stephensmat

Something I wish for? Space Program as a Business. I just read Delta-V by Daniel Suarez, and it makes a massive case for Space Mining, as a Space Priority, rather than colonization. Surviving Mars, admittedly a very different kind of game, makes a strong case that Spaceflight will happen just as soon as someone can figure out how to monetise it in a practical way. In career mode, you have to be careful not to overuse your funding, but if you could harvest an asteroid... KSP1 has already set up the foundation for that, with the ability to make fuel on some of the places you land. If you can make 'funding' as well, that's gotta be worth a few strategy guides: Landing on the Mun first gets you funding from the Kerbal Government. Getting funding from selling materials means you don't have to follow their contracts.

I'm sure I'm not the first person to suggest it, but I'd like some 'Hard Sci-fi' unlockables. In particular, I'd love to see a Space Elevator for Late-Game work. Or better yet, have it be a progression. Unlock the basic version, and use it on the Mun; since the low gravity allows for a more breakable cable. Then you unlock some science and get a stronger one for Duma. Then unlock a 'high level' Space Elevator cable for Kerbal. The one constant obstacle to KSP Missions, and for that matter, to the actual IRL Space Program, is getting off Earth. Once you're out of the Gravity Well, it is literally, all downhill. I can't think of a single thing that would be worth more to Spaceflight than a way to make the Liftoff cheap and fuel-free.

To be honest, I'm not sure where to go from here. Contracts say 'The Mun' but I'm not sure the next step. EVA's have given me 90 Science to Spend on the 45 Point column. Any ideas on the best step in Career mode? Early Spaceplanes, or more Rocket gear?

My only real wishlist is keyboard/mouse support for the console version. Okay, that's a lie; I'd also love mods on the console version, but I know that's impossible.

I do most of my gaming on PS4, and am relatively new to KSP. One thing I know for sure, if my computer can handle it, I'm going to be running KSP2 in Linux. It's just not console friendly. I know they're talking about a revamp with that sort of thing in mind; but still...