KSP: Far Future Mission to Neptune | RSS / RO

Happy Winter! I hope y'all are having a great holiday season! I decided to quickly make a video for Christmas/winter holidays about a week ago, and here we are! For this mission, I decided to involve far more moon exploration and just destination exploration in general, as looking back on Far Future Uranus, it was quite lacking in that aspect. I also decided to avoid using the SSPxR centrifuges, as I didn't want to end up reusing the same centrifuge I used in Far Future Uranus. This actually worked out really well, as in my opinion the centrifuge I built looks better and is much more realistically-sized.
As for Triton, it was really fun driving around with the rover and exploring the terrain. Parallax 2.0 was awesome here - the scatters I used ended up working out excellently, and brought much of the terrain to life. Visiting the other moons was also fun - landing on extremely low-gravity objects like Galatea and Larissa was something I didn't realize I missed, even when the SOI physics are a little buggy.
The base design was inspired by ‪@yukon09‬, go check him out!
Galatea, Larissa, and Proteus are from ‪@Katniss218‬'s public Github repository.
Made in Kerbal Space Program 1.12.4
Mods (non-exhaustive list):
Real Solar System
Realism Overhaul (makes the game more realistic and difficult)
PRVE (RSS visuals)
TUFX (postprocessing, Ballisticfox's configs)
Parallax 2.0 (custom made-configs, no I'm not releasing them)
Far Future Technologies (fusion engine and related parts)
Near Future Technologies
Stockalike Station Parts Expansion Redux (general habitation)
Planetside Exploration Technologies (many base parts)
Procedural Parts
Kerbal Reusability Expansion (landing legs for launch vehicle)
Kipard's Skylon
Persistent Thrust (time warp with engines on)
Persistent Thrust Navigator (navigation for long-duration burns)
Booster Guidance (Booster landing and landing in general)
Camera Tools (advanced camera movement)
I created and modified many configs and mods for this mission. Do not expect your own install to behave the same way.
Music:
Tidehunter - Geoff Knorr
Independence - David Fesliyan
Upon the Expanse - Geoff Knorr
Xenomalleum - Geoff Knorr
Terra Incognita - Grant Kirkhope
Our New World - Geoff Knorr
Do not reupload this video in full or in part on other platforms without my written consent.
0:00 Vehicle Construction
3:27 Transfer to Neptune
6:11 Arrival at Neptune + Base Construction
10:10 Triton Surface Operations
14:01 Inner Moon Exploration
19:21 Return to Earth

[@poopjeans1135]

So many mods, its practically NOT KSP anymore. Lame.

[@EntropianVFX]

xD

[@HathamRahman]

It's KSP hardmode and it looks like KSP 2. What more do you want? lol

[@danielallen6238]

I mean, how many times you wanna see the Mun Mission in Vanilla? This technology is what's going to be in KSP 2 come Feb 2023 anyways. They're adding a lot of new future tech based off of real current ideas and concepts

[@bogdanasaurus]

KSP 2 is going to have all of those mods but in stock used in that video.

[@party4lifedude]

And yet you still clicked on the video just to leave this comment. now THAT is fucking lame. Oh well, it's your own time you are wasting.

[@o-manthehuman7867]

The fact that this man doesn't have over 100k subs by now is simply criminal.

[@YMandarin]

ksp ro sadly has too little reach even beardy only has like 35k

[@bensharpe64]

I thought I was watching a channel with at LEAST 70K but its not even 5K!

[@anonymous-rb2sr]

sadly not many people are intrested in KSP or space in general, no matter how good your content is you will always be limited by the maximum audience size, the same person will always have more views playing minecraft than KSP basically But he has still some ways to go to reach that limit, it depends how intrest changes in the future but he should be able to get at least 75k subscribers, possibly 2 or 3 times that if there is renewed intrest I think that so far he has been for the most part cucked by the youtube effect of videos with few views not being shown to many people, I had no idea this channel existed despite being intrested in this exact type of content Viral videos help, but networkign too, KSP youtuber should shout out each others like back in the days, the youtubers from the first wave of popularity of KSP had far more subscribers than those today despite youtube being much smaller back then, because they did collaborate constantly

[@judet2992]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="113">1:53</a> Seeing the random Thuds amidst the completely modded parts threw me for a loop.

[@tiny_desk_engineer]

Someone: how far will you go in science? Entropian: Yes.

[@helveciobarbosa1672]

Oh, you really made a mission to Neptune! You may not remember, but in the Uranus video I asked you to do that. Very nice of you to do this. ^^

[@EntropianVFX]

I remember xD, I've been planning this since around Beyond Sol.

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

​@@EntropianVFXnow try to land on sedna

[@brimmla]

I like how when the space station thruster fired up it went to the beat of the music. Love your vids!

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you!

[@Random_primate]

No other KSP creator has this cinematic beauty

[@TDChannelKSP]

An excellent video once again! This one should do pretty well :) Loved the inclusion of Skylon as the crew vehicle this time, the shots over Neptune, and the wide static hab arms instead of the usual deployable ones.

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you!

[@falconheavy809]

Feels a bit like Andoria.

[@whoe_whate8487]

A nice way to enjoy Christmas Eve. Love your videos. Happy holdidays!

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you!

[@thehockeyboy8994]

Moon

[@thehockeyboy8994]

@idoaalternatetimeline6141 very nice

[@user-kr7zh9sk8x]

This just reenforces why Orbital rings would REALLY help us get out there.

[@phantomzero3929]

The main engine lighting up and matching to the music is some of the closest shit I've ever seen.

[@NessusKSP]

Awesome! Loved the cinematics, Parallax adds so much detail to the RO planets/moons.

[@EntropianVFX]

@NessusKSP Ayyyy, I'm glad to see that you saw this! Thank you for the kind words! Parallax really does make the small celestial bodies much more beautiful.

[@MrRolnicek]

I really like the use of Skylon SSTO. I was thinking in a previous mission that the crew capsule was only used for ascent and desend from and back to Earth, hauling it around the Solar system was a complete waste but of course to leave it just sitting in Earths orbit could be an issue in real life and sending it up and down twice might end up more expensive than the extra fusion fuel to just bring it along. Skylon solves that issue nicely.

[@odiseezall]

Great mood, great visuals, great music, great design. Thank you!

[@CupcakeEternity]

Wow, this was an amazing video, from the editing to the actual footage. Insanely well-fitting soundtrack choice. 11/10

[@jaypaint4855]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="297">4:57</a> I like how the song tempo matches the engine pulses perfectly

[@SinBlxze]

I really loved the music choices this time around. Very good

[@gravitywave758]

Amazing mission as well as the others on your channel, didn't expect that kerbals would visit so many satellites, this was brilliant, Neptune is one of the most beautiful planets <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="287">4:47</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1277">21:17</a> looks like real life!

[@homemadecringeycontent6363]

I always love your vids, my dude. They never fail to kick major ass.

[@helenrobinson7771]

love your content and I'm really impressed by how regularly you upload

[@michaelhopf3249]

Beautiful video, thanks a lot for it!! Happy holidays and and best wishes for a healthy new year 2023.✨️👋

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! Happy holidays!

[@michaelhopf3249]

@@EntropianVFX Your videos are always a glimpse into the future, and they always show one important thing: there is more to come after Moon and Mars!

[@SargentRail]

I’m currently writing a book on Neptune and this gave me such a motivational boost, thanks!

[@michaelpena6285]

Nicely done, excellent content and quite realistic appearing! Subscribed!

[@pineapplelich6387]

Thanks for the raw serotonin, I really enjoyed this video!

[@MatterBeamTSF]

Fantastic voyage!

[@alejandrosand]

my heart says yes, my pc says don't

[@michaelhawiuk8656]

This is the greatest gift for Christmas this year; I can’t wait. Merry Christmas and have a happy holidays!

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! Happy holidays!

[@FrostbyteI]

@@EntropianVFX you too

[@bigdogben]

my favorite part about this video is the comments.

[@CalvinMaclure]

Cool stuff, man! Well done! Really enjoyed it.

[@AlexInSpace_-_-]

The engine starting up with the music's beat was awesome !

[@yukon09]

lovely as always, and the music goes well with the video

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!

[@Harold-TheJass-Blingman]

As a mid career aspiring ksp player, I love watching these. Keep up the good work man!

[@fadbob_]

I found this in my recommended and at first thought it was a blender animation, turns out it's KSP. The amount of mods here is mindboggling

[@jbreefer148]

WOW!!!! This is insanely amazing!!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@25usd94]

These are always godlike in scale.

[@nikoskaravitakis9437]

Freakin amazing!. Merry Christmas

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! Happy holidays!

[@xiphosura413]

that music sync tho

[@Fallout_yep_just_that_yea]

NEPTUNE, my favorite SUB

[@izzytse2905]

This is gem!

[@thehobo00]

In the future you def need to do a Pluto/Kuiper Belt mission or another interstellar mission! Great job as always, incredibly cinematic!

[@lemonjc3161]

Bro how , your video are premium level, I wish you have more subscribers!😢

[@KlsonBob]

Absolutely amazing

[@azore1184]

I got emotionally invested in those kerbels’ well being

[@flowziastephlatgo2576]

to accomplish great things,we must not only act,but also dream,not only plan,but also believe.💪

[@mbmurphy777]

Very nice mission!

[@bafumat]

So who wants to see a feature length remake of 2001 in KSP?

[@wodzimierzjankowski7041]

Очень очень красиво!!! Very Very nice!! Watching 10 times. Cannot stoping!!!

[@jamoccasin]

Another awesome video!

[@EntropianVFX]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@furycat28]

The spaceship looks awesome!

[@lewismassie]

Really awesome stuff

[@trblmkr5139]

this is glorious

[@NOM-X]

I counted 34, not 33 R2's on the BN, lol This has to be the best animation graphic of what's coming up. Keep up the great work you nerds! Wish I could help! Happy Holidays! Stay Safe!☘

[@user-qz4ut9mw5b]

I can almost feel the time you spent accelerating that thing from low earth orbit

[@xander2853]

How “far future” it looks completely achievable with modern or near future tech and a massive budget

[@EntropianVFX]

Fusion engines are generally classified as far future

[@JakeSteinberg170]

Awesome! A great video

[@EntropianVFX]

Thanks!

[@swarslover]

10/10 editing

[@user-su3jy9el2v]

great video, realism overhaul videos really have stepped up a notch

[@operarioespeculador-trader1776]

A dust fell in my eye while I was watching this video. 😪

[@somedude4805]

Awesomeness.

[@stekra3159]

This is great

[@Slicudis]

I lovw your videos! You should do a video about the interior of the modules and a movie about the life inside there during the mission!

[@thecstineman]

genuine photorealism

[@dbh_]

Amazing!!

[@1ndragunawan]

Making these kind of epic journey in RO is an achievement. IRL, the lander rocket engine placement probably would be the same as Starship lunar lander, high above the ground.

[@ilyassziyaniplanet]

i like this space station 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kremink]

Absolute banger, however i Think it would have been better if only the zentriefuge spins and not the whole ship

[@bullworld41]

Вот бы и в жизни так было

[@OUAAAAAAAA]

N e p t o n.

[@Augustus087]

Amazing. Wish I could do half the things you do.

[@ryuk5673]

You can! Just takes practice

[@jell0pudding580]

It would be terrifying to have a giant cupola window as the floor of my rotating hab module

[@ilyassziyaniplanet]

KSP!!!!!!!!

[@maxtichenko2930]

Awesome! I would give anything to participate in such an expedition

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you!

[@MinerBat]

So Jupiter is the only outer planet you have not done yet? Is it next?

[@judet2992]

haha spinny stick go spinny weeeee

[@Shadow_2004.]

amazin bro

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you!

[@Fossilized]

Mod suggestion: SpaceX Landing Pads

[@vojtechjancura682]

amazing mission, i love the little ice-crystals on Galatea. I have one question tho, how do you get so smooth shadows? In my experience they flutter and look terrible. Is it the TUFX?

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! I changed the Scatterer shadow cascade distances so that the high-quality shadows appeared in a wider range around the active craft.

[@andreyandrey578]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="298">4:58</a> Тум - тыц, тум - тыц!

[@ScottyAlmondjoy]

You have a clip of the hab deflating, but then it’s inflated when the kerbals are getting into the lander and ascending.

[@EntropianVFX]

Thanks for pointing that out! Looks like I probably loaded the wrong quicksave when I was dealing with landing leg bugs.

[@hermannehrlich4922]

Very cool video! I was wondering what PC specs do you have. Could you please tell me what CPU and GPU do you have? I'm getting really severe lags with Parallax mod and planning to upgrade my PC. I would be really grateful.

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! I've got an AMD Ryzen 9 7950x and a 3090, so Parallax really doesn't give me too many problems.

[@Andromedastra]

Great video ! I just wonder how did you installed parallax 2.0 with RSS ? I tried to do it with ckan without success, do I have to do it manually (with GitHub for example) ?

[@flowziastephlatgo2576]

the starship avalon

[@Freak80MC]

One thing you seemed to miss was pointing out how long the trip was to get to Neptune.

[@adityas9377]

If I had a nickel for every outer planet RSS crewed mission video with some rando getting pissed off at mods I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@astrofox2409]

Nicely done! What mod adds in the observatory that is seen on the base?

[@EntropianVFX]

Planetside Exploration Technologies I believe.

[@minutossubtitulados]

Could you do a tutorial of the cargo vehicle? Pd nice video

[@casual_loser6733]

Bros ship do be t posing doe 🥵🥵🗿✝️

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

Asserting Dominance over Neptune since 2085

[@Read.A.Journal.Article]

What all mods were used? Or is it a huge list? Like, I didn't even notice it was earth at first. I was just trying to figure out what launch site I missed! I played some on xbox, but I just got a gaming laptop just for ksp 2! And these mods scare me!

[@-d65-93]

Pretty nice videos! What graphic mods do you use?

[@EntropianVFX]

Thanks! Mods are in the description.

[@chadmcelroy4194]

Fantastic vid! How did you get Persistent Thrust to work with RO?

[@EntropianVFX]

Thank you! PT works normally with RO, I didn't have to do much to get it working aside from the usual bug workarounds.

[@chadmcelroy4194]

@@EntropianVFX what KSP version do you run? There is a bug with the most recent version of RO/ PT that makes it unusable

[@EntropianVFX]

@@chadmcelroy4194 1.12.4, and I'm not aware of a bug that makes it unusable - it seemed to work perfectly fine for me once I cranked up the queue length

[@fordlower2527]

Skylon is GREAT, but it takes off and flies on aeroplane's jet engines and then, when there's no air, switches on rocket engines

[@LukiR33]

These cinematics are nuts, that goes without saying. But why won't your release your Parallax configs? I'm trying to make it work with RSS but can't find any configs :(

[@EntropianVFX]

Thanks! I don't want to release them since they're quite buggy, and I don't want to end up dealing with bug support and such.

[@TayyabHussain-xk6gn]

🎉Wow

[@keagenjacobs916]

👍

[@mbmurphy777]

What was the total mission time? How many kilometers per second of delta V does that ship have? Again, great job.

[@EntropianVFX]

Total mission time was a bit over 3 years I think - it was a bit over a year each way to Neptune and back. The ship had something like 700 km/s of dV I think, but I could be off.

[@1234563Charles]

@@EntropianVFX What is the propulsion tech?

[@logsupermulti3921]

@@1234563Charles It used Inertial Confinement Fusion. Which uses a grid of lasers to super heat pellets of hydrogen fuel causing them to fuse and produce a burst of energy.

[@darthrevan5920]

How did you get those ball things in launch 3

[@RGVuTWFzdGVyRA--]

How did you get the trusses if Near Future Construction is built for 1.11 but in your description the game version you say is 1.12.4?

[@rabubble7436]

i wonder if rss is gonna be updated to make neptune light blue...

[@G__Brtz]

Where did you get a working RSS?

[@londonspade5896]

Would the sun be so bright that far out?