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2	''Kerbal Space Program 2'', or ''[=KSP2=]'', is the upcoming sequel to ''VideoGame/KerbalSpaceProgram''. It was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enLqORW5TL4 announced at 2019's Gamescom]] and released in early access on February 24, 2023. The game will be playable on PC, Xbox One, and [=PS4=].
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4	Like its predecessor, ''[=KSP2=]'' places the player in charge of the [[LittleGreenMen Kerbals]]' nascent space program as they begin to explore the planets and moons beyond Kerbin. New mechanics included in [=KSP2=] include multiplayer, expanded colonization mechanics, and even interstellar travel.
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6	The announcement trailer for the game can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_nj6wW6Gsc here]]. Development vlogs, feature showcases, and other pre-release materials can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/c/KerbalSpaceProgramOfficial the official KSP YouTube channel]].
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9	!!This game contains examples of the following:
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11	* AncientAstronauts: The plot of the game involves the Kerbals exploring their solar system and searching for messages and artifacts left behind by a mysterious {{precursor\|s}} race.
12	* AlienSky: The new planets and star systems include some weird and wonderful vistas, such as Rask & Rusk, binary planets tidally locked to each other so the same side is constantly facing the other; Ovin, a ringed super-Earth with the arch of the rings visible from the surface; and Marble, an icy moon with a blue-white atmosphere and a massive gas giant hanging overhead.
13	* AsteroidThicket: Some planets, such as Ovin, have ring systems with thousands of rocky or icy fragments clustered together.
14	* BuildingIsWelding: There's a spray of sparks whenever a part is added in the [=VAB=], as if it had just been welded on.
15	* CallBack: The cinematic trailer is a homage to Shaun Esau's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkDOOsGg-9I Build, Fly, Dream]]" trailer for the original game.
16	* ExplosionPropulsion: Two kinds of nuclear pulse drives are planned: an OrionDrive propelling itself using nuclear bombs, and an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_confinement_fusion inertial confinement fusion]] rocket that uses lasers to detonate a pellet of fusion fuel. Both types can be seen in the official trailer.
17	* FictionalCounterpart:
18	** As in the first game, many of the Kerbolar system's planets and moons correspond with those of our own: Moho for Mercury, Eve for Venus, etc.
19	** Dres has been reworked into a counterpart for [[UsefulNotes/TheMoonsOfSaturn Iapetus]], possessing an equatorial ridge and a black-and-white surface.
20	** And Pol, one of Jool's tiny moons, is now analogous to [[UsefulNotes/TheMoonsOfJupiter Io]], being a volcanic sulfur world with a yellow surface and high radioactivity.
21	* SettlingTheFrontier: While this was possible to an extent in the first game, the developers have made plans to implement new construction and in-situ resource utilization mechanics to make building off-Kerbin bases more complex and fulfilling, including the ability to create custom launch pads for building spacecraft anywhere.
22	* TidallyLockedPlanet: Rask and Rusk are a pair of binary planets that are locked to each other. The sides facing their partners are partially molten due to the tidal forces.
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