Heya! Thanks for checking this video out. I know this isn’t really something applicable to regular viewers of the channel, but in the absence of a clear-cut dedicated-video PSA from a larger KSP UA-camr I felt that it would be right to make a short and (hopefully) concise video about WHY nobody should purchase KSP 2. I could have made it longer, and covered the development history/mess in more detail (and in doing so slightly more accurately than this oversimplified summary) but I figured uncertain buyers would be put-off by a 40 minute long documentary lol. I wanted the video to be under 8 minutes too, because videos longer than 8 minutes make more ad revenue and I didn’t want it to look like a cynical money-grab as opposed to a genuine recommendation. Idk. Hope you felt it accurately summarised the situation with KSP 2 and why KSP 1 is the better/only game :D If you want to watch a comprehensive video documenting the absolute chaos that was KSP 2's development, then ShadowZone (featuring your's truly!) made an excellent video: ua-cam.com/video/NtMA594am4M/v-deo.htmlsi=lAGJRX0FP1IpnOz
hey matt, look into kitten space agency, its a game getting developed thats supposed to be a ksp killer and have even more mod support than that of just ksp1
Matt, would you consider doing another short video to highlight some of the other amazing KSP UA-cam content creators that need to be known about i.e. VAOS and Mike Aben. You three are the reason I'm addicted to KSP after having it in my steam account for more than a decade but being too intimidated to try it. Now I'm 400hrs in and obsessed. Thanks
Guys, Gabe's email is publically available and I sincerely believe that he is a person who is able and interested in clarifying the situation. Join the voice!
I sent a message to my attorney general but Steam apparently sent them a message back spewing the same kind of bs about early access this and that and I haven't heard a word from them since. There's literally nothing we can do except pray that the negative reviews are enough to warn people to stay away from the game.
@@7WeekendWarrior Gabe doesn't personally decide what goes in there, DO NOT EMAIL VALVE STAFF! It is Take-Two being morons, actively paying for advertisement for a game they will never recoup the costs of. Let them suffer instead, I doubt many people are buying a game with the review score this one has.
Fair assessment. I used to say KSP2 was a diamond in the rough when it was still actively being developed. Now it is just a sad smouldering husk of crushed carbon.
And you know what? I still think this game CAN be salvaged by a good willing studio, that understands the vision, and has the balls to invest money, without over-commercialising it, but as these are way too rare nowadays, I don’t think we will ever see a good KSP 2. But as we say in Germany: Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt. (The hope will die last)
I still go back and watch the KSP 2 announcement trailer because that is some of the best video game media ever created and it's so sad we will never get to see it.
I still think of that Soviet Womble comment too "Just take your time to get it right, Private Division. Even if it takes additional months for the sake of quality. Prove to us you're worthy of taking over from Squad." They sadly did not
@@JaySliZe It's not really Private Divisions fault, they did an okay job in the time they had, probably under heavy regulation by Take2, it's all Take2's fault because they decided to basically axe the game by getting rid of all the developers. They thought they could just buy the IP "KSP", add a 2 and a lot of promises and make a lot of money. Sadly I bought KSP2 right before it got axed and I wont get my money back from steam for it cause I have 2,5 hours. Squad should've never sold the IP and instead developed KSP2 on their own or tried to find another publisher. But I've been following KSP since 0.17 and know that there was a lot of shady stuff in the background about working conditions and such at Squad so I understand why they decided to just sell the KSP name.
I actually never played the first KSP. I watched videos on it for years but was too intimidated by it. When i eventually grew up, I was going to get into KSP1, but KSP2 was announced and thought that there was no point playing an older game and waited, and waited. When it finally came out, my plan was to grow with the game, so I could about orbital mechanics and all thegood stuff while the game grew and expanded around me. That was until both mine and the game's time were cut short. Now I have KSA to look forward to!
Luckily for me, when ksp 2 released i thought "i'll first master ksp 1, and then when multiplayer, colonies and interstellar comes to ksp 2 i'll get it"
I sort of thought the same thing. I bought 1 a year before 2 came out in preparation, and then waited for 2 to eventually be fixed of all its bugs… But that’s never happening.
For me it was the hardware requirements. I was totally hyped-up "I'll get KSP2, because even if that is bad the fun I got out of KSP1 warrants the expense." But then I saw that KSP2 wouldn't even run on my PC. Not just that my PC specs are below the minimum specs, they were so far below that I wasn't sure it would even start. Then I saw that they required a much more modern GPU than CPU, i.e. that they invested a lot into graphics and probably a lot less into the physics engine. That killed my hype for good.
whats your opinion on kitten space agency (KSA) its being worked on by the KSP 1 and 2 devs, plus some KSP modders and a few other well known developers
We haven’t really seen much about it yet. They’ve released some game engine footage, but we don’t really know much about gameplay. I’m optimistic about it, but I’m not sure what it can do that hasn’t already been done by KSP1 or Juno.
@@theioncow18considering that it is supposed to be a spiritual succesur, I hope the gameplay will be identical except for fixes and quality of live improvements
@@theioncow18 Blackrack, the volumetric clouds and defered lighting mod dev for ksp 1, is working on the game, so atleast we know it will look good lol.
That intro was exactly what I was gonna comment. 🎉 KSP1 with graphics mods and just a handful of QoL mods is easily the kind of rocket simulator I've wanted as a kid. All I need is a NASA supercomputer... some things never change!
when i first bought ksp 2, its was nearly brand new. (the game had only been out 2 or 3 days i think) The game ran at (im not kidding) 3 fps when looking at my rocket. If i was looking at the sky the game ran at a meager 20-30 fps. I instantly knew that i had wasted my money after this. But what really put the icing on the cake was that the game was so buggy that even if i managed to get into the VAB my rocket would basically be unbuildable due to all the bugs.
@@Salamandra40k The game itself was badly optimised, even the big youtubers who probably have god pc's were having their game running at 20 fps and lower.
My computer isn’t nasa level by any standards but it’s not bad by any means. It’s more mid range, which was the computer that the developers marketed the game towards.
I searched ksp into the UA-cam search bar and your channel was the first result, not a video, or a reel, just your channel. You’re the biggest ksp UA-camr.
100% on the euphoria of making orbit the first time in the OG game. I'm 42 years old and that remains one of my single fondest video game memories of all time!
I have been off grid for about a year. KSP2 was a highlight of my return and the news was devastating. The current state of KSP1+Mods was a welcome embrace to return to. Thanks for your service to the KSP community, you are the reason I can Lazy Lowne Dock confidently and easily the main reason I continued to play KSP to this day.
@@Thisandthat8908Cautious optimism, I'd say. Keep an eye on it, see how this one progresses. There's a very good list of names attached to the project, and the hope that they're approaching its development with the same sort of passion the fans have for KSP. Continue to monitor, hope for the best, give them an opportunity to succeed.
I warned so many people, I tried to get them to wait just a few more weeks before spending their money, and I got called all sorts of names for it. I am not happy that I was proven right, I am just sad that so many people lost their money and had their hopes dashed. I hope everyone who did buy the game learn to not trust marketing in the future and that we can all focus and making KSP1 a better game.
So, this might be something cool you would be interested to check out eventually when it releases. A bunch of KSP2 Players are modding the game with the stuff they found in the games files, colony parts, etc. They also emailed Private Division and they said its fine if they use them to only mod KSP2. So right now there is work on a Colony mod with most of the features they promised, cooler clouds also asteroids & isru and ofc planet modding.
Recently started playing ksp1 again and I would like to thank you for your videos . I' have had KSP1 since 2013, but currently showing only 76 hours of game play and most of that is recent. Your videos have helped me learn more about the mechanics of the game. I made my first successful orbit and landing. Thank you 😊🚀 Edit: are you excited for KSA?
Hi, got ksp 1 around a month or 2 ago. Proud to say after launching my first 3 satellite using my own ssto design, I have launched 144 metric tons (4 orange tanks) in a giant ssto (flying wing) into orbit. Your videos have greatly helped my progress in ksp. Wish me luck in reentry!
Kitten space agency? Its being worked on by HarvestR (OG KSP dev) and hes not the lead, but hes in there along with a TON of respected ksp1 modders. Oh and the dev of FRIGGIN DayZ TOO
The weirdest thing about kerbal space program is that I have always had more fun making aircraft in it. I have spent the last two days mostly making tiny little aircraft and replicas of real life aircraft. I don’t even bother with mods because my computer is a potato
Ok im going to say, can you make a video on how to get, download and install and ultimately which mods as standard you recommend. Im not really one for downloading etc. So id love a quick guide and i bet thousands of others would too who are both intimidated by the process and embarrassed thst they dont know how too!
I recently came back to KSP after many years, and I noticed some clips floating around of KSP 2. I had kind of missed the whole saga regarding it, so I was worried that KSP 1 was abandoned and the community had moved on. I considered buying it. I'm glad I held off and found a still active community for KSP 1.
I've recently started playing KSP (1) again, thanks to finally getting a laptop that can run it just fine. I even got the Making History and Breaking Ground DLCs when they were on sale. I've been trying to find some good mods to help improve the visuals, and maybe even add some cool extra stuff that feels vanilla. Do you have any recommendations I could download Via CKAN? It seems like most of the mods on there are labeled "out of date" or "incompatible" with KSP's final version.
Have you seen anything about Kitten Space Agency? Supposedly a KSP successor in development…I’m always looking to fill that KSP 2 void in my soul lol. Keep up the good work Matt you’re the best space gamer out there!
Really wish we could get an engine refresh for KSP 1. It could run so much better on hardware newer than what was top-of-the-line in 2011... The inability to use >4GB RAM without a) a hack and b) a garbage collector pausing the game for a full second out of every 5 would go a long, long way towards a KSP renaissance... Marginally better Linux support (it runs _great_ on Linux, but not without a couple minor tweaks that many users don't know about) would help, too, especially for the growing number of Steam Deck users.
For me, the saddest part is just...every time I see that trailer for KSP2, or see gameplay footage... Some little, tiny part of me still refuses to believe it's dead. How could anyone want to kill one of the greatest franchises of all time? And yeah, I get corporate greed, I get that Take Two is evil, I get all these things. But there's just this little, tiny, innocent part of my mind that just can't fathom why anyone would take one of the greatest opportunities in all of game dev history...and just squander it like that.
I really liked all the procedural parts for airplanes and such in KSP2. The colors were nice, as well. I guess with the right mods you could make KSP1 look better, but I saw what could be, and it’s hard to go back to KSP1 for me.
Would love to see a video covering good KSP1 mods to use for people who havent played KSP1 in a while or havent kept up with the modding community, etc. at the minimum, recommendations would be cool :)
Perfect answer "No"... I'm still experimenting with the machine parts of KSP1, have already built a nuclear hovercraft high-altitude launch platform. No way you can build something like that in KSP 2. I'm going to watch your entire video anyway, and like it, just because you said "no" in the first few seconds :)
You're one of the biggest reasons I bought KSP 1. You and some dudes who made Ksp tutorials for (brainless) dummies like me! And man I thank you TwT This game is pure joy... I modded the shit out of it, but still, what a beast of a game
One thing i love a lot about KSP is how you make you’re own goals and achieving them is more satisfying than completing goals set by the game like yeah its so cool seeing you’ve got 2700 science from one trip but whats cooler is seeing that you were able to send a satellite to minmus in different parts and have them all dock together its a feeling that no other game can capture
That TLDW at the start is great, and really all that needs saying. Not only did it release into EA in a buggy basically unplayable mess, they wanted £45 for it!
Hello Matt when you made an rocket or ssto that have two parts with Kerbals that separe and you can't return all the parts you can just put parachutes that actives when upyou separate and return in security
I'm looking forward to the new Kitten Space Agency. Already they've been far more transparent than even squad was developing ksp1, even going as far to post a live changelog of the work they've been doing which updates as little as every 15 minutes, and they have big names from both KSP development teams and the modding community, including HarvestR!
Just picked up KSP1. I want it to look amazing. What mods should I pick up? If any modders charge for their work, I'm fine paying as well. Just want the absolute best looking KSP1 possible.
Because your doing modded ksp now you should do a series along the lines of “journey to jool” where you use hiesenburgs airships and air park to make a floating jool base
I have played KSP1 for over a decade and I was very excited by the KSP2. But after experiencing too many game breaking bugs I stopped playing it and went back to KSP1 and I haven't gone back. After seeing that HarveseR who you interviewed on this channel 5 months ago is now working on KSA I am once again very excited for the future of space games. For those that don't know he was the original dev who pitched Kerbal Space Program to Squad which was based on the little tinfoil astronauts he used to launch on fireworks when he was a kid.
I'm a causal player, I really like KSP 2. KSP 1 I had been playing since the alpha but even then was extremely intimidating. I really learned a lot from KSP 2 and it carries over to KSP 1, so I would tell people learn on KSP 2, then treat KSP 1 as the sequel that's more finished.
The problem with telling them to "learn on KSP 2" is that requires them to overpay for an unfinished product or become a digital privateer and acquire a copy through other means. Neither should ever be recommended as the go to option. If you already have it, then sure, but if you don't... Well, the whole point of the video is to tell you which to buy which means you have neither... No, the best is to just get KSP 1 and learn how to play KSP 1 by playing KSP 1... And get CKAN and download mods, like mechjeb, so you have an autopilot that can do things for you when you get frustrated or intimidated by the scope of the mission you want to do, or bored with doing the same thing over and over again and just want autopilot to handle it. And other mods that add fun parts, and other mods that make everything look a lot better.
Why 2 first? Maybe it has better in-game tutorials, but there is a host of video tutorials for KSP1, including some truly excellent ones. Since Mike Aben's tutorials got known, no-one's been saying "I can't even land on the Mun" any more, unless they haven't yet heard of him. There's the graphics, I guess, where KSP2 doesn't need to be modded to look spectacular. A new player might not want to start modding straight away. For newbies who want to play the game first and see the sights second, KSP1 would be all right; they can mod later, but it's not so great for other players, I guess. So maybe there is something to getting KSP2 first, but only a little bit because installing mods for KSP1 isn't hard.
I got into KSP way back before it was on steam. 2011 or 2012 I think. I've sunk probably 2000 hours into the game between the early beta versions and the steam release. I had a huge amount of fun with the game and eventually moved on to other things. I'm lucky, because I didn't feel any need to buy KSP2, having done it all in KSP. I figured when they eventually released base building and interstellar travel I would give it a look. I really managed to dodge a bullet there! Now to go and continue to lick my wounds over all the money I dumped into Star Citizen...
Glad I never got sucked into "the first was great, just wildly fund anything they do next"... Ksp is great. And ksp1 could have just as easily (possibly more easy) have been upgraded. They only wanted to squeeze a popular title for more cash...
@MattLowne, check out Bob Greenyer of the Martin Fleischmann Memorial project. You could expand your space content by researching beyond rocket boom technology. And you will be utterly surprised.
It was your content that kept me from buying KSP 2 amidst the debacle that was their desperate cash grab at the end. Thank you so much Matt for your content that helped encourage me to get the expansions to KSP1 instead.
It's so sad that KSP 2 is currently in the state that it is, but as hard as it is to do, I will continue to hold faith that I didn't drop 50 dillar on a game that I can't even play, and that one day, ONE DAY! I will see my beloved KSP 2 out in it's full glory.
They should have added random astronaut NPC's on planet and in orbit you could meet up with to get given random side quests, land and atmospheric flying races, planet to planet races, drop parts/resources off, pick X up from there and take them to Y etc.
Hello nice video. Just a little question, could you tell me which version of the game I should buy, KSP 1 or 2? More seriously, when is the class action against the lying publisher who is selling a dead game in early access?
explanation for fellow Americans: Imagine a basic week-old cheeseburger. It's a bit old, and newer burgers have more stuff. That is KSP1. Now, imagine a fresh cheeseburger without condiments or the like that's missing the top bun. After you begin to eat, the chef starts adding the cheese, then the pickles. Now imagine the company owner walking out and shooting the chef as they're adding onto the burger. Then the manager walks out and says everything is fine, but after that the owner says they're closing this location. This burger is KSP2.
As someone who bought KSP1 but didn’t put a lot of time into. Can anyone recommend mods for a novice. Happy to keep the basic functions of the game until I get a better understanding but I’d love it to look prettier and have mods that improve things
I purchased KSP 2 the instant that it released on Steam. I last played it 11 months ago (I revisited in Dec 2023) and I have a whopping 12 hours played total. What a huge disaster and it has made me extremely cautious about buying any new releases, especially sequels of popular games. I'll be going back to KSP 1 here soon, but unsure of the mod list that I should install. I'll check through your channel when I'm ready though and see what your recommendations are.
Could you make a new mod installation guide? KSP modding seems pretty unintuitive and it's hard to pick out which mods go with which and how/where to download them etc
This was a very helpful and informative video that will point a lot of people in the right direction. However it would have had a more emotional impact if it had been presented in a the form of an interpretive rollercoaster park.
I got KSP1 back in greenlight and honestly feel it was in a better state back then than ksp2. They spent so long making an amazing game with huge modding community, and rather than keep nurturing it they just tried to make a new game
Hasn’t there been any updates on what is the plan for the makers. Are they trying to sell the rights to the game and only then does development continue? Or are they working on it with a smaller team?
At this point i consider KSP 2 to be an outright scam. Nothing on the steam page suggests the game is dead. It just says it's in early access and they still charge 50 bucks. At this point i feel that intercept games and private division should be sued into oblivion for anti consumer practices. Even steam should be sued for having the game up in it's current form. They should protect their customers from these sort of practices.
T2 should be at fault here. They're the publishers and are the ones that should actually admit to their scummy practices. They've done this a bunch of times before
@@danzstuff I was under the impression that Private division was the publisher. They're listed as the publisher on the steam page and wikipedia. But whatever, T2 should go down as well.
To be honest... KSP2 is still a better experience new new players. The onboarding missions are way better for learning. I spent 500 hours in KSP1 and never made it to Duna. Within 200 hours of KSP2 I was doing tour missions to Jool. KSP1 is terrible at pushing players to challenge themselves and even worse at guiding players towards the "next" challenge that is appropriate for them. KSP1 has more potential for long term play. But I think it's reasonable to start with KSP2 and then move over to KSP1 after you've done the whole solar system.
Subasemblies are already in ksp 1. On the left side of the screen, click the advanced tab (above the part selection), and the green rocket symbol is the subassemblies tab
Heya! Thanks for checking this video out. I know this isn’t really something applicable to regular viewers of the channel, but in the absence of a clear-cut dedicated-video PSA from a larger KSP UA-camr I felt that it would be right to make a short and (hopefully) concise video about WHY nobody should purchase KSP 2.
I could have made it longer, and covered the development history/mess in more detail (and in doing so slightly more accurately than this oversimplified summary) but I figured uncertain buyers would be put-off by a 40 minute long documentary lol. I wanted the video to be under 8 minutes too, because videos longer than 8 minutes make more ad revenue and I didn’t want it to look like a cynical money-grab as opposed to a genuine recommendation. Idk. Hope you felt it accurately summarised the situation with KSP 2 and why KSP 1 is the better/only game :D
If you want to watch a comprehensive video documenting the absolute chaos that was KSP 2's development, then ShadowZone (featuring your's truly!) made an excellent video:
ua-cam.com/video/NtMA594am4M/v-deo.htmlsi=lAGJRX0FP1IpnOz
hey matt, look into kitten space agency, its a game getting developed thats supposed to be a ksp killer and have even more mod support than that of just ksp1
@@bob12688 I CANNOT wait for that game to release
Matt, would you consider doing another short video to highlight some of the other amazing KSP UA-cam content creators that need to be known about i.e. VAOS and Mike Aben. You three are the reason I'm addicted to KSP after having it in my steam account for more than a decade but being too intimidated to try it. Now I'm 400hrs in and obsessed. Thanks
you are not a large ksp youtuber.
That video does slap
The fact KSP2 is actually still being featured in Steam sales is kinda disgusting
Such a scam.
It`s actually committing fraud.
Guys, Gabe's email is publically available and I sincerely believe that he is a person who is able and interested in clarifying the situation. Join the voice!
I sent a message to my attorney general but Steam apparently sent them a message back spewing the same kind of bs about early access this and that and I haven't heard a word from them since. There's literally nothing we can do except pray that the negative reviews are enough to warn people to stay away from the game.
@@7WeekendWarrior Gabe doesn't personally decide what goes in there, DO NOT EMAIL VALVE STAFF! It is Take-Two being morons, actively paying for advertisement for a game they will never recoup the costs of. Let them suffer instead, I doubt many people are buying a game with the review score this one has.
Fair assessment. I used to say KSP2 was a diamond in the rough when it was still actively being developed. Now it is just a sad smouldering husk of crushed carbon.
it would have been peak trust
This is the best analogy lmao
And you know what? I still think this game CAN be salvaged by a good willing studio, that understands the vision, and has the balls to invest money, without over-commercialising it, but as these are way too rare nowadays, I don’t think we will ever see a good KSP 2.
But as we say in Germany: Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt.
(The hope will die last)
@Plantoffel I really hope that happens
@@PlantoffelKSP 2’s foundation is flawed and should not be salvaged.
I still go back and watch the KSP 2 announcement trailer because that is some of the best video game media ever created and it's so sad we will never get to see it.
I still think of that Soviet Womble comment too "Just take your time to get it right, Private Division. Even if it takes additional months for the sake of quality. Prove to us you're worthy of taking over from Squad." They sadly did not
@@JaySliZe It's not really Private Divisions fault, they did an okay job in the time they had, probably under heavy regulation by Take2, it's all Take2's fault because they decided to basically axe the game by getting rid of all the developers. They thought they could just buy the IP "KSP", add a 2 and a lot of promises and make a lot of money. Sadly I bought KSP2 right before it got axed and I wont get my money back from steam for it cause I have 2,5 hours.
Squad should've never sold the IP and instead developed KSP2 on their own or tried to find another publisher. But I've been following KSP since 0.17 and know that there was a lot of shady stuff in the background about working conditions and such at Squad so I understand why they decided to just sell the KSP name.
I actually never played the first KSP. I watched videos on it for years but was too intimidated by it. When i eventually grew up, I was going to get into KSP1, but KSP2 was announced and thought that there was no point playing an older game and waited, and waited. When it finally came out, my plan was to grow with the game, so I could about orbital mechanics and all thegood stuff while the game grew and expanded around me. That was until both mine and the game's time were cut short.
Now I have KSA to look forward to!
There's also Juno: new origins
buy ksp! its still amazing, and the mod community is far more active than intercept games ever was
KSA?
@ADonutMan Kitten Space Agency is a new game VERY EARLY in development by RocketWerkz. Dev team includes a lot of KSP devs and prominent modders
@@ADonutManNew game being developed by Rocketwertz - most of the team is from KSP1 - including HarvesteR
Luckily for me, when ksp 2 released i thought "i'll first master ksp 1, and then when multiplayer, colonies and interstellar comes to ksp 2 i'll get it"
i wanted to wait for ksp 2 as they promised tutorials. I'm still waiting 5 years later...
I was just waiting for a career mode and maybe a UI update. Guess another 12 years of KSP1 is good too.
I sort of thought the same thing. I bought 1 a year before 2 came out in preparation, and then waited for 2 to eventually be fixed of all its bugs… But that’s never happening.
For me it was the hardware requirements.
I was totally hyped-up "I'll get KSP2, because even if that is bad the fun I got out of KSP1 warrants the expense." But then I saw that KSP2 wouldn't even run on my PC. Not just that my PC specs are below the minimum specs, they were so far below that I wasn't sure it would even start. Then I saw that they required a much more modern GPU than CPU, i.e. that they invested a lot into graphics and probably a lot less into the physics engine. That killed my hype for good.
@@ahoannon5711 imagine building a new pc to play ksp 2 and then this happening
whats your opinion on kitten space agency (KSA)
its being worked on by the KSP 1 and 2 devs, plus some KSP modders and a few other well known developers
We haven’t really seen much about it yet. They’ve released some game engine footage, but we don’t really know much about gameplay. I’m optimistic about it, but I’m not sure what it can do that hasn’t already been done by KSP1 or Juno.
@@theioncow18considering that it is supposed to be a spiritual succesur, I hope the gameplay will be identical except for fixes and quality of live improvements
@@theioncow18 Blackrack, the volumetric clouds and defered lighting mod dev for ksp 1, is working on the game, so atleast we know it will look good lol.
@@demondangr there's also harvester on the team lmao
@@jm56585 I dont know much about him other than him being one of the original ksp devs and kitbash model club
There is a group of modders on the intercept discord that are attempting to “finish” ksp2. From what I know they’re currently working on colonies.
Yeah and i think they've made an early version of a cloud mod that adds multiple layers
Most of them seem to have very limited programming knowledge so I'm not holding my breath
They shouldent add they should fix the base game first.
@@Brixxter amateur devs better than no devs at least
@@Infernal_Elf it’s a shame that a group of modders has to fix a AAA game
That intro was exactly what I was gonna comment. 🎉 KSP1 with graphics mods and just a handful of QoL mods is easily the kind of rocket simulator I've wanted as a kid. All I need is a NASA supercomputer... some things never change!
Nah! Supercomputers in the last 20 years or so are all about running many threads effectively in parallel. KSP is essentially single-thread. 😁
when i first bought ksp 2, its was nearly brand new. (the game had only been out 2 or 3 days i think) The game ran at (im not kidding) 3 fps when looking at my rocket. If i was looking at the sky the game ran at a meager 20-30 fps. I instantly knew that i had wasted my money after this. But what really put the icing on the cake was that the game was so buggy that even if i managed to get into the VAB my rocket would basically be unbuildable due to all the bugs.
Maybe don't play a 2023 game on a 2008 Toshiba laptop next time, yeah?
@@Salamandra40k The game itself was badly optimised, even the big youtubers who probably have god pc's were having their game running at 20 fps and lower.
My computer isn’t nasa level by any standards but it’s not bad by any means. It’s more mid range, which was the computer that the developers marketed the game towards.
@@Salamandra40k 60 FPS on 2024 games, 5fps on KSP2. It's not the computer
@@CarbonMonoxide798 Never saw any of it, get better drivers and dont fucking always use "ultimate" settings, dont know what else to tell y'all
I searched ksp into the UA-cam search bar and your channel was the first result, not a video, or a reel, just your channel. You’re the biggest ksp UA-camr.
100% on the euphoria of making orbit the first time in the OG game. I'm 42 years old and that remains one of my single fondest video game memories of all time!
Im still trying, I spent so long building planes I never actually got to space properly!
I have been off grid for about a year. KSP2 was a highlight of my return and the news was devastating. The current state of KSP1+Mods was a welcome embrace to return to.
Thanks for your service to the KSP community, you are the reason I can Lazy Lowne Dock confidently and easily the main reason I continued to play KSP to this day.
I'm sure many people's money will be saved because of you matt. Keep up the good work 👍
plot twist: buy Kitten Space agency when it comes out instead of ksp 1 or 2
Yeah but that game has the earth and Jupiter and stuff like that not epic green vegetable. Earth is so boring why name a planet after the ground.
Joined their discord today after watching a YT video about. Soo looking forward to it
@@HistoryOnPaper they are using the real solar system for testing rn. It will all be different in the future
yeah, let's hype the next sucessor.
@@Thisandthat8908Cautious optimism, I'd say. Keep an eye on it, see how this one progresses. There's a very good list of names attached to the project, and the hope that they're approaching its development with the same sort of passion the fans have for KSP. Continue to monitor, hope for the best, give them an opportunity to succeed.
I warned so many people, I tried to get them to wait just a few more weeks before spending their money, and I got called all sorts of names for it. I am not happy that I was proven right, I am just sad that so many people lost their money and had their hopes dashed. I hope everyone who did buy the game learn to not trust marketing in the future and that we can all focus and making KSP1 a better game.
So, this might be something cool you would be interested to check out eventually when it releases. A bunch of KSP2 Players are modding the game with the stuff they found in the games files, colony parts, etc. They also emailed Private Division and they said its fine if they use them to only mod KSP2. So right now there is work on a Colony mod with most of the features they promised, cooler clouds also asteroids & isru and ofc planet modding.
Holding out for KSA.
You should cover KSA next (Kitten Space Agency)
it doesn't really exist yet.
@@keiyakins that true there is no public alpha yet. But maybe they may give him an alpha key
Recently started playing ksp1 again and I would like to thank you for your videos .
I' have had KSP1 since 2013, but currently showing only 76 hours of game play and most of that is recent. Your videos have helped me learn more about the mechanics of the game. I made my first successful orbit and landing. Thank you 😊🚀
Edit: are you excited for KSA?
Hi, got ksp 1 around a month or 2 ago. Proud to say after launching my first 3 satellite using my own ssto design, I have launched 144 metric tons (4 orange tanks) in a giant ssto (flying wing) into orbit. Your videos have greatly helped my progress in ksp. Wish me luck in reentry!
KSP is always going to be number one. Period.
A really great community on console too. Still active and has been for sometime now.
Long live KSP!!!
I hope more people watch this video before buying KSP 2. Steam should stop selling it. Thanks Matt and long live KSP !
Hey @MattLowne, did you saw "KSA"? Its a sucesor of KSP 1
Long live Jeb, the Hero of Kerbin
What do you think about the Kitten Space Agency or otherwise the KSA game RocketWerks is gonna start developing???
matt loves ksp so much he's shrinking and turning green
Cool, now please do a video on all the "canonical" mods to improve and rejuvanate ksp1 ❤
Hopefully someday we will actually get a game like the one that Intercept promised KSP 2 would be
Kitten space agency? Its being worked on by HarvestR (OG KSP dev) and hes not the lead, but hes in there along with a TON of respected ksp1 modders. Oh and the dev of FRIGGIN DayZ TOO
The weirdest thing about kerbal space program is that I have always had more fun making aircraft in it. I have spent the last two days mostly making tiny little aircraft and replicas of real life aircraft. I don’t even bother with mods because my computer is a potato
Ok im going to say, can you make a video on how to get, download and install and ultimately which mods as standard you recommend. Im not really one for downloading etc. So id love a quick guide and i bet thousands of others would too who are both intimidated by the process and embarrassed thst they dont know how too!
I recently came back to KSP after many years, and I noticed some clips floating around of KSP 2. I had kind of missed the whole saga regarding it, so I was worried that KSP 1 was abandoned and the community had moved on. I considered buying it. I'm glad I held off and found a still active community for KSP 1.
i hate to say it but that space port teleporting into space seems like that could be fun
I've recently started playing KSP (1) again, thanks to finally getting a laptop that can run it just fine. I even got the Making History and Breaking Ground DLCs when they were on sale.
I've been trying to find some good mods to help improve the visuals, and maybe even add some cool extra stuff that feels vanilla. Do you have any recommendations I could download Via CKAN? It seems like most of the mods on there are labeled "out of date" or "incompatible" with KSP's final version.
Have you seen anything about Kitten Space Agency? Supposedly a KSP successor in development…I’m always looking to fill that KSP 2 void in my soul lol. Keep up the good work Matt you’re the best space gamer out there!
I have like 100 mods installed and with blackrack volumetric clouds and Linx parallax continued, it’s absolutely beautiful
Really wish we could get an engine refresh for KSP 1. It could run so much better on hardware newer than what was top-of-the-line in 2011... The inability to use >4GB RAM without a) a hack and b) a garbage collector pausing the game for a full second out of every 5 would go a long, long way towards a KSP renaissance...
Marginally better Linux support (it runs _great_ on Linux, but not without a couple minor tweaks that many users don't know about) would help, too, especially for the growing number of Steam Deck users.
For me, the saddest part is just...every time I see that trailer for KSP2, or see gameplay footage... Some little, tiny part of me still refuses to believe it's dead. How could anyone want to kill one of the greatest franchises of all time? And yeah, I get corporate greed, I get that Take Two is evil, I get all these things. But there's just this little, tiny, innocent part of my mind that just can't fathom why anyone would take one of the greatest opportunities in all of game dev history...and just squander it like that.
I really liked all the procedural parts for airplanes and such in KSP2. The colors were nice, as well. I guess with the right mods you could make KSP1 look better, but I saw what could be, and it’s hard to go back to KSP1 for me.
the first 2 seconds of this video earned you a like... well done!
Kitten Space Agency might still save a ksp sequel
Would love to see a video covering good KSP1 mods to use for people who havent played KSP1 in a while or havent kept up with the modding community, etc. at the minimum, recommendations would be cool :)
Perfect answer "No"... I'm still experimenting with the machine parts of KSP1, have already built a nuclear hovercraft high-altitude launch platform. No way you can build something like that in KSP 2. I'm going to watch your entire video anyway, and like it, just because you said "no" in the first few seconds :)
Hey Matt, do you know about the VIPER rover mission? You think you can recreate it and give it some much needed press? Lov your vids ❤
You're one of the biggest reasons I bought KSP 1. You and some dudes who made Ksp tutorials for (brainless) dummies like me! And man I thank you TwT This game is pure joy... I modded the shit out of it, but still, what a beast of a game
I'm hoping for KSA to get it right.
One thing i love a lot about KSP is how you make you’re own goals and achieving them is more satisfying than completing goals set by the game like yeah its so cool seeing you’ve got 2700 science from one trip but whats cooler is seeing that you were able to send a satellite to minmus in different parts and have them all dock together its a feeling that no other game can capture
I love ksp2s starting space area it looks like a proper space launch place. I wish there was a way to port that over to ksp1
0:01 to 0:09 thank you for this information, i will stay with Ksp 1 instead of my planned Ksp 2 videos.
That TLDW at the start is great, and really all that needs saying. Not only did it release into EA in a buggy basically unplayable mess, they wanted £45 for it!
Hello Matt when you made an rocket or ssto that have two parts with Kerbals that separe and you can't return all the parts you can just put parachutes that actives when upyou separate and return in security
I'm looking forward to the new Kitten Space Agency. Already they've been far more transparent than even squad was developing ksp1, even going as far to post a live changelog of the work they've been doing which updates as little as every 15 minutes, and they have big names from both KSP development teams and the modding community, including HarvestR!
I live in Utah, next to one of the largest salt lakes in the world. That amount of salt pales in comparison to the salt Matt has towards KSP2.
And yet it’s not enough. They rap&d Kerbal in the KSP2 offices.
so THATS why its called salt lake city
yes, but that salt is well warranted
5 second video. Got my answer. Sticking to KSP 1. Thanks Matt!
I think that when KSA comes out (the original dev of KSP makes KSA), it is definitely going to challenge KSP 1
Just picked up KSP1. I want it to look amazing. What mods should I pick up? If any modders charge for their work, I'm fine paying as well. Just want the absolute best looking KSP1 possible.
I'm so ready for the modding renaissance of KSP 1
best 10 second video ever
Awesome start! 😂🎉 thought it was really over.🎉 I immediately liked 👍
Because your doing modded ksp now you should do a series along the lines of “journey to jool” where you use hiesenburgs airships and air park to make a floating jool base
I have played KSP1 for over a decade and I was very excited by the KSP2. But after experiencing too many game breaking bugs I stopped playing it and went back to KSP1 and I haven't gone back.
After seeing that HarveseR who you interviewed on this channel 5 months ago is now working on KSA I am once again very excited for the future of space games. For those that don't know he was the original dev who pitched Kerbal Space Program to Squad which was based on the little tinfoil astronauts he used to launch on fireworks when he was a kid.
Kerbals sending their entire space R&D facility into space is hecking hilarious and you can't tell me otherwise
I'm a causal player, I really like KSP 2. KSP 1 I had been playing since the alpha but even then was extremely intimidating. I really learned a lot from KSP 2 and it carries over to KSP 1, so I would tell people learn on KSP 2, then treat KSP 1 as the sequel that's more finished.
The problem with telling them to "learn on KSP 2" is that requires them to overpay for an unfinished product or become a digital privateer and acquire a copy through other means. Neither should ever be recommended as the go to option. If you already have it, then sure, but if you don't... Well, the whole point of the video is to tell you which to buy which means you have neither... No, the best is to just get KSP 1 and learn how to play KSP 1 by playing KSP 1... And get CKAN and download mods, like mechjeb, so you have an autopilot that can do things for you when you get frustrated or intimidated by the scope of the mission you want to do, or bored with doing the same thing over and over again and just want autopilot to handle it. And other mods that add fun parts, and other mods that make everything look a lot better.
Why 2 first? Maybe it has better in-game tutorials, but there is a host of video tutorials for KSP1, including some truly excellent ones. Since Mike Aben's tutorials got known, no-one's been saying "I can't even land on the Mun" any more, unless they haven't yet heard of him.
There's the graphics, I guess, where KSP2 doesn't need to be modded to look spectacular. A new player might not want to start modding straight away. For newbies who want to play the game first and see the sights second, KSP1 would be all right; they can mod later, but it's not so great for other players, I guess. So maybe there is something to getting KSP2 first, but only a little bit because installing mods for KSP1 isn't hard.
Thought Matt was crazy for a minute actually considering the prospect of KSP2 being a valued purchase for new players. Was very quickly satisfied.
I got into KSP way back before it was on steam. 2011 or 2012 I think. I've sunk probably 2000 hours into the game between the early beta versions and the steam release.
I had a huge amount of fun with the game and eventually moved on to other things.
I'm lucky, because I didn't feel any need to buy KSP2, having done it all in KSP. I figured when they eventually released base building and interstellar travel I would give it a look. I really managed to dodge a bullet there!
Now to go and continue to lick my wounds over all the money I dumped into Star Citizen...
You’re doing an incredible job with your content!
Glad I never got sucked into "the first was great, just wildly fund anything they do next"...
Ksp is great. And ksp1 could have just as easily (possibly more easy) have been upgraded. They only wanted to squeeze a popular title for more cash...
thanks for answering the question we were all asking each other 3 seconds in!
Cool video as always, Matt. Also. Have you heard about Kitten Space Agency?
We thank you for your obsession as we also enjoy the game. Your success is encouragement for us to keep learning and being persistent.
Ksp2 had so much potential and there’s still things about it that I prefer and that they have over even a modded ksp2
This video starting exactly how I thought it would made my day
@MattLowne, check out Bob Greenyer of the Martin Fleischmann Memorial project. You could expand your space content by researching beyond rocket boom technology. And you will be utterly surprised.
Betteridge's law of headlines applies again, but Matt actually sticks the answer at the start.
It was your content that kept me from buying KSP 2 amidst the debacle that was their desperate cash grab at the end. Thank you so much Matt for your content that helped encourage me to get the expansions to KSP1 instead.
It's so sad that KSP 2 is currently in the state that it is, but as hard as it is to do, I will continue to hold faith that I didn't drop 50 dillar on a game that I can't even play, and that one day, ONE DAY! I will see my beloved KSP 2 out in it's full glory.
There’s a group of modders trying to finish the game on the intercept discord
@@2dogplc Godspeed to them
hook, line and sinker
dont buy full priced early access games if you enjoy having money
@@thecanadianfuhrer8602 pipe down lil bro
Why did you buy it???? Never buy early acces; just wait for reviews
They should have added random astronaut NPC's on planet and in orbit you could meet up with to get given random side quests, land and atmospheric flying races, planet to planet races, drop parts/resources off, pick X up from there and take them to Y etc.
Hello nice video. Just a little question, could you tell me which version of the game I should buy, KSP 1 or 2?
More seriously, when is the class action against the lying publisher who is selling a dead game in early access?
I definitely didn’t ask this same question 2 days ago and am now obsessed with watching ksp videos😂
explanation for fellow Americans:
Imagine a basic week-old cheeseburger. It's a bit old, and newer burgers have more stuff. That is KSP1.
Now, imagine a fresh cheeseburger without condiments or the like that's missing the top bun. After you begin to eat, the chef starts adding the cheese, then the pickles. Now imagine the company owner walking out and shooting the chef as they're adding onto the burger. Then the manager walks out and says everything is fine, but after that the owner says they're closing this location. This burger is KSP2.
You succesfully managed to use a burger as a metaphor for KSP☠️
As someone who bought KSP1 but didn’t put a lot of time into. Can anyone recommend mods for a novice. Happy to keep the basic functions of the game until I get a better understanding but I’d love it to look prettier and have mods that improve things
thankfully we're getting ksa :D
I think the game of while for all mankind universe has a lot less drama behind it 3:29
KSP one all the way. I bought 2 and even at the last update SOI changes were so bad that I never made it further than minmus.
Let's hope there's many years left of fun to be had in KSP 1
Lol, at this point it would be insane to even look at KSP2
KSP 1 for sure. Just a few mods and boom, KSP 1 graphics are of KSP 2
There's a teeeeny tiny chance they'll pull off a No Mans Sky in two years.
Yes I do believe Santa is real
I purchased KSP 2 the instant that it released on Steam. I last played it 11 months ago (I revisited in Dec 2023) and I have a whopping 12 hours played total. What a huge disaster and it has made me extremely cautious about buying any new releases, especially sequels of popular games.
I'll be going back to KSP 1 here soon, but unsure of the mod list that I should install. I'll check through your channel when I'm ready though and see what your recommendations are.
This video started exactly how I hoped it would.
Could you make a new mod installation guide? KSP modding seems pretty unintuitive and it's hard to pick out which mods go with which and how/where to download them etc
This was a very helpful and informative video that will point a lot of people in the right direction. However it would have had a more emotional impact if it had been presented in a the form of an interpretive rollercoaster park.
I got KSP1 back in greenlight and honestly feel it was in a better state back then than ksp2. They spent so long making an amazing game with huge modding community, and rather than keep nurturing it they just tried to make a new game
This is a very timely video, as I just recently decided to start playing KSP again once I realized that KSP2 was kaput.
Hasn’t there been any updates on what is the plan for the makers. Are they trying to sell the rights to the game and only then does development continue? Or are they working on it with a smaller team?
At this point i consider KSP 2 to be an outright scam. Nothing on the steam page suggests the game is dead. It just says it's in early access and they still charge 50 bucks.
At this point i feel that intercept games and private division should be sued into oblivion for anti consumer practices.
Even steam should be sued for having the game up in it's current form. They should protect their customers from these sort of practices.
T2 should be at fault here. They're the publishers and are the ones that should actually admit to their scummy practices. They've done this a bunch of times before
@@danzstuff I was under the impression that Private division was the publisher. They're listed as the publisher on the steam page and wikipedia.
But whatever, T2 should go down as well.
@@ThePanMan11 Well, T2 owns PD, but technically PD does publish KSP2
@danzstuff ah thanks for the correction.
To be honest... KSP2 is still a better experience new new players. The onboarding missions are way better for learning. I spent 500 hours in KSP1 and never made it to Duna. Within 200 hours of KSP2 I was doing tour missions to Jool.
KSP1 is terrible at pushing players to challenge themselves and even worse at guiding players towards the "next" challenge that is appropriate for them.
KSP1 has more potential for long term play. But I think it's reasonable to start with KSP2 and then move over to KSP1 after you've done the whole solar system.
I liked the shout out to us followers.
I want a mod for KSP 1 that adds subassemblies and other nice building tools from KSP 2, but I don’t know how hard that would be for modders
Subasemblies are already in ksp 1. On the left side of the screen, click the advanced tab (above the part selection), and the green rocket symbol is the subassemblies tab
@ never knew that thanks
Np :)
Truer words were never spoken. 😊