Kerbal Space Program 2 changes mean kerbals scream and flail when you stuff up
The Kerbal Space Program 2 release date might not landing until 2022, but developer Intercept Games has been posting some tidbits about the upcoming space game to tide fans over in the meantime. A new dev blog takes a look at the little spacefaring green dudes themselves, revealing that there are some changes in store compared to the first title – namely, they’ll have a
slightly more heightened reaction to you stuffing up your side of things.
“There’s a cartoonish exaggeration to all of [kerbals’] emotions, in particular the panic,” says Tom Vinita, Intercept Games senior designer. “In KPS1, kerbals would start looking very nervous when they were about to crash. Now, they will be screaming and flailing. It’s a really good effect,” the dev jokes as he illustrates the, well, screaming and flailing alongside dome pre-alpha footage of a kerbal’s interstellar meltdown (excellent squea