In-Game Manual
The in-game manual has been overhauled to cover everything from the controls to reading your orbit.
The same manual opens from both the Mission Control Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building.
It is available in 11 languages and works without an internet connection.
Lifting Off Again from the Moon
A spacecraft that has landed on the Moon can now light its engine and lift off again.
Attitude control (SAS) just before touchdown has been improved — your spacecraft no longer flips around while braking.
Thrust-to-weight ratio (TWR) is now measured against the gravity of the body you are at; on the Moon the value is about six times higher.
Localization
Untranslated and mistranslated text on the title screen and the main screen has been reviewed across all 11 languages.
- Translated the title screen, the settings, the save slot list, the right-hand panel on the main screen, and the Control Keys table into every language.
- Fixed the Korean title menu being off by one row, which caused "새 게임" to run Continue.
- Fixed "eccentricity" appearing in Simplified Chinese characters in the Traditional Chinese build, and corrected the Chinese altitude labels to the proper terms (海拔高度 / 离地高度).
- Revised the English wording as well (Scalability Level → Graphics Quality, Show/Hide Other Games → Show/Hide Other Saves, and others), with the other languages updated to match.
Spacecraft Collisions
Spacecraft now collide with each other — previously they passed straight through.
Approaching too fast will destroy your spacecraft, so close in slowly.
Time acceleration is now automatically limited as you approach another spacecraft.
Improvements
- Time acceleration is now a single button that multiplies the rate by 10 with each press.
- Time acceleration is now available right after liftoff (below 1 km altitude).
- Pressing M during launch now pulls the camera back instead of switching to map view.
- Fixed maneuver markers drifting out of place while the engine is burning.