Should I update KSP?

[PTGFlyer]

I'm on a Macbook Air with 8gb of ram. I'm running 1.1.3, and don't want to go through the hassle of updating if I don't gain anything from it.

So, what cool new stuff has been added since 1.1.3?

[Superfluous J]

Back up your current version and then you can decide for yourself if you want to update by doing it.

As to what has been updated... A lot.

https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Version_history

[SnailsAttack]

this is the suggestions and development discussion section

[sumghai]

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[Gargamel]

15 minutes ago, PTGFlyer said:

I'm on a Macbook Air with 8gb of ram. I'm running 1.1.3, and don't want to go through the hassle of updating if I don't gain anything from it.

So, what cool new stuff has been added since 1.1.3?

Well, since you can very easily run multiple installs.....

[Snark]

14 hours ago, PTGFlyer said:

So, what cool new stuff has been added since 1.1.3?

Executive summary:

• KSP 1.2:  CommNet (setting up communications relays to enable talking to spacecraft)
• KSP 1.3:  Localization into various other languages. Asteroid Day merged into stock.
• KSP 1.4:  Some new parts.  Part variants. EVA parachutes.  (Also, Making History DLC released.)
• KSP 1.5:  Style overhaul of various older parts.  Improved burn indicator on navball.

Plus bunches of little fit-and-finish things, too numerous to list here.

From a gameplay perspective, the biggest new gameplay element added since 1.1.3 was the addition of CommNet, which (depending on your difficulty settings for it) adds a whole new dimension to the game.

Personally?  I like the new stuff, I'd recommend upgrading.  But like everything, it's up to you.    And as folks here have mentioned, you can keep a copy of your old KSP around-- that way you can try the new one, and go back to the old if you change your mind.

[PTGFlyer]

I've got RemoteTech. CommNet and EVA chutes are the two biggest draws for me.

The problem is I tried to install it and I just got a black screen instead of Jeb, Bob, and Bill loading.

[RealKerbal3x]

4 hours ago, PTGFlyer said:

I've got RemoteTech. CommNet and EVA chutes are the two biggest draws for me.

The problem is I tried to install it and I just got a black screen instead of Jeb, Bob, and Bill loading.

How many mods do you have installed? A lot of stuff has changed since 1.1.3, and mods may have broken. Check if there are 1.5.x compatible versions of those mods.

4 hours ago, Snark said:

KSP 1.4:  Some new parts.  Part variants. EVA parachutes.  (Also, Making History DLC released.)

I don’t think any parts were added into the base game in 1.4, but there were replacements for old-style parts. (Does the Mk1-3 pod count as a new part?)

[Geonovast]

20 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said:

(Does the Mk1-3 pod count as a new part?)

Yes.  It was more than a retexture of the Mk1-2.  Biggest difference is that the Mk1-3 has built in RCS jets.

[PTGFlyer]

58 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said:

How many mods do you have installed? A lot of stuff has changed since 1.1.3, and mods may have broken. Check if there are 1.5.x compatible versions of those mods.

I don’t think any parts were added into the base game in 1.4, but there were replacements for old-style parts. (Does the Mk1-3 pod count as a new part?)

It was a completely new game. I added mods for it based on which ones I had on 1.1.3, it did that, and then I tried the stock version I’d kept and it did it again. I’m not in the mood to troubleshoot right now, although the comms net and the EVA chutes mean I probably will at some point.

[GrandProtectorDark]

I don't really see a reason to stay on such an old version. 

There is plenty of both fancy new stock stuff (being able to place kerbals directly in external seats in editor being something not mentioned yet) and many good new mods.

It's definitely worth it to upgrade to newer versions.