Kerbal Space Program 2: Episode 5 - Interstellar Travel

Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program from Private Division.

Kerbal Space Program 2 takes on the next frontier of space travel with interstellar exploration. In this video, Intercept Games developers discuss what exactly interstellar travel means for players, how it changes the gameplay experience, and the challenges associated with bringing this feature to the game with scientific accuracy. Interstellar Travel is the fifth in a series of feature videos that will deep dive on the key new features of KSP 2 and the development process behind them.

U.S. Production Team: Story Developing
Director/Producer: Ryan Lynch
DP/Editor: Blaine Westropp

Timecodes:

0:00 - Opening – Tom Vinita is impressed!
0:49 – KSP 2 is way way bigger
1:39 – What does Interstellar Travel mean for players?
2:59 – Paul Gilster’s Centauri Dreams
4:24 – Can we achieve Interstellar Travel in real life?
5:45 – Why add interstellar to KSP?
7:15 – The challenges of adding interstellar
9:51 – The Kraken…
11:35 – Outro, the big picture
14:08 - Something more?

Special thanks to:
Dr. Joel Green of the Space Telescope Science Institute
Spaceiac for his animation contribution

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[slobro]

Can’t wait to spend 3000 years traveling through space, to messing up a de-acceleration burn and flying my entire colony straight into a star.

[shooter]

Making motherships with the express purpose, of carrying smaller landers and such. Was literally my number 1 wish in KSP 1.

[MattLowne]

So great seeing these long video updates, looking forward to conquering new star systems in KSP 2! 😁

Edit: never mind.

[Known_as_The_Ghost]

"You can time warp while burning"
The Kraken is going to love this one.

[tmbottegal]

Tom: “We’re killing the Kraken!”
Danny2462: _are you sure about that_

[crashhappy]

I'm taking an astrophysics course at my college as a senior tech elective, and we got assigned homework that was to play KSP. This is the greatest class I have ever taken.

[derpmanaveragegamer]

"why does it feel like im forgetting something"

*bill kerman being stuck between star systems for the past 5 years*

"eh, probably nothing"

[Jonassoe]

Bethesda: "See those mountains? You can walk there"
Star Theory: "See those stars? You can fly there"

[radosbarner]

"We are going to kill the Kraken...that's one hell of a claim, but you can edit that out right?" is the best quote from this update series so far.

[thejesuschrist]

God damn, I can't wait to play this. What a time to be alive, again.

[Insanemage]

Can't help but cackle every time I see the Orion Drive is going to be in the game. Such a Kerbal way to travel

[ShagWagon]

Danny is already figuring out how to break the game, I can see it now....
"Watch me deorbit this planet"
"Traveling faster than light"
"Look at my 5 mile high rocket"
"Look! A hollow planet."

[infinitium]

There are no words in the English language to express how excited I am to play this. I'm beyond excited, beyond extatic! But make sure to take your time - don't rush a half finished game!

[VisualBasic]

"We want your vessels to perform roughly how you would expect based on your experience with KSP1"
[Explodes on game start because I forgot the launch mounts]

[silver-shroud]

7:55 “it’s often less efficient but it is really cool” now that’s the Kerbal spirit :D

[Shabazza]

You know what I really like about KSP 2?
That the team seems to be really into it and as much hyped as we returning players are.
So I'm pretty confident, this will be something great again.

[JoelCreates]

The hardest decision will be whether to play the soundtrack from "Interstellar" or "Alien" while I play...

[royalhwk]

It's crazy that I started playing KSP in middle school and now I am studying Aerospace Engineering. Wow, how times can change.

[ThBlackLotus]

If they manage to pull off what they're working on and it comes out as big and as expansive as they're making it out to be, KSP2 is going to be an ENORMOUS change in adventure and sim games.

[justgrayyy]

2:34 is really eye opening about the absolute scale of this game. Like it’s crazy that soon the “sky-box” in video games will no longer be a sky-box…it’s going to be a vast maze of space and time in a virtual world…