There is never a shortage of work here at the KSP HQ, especially now that we are in such a critical point in the development process of our upcoming releases. Whether it is the Making History Expansion, the 1.4 update, or KSP Enhanced Edition, we are ensuring that our efforts are properly allocated, and that every project is receiving the necessary resources. Sometimes the work involves tasks that might not be as exciting as the implementation of new features or new parts, but still very important. For instance, this week involved a whole bunch of those “back-end” tasks that help us ensure that every element behaves as it should, including the merging of pull requests, testing and fixing any issues, as well as organizing the sprint of tasks that the following weeks are going to involve. This type of work usually isn’t in the spotlight, but without it, it’d be impossible to coordinate a development team efficiently.
While on the topic of back-end development processes, we are happy to share that the 1.4 update is coming along nicely. We want to provide our players with a big update that will not only include several enhancements and bug fixes, but also new content and features that will forward the KSP experience, most notably the full localization of the game to German, Italian, French, and Brazilian Portuguese. Which by the way, is almost done and undergoing the LQA (Localization Quality Assurance) process.
We have been working on Making History for quite a while already and it’s difficult to express how amazing it is to see the expansion take shape, considering that it began as ideas written down on paper (figuratively). We hope that our regular readers are getting some of that feeling too, as you’ve been following along these past months.
Working on the Making History Expansion has brought up ideas for features that will end up in the stock game, too! One example is the implementation of a toolbar button that will give players the ability to switch between the VAB and the SPH… Quality of life features, aren’t they great?
These guys deserve to make more money.. they should consider releasing more DLC, because - unlike most other developers - they really care about this game and I for one want to see them succeed and become very rich indeed.
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Kerbal Space Program: Making History Expansion will be available for $14.99 (USD) on PC. And yes, we’re keeping our promise that all players who purchased the game through April 2013 will receive the expansion for free. We’ll provide more details on how that will work before launch.
Damn I wanted to give them some bucks again
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+++ Improvements
* Upgrade to Unity 2017.1.3p1
* Switch directly between VAB and SPH
* EVA Chute - Kerbals of Level 3 and above have a personal steerable chute
* Advanced Mode added to Messages App - Toggled via Settings menu.
* Added Launchsites to the Map View and Filter
* Engine Sounds updated
* Particle Engine Upgraded to Shuriken.
* VesselNaming - new method to attach naming information to command modules so you can prename portions of a vessel
+++ Localization
* Four new languages: French, German, Italian and Portuguese-Brazilian
* Added support for Portuguese keyboard layout
* List of bugfixes
Facility names are now displayed localized in unable to launch dialogs.
Resource names now display localized in screen messages and apps.
Debug and settings menus are now fully localized.
Localized pop-up warning when transmitting experiment data from parts that become inoperable if data is transmitted.
Fixed unlocalized grammar connectors (and, or, of, etc) coming up unlocalized in Contract descriptions.
Textbox size adjusted in various UI elements to account for localized text.
Fixed long vessel names bleeding through the UI in KSC vessel marker dialog.
Overall revision of display names for parts.
Overall revision and improvement of autolocs and grammar rules.
* List of KSPedia Fixes and Improvements
Corrected a wrong key binding that was displayed in the EVA controls section.
Localized key binding UI.
Localized example images for most pages.
Properly set symbols that were showing up as HTML encoding.
Overall grammar and syntax check.
* Lingoona upgraded to v1.5.6
* TextMeshPro Updated
* Localized Debug Screen
* Fix localization of KSC vessel markers
* Fix Localization of Facility names and strings
* Fix localization on sub assembly UI.
* Fix localization on category filters.
+++ Parts
New parts:
* Round radial fuel tank (R-11 'Baguette' External Tank)
* Cylindrical radial fuel tank (R-4 'Dumpling' External Tank)
* TS-37 Stack Separator
Updated Parts (changed part files):
* 2.5m RCS Tank Reskin
* Fairings’ texture
Replaced Parts - old parts hidden but still included for continuity of saves. They will be deprecated at a later date
* TR-2V Stack Decoupler → TD-06 Decoupler
* TR-18A Stack Decoupler → TD-12 Decoupler
* Rockomax brand decoupler → TD-25 Decoupler
* TR-38-D → TD-37 Decoupler
* TR-2C Stack Separator → TS-06 Stack Separator
* TR-18D Stack Separator → TS-12 Stack Separator
* TR-XL Stack Separator → TS-25 Stack Separator
* ROUND-8 Toroidal Fuel Tank → R-12 'Doughnut' External Tank
* Rockomax X200-8 Fuel Tank → same name
* Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank → same name
* Rockomax X200-32 Fuel Tank → same name
* Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tank → same name
* Mk 1-2 Pod → Mk 1-3 Pod
Variants
* Parts can now have variations like textures and models
* The variants can be grouped in Themes
Other Part stuff
* Adjustments to Xenon and Monoprop capacities on stock tanks
* Parts and Vessels now have a PersistentID that lives with them for their entire life
* Add TechHidden attrib to AvailablePart so parts can be hidden from R&D
+++ Bugfixes
* Fix alignment of external scenery in VAB/SPH scenes.
* Fix runway not appearing outside the SPH doors when inside the SPH.
* Fix a bug in Warp to Next Morning
* Add guard clauses to detect invalid flightstate on vessel launch returning to the editor.
* Fix applicant hiring costs appearing in games that don’t have funding enabled.
* Improve vessel Jumping/positioning coming off rails.
* Fix asteroid seed causing them to change shape.
+++ Mods
* Make dragpanel edge offset configurable
* GameEvents added: onKerbalAddComplete, onKerbalNameChanged, onKerbalTypeChanged, onKerbalStatusChanged, onVesselPersistentIdChanged, onPartPersistentIdChanged, OnGameSettingsWritten, OnScenerySettingChanged, OnExpansionSystemLoaded, onPartUndockComplete, onPartCoupleComplete, onPartDeCouple, onPartDeCoupleComplete, onVesselDocking, onDockingComplete, onPartVesselNamingChanged, afterFlagPlanted, OnPQSCityOrientated, onEditorVesselNamingChanged, onEditorVariantApplied, onVesselRecoveryProcessingComplete.
* DictionaryValuesList updated to expose the list as well as the dictionary
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1.5 Changelog - BaseGame ONLY (see below for MH changelog)
+++ Improvements
*Optimized the game for 4K resolution and increased the UI scale to 200%
* Added higher impact tolerance to retracted solar panels.
* Deployable parts now use separate value for their impact resistance when retracted.
* Implemented a new version of the kerbal suits for the base game. This includes IVA suits for recruits and veterans as well as EVA suits.
* Revised the behaviour of asteroids within Kerbin's SOI and gave them better VFX.
* Added a "What's New" dialog to the main menu, where you can quickly see the highlights of the release as well as the full change log. (you're probably reading this from that very dialog).
* Improved Burn Time information on Maneuver nodes. Includes correctly calculated burn time and Stage Information; Burn bar indication when vessel does not have enough DeltaV to perform the maneuver.
* Staging of docking ports now available in flight. Changing staging of docking ports allows the player to change the Delta-V of the vessel for docked vessels which changes the Burn Time Information on Maneuver nodes.
* Kerbals can now be placed in external command seats in the VAB/SPH.
* Wheel suspension now has auto spring/damper to combat bouncing wheels. This can be turned on and off via Advanced Tweakables per wheel (in symmetry).
* Added a Burn Time Indicator slide to KSPedia.
* In editor (VAB/SPH) switch symmetry mode back to what it was set to after hovering over a node.
* Allow pinning of PAWs and resource transfer for highlighted parts from Resources App.
+++ Localization
* Fix lingoona gender tags in resource names in PAWs.
* Localization of bulkhead size and other automatic search string tags.
* Fix community localization feedback for the Fly Through? Node pt.2
* Fix Community localization feedback for fly through Node pt. 2 in Japanese.
* Fix German community localization feedback for "Schwerkraft mindern", changed to "Sanfte Schwerkraft Aktivierung"
* Did a general grammar and lexical pass on KSPedia.
* Localized Debug menu UI titles.
+++ Parts
Updated Parts (reskinned):
* Mk1 Command Pod
* HECS
* HECS2
* OKTO
* OKTO2
* QBE
* RoveMate
* Stayputnik
* FL-T100
* FL-T200
* FL-T400
* FL-T800
* RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster
* RT-10 "Hammer" Solid Fuel Booster
Color Variants:
* Mk1 Command Pod (New "Dark", "White" and "Gray and White" color variants)
* RoveMate (New "White", "Silver" and "Gold" color variants)
* FL-T100 (New “Dark”, “Black and White”, “White” and “Gray and Orange” variants)
* FL-T200 (New “Dark”, “Black and White”, “White” and “Gray and Orange” variants)
* FL-T400 (New “Dark”, “Black and White”, “White” and “Gray and Orange” variants)
* FL-T800 (New “Dark”, “Black and White”, “White” and “Gray and Orange” variants)
* RT-5 Flea (New “White”, “Orange” and “Yellow and White” variants)
* RT-10 Hammer (New “White”, “Orange” and “Yellow and White” variants)
Other Part changes:
* Some parts now take advantage of the new "Bumped Specular (Mapped)" shader which achieves significantly better metallic reflections.
* Fix issue where engine shrouds were becoming offset on vessel focus.
* Improved OKTO and OKTO2 mesh colliders to fit them better.
* Improved Stayputnik attach node positions to make better contact with other parts.
* Rotated the RoveMate ninety degrees to make it match with its Navball orientation; also added 4 new attachment nodes to the sides.
* HECS rotation fixed - rotated 30 degrees. - NB:This does rotate the control orientation for old vessels using this part.
* Fixed Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tank normal map alignment issue.
+++ Bugfixes
* Fix issue where incorrect tooltip icons were being displayed in the R&D scene.
* Fix icon blurring for flags, icons, tutorial images (and more) at different texture settings.
* Fix mini-biomes persisting after touching one and then moving vessel away from it.
* Fix mini-biome structure detection around the KSC.
* Fix log spam and messages related to stock launch sites if Making History DLC is not installed.
* Fix issues with decouplers in symmetry being staged via the Part Action Window.
* Fix issues with decouplers in symmetry being staged separately.
* Fix transparent materials in Part Picker Icons.
* Fix Gigantor XL panel when using Undo in editor.
* Fix transparent materials showing in part highlighting in editor.
* FIx for ship orbit line not rendering when burning straight from a physics bounce on flight load.
* Music volume settings are now applied as soon as the player leaves the settings menu in the KSC.
* Ambient noise in KSC and VAB/SPH is now controlled by ambient volume setting and not the music setting.
* Fix music problems when switching between VAB and SPH.
* Remove Gender on Resource displayName in PAW.
* The game no longer locks up when attempting to create a save file, vessel or mission using a reserved DOS name.
* Fix for Kerbal EVA's clipping through vessel model when forcefully dismounted from an external command seat.
* Fix for auto localization keys coming up in the target icon when a vessel with a localized name was targeted and moused-over'd.
* The sun flare no longer shines through Jool.
* Fix for reentry VFX disappearing when the camera is far from the vessel.
* Fix for asteroids not displaying reentry VFX.
* Fix bug where kerbal parachute lifting surfaces weren't active when loading a quicksave.
* Fix camera positioning on entering editor scene/loading vessel to show vessel correctly.
* Fix bulkhead filter strings to work for all valid sizes.
* Fix when a part is selected and the user attempts to write a ship description the hotkeys will still trigger.
* Fix In the editor-based tutorials, Werhner's window overlaps the ship so you can't place parts.
* Fix hard points reporting the wrong stage to the StageManager.
* Fix wheel friction being applied incorrectly based on Celestial Body G. Stops sliding on slopes.
* Fix wheel suspension bouncing.
* Fix exploding landing legs when docking/undocking.
* Fix landing legs applying massive spring setting when fully compressed.
* Fix Engine plates for all engine plates now show short on their first variant choice.
* Fix Stations in orbit now complete contracts as they should.
* Fix Map nodes, Maneuver nodes and other elements display correctly when changing the UI Scale while playing.
* Fix Part filters with size 1.5 not being filtered when selecting size 1.
* Fix double carets displaying in some Scenario text descriptions.
* Fix log error removing wheel debris.
* Fix error in docking tutorial when player unsets target vessel.
* Fix jetpack rotates correctly in all scenes
+++ Mods
* ModuleDeployablePart now has KSPField impactResistanceRetracted.
* ModuleWheelSuspension now has KSPField maximumLoad.
* Added IsUIShowing property to UIMasterController.
+++Miscellaneous
1.5 Changelog - Making History DLC ONLY
+++ Improvements
* Improved the Builder canvas system and connectors for speed and performance.
* Fly through node volumes can now be set with negative values for the volume to work with submarines.
+++ Localization
* English grammar, spelling, and punctuation fixes.
+++ Parts
Updated Parts (reskinned):
* SM-18 Service Module.
Color Variants:
* Structural Panels (Improved "Gold" variant and added a new "Silver" variant).
Other Part changes:
* SM-18 bottom lid uses the new "Bumped Specular (Mapped) shader".
* Fix issue where engine shrouds were becoming offset on vessel focus.
* Fix size 1.5 items showing in size 1 sort filter in VAB/SPH.
+++ Bugfixes
* Fix Updating Steam Workshop Missions were creating duplicated workshop items.
* Fix for NRE when saving a mission where the craft files used in vessel situations have been deleted
* Fix Kerbals Exploding when resuming a test mission checkpoint taken on a Kerbal EVA node
* Fix issues with connector lines in Builder when changing planets in the GAP
* Fix where when boarding the EAS command seats were not triggering when a kerbal boarded for the node to pass.
* Fix when a vessel is spawned in an orbit, the orbit was getting the reference of the celestial bodies rotation, giving different results like a rotated orbit with the same orbit values on another node.
* Fix connector lines when in some cases they were badly rendered.
* "Selected part" option now appears when selecting one part in the repair node.
* Don't reset available and unavailable part lists when changing the part filter and update the list to handle the required parts nicely.
* Fix weights and costs of all the engine plate variants being the same.
* Solved discrepancy between the start mission time in the Mission editor and in the actual mission.
* Fixed GAP parts filter on some nodes so they work similar to the part restrictions on Vessel Spawn Node.
* Fixed normal map on mobile launchpads, Woomerang and Dessert launchpad.
* Fix for localization tags for localized vessel and node names coming up in various parts of the UI.
* Fix for incorrect information about docked nodes order of evaluation in intermediate tutorial.
* Fix mission Builder banners appear in low resolution with the 'Texture Quality' setting lowered.
* Fix Clicking “Stay on Editor” in the Mission Builder, no longer auto-fills empty pod seats with available kerbals.
*Fix *Clicking “Stay on Editor” in the Mission Builder, no longer removes the assigned kerbal on the EAS-1 Command Chair.
* Fix Assigned crew dragged and dropped on the VAB and SPH, updates the crew count correctly.
* Fix NRE when "Kerbal Rescued" node with "Any Crew/Tourist" option is activated during Missions.
+++ Missions
* Removed erroneous info about event node processing order from intermediate tutorial.
* Added the Part Count node, so player can check a vessel's part count, even if the vessel is unloaded.
+++Miscellaneous
* Implemented new text for agent descriptions and mentality.
I certainly dig the graphics, but the lack of Kerbals (or anything humanoid) severely limits the fun. No point really in landing a capsule on the moon if there's no one to use it
There must have been a door there in the wall, when I came in.
Truly gone fishing.
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Regarding Robotics, I remember I had lot of fun (but also pain) with Infernal Robotics mod back then.
But now this sounds perfectly good as it's been confirmed we would be able to control our robotics stuff by programmed sequence but also directly with gamepad axis, OMG this gonna rocks !
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The game is still awesome, but at this point, I feel it should have progressed a lot more. Especially around base building (both in space as on land). Sure, the available mods have nice things, but they are often also buggy or not compatible with game version or other mods.
Perhaps they're working on a KSP 2.0?
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