Looking to patch 2

[mcwaffles2003]

From steam:

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Hello fellow Kerbonauts!

Okay, we've got a date for the v0.1.2.0 patch - it'll arrive next Wednesday, April 12. We'll post patch notes on that day as well. There's a nice blend of performance, stability, UI, and visual improvements, and we think these add up to a significantly improved KSP2 experience. One unheralded improvement, in addition to the 

already announced fixes

 - the nighttime lighting at KSC has taken a big step forward:



Meanwhile, we're continuing to work on upcoming Science Mode features, re-entry and thermal systems, and of course ongoing improvements to performance and stability. We've also begun some investigations into improving the currently wobbly rocket situation, and we should have more to discuss on that subject soon.

For today's 

Weekly Challenge

, we're going to Eve! Until the future arrival of re-entry heating, you've got a great opportunity to do a little low-risk sightseeing (and if you visit after next Wednesday, you'll get to experience Eve's stunning new height fog, as well):



Also, check out this week's 

burger-iffic Community Highlights post

. So many amazing creations this week! There's also a 

new TikTok

!

I'm heading out for a few days' rest in a place that has sunshine, which means next week's updates will be made by guest writers. Please be nice to them, but also don't be so nice to them that my bosses decide I shouldn't do the posts anymore. Please be medium nice to them.

See you in two weeks!

So patch 2 is supposed to come out tomorrow. Some point's about this that I find notable:

• There's a nice blend of performance, stability, UI, and visual improvements
• We've also begun some investigations into improving the currently wobbly rocket situation, and we should have more to discuss on that subject soon.

I think the leap forward patch one gave over 0.1.0 was considerable, what do you guys think is in store with patch 2? Will we see any significant performance improvements? Do you think we will see anywhere near as many bugs squashed as in patch 1?

[MechBFP]

 

[Little 908]

This was on the forums as well, *insert facepalm emoji*

[mcwaffles2003]

My bad, I didn't Com across it. Ty for the link 

[Pthigrivi]

Hoping this is the one to dive back in. So far its been tough to play on my machine and Im just been obsessing over my factorio builds. 

[Ferio]

Files being uploaded to steam as we speak, so I'm guessing release time pretty much like last patch time.

Curious about the notes too.. ;-)

[Tazooka]

13 minutes ago, Ferio said:

Files being uploaded to steam as we speak, so I'm guessing release time pretty much like last patch time.

How can you see this, SteamDB?

[Ferio]

15 minutes ago, Tazooka said:

How can you see this, SteamDB?

Yes

[SoulCandy]

1 hour ago, Ferio said:

Files being uploaded to steam as we speak, so I'm guessing release time pretty much like last patch time.

I sawww  approx what time of day did the previous patch go out? hoping to play before my work shift  

[Chilkoot]

18 hours ago, mcwaffles2003 said:

I think the leap forward patch one gave over 0.1.0 was considerable, what do you guys think is in store with patch 2? Will we see any significant performance improvements? Do you think we will see anywhere near as many bugs squashed as in patch 1?

The bulk (not all) of the critical game-breakers were fixed in 0.1.1.  At least based on the survey from just after release, the community's next big priority is performance, so I'm hoping this is where the primary focus has been for this patch.  I have my doubts as the switch from PQS is a big job, and Intercept likely doesn't want to spend time fixing a planet system they're abandoning.

For people with 3080/4070ti or better, performance hasn't really been an issue, though that's only a small percent of players according to the steam survey.  I very strongly suspect the abysmal performance is why the previous head of engineering was let go right after release.  Reviews are still abysmal, and that's very unlikely to change while 97% of players are below the spec that can run KSP 2 as smoothly as other current titles on Steam.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Chilkoot

[The Aziz]

1 hour ago, Chilkoot said:

Reviews are still abysmal,

51% positive is abysmal?

[Chilkoot]

1 minute ago, The Aziz said:

51% positive is abysmal?

Yes, that's abysmal for a title on Steam.  Unequivocally.

[The Aziz]

It's "Mixed" and should be treated as such.

Take a look at recently released TLoU, it was SO BAD it haven't passed KSP2 in percentage of positive reviews even after a couple of patches. It was at 33% (which is "mostly negative" btw) at the time I was checking, hours after release. That was abysmal.

[pandaman]

20 minutes ago, Chilkoot said:

Yes, that's abysmal for a title on Steam.  Unequivocally.

Don't knock it.  51% is enough to get elected without needing to do a deal or form a coalition . 

[Scarecrow71]

1 hour ago, Chilkoot said:

For people with 3080/4070ti or better, performance hasn't really been an issue, though that's only a small percent of players according to the steam survey.

I'm crossing my fingers so I don't jinx myself, but...

I've got a 2060 super, and I haven't had any performance issues.  I'm running at roughly 20-22 fps most of the time, with the only really noticeable dip being when I have ships that are closing in on hundreds of parts.  Perhaps I'm lucky that my machine is threading things properly, using the GPU, CPU, and RAM the way they were intended to be used.

With that said, any enhancements to performance will only make my experience better. 

Edited April 12, 2023 by Scarecrow71

[gussi111]

Shouldn't the update have come out 40 minutes ago? 

[LeroyJenkins]

Just now, gussi111 said:

Shouldn't the update have come out 40 minutes ago? 

There is no set time for patch release. 10am MT is just an assumption based on when Patch 1 was released.

 

[Scarecrow71]

2 minutes ago, gussi111 said:

Shouldn't the update have come out 40 minutes ago? 

If it's on the same schedule as the last patch, which I believe was 10 AM PT, then we're still about 20 minutes out.

Then again, who really knows what is going on at TT/IG/PD right now?  4/12 could be any time between now and midnight in the western-most time zone for all we know.

[Ferio]

3 minutes ago, LeroyJenkins said:

There is no set time for patch release. 10am MT is just an assumption based on when Patch 1 was released.

 

Might aswell be delayed. They are testing the update now from what can be seen, may not even come today if problems arise.

I already expected the patch notes to be here, but also nothing.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Ferio

[LeroyJenkins]

2 minutes ago, Ferio said:

I already expected the patch notes to be here, but also nothing

Agreed, I would think the notes get posted first, then the patch becomes available. Watching Discord and nothing posted for patch notes yet either......

 

[shdwlrd]

1 hour ago, Scarecrow71 said:

I'm crossing my fingers so I don't jinx myself, but...

I've got a 2060 super, and I haven't had any performance issues.  I'm running at roughly 20-22 fps most of the time, with the only really noticeable dip being when I have ships that are closing in on hundreds of parts.  Perhaps I'm lucky that my machine is threading things properly, using the GPU, CPU, and RAM the way they were intended to be used.

With that said, any enhancements to performance will only make my experience better. 

I'm hoping the same thing. The last patch killed my fps to unplayable levels.

I'm running a 1060 and the last patch cut my performance in half while removing the "performance hogs" of clouds and shadows. Went from 18-24fps to 8-12fps.