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 Well, we've been waiting forever... where is it.. I bought this title long ago under the premise that me and my kid would be flying the Kerbal system together.

1. [...] “Shaun [Esau, the developer of the multiplayer mod] has proven that multiplayer can be done, so Squad is committed to making multiplayer a part of the final release,” Squad PR manager Bob Holtzman said. [...]

http://www.pcgamer.com/kerbal-space-program-committed-to-multiplayer-career-and-sandbox-modes/

2. Currently an officially supported multiplayer mode is not available. Developers have indicated a willingness to develop multiplayer beginning in 2014, and to complete development after the core single player game is released.[...]

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Multiplayer

3. [...] @StolenPotato we're working on Multiplayer for #KSP, and it's planned to be a free update released after 1.0 [...]

https://mobile.twitter.com/KerbalSpaceP/status/583683998360080384
https://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/317vxd/kerbal_multiplayer_confirmed_for_free_update/

4. [...] Kerbal Space Program 1.0 officially launches in just six days’ time, but that won’t be the end of its development. Squad has promised other long-requested features, including an official multiplayer mode, which it will begin work on as soon as the developers have enjoyed a serious celebration [...]

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/kerbal-10-release-women/

5. [...] Is there a multiplayer?
Technically, there is no multiplayer, but you can do all kinds of collaborative learning activities with the game. However multiplayer functionality is planned for Kerbal Space Program. There also exists an unofficial mod for Kerbal Space Program that adds multiplayer to the game.[...]

http://www.kerbaledu.com/faq

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:34 PM, regex said:

Yeah, but I didn't ever think they were serious.

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 Well that's a pretty bad move then, after reading it over and over.. it's still on their main FAQ page as "It's going to be a thing". If that's the case, then they need to take that blatant LIE down.

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:38 PM, Frozen_Heart said:

Been waiting for mp for a long time but not convinced it is going to happen. For me being able to play with friends would get me back into the game properly again.

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 I haven't played KSP in almost a year. I check back occasionally to see if anything is going on. All I'm asking is that they add the feature they kept saying they would add. (AND STILL HAVE POSTED AS AN UPCOMING FEATURE ON THE Q&A MAIN PAGE) :mad:

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:37 PM, Talavar said:

 Well that's a pretty bad move then, after reading it over and over.. it's still on their main FAQ page as "It's going to be a thing". If that's the case, then they need to take that blatant LIE down.

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vOv

What did you expect? They put an intern on the job, IIRC, and then that intern left.

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:44 PM, regex said:

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What did you expect? They put an intern on the job, IIRC, and then that intern left.

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- I expect them to stand by what they say. Hire another employee. It's not like they can't afford it.. -.-  If they wanted to, they could release MP in 2 months time. It's not like they're doing anything else at this point, except stroking their wallet. That being teh case, they'd probably start selling KSP again just from adding MP.

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:49 PM, regex said:

I like your optimism.

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 Well, considering 1 person, with a few contributers, managed to do it in their spare time in a course of a couple months, I'm sure a full team with full knowledge of the code could do it better.\, and quicker.

  On 5/25/2017 at 2:51 PM, Just Jim said:

I wasn't going to comment... but, what?

@SQUAD is right now working on a big upgrade and DLC project..

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  Wheres this post at"?

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:51 PM, Just Jim said:

I wasn't going to comment... but, what?

@SQUAD is right now working on a big upgrade and DLC project..

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:52 PM, Talavar said:

Wheres this post at"?

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KSP weekly(s)! It's all they've talked about for weeks now!

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:55 PM, Spartwo said:

If Multiplayer is DLC i'm not paying...

 

...It's not like I have to to get the Expansions anyway.

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So you want squad to give us more features, but don't want them to have the cash flow to do it?  #Logic

  On 5/25/2017 at 2:57 PM, Talavar said:

 I'm literally looking at it as we speak. All i see is minor fixes to Orbits and shadows... and font work.

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And localization. More money for Squad = more KSP for us.

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:57 PM, Brent Kerman said:

So you want squad to give us more features, but don't want them to have the cash flow to do it?  #Logic

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  You can't be serious.. this thing has sold millions of copies.. Cash isn't an issue. Just the effort to put out a currently promised feature. They'd sell more copies if they simply added multiplayer.. it would more than pay for itself. Id end up buying it for my friends if MP was added.

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:58 PM, Talavar said:

  You can't be serious.. this thing has sold millions of copies.. Cash isn't an issue. Just the effort to put out a currently promised feature.

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I'm totally serious. It has sold millions of copies. Steam indicates that sales have dropped, It's past its heyday. Most interested people have it. But with free updates, no more money. Localization, Console Ports, DLC's, all provide money to keep going. A business without a cash flow is no business.

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:55 PM, Spartwo said:

If Multiplayer is DLC i'm not paying...

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That's your choice, but Multiplayer or not, I've put nearly 3000 hours into playing (and writing about) KSP... I will gladly give @SQUAD a few $$$ no matter what's in it

  On 5/25/2017 at 2:57 PM, Talavar said:

 I'm literally looking at it as we speak. All i see is minor fixes to Orbits and shadows... and font work.

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Quote from Friday's Weekly

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With all due respect, this sounds like a little more than just fixing orbits and fonts....

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  On 5/25/2017 at 3:03 PM, Just Jim said:

That's your choice, but Multiplayer or not, I've put nearly 3000 hours into playing (and writing about) KSP... I will gladly give @SQUAD a few $$$ no matter what's in it!

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With all due respect, this sounds little more than fixing orbits and fonts....

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   I didn't see this one. Then again.. I'm not going digging deep... We don't need more parts and contracts anyway. I can do that with a few clicks of my mouse... -.-

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  On 5/25/2017 at 2:52 PM, Talavar said:

 Well, considering 1 person, with a few contributers, managed to do it in their spare time in a course of a couple months, I'm sure a full team with full knowledge of the code could do it better.\, and quicker.

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Oh definitely. And it'll be completely bug-free and totally QA'd, ready for PC and console, just like the mod was, amirite?

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  On 5/25/2017 at 3:09 PM, Brent Kerman said:

But Squad (or any business) needs money. No money = No Squad = No KSP.

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 adding parts and contracts isn't going to generate more sales.. unless they are planning to charge for something that modders do anyway, which would be a complete waste of time, since the majority of players would just get a mod instead.
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  On 5/25/2017 at 3:09 PM, regex said:

 

Oh definitely. And it'll be completely bug-free and totally QA'd, ready for PC and console, just like the mod was, amirite?

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I am a programmer, and I can say that completely bug free is near impossible.....even in a DOS text-based program. Computer programs are only as good as the programmers, and humans are not perfect. If anyone is expecting zero bugs, please try a different universe.

 

  On 5/25/2017 at 3:12 PM, Talavar said:

 adding parts and contracts isn't going to generate more sales.. unless they are planning to charge for something that modders do anyway, which would be a complete waste of time, since the majority of players would just get a mod instead.

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Those parts are in a PAID DLC.

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