

Another sticking point is the lack of thermal simulation (protecting your ship from heat from re-entry, engines, or, you know, the Sun), a feature described as a "core facet" of a game like this by one fan. At launch, a popular mode that bridges the gap between sandbox and 'Career' gameplay won't be available. Performance issues are said to be a key focus of the game's early access journey, but a vast swathe of players will be left out at launch as a result of their hardware.ĭelve deeper, and there are worries about what's missing from KSP2. There's no doubt that KSP looks better than its predecessor, but visually it's certainly not up there with the other games I'd expect to need top-end graphics cards just to hit the 'Recommended' settings on.
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Beyond that are more traditional worries about gameplay, graphical performance has raised several eyebrows, especially since wobbly framerates are coupled with some blistering PC specifications. Dark side of the MunĬonfusion around the development team isn't worth getting into here, but it's something that long-term fans have expressed concern over.

And those experts aren't particularly impressed. As much as Kerbal Space Program 2 is a good starting point for new players, with its updated graphics and dedicated tutorial, its real audience is the experts who have spent years with the game already. What I was able to achieve was basic in the early 2010s, little more than a bottle rocket compared to what other members of the community were doing even then deep-space travel, complex docking networks, intricate rescue missions. It wasn't long before I had a full, multi-stage rocket, with enough fine control that, for the first time ever, I reached the Moon.īut crucially, those eyes are untested. A few more attempts, and I was starting to iterate on my early designs, leaning into the trial-and-error and constant learning loop that makes Kerbal Space Program so fascinating. I tried again, and after a few more clumsy attempts, I finally managed to bring my unfortunate Kerbal back to the surface in one piece.

After running through its first few steps, I was able to get into what one might consider space, even if I still couldn't break orbit. I was out of my depth, but fortunately Kerbal Space Program 2 comes with a comprehensive tutorial. After a swift rebuild, I did actually make it into the sky, but failed to either clear Earth's Kerbin's gravity or activate my parachute on the way down, marking a rather unceremonious return to sea-level for my command module and the little green Kerbal inside it. For my first attempt at a rocket, I forgot to take advantage of the building mode's symmetry feature, and crashed immediately into the gantry.
