StarCrusher96

After seeing the Ocean Renderer, you might have suspected this was coming. What's the point of realistic oceans if the skies above them don't behave realistically? Next up: SkyEngine & CloudEngine. Blackrack has done an incredible job with Scatterer and Volumetric EVE, but something has always bothe

You may have noticed KSS2 development has slowed down a little lately. That’s because a bunch of side projects I’ve been working on gradually grew into something much bigger: SolStice. SolStice is my attempt to modernize KSP1 as a whole, with better visuals, deeper planetary simulation and systems t

A few new organisms have been taking shape lately, and I’m finally ready to show three of them. The main highlight is the Blalo Seafloat: probably one of my favourite life concepts so far. A small social floater living across Blalo’s equatorial seas, with some surprisingly complex behaviour. Also jo

I’ve been thinking about putting together a proper visual world guide / atlas for KSS2. Something that brings together the planets, moons, biomes, environments and known lifeforms; including creature designs like these, scale references and some short lore for each world. Less of a technical wiki, m

I’ve always wanted to add a more unique kind of lifeform to Blalo. That’s not exactly easy to pull off in KSP, but I’ve been working hard on this one. So here it is: the Blalo Kite.

KSS/GU has been part of my life for a mildly concerning amount of time, which is somehow both ridiculous and kind of beautiful. I always said I’d quit this at 30. That said, I don’t feel like I’m quite done yet. 😈 It’s been a long road of trial and error, falling down, getting back up, rebuilding t

KSS2 has officially passed that mark since we started counting, which I believe was just after summer last year. For a project that is not actively promoted on forums or other platforms, that is a massive milestone. Most of the visibility KSS2 gets comes from word of mouth and YouTubers who decided

I wanted to start sharing a piece of older KSS lore that sits more in the roots of the project than in current hard canon. The Chronicle of The All is a legacy narrative from the KSS1 era. It was originally meant to give a bigger mythological framework to a lot of the stranger ideas floating around

KSS2 has always been a passion project first. A lot of people see the end result, the planets, the visuals, the scale of it all, but much of the work happens in the background: designing systems, reworking old content, testing, balancing, improving visuals, fixing issues, and slowly building somethi

Kerbal Star Systems 2 is a long-term interstellar expansion project for Kerbal Space Program. At its core, KSS2 is about pushing KSP beyond its stock limits and turning it into something that feels bigger, stranger and more genuinely exploratory. New stars, new planetary systems, original worlds, mo

A brown dwarf binary for KSS2.

Hey everyone! Here’s a first look at my new Outer Worlds project, directly inspired by my former KSS1 Outer Worlds pack, but rebuilt with a fresh approach and a stronger focus on consistency. More soon

After a long long long long time, Kerbal Star Systems 2 returns with a renewed vision: original star systems, creative worlds, and scientifically inspired design, no strict analogues, no copies. Included at Launch: Aethera Nova Kirbani (fully reworked) Kormin Kerr Seereon (WIP) Orbel (WIP) Pandor Ex

Sadly incompatible with volumetric EVE :( But interesting to work on.

A haunting glimpse into the murky wetlands of Tirmun, where alien calls echo through the mist and strange life stirs beneath the surface. Clip created by TheSpacePotato Sounds created by TheSpacePotato

Youtube clip by Bogue The Closest KERBIN-LIKE EXOPLANET in KSP Is Not What We Expected - Teshyr Base (YouTube)

Because Syro was being missed and with the system already crowded with desert worlds, the time felt right to bring back a true classic. A fan favorite from the KSS1 days, Ilve returns fully reworked to fit the new Nova Kirbani aesthetic, now orbiting between Kerev and Novin (replacing Tanel). Stats:

Tirmun (Proxima b) with clouds.

Narath remade as Tirmun (Proxima b). Clouds yet to be added.

Summer on Alpha Centauri Ab (Novin) In summer, Novin bursts back to life. Violent cyclones and turbulent jet streams dominate its equatorial regions, while the atmosphere grows richer in color as deeper, warmer layers are stirred upward. Massive storm systems churn through the bright belts, painting

Alva Blalo Elno Pelren (moon of Novin) Tanel (+Aion)

We're working hard to make sure next update supports volumetrics v5. Screen by TheSpacePotato

Update on the KSS2 pulsar accretiondisk and jets. (YouTube)

in the screen: Surn Morv Raskov

Surn’s intense tidal volcanism ejects large amounts of carbon-rich particles (amorphous carbon, graphite dust, and carbides) into space. Once ejected, these particles become electrostatically charged and are trapped within Luhman 16A’s magnetosphere, forming a toroidal dust-and-plasma structure alon

Pulsar Showcase - Another Look (WIP) (YouTube)

source: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-finds-new-evidence-for-planet-around-closest-solar-twin/

New animated comet tail shaders for KSS2.

A Black Hole, Blalo, and Mysteries of the Universe added to Kerbal Star Systems 2 - Mod for KSP (YouTube)

Almost finished setting up the Unity-based sunflares for Aethera in Kerbal Star Systems 2! Featuring a completely new look for the star and timed super flare events that trigger every 240 seconds. Let me know what you think of the visuals and intensity so far! KSS2: New Aethera Flares & Super Events

Testing some solar flares in Unity for KSP! These are early experiments to get the particle behavior right, flares are sped up for testing purposes. Still tweaking the look and motion, but it’s starting to take shape. Testing Solar Flares for KSS2 (YouTube)

First in-game footage of pulsar jets and an accretion disk for Kerbal Star Systems 2 (KSS2), made with Unity and now running in KSP. Pulsar Jets for KSS2 (YouTube)

Hey everyone, After two very intense months, I'm proud (and honestly a bit relieved) to finally share the Lazarus release of Kerbal Star Systems 2. This one means a lot. We put everything we had into cleaning things up, rebuilding where needed, and trying to make things right. Mistakes were made alo

screen by @TheSpacePotato

By Kerbal Productions The Stars of Fiction Vol. 2 - Aethera (YouTube)

Added outgassing on Ile.

(Aethera System)

Iores will be next.

Narath (default version), Cail, Irnil, Egil.