The Making History expansion was announced on February 7, 2018 and released on March 13, 2018 together with version 1.4.1. The expansion focuses on the historic Space Race with new parts and missions, and the new Mission Builder. NOTE: Everyone who bought Kerbal Space Program before May 1st, 2013 will get the expansion for free. Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a space flight simulation video game developed and published by Squad for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.In the game, players direct a nascent space program, staffed and crewed by green humanoid aliens known as 'Kerbals'.
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Kerbal Space Program has captured the imagination of space fanatics around the globe and after quite a few small updates where the main game's content/gameplay has not changed that significantly, it’s fair to say that the Making History DLC is big news.
In my original Kerbal Space Program review, one of the things I commented on was the lack of any tangible direction or story.
Now while it still lacks both direction and story, the making history DLC seems to have addressed this uniquely. Instead of building a full on story mode they have added a powerful drag and dropped mission editor where players can create missions and share them with friends as a challenge. They have also bundled some pretty cool premade missions to get everyone started such as “Meet me in Zero G” where you will have to launch two spacecraft and perform an orbital rendezvous and dock both crafts together.
Another excellent example of a stock mission would be “Trouble in the Void” where you are in orbit around kerbin in the malfunctioning Valskhod 2, and you need to save the Kerbals by boarding SWM-94 a nearby vessel that can support life.
The Making History expansion also introduces some new historically themed parts from the space race era including Saturn V and Soyuz themed parts. You can expect to see new fuel tanks, engines, engine mounts, crew modules, Service Modules and a bunch of structural parts. Many of these new parts have a few nice variations in size, texture, and style.
With the new DLC, your Kerbonauts are also able to have a personal parachute so you can “jump ship” if everything is going wrong.
I feel like the new mission editor, and parts complement the game very well, though there does appear to be a few small bugs, I haven’t personally run across anything game breaking in regular
play.
It’s worth noting that anybody who bought Kerbal Space Program before May 1st, 2013 will be able to get the DLC for free.
If you already dig (with your nose cone) KSP, then this DLC is well worth getting.
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NOTICE: Requires the basegame Kerbal Space Program in order to play. Activation keymust be used on a valid Steam account. Requires internetconnection.
About the game
Expand your Kerbal experience like never before with KerbalSpace Program: Making History Expansion. The first expansion packfor the critically acclaimed space simulation game adds new contentto Kerbal Space Program, including an immersive Mission Builder, aHistory Pack featuring missions inspired by historical events, anda wealth of new parts for players to use across their KSPexperience. Create, launch, and share like never before with KerbalSpace Program: Making History Expansion.
Key Features
- Mission Builder: This robust new feature putsthe process of creating and editing missions in players' hands withendless possibilities. Players can customize their own missions toinclude launches, landings, rescues, malfunctions, explosions,repairs, and much more. Unique victory conditions, excitingchallenges, and unexpected obstacles provide an array of complexityin these missions. Challenge others by sharing your createdmissions with the KSP community.
- History Pack: Play a variety of pre-mademissions inspired by humankind's own space exploration. Fromspacewalking to crash landing and everything in between, playerscan attempt to recreate moments inspired by historic events, butwith a unique Kerbal twist.
- New Parts: This expansion also includes dozensof new parts along with new astronaut suits, all inspired by thehistoric Space Race. Players can use these parts and suitsthroughout Kerbal Space Program.
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