Kerbal Space Program 2: Episode 5 - Interstellar Travel

[@slobro850]

Can’t wait to spend 3000 years traveling through space, to messing up a de-acceleration burn and flying my entire colony straight into a star.

[@SecularMentat]

Building a ship that gets to another star around another planet, and realize as your landing that you forgot your parachutes.

[@gamingtoast5490]

Cant wait to mess up the launch

[@brainmind4070]

@@SecularMentat This is why having user-created checklists would be a good thing. If your vehicle doesn't satisfy the requirements of a checklist, it gives you a warning box before it lets you launch to either go back to building or confirm and launch despite not satisfying checklist requirements.

[@im_piano]

At these distances you'd be extremely, unbelievably lucky to hit a star! Not that your colonists would agree on this assessment.

[@JakeSignalYT]

@@brainmind4070 But you'll then forget to add something to the checklist and realize when you arrive anyway.

[@MattLowne]

So great seeing these long video updates, looking forward to conquering new star systems in KSP 2! 😁 Edit: never mind.

[@rollzrl]

Ksp2 is gonna be my new favourite game I’ve played ksp 1 for 3 years now and I’m looking forward to the second one!

[@drewpeacock3404]

So hyped!!! Also first reply?

[@rafaelsc3071]

Was the last person Elona Musk?

[@Pyracyntrix]

Man, that'll be so cool.

[@selhox346]

I believe we are getting closer to seeing a release date as at the end of each video the same rocket is getting closer to landing on the mun. thought it may be a little indication of progress.

[@thejesuschrist]

God damn, I can't wait to play this. What a time to be alive, again.

[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

The lord hath spoken!

[@gustavrsh]

Jesus, did your followers know about exoplanets back then?

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

@@gustavrsh Every Alien Species Needs A Saviour.

[@notvisibleconfusion]

Da lawd has spoken I can't wait for ksp2

[@SharkyKSP]

XD

[@Known_as_The_Ghost]

"You can time warp while burning" The Kraken is going to love this one.

[@andreyrumming6842]

To be fair, if they are rewriting this game from the ground up, they SHOULD (Fingers crossed) be able to write out the kraken entirely just by deealing with the physics differently. They couldn't do that in KSP 1 because the entire game would have to be rewritten in a new physics engine environment to solve the bug. Completely infeasible for a whole game to be rewritten for 1 bug, but completely doable if you are creating a sequel to the game from the ground up

[@cloaker7237]

@@andreyrumming6842 Oh, they might say that. Every programmer says their program will be bug-free. But the Kraken will live on

[@andreyrumming6842]

@@cloaker7237 As a programmer myself, you aren't exactly wrong there 😆 What I was saying is that by rewriting the physics engine, you can write out that particular bug. Doesn't mean another bug won't show up later, just that the kraken specifically wouldn't be an issue

[@uhohmemebiggestboy212]

@@andreyrumming6842 I fear the possiblity of kraken 2.0

[@sethhu20]

@@uhohmemebiggestboy212 Kraken 2.0 is definitely going to happen. Not neccesarily all the time, but if your spacecraft is dank enough, it will.

[@shooter2224]

Making motherships with the express purpose, of carrying smaller landers and such. Was literally my number 1 wish in KSP 1.

[@mariasirona1622]

There's no limitations for doing that in KSP1...

[@dr_birb]

@@mariasirona1622 true, but having (vanilla) 10 times larger engines make it cooler

[@Platin_2004]

@@mariasirona1622 *Laughs in Kraken But I do get your spirit lol

[@mariasirona1622]

Oh yeah sorry Bowie C and Platin2004, i forgot that my computer is exceptionally good

[@andrewakrause]

@@mariasirona1622 Technically, no. Practically speaking, yes. You have to build absolutely massive assemblies that barely fit into the VAB. You have to painstakingly nurse them into a stable low orbit all the while the Kraken is trying tear your craft apart at any point that wasn't strutted. (Several launches failed just because I was fighting probe cores that I forgot to put into hibernation, or reaction wheels that were off axis to each other causing off-axis roll oscillations). Chances are once you get into orbit, you've either burned your fuel up, or you've merely lofted an unfueled interstellar assembly to save weight, which means subsequent launches of fuel are needed. If you're clever, you design a ship using docking ports for orbital assembly and launch each sub assembly on its own, then do multiple EVAs to add struts (which requires a mod) to make the assembled craft stable. It's an arduous process that only advanced players are likely to be successful at. And no matter your skill... the Kraken is always lurking. I've lost a dozen Kerbals are random intervals just to build a single colony on Laythe with a science station and fuel plant merely to (1) provide fuel for exploring the Jooliansystem and (2) to say that I did it. That's not fun. That's sadomasochism. And while us hardcore players are down for it, we want others to feel comfortable getting into this game. So... yeah. Gamedevs facilitating LRSX mission is a good thing.

[@crashhappy7296]

I'm taking an astrophysics course at my college as a senior tech elective, and we got assigned homework that was to play KSP. This is the greatest class I have ever taken.

[@fatitankeris6327]

Getting the intuition.

[@thunderchild4816]

I did an internship at NASA and they did a KSP competition

[@inventor121]

Homework is to play KSP, already have 1000 hours in KSP, load in prebuilt MOAR BOOSTERS rocket, homework complete.

[@Shaun_Jones]

@@inventor121 fail the homework because you forgot that you had like 20 mods installed and the rocket completely breaks without them.

[@reyz360]

@Miles Doyle bullshit

[@tmbottegal]

Tom: “We’re killing the Kraken!” Danny2462: _are you sure about that_

[@JNJNRobin1337]

one cannot *kill* the kraken, only tame it

[@AssistantCoreAQI]

Kill The Kraken? You Fool. You're Only Inheriting The Power.

[@KeinNiemand]

I wanted to comment that

[@ashtiboy]

i have seen kerbals using a engine that uses the kraken itself to move for a very very good method of propulsion

[@dsmiley53]

Boromir: One does not simply kill the Kraken

[@derpmanaveragegamer7791]

"why does it feel like im forgetting something" *bill kerman being stuck between star systems for the past 5 years* "eh, probably nothing"

[@Anvil1137]

Don’t worry he’s got snacks.

[@makerofgarbage5877]

It’s the parachutes

[@georgezubat7225]

If you forgot it probably wasn't important.

[@iliketrains0pwned]

Just make sure to keep Dr. Kermann away from the airlock when you try to pick him up

[@twistedyogert]

Shhhhhiiiiiitttt. Did I leave the stove on?

[@silver-shroud]

7:55 “it’s often less efficient but it is really cool” now that’s the Kerbal spirit :D

[@Darth_Tasty]

Exactly!

[@yourmanjimbo]

Beta Human space program: Nooooo we need all our rockets to be safe before putting people in them!1!! Chad Kerbal Space Program: Sacrifice for the sake of science

[@muchozolf]

Not fuel efficient. Although, when you can afford optimizing for time, there's no reason not to!

[@watchm4ker]

Torchships are basically the speedboats of interplanetary flight. Rather than a specific engine or technology, it refers to any engine capable of a sustained 1G burn for the entire voyage. Because of the sheer amount of power required to be expended, and the distances involved, the only engines at least theoretically plausible for this are some variety of fusion or mass-conversion engine, hence "Fusion Torch". Also, because the backwash of the drive, regardless of technology, would be sufficiently energetic to be a fairly substantial war crime if anything inhabited passes through it.

[@yourmanjimbo]

@@watchm4ker Never knew that before. Thank you for explaining.

[@Insanemage2001]

Can't help but cackle every time I see the Orion Drive is going to be in the game. Such a Kerbal way to travel

[@beagle_uah]

Explosions? YES

[@aguywhodoesstuff1116]

put some kerbals under it

[@ryan_n05]

@@aguywhodoesstuff1116 maybe we’ll get a glowing kerbal if we do that.

[@bobjoebo8933]

Jeb? Yes Bob? Are the explosives supposed to be in the cockpit? **Valentina facepalms**

[@chmeee9562]

I want to ground launch the Orion drive

[@infinitium8460]

There are no words in the English language to express how excited I am to play this. I'm beyond excited, beyond extatic! But make sure to take your time - don't rush a half finished game!

[@chamikk90]

SUPERDUPERMEGAFUCKINGEXCITED!

[@Geeksmithing]

My sentiments exactly!!

[@WibblyWobblyChannel]

I definitely agree they should take their time but at the same time it's not gonna go well if they delay it again- it's been delayed three times now and at that point they should not have claimed a 2022/2023 release date

[@Geeksmithing]

@@WibblyWobblyChannel sure feels like more than 3 delays. 😆

[@forkatang2615]

No one wants another cyberpunk release

[@Jonassoe]

Bethesda: "See those mountains? You can walk there" Star Theory: "See those stars? You can fly there"

[@binnieuk]

NMS: "see that centre of the universe? You can warp there"

[@CreeperDude-cm1wv]

Bethesda: 16 times the detail Star theory: engine 16 times the size of the VAB

[@kitma9]

it just works, it just works

[@HarpSeal]

Space Engine: see those billions of galaxies? you can travel there

[@tommastomsion9121]

this whole thing starting to sound like no mans sky or fallout 76 i think they might get it tho people thought first ksp crazy and overly stupid bc it would be impossibly large

[@radosbarner1734]

"We are going to kill the Kraken...that's one hell of a claim, but you can edit that out right?" is the best quote from this update series so far.

[@stridershooter7764]

Not even a quote. The actual quote from 10:22 is: "We're killing the Kra.. That is a hell of a claim to make. But you can edit it out."

[@radosbarner1734]

@@stridershooter7764 HAHA FINALLY god it took 356 people to finally realise that the quote was wrong. Ga why didn't I think of that!

[@JoelCreates]

The hardest decision will be whether to play the soundtrack from "Interstellar" or "Alien" while I play...

[@twisted_fo0l]

Interstellar 100%, gotta have that soft piano

[@grunt6799]

Both. :)

[@jcdenton3806]

There's a moment ...

[@NathanBrownisawesome]

I think the real dream is to not even have to play a different soundtrack, and that the included is that great!

[@MrRocksW]

2001 a space odssey is where its at

[@VisualBasic6]

"We want your vessels to perform roughly how you would expect based on your experience with KSP1" [Explodes on game start because I forgot the launch mounts]

[@Rose_Harmonic]

Accurate

[@SolyTheGreat]

then you remember the launch mounts but the rocket does its best impression of a wet noodle and folds in on itself

[@teslainvestah5003]

@@SolyTheGreat And then you get a 5 fps super heavy plane all the way to orbit, and find that it turns into spaghetti as soon as it leaves the atmosphere, but not before then.

[@cyril-rr2jk]

Then you fix all of that only to realize on final approach that you forgot landing gear.

[@ShagWagon]

Danny is already figuring out how to break the game, I can see it now.... "Watch me deorbit this planet" "Traveling faster than light" "Look at my 5 mile high rocket" "Look! A hollow planet."

[@kempoficht]

"Look a donut!"

[@oliver2593]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@nemo158]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@blakethesnek1]

@@nemo158 I love these bots, and if they aren't bots they're just insufferable idiots who don't know the sheer *SCALE* that these devs are working on!

[@CanonOverseer]

@@blakethesnek1 lol

[@royalh4wk335]

It's crazy that I started playing KSP in middle school and now I am studying Aerospace Engineering. Wow, how times can change.

[@SAMUEL_0967]

soon-to-be same

[@ivan_d_feets4495]

Me in studying engineering physics. This gets the gears turning once again

[@d1g1dav3]

You should be close to retirement by the time this version is out. 🤣

[@TheGamingNico]

Same but studying physics

[@shahrukharshad4217]

You go buddy you go

[@SoyTosta]

Ok now I want to make the kraken appear just to accelerate my kerbals in a only one way travel to another star system at 899999999 m/s

[@kevinduliesco5468]

If this gets more than a 69 likes I'm gonna Kermit suicide

[@GundamReviver]

I mean you just KNOW there will be someone who figures out how to make ghost forces appear again in some way the devs haven't thought of. Kraken drives would be rather usefull things to have for intersteler travel.

[@SoyTosta]

@@GundamReviver exactly my thought! hahaha it will be epic!

[@KoishiVibin]

@@GundamReviver interstellar krakencruiser

[@andrewthepika]

It would still take years…

[@silenthawk1556]

7:54 "It is less efficient, but is really cool!" thats like my motto whenever I build lol

[@sugarflame1833]

That’s how I explain my time management

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

Well, in fairness, he did also say it was faster. Probably faster overall in terms of time, but not necessarily velocity. Fuel efficiency is not at all the ONLY efficiency...and it's not necessarily always the optimal type of efficiency.

[@SandmannOZ]

It tends to be my motto at work too, especially in meetings with management. :)

[@Frostydog1793]

There’s no reason to give this ion craft 3 tonnes of armour, but it’ll make the boys on r/kerbalspaceprogram hella jealous ;)

[@jibstyle2]

@@DoremiFasolatido1979 "Time efficiency". Makes me think of the Expanse series where they burn continuously to reach other planets faster. KSP 2 time warp burning sounds like a killer feature!

[@Shabazza84]

You know what I really like about KSP 2? That the team seems to be really into it and as much hyped as we returning players are. So I'm pretty confident, this will be something great again.

[@ddandymann]

Also the fact that they don't seem to be under insane time pressure from the studio. It seems like the studio understands that we'd rather wait longer and get a great game than have a half finished mess ASAP.

[@Hello-lf1xs]

I mean, afaik, a good chunk of the team ARE modders from KSP1

[@tuplatykki6114]

how do you feel now?

[@Brixxter]

I'd love to hear about the soundtrack. It would be so cool if planets had their own themes, and moons had variations of the planet themes. Perhaps in different variants, space, surface and suborbital flight. I know this would be a lot of work but I can't overstate how much that would mean to me. I would probably visit every place in the galaxy just to hear all of the soundtrack. Just think about how it would feel, you enter a planet's sphere of influence and are greeted by its personal theme. Perhaps it gets louder and more epic when you approach the planet, and when you initiate the landing procedure it gets intense. Seriously, I think that would have immense potential.

[@dominikk9657]

^ This. They should def. add that!

[@fishodeath]

You have to assume with the scale that procedural generation is being used so each solar system and object should have different parameters

[@5Puff]

Kind of like the Universe Sandbox soundtrack, where the soundtrack is dynamic to the point it can tell if something is exploding or dying, or just idle.

[@Brixxter]

@@fishodeath celestial bodies are definitely hand crafted from what they've shown

[@alexsiemers7898]

@@Brixxter I know they mentioned attention to realism in their previous video, so I know they’re not just chucking the planets into an world generator based on a seed and some parameters like other procedurally generated games, but I don’t think they’re 100% handcrafted either just because that would take too long.

[@Victor-vc9br]

For anyone wondering about the last part, the previous episodes have all featured a rocket flying to mun in different stages. It's now getting ready to land!

[@kemsmith]

well I'd say it's safe to assume that this is an analog countdown for when the game finally drops, I'm excited!

[@DigitalDaysh]

Could it be a hint about food & Water in game also. Eating and Drinking in the background. Can't wait for this!!

[@Victor-vc9br]

@@spacedude30001 The released event graph says it will be in september, or a bit earlier maytbe even!

[@louisgari4294]

@@spacedude30001 it'll talk abt multilayer and maybe mods too

[@Goodgu3963]

Maybe. However it was also on a computer unattended. While obviously a recording and not actual gameplay, could signify some sort of autonomous or drones.

[@astrox5063]

I have close to 4,000 hours in ksp since 2012. Have been playing this game for almost half of my life. It actually came out on my 11th birthday and I’m now 21 years old. Now studying astronomy and orbital mechanics in college. My love for space and astronomy is thanks to this game. So excited to reach out further into the universe of the Kerbals.

[@uku4171]

"11th birthday and I’m now 21 years old" wow

[@davidfordyoyoguy]

Awesome!

[@minogabe]

if i were a developer i would cry reading this. damn

[@sjoerdstougie]

wow, sadly i didnt have a pc or the money to start playing this game early but im glad i still bought it, one of the best games out there

[@glxytoni]

this dood copied my life wtf hahahah

[@justgrayyy105]

2:34 is really eye opening about the absolute scale of this game. Like it’s crazy that soon the “sky-box” in video games will no longer be a sky-box…it’s going to be a vast maze of space and time in a virtual world…

[@Buns3n]

i think skyboxes in for instance space games will stay, but dynamic instead of a low-res static jpg

[@dum_tard5528]

that is literally how it's like in space engine

[@oliver2593]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it. the game is a skybox and numbers the ship does not move the skybox does

[@nemo158]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@formerfofcastudent7470]

@@oliver2593 This team is pioneering into a style of space flight simulator that has never been done on this scale before. KSP 2 is a game that MUST work perfectly and almost anyone would prefer a delayed, finished game rather than a rushed game. Videos are giving us updates on the features of KSP 2.

[@ludoviajante]

I'm so happy to be alive and to be able to experience this. Cheers from Brazil!

[@jeanmouloude]

Why would you live in brazil ?

[@BrunoJuncklaus]

@@jeanmouloude agreed

[@joaojosevaldo]

Q MAS TU TÁ AQUI???????

[@arthurlunar7835]

@@jeanmouloude Who cares that he live in brazil?

[@arthurlunar7835]

@@jeanmouloude Man because of that comment,you are sentenced to go to brazil tomorrow.

[@Th3BlackLotus]

If they manage to pull off what they're working on and it comes out as big and as expansive as they're making it out to be, KSP2 is going to be an ENORMOUS change in adventure and sim games.

[@HAWK_6155]

This. I think the only games that have even come *close* to what KSP is trying to achieve are Elite: Dangerous, No Man's Sky, and Megaton Rainfall. Space Engine also has similar scale, but isn't really a "game" per se. Elite and NMS have spaceflight simulation, landable planets, and interstellar travel, but are far-future and not fully physics simmed. You also have to "jump" between stars. Megaton rainfall nails scale and traversal, because you can seamlessly leave the Milky Way and fly straight to a neighboring galaxy, into a star cluster, and set foot on a planet orbiting a star in that cluster; or just hover in deep space and look at all the galaxies around you. But you're also not in a spaceship; you're an omnipotent being capable of superluminal movement. If KSP 2 pulls this off, it will be a MASSIVE technical achievement, and could have some deep reaching effects on the genres as you said.

[@SatisfyingWhirlpools]

I thought you said expensive but it might be that too 😂

[@SomeD00D01]

Yeah I would say the same for space engineers

[@thesenate2718]

@@HAWK_6155 Thank you for mentioning Space Engine! No one talks about it.

[@Bear_Da_Dog]

It's a good sign when the engineers need to look at the floor or ceiling just to try to explain the scope of what they are creating. Take as long as you need

[@andrewhollister284]

I remember landing on the mun for the first time in KSP 1 in middle school and the feeling of accomplishment that overwhelmed me.. I can’t wait to re-experience that feeling in this game. Y’all’s work inspires generations! Keep it up!!!

[@bwied24]

After watching this, I honestly don't care if it takes three more years to develop. It is a profoundly difficult software engineering feat and the devs are clearly doing their due diligence. I can't even begin to imagine what the ebs and flows of imposter syndrome must feel like in a project like this.

[@mastershooter64]

same

[@londonspade5896]

Don't say shit like that Brian, I've been waiting almost 3 years already and think about this game more often than is probably healthy, and with the state of my health I may not have 3 years either! So it would be nice to finally get a chance to play ;)

[@timeless9499]

@@londonspade5896 yeah even if they release it on a pre alpha version. Like why even give a release date when they wont stick to it

[@mantacid1221]

I feel that its important to realize that the majority of games that are rushed to completion end up half-finished, because the devs are being pushed harder than they can handle. Let them take thier time, not just for game quality, but for the quality of their lives too.

[@mastershooter64]

@@timeless9499 because it was before the pandemic and a lot of company politics happened as well and there was a change in ownership or something lol there's a lot of stuff that happened so cut them some slack

[@labonnejournee5573]

I think we all know where it’s going: “Grand tour of every celestial bodies of every star systems in one launch, no refueling”

[@winterfollowsspring8637]

ssto 💀💀💀

[@jcdenton3806]

No engines challenge💀

[@lchristmas7394]

In 3 parts.

[@andrewmorris483]

@@winterfollowsspring8637 SSTE Single Stage to Everywhere. Also SSTS Single stage to System. SSTOs designed to build motherships would be fantastic!

[@winterfollowsspring8637]

@@andrewmorris483 I'm unreasonably excited to try (and fail, many times) to do all that

[@timothymanukian]

It's great that the KSP team are taking their time with KSP 2. We definitely do not want another cyberpunk situation where they release a half-baked product. Take all the time you need!

[@doge151.]

Yes

[@uoutubeusername]

Mildly disagree early buggy ksp was alot of fun and playing through the growth was super cool,hope maybe they do a pre-release for everyone that's preorder early access or something

[@bagussriadjipamekas4286]

its going to be another no mans sky / cyberpunk games.

[@xXYannuschXx]

Or another FNAF:SB... seriously, having seen so many recent games absolutely rushed to death made me even more patient.

[@taylorroddin]

like, even if it ended up half baked i would absolutely buy this game

[@renatobritto4096]

KSP 1 shaped my career, today I'm an engineer because of it. So excited for KSP 2, godspeed devs!

[@oliver2593]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@devourerofgods1036]

@@oliver2593 based

[@the_normal_guy9308]

I love how Nate just looks older and older for each video like this is his lifes work. Hope ur ok.

[@dyershov]

And KSP2 is still under development (;

[@BubblegumDog_]

I hope he is doing ok

[@hypergaming3193]

@@dyershov Shows it will be a very good game

[@theturtle5591]

Reject hygiene, embrace explosives.

[@Lukas.Cancelosi]

Dude looks ragged, Nate, if you're reading this are you ok? Have you had a break? I think you need a break.

[@muricanviking6859]

This game fills me with a sense of hope and adventure that few others can

[@randomcat1015]

yes.

[@maxwilson7001]

69 likes. Nice

[@teleman07]

Have you played Outer Wilds? That game had the emotions and vibes I had in KSP but ×100 that in many unspeakable ways.

[@sneed2600]

Kerbolar is now the official replacement "solar" word for the Kerbol system.

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

Kerbol was a replacement for our Sol wasn't it, so not that much of a step. First official use though yeah.

[@SandmannOZ]

Yeah I picked up on that too... used it for the first time tonight. :)

[@MGSLurmey]

@@2KOOLURATOOLGaming Oddly enough because this is a fan-made game, the official canonical name from Squad for the Kerbal system's sun is just that: The Sun. Kerbol was never actually expressed as the official name.

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

It's always been Kerbolar. That's not new.

[@DistracticusPrime]

@@MGSLurmey Right. I'm impressed; this is one of those ways KSP has been influenced by the community, and symbolic to me of how the teams' cultures embrace community influences. That kind of humility and vision is rare and wonderful.

[@SubaruPieter]

I was born too late to explore Earth, too early to explore space, but than you guys came along with these games. You're awesome!

[@blakethesnek1]

Who said it was too early? I'm sure that if everyone lost this mentality and actually wanted to get stuff done, we'd be on our way to mars. One step at a time!

[@C0ncep1t]

@@blakethesnek1 Agreed.

[@imamish]

Go explore the deep sea :D we know more about space than our own sea so have fun!

[@pate7514]

I have never been so excited for a single game in my entire life. I'm not over exadurating. I have spent over 3000hrs in KSP 1 and I have been playing this game since I was 13. That was back in 2015. Kerbal Space Program has done something that in my opinion no other game was able to do as well. Teaching people science and bringing the topic closer to millions of people worldwide. The first game deserves all the praise it gets and even if it wont come out this year, I am willing to wait that long just if it means that the end product will be as good as it can be. So from the bottom of my heart thank you for making ksp 2 and even if waiting for this game drives me nuts...take your time and make it right, we can wait.

[@UNSCPILOT]

KSP, and now KSP 2 are quite possibly the greatest games I have ever experienced, they are solely responsible for several of my hobbies; Astronomy, astrophotography, 3D printing, and SDR radio, and an absolute fascination with trying to see how far I can push my next vehicle. I've enjoyed a lot of games but few have wowed me like KSP

[@xlabc]

Be careful to not expect too much from the game so you aren't disappointed at the end. The only source of inspiration is your own mind after all

[@erecno7979]

@@xlabc with all due respect, shut up. Get excited, none of this "I don't want to be disappointed bs"

[@Gameslinx]

That was incredible to watch. There's clearly a lot of really impressive tech behind the game from the planets themselves to the sheer scale of the game and its physics. Well done to everyone involved!

[@noahosborne6454]

hey I know you

[@transferorb8668]

@@noahosborne6454 he is indeed a familiar individual

[@Drepface]

When beyond home update

[@SharkyKSP]

yes

[@gabrielbonfim3077]

Hi, guys. Hi Drepface. 😃👋

[@Anodi-sf5tp]

I am so exited for this Game, i hope you devs and Community Managers and all the Others wonderful people get to see this game get super popular!

[@Nodnarb69]

This game’s gonna live on for decades I can already see it!

[@kalebsloffer4079]

Hi! Hello! Um, Squad… I just wanted to let you know that even though my game-time in KSP one was very brief, I have become a huge fan in it’s development, and when I heard about KSP2 and what it will provide, I was stoked! I STILL AM! Just- the sheer amount of effort and pure will into this game to make it better, not to mention that you are also LITERALLY creating like- A gateway to see what man-kind’s progression will be like in the future, it’s mind blowing how far KSP has come… And another thing, take all the time you need! I’ll even wait until 2025 for the game to come out! Just know that me and countless other people are your supporters. Can’t wait till the next development video!

[@helloworld-ru9tz]

just look at the emotions in the eyes of the developers, you can see the utmost passion they have in creating this game, truly remarkable! deep respect for the developers! thank you developers for the effort you're putting in ksp 2 and for providing us with ksp 1. really excited, can't wait for ksp 2 :)

[@MutheiM_Marz]

they are not the same people. company that's make KSP 1 is killed by Take 2 Interactive and stole the game IP. people who make KSP1 is now maybe jobless because the making of KSP2.

[@nile6076]

@@MutheiM_Marz first guy literally has the private division logo on his sweater

[@Phvpark]

@@MutheiM_Marz still spreading this fake news? Star Theory was originally developing KSP 2 but the development was taking a direction that Take 2 didnt liked, so Take 2 tried to buy the studio and the Star Theory CEOs declined. they changed the development studio to Intercept Games and contacted all former Star Theory devs with much higher salary to work on Intercept Games, basically most if not all the real people who made KSP1 are on Star Theory now

[@Thermisto_]

I’m so excited for this! Just my thoughts: 1. We need a way of surveying systems from the Kerbin system. Like we need to be able to build e.g. a Kebler space telescope to reveal how many planets the system has and basic info like does it have an atmosphere 2. CommNet and setting up relay networks is my favourite feature in KSP1 and I hope it will be in KSP2. I wonder how communication will work between star systems considering the huge delay

[@kentuckymafia1610]

It'll take 2 months just to turn a probe 10 degrees.

[@erecno7979]

A completely separate comm network will likely have to be created, as the delay is far too long.

[@mistereetomisteree]

This wouldn't be a bad thing but I'd say I'll have to disagree, I think the idea of traveling into the unknown is super exciting to me, not knowing where you're going, just knowing that you're going forward

[@Searching4Reason]

Could build quantum entanglement arrays to overcome the signal delay. Currently not available in real world, but certainly not out of the realm of possibility.

[@jameskazd9951]

@@Searching4Reason quantum comms was exactly what i was thinking

[@-JiminP-]

"You have no idea how far a light year is." Danny be like: "oops I accidentally yeeted my kerbals 8000Zm away"

[@warbrain1053]

Matt Lowne be like : Now time to make a rescue mission !

[@Schultz89]

@@warbrain1053 on a lonely planet...

[@Norman_Peterson]

:|

[@jcdenton3806]

oh shit I forgot the landing legs

[@CommanderZoom]

I think that "we want to bring the Overview Effect to everyone" might be the most ambitious part of this entire project.

[@HuntingTarg]

_SOMEBODY ELSE KNOWS WHAT THAT IS._ My thoughts exactamundo. I think that that's one of the most ambitious and noble goals, or effects, a video game can have.

[@Thepissheadman]

@@HuntingTargwit is that?

[@Thepissheadman]

What is that?

[@CommanderZoom]

@@Thepissheadman the Overview Effect is the change in perspective reported by many who have seen the Earth from space. It's quite the profound experience.

[@Thepissheadman]

@@CommanderZoom That would definitely be an interesting experience but I feel that first person views, potentially where you can move inside the vessel would be critical for the experience.

[@Android_ELITE]

Man, I can tell y'all are passionate about this, even though squad didn't officially come back on this it's great having y'all; make sure it's ready when it ships! Fight for every extra minute you need. I'm assuming that's why the release date is still super vague, and yeah it's annoying, but the game needs to be ready. We wanna play it and enjoy it on day 1, and the modding scene needs a stable environment to get things restarted.

[@jstefa2]

amen brother!

[@Shaun_Jones]

I’m all for waiting, don’t get me wrong; but if the game came out tomorrow with only what we’ve seen in these videos, I would still consider it worth the money.

[@qclod]

14 minutes long... wow! Thank you to the team for the detailed look into the development of such a highly anticipated game!

[@wayrentmusic]

Amazing project and I can't wait to play it. The main thing - do not forget about optimization - a lot of projects face this problem, because of which they lose a very large part of the audience. Good luck!

[@vanderkarl3927]

Considering that one of their (many) primary goals with KSP2 is to increase accessibility, I *dearly hope* that they're well aware of this.

[@NixodCreations]

@@vanderkarl3927 Considering the frame drops and glitchy particles in the clips shown in this video, I sincerely doubt it will run well on launch.

[@graxx478]

@@NixodCreations almost all of that footage is at least a year old, it’s been used regularly in past material. If you look at the dev diaries and show and tells, the stuff they show that’s more recent looks a lot smoother and more crisp.

[@antlionworkerfan2007]

“We’re killing the kraken” The Kraken: hmm?

[@CanonOverseer]

more like they fed him and made him stronger

[@BarcelPL]

The ability to burn while time-warping (or something similar) opens so many possibilites, both intra and extra Kerbol

[@MichaelCoombes776]

The BetterTimeWarp mod already allows this, though if you set really high physics warp multipliers you risk turning your ship into Kraken food

[@sigxcpu9787]

@@MichaelCoombes776 yeah but having a maneuver editor/planner that integrates this with the expected time for the burn properly will be so useful

[@alexsiemers7898]

@@MichaelCoombes776 the difference between whether or not the kraken has a high chance of attacking is why it’s a big deal.

[@TheMx5Channel]

Is it weird that even tho this is a game, i think it will inspire loads of younger people to support space travel. And fix the current space issues were having and that are civilization will be among the stars once again soon!

[@SeanWMODonnell]

We've been launching Rockets since the thirties and we have no real space industry today.... but this game is going to change that....

[@Slemoster]

Not weird at all. People think of video games as entertainment and yes, they are. But what games are actually is digital representations of worlds, characters and stories. And if crafted in a specific way, you can turn a game into a simulation of something real with real physics. Air Force pilots train in simulators all the time. And yes, tomorrow's astronauts will play KSP today. The game is a fantastic platform to learn the basics of space flight and physics and will expose people to not only the challenges of space exploration but the joy of it too. Humans are curious by nature and since the beginning of time, we have birthed explorers starting from Ug wondering what was beyond that river to Colombus wondering was across the ocean and hopefully within my lifetime, an unnamed explorer will wonder what is in the next solar system.

[@mylesleggette4539]

"It's weird that children learn from and get inspired by games." Hahaha, you clearly don't spend much time around children, do you?

[@user-zs8eg4mu8t]

@@mylesleggette4539 I'm 11 and play ksp

[@peterbalholm2138]

So excited! As an ion engine user, the ability to perform long burns "on the rails" is alone something that gives me chills!

[@MichaelCoombes776]

In the meantime have you tried BetterTimeWarp mod? It allows this with faster physics warp

[@peterbalholm2138]

@@MichaelCoombes776 I have, but I need months-long burns, deep in gravity wells. At least when I tried it before, it didn't quite work.

[@axelord4ever]

@@peterbalholm2138 You're obviously butting your head against a wall if you get month-long burns with ion engines. Even with ion engines, you should still be looking at something around 0.04TWR ideally (0.02 is as low as I'll ever go), on any stage. Returns from the sheer efficiency of ion engines isn't linear. This is true of every engines type and sizes, but it's most apparent with ion engines. Ideally, you should upscale either with the number of engines, their sizes (tweakscale might help, or you could duplicate their files and/or make a duplicate via MM patch), or by introducing more exotic variants via mods. I'm a big fan of Nertea's _Near Future_ mods for a good reason. Considering the man was brought into the fold to work on KSP2, I consider his KSP1 NF mods to effectively be vanilla.

[@peterbalholm2138]

@@axelord4ever Excellent advice, and a much better way of building rockets. However, I am attempting "realistic" manned missions in RSS, and so even 0.02 TWR is way out of reach, even with a megawatt of solar panels.

[@MrGlockshna]

Been following this game for years and I'm so happy you've taken the "When it's done" approach instead of releasing it 2 years ago unfinished. Keep it up and don't let anyone pressure you into releasing it before it's ready.

[@KSPAtlas]

This comment aged terribly

[@MrGlockshna]

@@KSPAtlas Yeah they're doing the early access thing. We'll see how that plays out I guess.

[@shiny4984]

"I remember plugging in the first inter-stelar rated engine in, and it didn't fit in the VAB as a single part! And that was just the engine!" Freaking madlads made a building sized rocket engine and where surprised when it didn't fit inside the VAB

[@TheVFXAssault]

This looks absolutely incredible! The planets shining light onto the ships...just wow. I cannot wait for this game.

[@Archgeek0]

Indeed! Remember when Planetshine was its own mod?

[@TheVFXAssault]

@@Archgeek0 Yes! Super happy they implemented their own take on it.

[@adamkerman475]

I’m… without words, thank you so much for providing this for ksp and space fans all over the world.

[@rockspoon6528]

You're using words, though...

[@adamkerman475]

@@rockspoon6528 Darn you’re right!

[@westinwalker6539]

I’d love to see a new episode on multiplayer. I feel like its one of the most exiting features but nobody is talking about it.

[@RobFeldkamp]

Yes, it is time (IMHO)

[@razorback8300]

Same here , althought I think that the multiplayer devlog will be the last one released

[@ThatGuyKazz]

YES! multiplayer is going to be a great time in KSP.

[@oliver2593]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@davidanandrajapakse7694]

Yeah, I wanna play this w/ my wife

[@namne3]

My cousin showed me KSP. He played it when he was young, he also recently got a job where he is going to work on satellites. KSP 1 has been a big inspiration for both of us. And I cant wait for ksp2

[@pancakepancake4396]

hehe fat chicken picture funni

[@canon-de-75]

@@pancakepancake4396 but is it a chicken or a duck?????

[@pancakepancake4396]

@@canon-de-75 hm..... its a chuden

[@oliver2593]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@pancakepancake4396]

@@oliver2593 I think you have to wrong person to talk to because i dont make videos of it and im not assuming im saying a joke about a profile picture I think you need a day or two to figure out this isnt the person you want to speak about this kind of stuff also get off your mom or dads phone and play outside with your other primary 1 friends :) also fixing my grammer wont change your superiority

[@ProbablyAGamer]

I know the Devs have heard this many times and I know they've already expressed their gratitude for it, but I'm so happy that this game was delayed to make it as great as it can be instead of having it rushed and lacking features to meet deadlines, just like anybody else I cannot wait to play this game but I will wait because I know it will be worth waiting for.

[@GoofyChristoffer]

I just really hope they don't run out of money before it's really ready 😫. I've never been so patiently hyped for anything before. I don't care if it takes another 5 years, as long as it's done right. I can wait. If it's done right, this game can influence so many kids' lives.

[@rollzrl]

Amazing! Keep up the development! I can’t wait to see this game!

[@SizzlingSquiggle]

KSP seems really proud of this game. They are not afraid to say "hey everyone! Look at what we have" as if they're wanting to say "This game will NOT disappoint you (like many other games), we swear by it."

[@Great.Milenko]

lets hope they pull it off. ive become jaded by gaming and the lack of polish in recent years, hopefully, their passion for the project will lead it to success

[@meyadin5844]

@@Great.Milenko well

[@Great.Milenko]

@@meyadin5844 well it looks like a visual upgrade of a very early build of ksp1. It shows promise but I won't buy it till it's nearer completion. Not for full AAA price at such an early access.. it makes me wonder what they've been doing for the last 4 years.

[@ScootyPuffJrSux]

Lmao

[@jordicanalias6735]

Its amazing how with some other game comunities when a game is delayed, everyone is upset and it gets criticated. But with ksp i feel the opposite its like we are just getting more hypped and these long informative videos are amazing. I think game companies should be looking up this. 10/10 ksp team

[@erecno7979]

Has ksp2 been delayed? I thought the release date has been set at 2022 for years now, and I'm holding out hope they release this year.

[@snickle1980]

Criticated? As in Negatively Critiqued with harsh criticism? Did you make that up by yourself? It's goofy, but I kinda love it! 😁

[@TheChemizzle]

To be fair, those are games that have been in development for 5 or 6 years (some even longer) after being announced that get delayed again and again and that is when people start to complain. KSP2 isn't even 3 years out since it was announced, give it another year or two lol.

[@TheChemizzle]

@@erecno7979 A few times yes, it was originally scheduled for 2020, delayed to 2021, and now 2022. Wouldn't be surprised if it happens again, such is the life of game development.

[@snickle1980]

@@TheChemizzle 😐I have a theory about why the KSP 2 Fanbase is that rare breed of calm and patient consumer: The previous game, and it's original founding group of Devs, managed to create an _insane amount_ of consumer goodwill, promotion and advocacy. Regardless of how the company has changed hands for the sequel, this fanbase is part of the package... And we've retained _extremely high expectations_ from the first release. If this game is going to be the equal, or something _greater_ than the original title, It's reasonable to expect no less than a work of art. 😐Great art takes time, and so we're patient. 💖

[@nathanvalentine9244]

If this game is anywhere near as good as the production of this video, we'll truly be in for something special.

[@yetidoesstuff228]

me after seeing a KSP 2 update video: *uncontainable happiness*

[@darksars3622]

"our ultimet goal is to slay the kraken" top ten statements that aged like un contaned anit matter

[@travisslusser3480]

I have goosebumps on my goosebumps. From one space nerd to the Private Division team, we are cheering you on. My wife will be giving birth in September, and I can guarantee that this will be the first game I'll expose my child to. Hopefully they'll catch the space bug like their old-man!

[@FlyingAce1016]

This video made me cry. I can tell you guys love space so much as I do. And also laugh with you all and your humor this was fantastic

[@paulmartinek1716]

Glad I wasn't the only one to shed a tear!

[@williamb.e1293]

Slaying the kraken is one of the most important and hard tasks you guys have, specially in multiplayer :()

[@PompomYourkey]

I thought KSP 2 was just going to be a more graphically realistic version of KSP. I never knew it would have interstellar travel. Cant wait for KSP 2 to come out!

[@mattdill1219]

"Hullo it's (not) Scott Manley here, with another Kerbal Space Program...." Can't wait to play KSP2 -- and to download egregious terabytes worth of mods... MECHJEB BUCKLE UP YOU'VE GOT STAR INTERCEPTS TO CALCULATE! >=)

[@thesteelrodent1796]

for interstellar travel the game needs to have some form of flight automation integrated to be playable at all. If you trajectory is just a fraction of a degree off when you start your burn you may miss your target by several lightyears at the other end, and once you go faster-than-light there is no room for errors

[@UnknownIdentity18]

Finally I waited sooo long. Much love devs can't wait for the game!

[@Nodnarb69]

I was kinda bummed out after waiting months for an update. Now I’m stunned and I don’t mind waiting.

[@UnknownIdentity18]

@@Nodnarb69 same man, same

[@alfredjodl2484]

Someone's probably already noticed this, but I think the end shots of these update videos are showing a progression of a mun mission, maybe we get launch at splashdown?

[@mathewbest3421]

I was wondering if it was a multiplayer teaser as well given the entire mission is happening without somebody sat at the computer?

[@choo_choo_]

@@mathewbest3421 How can it be a teaser when multiplayer is official? One of the dudes just straight up says he was working on multiplayer in the previous "episode". Cat's out of the bag and ran down the street for that one.

[@thecrazyinsanity]

@@mathewbest3421 i think its a update to automated missions, they (poorly) attempted it with the kal controller in ksp1

[@ezik5484]

The episodes come out every 4-6 months, I think that they might tell us the release date when the lander lands on the Mun. The game is supposed to come out this year, so it is in my opinion possible, that the next episode will be the last one, and will tell us the release date.

[@VikNightfox]

I look at this, and all I think of is MechJeb and I'm wondering if they will have automation capable after research.

[@racingmhf9157]

10:22 "We are killing the kraken" KSP 2 Early Acess: *No*

[@LossyInput]

9:04 "It's just a moon, but it's really really far away." Technically correct. The best kind of correct!

[@KaletheQuick]

2002: See that fog there? You can go there. 2006: See that mountain there? You can go there! 2011: See the moon moving? That smaller one too? 2022: Lieutenant, new course: Second star to the right and straight on till morning.

[@yourmanjimbo]

Lol I had the exact same thoughts it reminded me of the claims made during Skyrim's marketing campaign.

[@emmanotsostrong]

2033?

[@awesomeonejess]

Elite dangerous and no mans sky exist.

[@iCoconuts]

it's incredible seeing the sheer amount of work being put into just the science behind the game and along with how it'll all be integrated into the game

[@Janphr]

9:00 probably the biggest challenge to get interstellar to not feel like the moon - really, really far away. I hope they get it right! :)

[@pesterenan]

Truly inspiring! I love seeing people that love what they do, doing things. Even more so when the subject is the game that I love! I've been playing for more than 2.7k hours and still have fun! I love KSP!

[@NickyYey]

Brasil

[@cassioschneider922]

aprendi a fazer meu primeiro avião no seu canal! Vlw demais

[@londonspade5896]

See, I can't play KSP anymore, now that I know KSP2 is being made, it's somehow ruined the fun of the original knowing that something better is coming soon.

[@timme4953]

Genuine question, how do you play that much? Imo the base game can’t deliver content for 2700 hours of playtime You have to use mods,don’t you?

[@londonspade5896]

@@timme4953 I'm sure he does, my most played games have around 600 hours and that's from my teenage years when I had no life. 2.7k is either autistic obsession or Kerbal sex mods.

[@chrisweston9764]

I go from thinking "ah, ksp2 might never happen" to " omfg I'm so excited for ksp2" in like 2 seconds, the moment I see a new video has been released

[@neogator26]

I can’t tell you how glad I am that this game will likely come out after I graduate. The first time I played KSP my brother warned me not to start during a semester. I started at 8pm on a study break during dinner at the computer. I stood up to stretch only to discover it was after 2 am. This game also helped me a lot understanding my orbital mechanics class.

[@renecardoir7553]

“see a speck in the distance and that’s a star with a system and everything” “never been done before” **Space Engine would like to know your location** (Jokes aside, super stoked to do this with KSP physics!!!)

[@pizzainc.1465]

This just in, space engine *AND* no man’s sky have formed an alliance to destroy an unnamed company… wait, here’s a clue, it’s name has some sort of gibberish or fake word in it but they still wont tell us what it is

[@ybhall]

11:28 I want to meet your team so badly. I feel the same passion. I hear the respect, and I respect it too. The humor and dynamic is so beautiful. I just can't stop commenting about how amazed I am to see my dream come to fruition in such a beautiful way, asynchronously from myself. It proves to me humanity is still here. Thank you, again.

[@oliver2593]

I guess Scott Manley will need to wait until you take a few extra years. Maybe stop making videos and make the game . you get paid for time a assume. maybe you should want the game that was promised august 2020 and not a video about it.

[@serenade4926]

@@oliver2593 why are you so mad lol, spamming comments wont make the game magically accelerate.

[@devourerofgods1036]

@@oliver2593 based

[@andrebecker7350]

If you can even make that a reality by 1% it's gonna be epic. Keep up the great work, me and a lot of people are incredibly excited!

[@Miresgaldir]

Whoever the cinematic guys are, are totally killing it ! Love what your all doing, I'm so excited to get into it and I know you will make an unreal impact on our culture just like you did with ksp1

[@axis3039]

You know what this means...more Scott Manley KSP videos!😃😃😄 But in all seriousness, this is gonna be awesome. Thank you for all you guys do! Long live the kerbals!

[@HuntingTarg]

Despite his claims otherwise, KSP was Scott's transition from being a video game reviewer/playthrougher to being an 'amateur' space news journalist. I trust Scott Manley more than any credentialed journalist to stay on top of space news and cover it in meaningful detail. Yet if he starts to do KSP2 playthroughs ... yyYYEEESSS...

[@VvoOKasH]

I hope there will be some kind of reward every time you visit/"conquer" another system, simply because if it's gonna be doing all the same just different planets - it might feel like a grind. I don't know how many stars will be there to visit, but please, capture that feeling of uniqueness, and not just unique textures and different sizes. Good luck, i'm waiting patiently, don't waste potential that's in your hands.

[@bagochips1208]

They will have different resources and stuff. There is more logistics in this game because there is colonization

[@yorneustein7851]

To be honest I think even a different sound track would be reward enough, I know how it felt to land on the nun for the first time. Reaching another System … man mind blown 🤯

[@AnoNymous-ie3wc]

Part of the reward will be the incredible view from the surface, which is one reason why I keep traveling to laythe...

[@gergelytolgyesi7326]

I’d like to play through the whole developement process from small sounding rockets, all the way to interstellar travell. It would be amazing!

[@tropicalvikingcreations]

You likely will as that's how they've designed stuff.

[@kens884]

No news about ksp2 for like 3 month and finally something YAAAYY can't wait

[@adamkerman475]

I like to think that the less time they spend talking to the community about it the more time they spend making the game. Keeps me happy even without news.

[@StonedMcgee420]

assholes, you broke my heart

[@Cherry-qh9hi]

man nate looks so much older, i hope the game comes out soon, just so he can relax a bit

[@Norman_Peterson]

it means that time passes. Old age is not a disease or fatigue is the passing of time. You see it older, it's been a while.

[@Brixxter]

He just grew a beard, that's all

[@idocontent5550]

Nate looks like he hasn't left the programming studio in 5 months. I think this game is gonna be hella good.

[@ziyadel-ghazi7755]

What a way to start a day. KSP was my love since 2012. My best and only Lifetime game

[@lastoneontheboat]

Looking forward to interstellar space! Should be any day now!

[@2dogplc]

P a i n

[@M04R92]

I just hope that one of those stars is our sun :D No need to install RSS -> Our solar system is part of the game out of the box. And it would be hilarious for Kerbals to discover Earth

[@VORASTRA]

i think you still need to mod the game to START in solar system and make initial progression through it.

[@peterbalholm2138]

I hope so, too!

[@alexsiemers7898]

One of the planets they mentioned is like an early version of earth, with water oceans, but plenty of craters and an unbreathable atmosphere. Imagine if the rest of the system was like a young version of our solar system.

[@alexjgilpin]

@@alexsiemers7898 Turns out we were little green men the whole time.

[@graysonofthewood3747]

So glad you included the take at the end of the kraken segment with the “box delivery interruption.” I love seeing the fun culture of game studios behind the scenes and it looks like you guys have a blast!

[@SkillJoy.]

I love how passionate these guys talk about space travel

[@zappyfuel5152]

Can’t lie best drawing of the year hands down

[@pascalwiery7129]

Oh man, i am so hyped for this game. Please, please, please take your time and release it in a good state. I understand there is probably a lot of pressure on you to release as soon as possible, but if its not ready just delay it. I wish you all the best for developing this game

[@danielbruce9750]

Please release this when it’s ready, this looks amazing.

[@daltonking6956]

I was wondering what was taking KSP2 to come out, it now makes perfect sense

[@transfer2venus]

Incredibly excited to try this. KSP 1 was one of a few very important influences in my life that convinced me to pursue aerospace engineering, and I am now pursuing my PhD in the field. Love everything I'm hearing here