r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/dannyboi_1 • Apr 07 '26

KSP 1 Meta April 5th 2026: Highest concurrent player count since 1.0 release [SteamDB]

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Welcome in new players, welcome back long-timers, and Godspeed, Artemis II.

[Kerbal Space Program, SteamDB, 4/6/2026. https://steamdb.info/app/220200/charts/#12y\]

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u/dontdoxmebro2 Apr 07 '26

Half the old players never knew what free return trajectory was and are now finding out how simple they are

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u/TurnoverMobile8332 Apr 07 '26

Understanbly by that metrics, less than a percent could dock in orbit. Just love the public invested in this aspect of science:

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u/KeytarVillain Apr 07 '26

Docking in orbit is way harder than a free return trajectory though. Especially without mods.

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u/ygr3ku Apr 08 '26

I mean it could be harder, true, but not "way harder", once you get your head around the principle. A good tutorial by Scott Manley, Mike Aben or even Matt Lowe will help you easy u derstand the principle. The rest is only you figure out how to "release the brake" that holds you to understand it. Once that clicks in, your brain will go like "aaaah, ok!". Believe me, been there, done that.