KSP Console: So MUCH Harder Than I Thought...

I struggle to get to grips with the awkward controls, glitches and terrible performance of the KSP ""Enhanced"" Edition for PS4 Pro. I am so sorry everyone.

This video is intended for audiences 13+ years old.

[MattLowne]

Please bear with me, I am not used to controllers, especially when I have a giant plastic splint over my right hand :(

[rikolbe]

This is so painful. My condolences to all KSP console players out there and their beloved ones.

[chrisstaff]

“Don’t tell Scott” I love this please don’t stop love commentary.

[sherbert]

Here's some advice, - Please be warned, this is an essay

The general rule of thumb for fine adjustments and stuff is holding L1 while using whatever you want to do, this also works with the cursor if you don't want it flying all over the place, it's very useful when trying to do science during flight.
The staging with parachutes does work, however you cannot stage while the cursor is active, this is why you couldn't deploy them, so just get rid of the cursor for a second and then it works like a normal stage.
Rotating parts in the VAB is always a pain on console, however as you discovered, using L1 rotates it on the other axis which is why it was so difficult to get it to go the right way.
The glitch with the VAB having a different look is unfortunately common on consoles, normally its easily fixed by just returning to the start up menu and then going straight back into the science save, however if that doesn't work then restart the game.
During short flights where you need to use science, I would recommend getting the pop up menu of the science module then pressing the pin in the top right of the menu, then hold and drag the orange bar to move it. I normally get all the science things up before flight because pinning them allows you to get out as many as can fit on the screen at the same time and you don't need to worry about quickly finding and trying to press on the smaller ones, especially useful during re-entry when you can't even see it.
I don't know if you figured this out or not, but to delete parts in the VAB just drag it back over to the part selection and click on the empty space and it deletes.
The part where you couldn't switch from the SPH to the VAB was happening (at least I think this is the reason) because you were holding a part with the cursor at the time, so just put the part back and you can switch.
You were using time warp the difficult way, I'd recommend not using the 'weapon wheel' to activate it. You just need to hover the cursor over the top left and it automatically pops down and you can press on the speed you want with the cursor, it's a lot simpler and a lot less buggy.
I do not know why you were having problems getting the kerbal back into the module, but I'd just make sure that your cursor isn't active and just wiggle him up and down the ladder a bit and that might work.
The low FPS while in space is extremely unusual (at least to me it is). I play it on a series X now so mine rarely has any FPS drops, but for the 3 years I was playing on just the standard Xbox One, I still never had anything like you had, my only guess is that this was happening because you had recording software up at the same time, although that's only a guess and I have no clue why it was so utterly rubbish.
You weren't completely right in saying the console edition controls and features are rubbish. Almost every feature on PC is on console, at least that I know of, many many features are used by pressing more than one button at a time rather then just the single one (such as using L1 and right stick to have to zoom in). I've followed PC tutorials this whole time and it almost always works exactly as it should on console, the only difficult thing is finding the right button combinations to do it.

Here's just a few more tips, sorry about how bloody long this comment is to anyone reading

You can duplicate parts in the VAB by holding down square then tapping X on a part or section to duplicate (this doesn't work on the main root part which is normally the command module).
To use roll, use L2 and R2, you may have figured this out already but for me it took about a year.
I don't play on PS4 so I this advice may be stupid, if so then just ignore this bit. But using the track pad for the cursor just seems a bit too much to me, using the left stick seems a lot quicker, and at the same time make sure to use L1 at the same time to make the cursor move slower, this makes it wayyyy easier, this also works while in flight.

That should be it for my advice, and holy cow I just looked and I've written an essay.
Even if Matt hasn't seen this, I hope I've helped someone who is also experiencing large amounts of pain from trying to get their head around this game.
Feel free to ask any questions, it's sad how much I play this game, but I am by no means a pro so no promises that I'll know the answer to anything.
Again, I am extremely sorry for how long this is, and this is 30 minutes of my life I will never get back :(

[redlisted-]

"Jeb'll-die-a"

that's called foreshadowing, kids

[Velokotique]

Dude, do not stress your broken arm. Bones can grow together in a wrong way and doctor will have to brake it again.

[MX-]

This video is just PAIN. Tomato Farmers represent

[jacobbennett]

Matt can do better than me in one hour on console than I have done in 2 years on console.

[denniskrige]

The hint of panic I Matt's voice when he couldn't initially find the quicksave function nearly killed me.

[entity]

After 7 years I have finally found something I am slightly better at than Matt. I can now with full confidence say *Take that, noob*

[cannaer]

Welcome to our pain, I learnt how to play Enhanced through your tutorials

[toadstuulguy]

“It’s really not that difficult”
*fourteen minutes into the video*

[GoSlash]

This was seriously painful, but I stuck with it in the spirit of solidarity.

[That..Broski]

"so much harder than I thought", and I thought I was just bad at ksp

[theminehopper]

I just love the annoyed and slightly aggressive Matt Lowne live commentary so much! Haven't laugh that much in a while, thank u so much!

[mostafamohammedahmed]

Its like giving your little cousin to play the game for the first time

[FQP-]

At last the great suffering has arrived, this shall be a fine addition to my torture collection. Enjoy yourself Matt the cast around your arm will not affect any gameplay trust me

[omgitssebwtf]

This reminded me a bit of my dad when he tried to play on a Playstation for the first time of his life. This is the first time i'm missing a facecam in your videos. Tomato Farmers represent.

[spikedogz]

As a console player myself, this is by far the best Kerbal video you have ever made! I was laughing out loud with tears in my eyes at one point. Hilarious!! I play on just a normal ps4 and mine runs waaaay smoother than this! And yes I was shouting at the screen saying “use the DPad” and also R1 and up and down to raise and lower camera in the VAB. Thoroughly enjoyed that video, well done! Tomato Farmers Represent!

[drplokta]

One more tip. It’s a lot easier to select the right thing if you zoom in much further than you’re doing in this video. If Jeb’s helmet is filling half the screen, there’s no difficulty in clicking on it.