I really, really wanted KSP2 to work out.
I knew early access would have been full of kinks and missing features.

But this, not this. There's really *no* reason to play KSP 2 instead of KSP 1:
1. The UI is simply abysmal - I really don't know what they were aiming for
2. The parts collection hasn't been expanded (at least, noticeably) in the past 6 months
3. Flight simulation characteristics are absolutely identical, if not a bit worse, than they are in KSP 1
4. There's no intra-vehicular camera. This cuts out a -lot- of fun, as you don't get to share the last precious sights with the unaware green astronauts.

All in all, the only thing that made a significant step forward is the graphics engine - but given that it was written in Unity I don't understand how a considerably expanded team couldn't refactor the logics for the new engine verions. I don't presume to judge anyone's codebase, really, but from a sheer time invested / outcome reached point of view, I wouldn't say I'm happy to have waited for years for KSP2, and neither am I elated about paying twice as much as for KSP 1 for arguably a quarter of the stuff.

I'm sorry Private Division - I'm more than willing to change my review if future updates change the situation, but right now it's looking grim.

I really, really wanted KSP2 to work out. I knew early access would have been full of kinks and missing features. But this, not this. There's really *no* reason to play KSP 2 instead of KSP 1: 1. The UI is simply abysmal - I really don't know what they were aiming for 2. The parts collection hasn't been expanded (at least, noticeably) in the past 6 months 3. Flight simulation characteristics are absolutely identical, if not a bit worse, than they are in KSP 1 4. There's no intra-vehicular camera. This cuts out a -lot- of fun, as you don't get to share the last precious sights with the unaware green astronauts. All in all, the only thing that made a significant step forward is the graphics engine - but given that it was written in Unity I don't understand how a considerably expanded team couldn't refactor the logics for the new engine verions. I don't presume to judge anyone's codebase, really, but from a sheer time invested / outcome reached point of view, I wouldn't say I'm happy to have waited for years for KSP2, and neither am I elated about paying twice as much as for KSP 1 for arguably a quarter of the stuff. I'm sorry Private Division - I'm more than willing to change my review if future updates change the situation, but right now it's looking grim.