Question regarding Kerbal Space Program 2 and 1.

[A Random Kerbonaut]

When Kerbal Space Program 2 is released, will the original game still get major updates, or bug fixes? Just general attention to the original because I don't know if I will buy the second.

[MechBFP]

15 minutes ago, A Random Kerbonaut said:

When Kerbal Space Program 2 is released, will the original game still get major updates, or bug fixes? Just general attention to the original because I don't know if I will buy the second.

Yes

[RocketSimplicity]

[Apollo13]

Unfortunately, I expect to see less mod content as modders rush to the new game in town.  I'm not excited about KSP 2.  I see it as the death knell for KSP 1.

[nascarlaser1]

3 minutes ago, Apollo13 said:

Unfortunately, I expect to see less mod content as modders rush to the new game in town.  I'm not excited about KSP 2.  I see it as the death knell for KSP 1.

I have the feeling that mods will still exist in KSP,for none other then the fact that there will always be things that can be done in KSP that cant be done in KSP 2, just as it is true the opposite. Also,not everyone is gonna buy KSP 2, so they'll have to find their mods somewhere :).

 

Edited August 31, 2019 by nascarlaser1

[klgraham1013]

23 hours ago, Apollo13 said:

I'm not excited about KSP 2.  I see it as the death knell for KSP 1.

I know.  It's going to suck when KSP1 gets erased from all the hard drives when KSP2 comes out.

[Curveball Anders]

11 hours ago, klgraham1013 said:

I know.  It's going to suck when KSP1 gets erased from all the hard drives when KSP2 comes out.

Hah!

I have a plan!

I'll keep a copy of my KSP1 on a tape!

 

[Superfluous J]

1 hour ago, Curveball Anders said:

Hah!

I have a plan!

I'll keep a copy of my KSP1 on a tape!

Good job, you've now forced them to EMP pulse the entire planet.

[Curveball Anders]

6 minutes ago, 5thHorseman said:

Good job, you've now forced them to EMP pulse the entire planet.

Hah, paper tape! 5 hole baudot!

 

[magnemoe]

1 hour ago, Curveball Anders said:

Hah, paper tape! 5 hole baudot!

 

Well that is probably 8000 km tape. You know burning it on an dvd would be a bit more practical  

[swjr-swis]

1 hour ago, magnemoe said:

dvd

No way, dvd can be microwaved. Them planes flying over my house might do it, while spraying their happy-happy joy-joy chems.

I say we chisel the binary bitcode into stone tablets. And draw instructions on reading the code on the walls of the cave we store them in. 100000 years from now, when the survivor descendants of the impending apocalypse seek refuge in this cave, they will spontaneously evolve into the most intelligent species on the planet, simultaneously going extinct because of spending all their time trying to send rocks into orbit instead of foraging for food.

Humanity will end but hey, as endings go, this has got to be a good one.

[Curveball Anders]

1 hour ago, magnemoe said:

Well that is probably 8000 km tape. You know burning it on an dvd would be a bit more practical  

The technology to read a DVD is quite advanced.

I prefer punched mylar tape, can in worst case be read by hand

 

[Vanamonde]

This discussion of the game's development has been moved to Development Discussions. 

[Kerbinchaser]

This discussion has turned into how to prevent the KSP 2 Boogaloo. 

I'm so proud of this community.

[klgraham1013]

Maintaining a pure copy of KSP1 in the event of a nuclear winter is of extreme importance. 

[Kerbinchaser]

17 hours ago, klgraham1013 said:

Maintaining a pure copy of KSP1 in the event of a nuclear winter is of extreme importance. 

And encasing it in a lead block. 

[peteletroll]

I suggest backing up KSP1 in cuneiform on clay tablet, because of tested durability.

Edited September 4, 2019 by peteletroll

[A Random Kerbonaut]

You can also bury the tablet.

[kerbiloid]

How many copies of KSP can be written on one DNA molecule?

[Ratwerke_Actual]

6 hours ago, kerbiloid said:

How many copies of KSP can be written on one DNA molecule?

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/134672-harvard-cracks-dna-storage-crams-700-terabytes-of-data-into-a-single-gram

[evandisoft]

On 8/31/2019 at 4:45 PM, Apollo13 said:

Unfortunately, I expect to see less mod content as modders rush to the new game in town.  I'm not excited about KSP 2.  I see it as the death knell for KSP 1.

My wish is that Squad is incentivized to create some very cool new features, then the two dev teams start actively competing as if they are rival games, people buy dlc for both games, and we have two competing space simulator games.

Edited December 1, 2019 by evandisoft

[klgraham1013]

11 hours ago, evandisoft said:

My wish is that Squad is incentivized to create some very cool new features, then the two dev teams start actively competing as if they are rival games, people buy dlc for both games, and we have two competing space simulator games.

Not really a great business model having an IP compete against itself.  Hopefully Simple Rockets 2 can be the proper competition for KSP2.  Competition KSP1 never had, which a lack of, I feel, lead to some of the lack luster features such as career mode.

[evandisoft]

16 minutes ago, klgraham1013 said:

Not really a great business model having an IP compete against itself.  Hopefully Simple Rockets 2 can be the proper competition for KSP2.  Competition KSP1 never had, which a lack of, I feel, lead to some of the lack luster features such as career mode.

Yes, it was great initially and then they did nothing with it. They seem to be doing more recently though, and its probably because of KSP2. I'm just wondering if that could work, because possibly their competition would lead to better features and more money. Though I suppose this is just a silly hope born of me owning KSP1 already and not wanting to have to buy  another game.