loving KSP enthusiast :)

[@cartermelon]

@@planexshifter you and me both! Haha, I still have yet to have a successful mun landing on career mode after hundreds of hours! Still going to buy the new one lol!

[@barkor4083]

How are you going to make Dres more interesting, if it doesn't exist? Or are you the... Dres believers?!

[@YaBoiNicho]

Nobody expects the Dres believers

[@dkey201]

Bunch of maniacs with their conspiracy theories

[@Zeunknown1234]

Nice jokes. I laughed a lot.

[@r.i.pwindowsxp6876]

The real question is: *Is the Mohole still there?*

[@Steph.98114]

It better be

[@skyebluesilly]

lets hope

[@KerbalSpaceProgramOfficial]

Yes, the mohole is still there.

[@skyebluesilly]

YESSSS

[@neixz499]

someone tell me what the mohole is?

[@widget3672]

Every little update video has me more in awe of just how much the developers care about the spirit behind what made KSP such a wonderful experience. I wouldn't want it any other way.

[@dooku186]

It's refreshing to see so many excited people working on a project like this. KSP was great for what it was. You guys are taking it to flight simulator quality and I'm ecstatic. I live in lacey if you guys want local testers.

[@CDT-ff7ew]

It is evident that a TON of work is going into this. I'm super excited to explore everything!

[@madrigo]

The whole soundtrack on this Show and Tell feel so... Astroneer? Love it! Can't wait for some OST content on KSP. I'm crazy to put more thousand hours on this game...

[@jonmab6990]

I seriously thought I was the only one who noticed that

[@3eijin]

I cannot wait to see all the hard work you guys are doing. I love what I've been seeing so far and am super excited to get my hands on this game.

[@stuperman4226]

My finger went ultra instinct and clicked this video

[@robinson4470]

Mine too!!!

[@JakeTreadway]

Instant

[@TheSpaceEngineer]

same lol

[@maciekgasiorowski751]

0.99 c speed click

[@phoenix0166]

Same

[@bakbak4960]

this is the very first game hat I will buy directly upon launch or while in pre-order. never was excited for a game before like I am now

[@pancytryna9378]

Don't pre order you fool

[@joshuadrewlow]

So much love for the details! 🤩

[@impguardwarhamer]

man, this is making me really esxcited. I'm glad you guys are also adding cool things to do on the surface of the planets. On of the biggest drawbacks of ksp1 for me is you often just land, plant a flag, and think 'well, what now?' and just go home.

[@theturtle5591]

What places to you post info on the game progress? I’d love to keep track of the game if I can.

[@Bretaxy]

KSP forums are a great source of info.

[@M104-y1d]

A lot of the info is posted to u/KSPStar on Reddit, usually bi-weekly on fridays. if you really wanna dig deep for KSP 2 info, you can also check Nate Simpsons KSP forums page and the developer insights on the KSP website itself.

[@rekomstopa1914]

I can't wait for KSP 2! I wish it would come earlier seeing as i literally get tingles thinking about it but with this video's i appreciate the reassurance the extra time is being taken to work on the game and make sure we get the beauty were are promised!!

[@IAmBael]

I didn't know what space travel entailed until I played KSP1. I thought it worked like in every science fiction, you aim your ship where you want to go and you fly over there, like you would with an airplane. Then you realize all these physics laws that come into play, and that you never truly stand still in space, you're always moving toward something. Gain enough momentum, and you can achieve a stable orbit, increase it much further to escape orbit and potentially catch the orbit of a different celestial body. As great as KSP is as a game, it's even more amazing at teaching people about how space really works.

[@christianmartens9697]

I come back to these update videos every now and again. Every time I'm just in shear awe and giddy anticipation for how this game is turning out. Can't wait till Feb 24!

[@snosibsnob3930]

It’s been a long road, I’m extremely excited to see what you guys come up with here. Keep up the good work.

[@setaindustries]

Yes, this is what we need! Give us a REAL REASON to visit planets, and we shall do it!

[@cornbreadcuban5456]

“Never visit Dres” what is the core issue with KSP one. Because it wasn’t just Dres. Yes the planets do require some detail like more scattered and mountain ranges. But these are definitely to be expected after 10 years in the natural progression of graphical enhancements. In the thought being put into them is remarkable. But what do I do when I get there? Other than landing what is there to do? To have better graphics and a more detailed landscape is expected of the second installment and of the time spent on it. What is of curiosity is the mechanics of the game. At this point it either you’re saving everything for a Big launch reveal extravaganza, or there is nothing to reveal. Look around at your industry and please quickly realize most other companies restrain from giving details only to ensure their pre-orders. So when you do it, it looks no different. Give me something to want because mods have already given me more scatter and more detailed planets. I just hope that this game will also serve me well for 10 more years.

[@kirbs0001]

What is there that you'd want? ISRU? As far as I understand, there's a lot of science being put into the creation of these bodies that will be up to the players to explore. More than just 'land. EVA report. Sample. Flag. Leave.', there'll be a story of development for each body that would be entirely up to players to explore, theorize and learn about on their own.

[@christophertarantola7238]

Also, my understanding there is a whole new progression pipeline where you'll be able to create and build colonies on other planets, and they will work somewhat autonomously for restock/etc. such that you can build out, expand, and create a whole economy to boost your ability to go interstellar. I think this is at the heart of what they thought they could do better. This specific video was simply focused on the plantetary bodies.

[@derranthefunnyguy]

I really appreciate the widescreen format, makes the video look awesome on my ultrawide

[@sledgebear9398]

something i would love would be to add the solar system to ksp2. i feel like that would really enhance the wonder of the game, being able to think "that star in the sky could be from ksp." a stupid suggestion, but something i would love.

[@pancytryna9378]

Extremally boring, solar system is basicaly the kerbol system

[@vsetenjoyer]

Can't wait for exoplanets, I hope they add working space telescopes to get science.

[@Cenourafnord]

WOW, está ficando cada vez mais lindo, mal posso esperar pelo que a comunidade irá produzir de mods.

[@jacobm5098]

As someone wanting to study planets and exoplanets for a living, I'm so happy that they are trying to stick to realistic science and planet and moon formation in real life, the attention to the possible chemical compositions of what would be needed to have a minmus-like moon in the real world needing to be glassy instead of icy is just so cool. I really appreciate the attention to scientific detail!

[@keaganferguson4679]

Can you also add a first person veiw for when your on an EVA? I like using the first person view of the command pods, an dit would be nice to see the planet, but see it darker because of your visor, and see the corners of your helmet, also I would love to have more controlls inside the pods, so you can controll everything without leaving first person.

[@foldervtolvr]

I love how the planets look so far. One of my major problems with KSP is how the planets look great from orbit but once your on the surface they look almost sanded down. I was fine with this in KSP because I understood it was an older game, but with the way the planets look now (scatter system, generally better terrain, more spiky and sharp) it looks AMAZING. I can tell at least for the Mun you looked at Apollo footage, because they look very similar (as they should it’s basically the same place)

[@spatrk6634]

graphics are still work in progress. especially that scaling thing you are talking about when you approach the planet.

[@kcasc_hd]

"We will watch your progress with great interest", also whenever KSP2 comes out, I will buy it.

[@DS-tv2fi]

I will preorder it on Steam, full price. That’s something I’d never do with literally any other product ever.

[@Darkbart22]

I just hope, that i'll get more than 0.5 FPS with those good old 3k part rockets! :D

[@adammcveigh]

6:37 good to see Romain Grosjean keeping himself busy since F1!

[@BrianBest]

Take my internet points 🤣

[@Moritz_Space]

Made my day🤣

[@yej17]

Kerbal Space program has been and still is a big part of me for years, and to see this makes me cry tears of joy... this is absolutely amazing

[@fallenhoenix1255]

This may be one of the last game I'll ever play! I'm so happy you're pushing forward! We NEED games like this! Love y'all!!! Keep up the SPECTACULAR work!

[@Insomn]

I hope that one of the features will be a static camera sort of like the one in the CameraTools plugin. Being able to visualize the actual speed of these rockets is completely mindblowing.

[@captainahab5522]

Depending on how far away the static camera is it’d be like trying to film a bullet

[@Insomn]

@@captainahab5522 Yeah, which is why the plugin that does it is so mindblowing.

[@basabromander2778]

God I hope this is good. I've never been more excited for a game before.

[@sunRay04]

Its been 3 months edit: 4 months edit: 5 months edit: i have lost count lol, really hope this wount flop

[@jcdenton3806]

I'm getting old already!

[@cybisz2883]

I absolutely adored KSP1 and am thrilled by all you're adding to KSP2. There is one feature I've always dreamed of having in KSP1 though - the ability to fly my airplanes & rockets, walk along the surfaces of planets, and drive my dune buggies **in virtual reality**! Imagine standing on a shore of Laythe in VR and actually looking up to Jool overhead. That would be amazing.

[@tacomagoo1843]

When he talks about the experience of looking up at the rings from the ground and being awestruck...this is the feeling I get every time I visit my Laythe colony (with plenty of visual mods of course) looking up at Jool and seeing the shadow of another moon on its surface. Just breathtaking. I very much look forward to many more of these experiences on new bodies. Can't wait.

[@touchdownConfirmed]

Loved the idea of making planets consistent with known dynamics of planets formation giving them a geological story What about multiplayer time-warp?