| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Intercept Games | |
| Former | Star Theory Games |
| Publishers | |
| Private Division | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2020[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Free-roaming camera |
| Controls | Menu-based |
| Genres | Simulation, Vehicle simulator |
| Vehicles | Space flight, Flight |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Kerbal Space Program |
| |
| Kerbal Space Program | |
|---|---|
| Kerbal Space Program | 2015 |
| Kerbal Space Program 2 | EA |
Contents
- 1 Availability
- 2 Game data
- 2.1 Configuration file(s) location
- 2.2 Save game data location
- 2.3 Save game cloud syncing
- 3 Video
- 4 Input
- 5 Audio
- 5.1 Localizations
- 6 Network
- 6.1 Multiplayer types
- 7 Other information
- 7.1 API
- 7.2 Middleware
- 8 System requirements
- 9 Notes
- 10 References
Kerbal Space Program 2 is a singleplayer free-roaming camera simulation and vehicle simulator game in the Kerbal Space Program series. It was initially being developed by Star Theory Games after which development was taken over by Intercept Games. The game was published by Private Division. It make use of the Unity 2020 engine.
Its Early Access release on February 24, 2023 wasn't received well by critics and the publish, citing poor performance, many bugs and missing features from Kerbal Space Program.[1]
The developers promised upcoming major performance optimizations, scaling down some graphical aspects more on lower settings to improve performance, switching to Unity's HDRP renderer (improved visual quality and performance), Science Mode, colonies, interstellar exploration (new star systems) and multiplayer.[2][3][4]
The first patch during the Early Access period brought with it a laptop audio mode, many performance optimizations, loading optimizations, several improvements, many bugfixes and more.[5]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | ||||
| Epic Games Store | Can be launched directly from "KSP2_x64.exe" without Epic Games Store running. | |||
 | ||||
| Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Intercept Games\Kerbal Space Program 2\Global |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/954850/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Intercept Games\Kerbal Space Program 2\Saves |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/954850/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | The option is there but acts as exclusive fullscreen.[6] Enabled windowed mode and use -popupwindow as a command line argument to switch to borderless windowed. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | On/Off toggle. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, x4 and 8x MSAA options available. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | On/Off toggle. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
|---|
Input Settings
Audio
Audio Settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Separate volume sliders available for Master, Ambience, SFX, VO, Music, Kerbal Communication Chatter, Kerbal IVA and UI Sounds. | |
| Surround sound | Normal, Home Theatre, Night Mode, Headphones and Laptop Speakers Audio Listening Modes are available. | |
| Subtitles | Subtitle size can be adjust to Small, Medium or Large. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | No option to disable this. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Accessibility settings
General settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
- Multiplayer is coming in an unknown form at a later date.[3]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6400 AMD Athlon X4 845 | Intel Core i5-11500 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| System memory (RAM) | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 45 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon 5600XT DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 AMD Radeon RX 6800XT |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2020.3.33
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (954850) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 'Too early access for early access'—players react to Kerbal Space Program 2 launch - PCGamer - last accessed on 2023-03-17
- ↑ Developer Insights #18 - Graphics of Early Access KSP2 - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-15
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Early Access Roadmap - KSP2 - Private Division - last accessed on 2023-03-15
- ↑ The KSP2 Journey Begins - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-15
- ↑ v0.1.1.0 Patch Notes - Steam - last accessed on 2023-03-16
- ↑ Verified by User:Mrtnptrs on 2023-03-15
- "Borderless" shows all signs of an exlusive fullscreen windows.
