I have enjoyed playing KSP since 0.9 and it literally changed my life and made me change my major to astrophysics in college. I remember giggling like an idiot when ♥♥♥'s ship survived reentry for the first time after atmospheric friction was introduced by using heat shields. As a kid who grew up in China, where news and achievements of NASA rarely reach and people like Karl Sagan are unheard of, I like to think that KSP opened my eyes to this field and inspired me to pursue a career in the stars.

However, after hundreds of hours of playing it, modding it, and dreaming about things I can do in it, I can no longer recommend this game to players who do not already own it before its acquisition by Take Two Interactive.

Although the ridiculously invasive EULA seems to have been changed in the newest versions due to community backlash (the "spyware" still remains in the legacy versions in official beta channels), the devs, under Take Two, continue to rip open source mods from the community into PAID expansions without citing or even acknowledging the original authors of the mods that made the game so much more than what it was. I am deeply saddened by the fact that the once wacky indie game by Squad that steered me into academia has resorted to plagiarism under the directions of Take Two Interactive.

Edit:
I want to clarify that I think the game itself is amazing and I'm not discouraging people from playing it, just from paying Take Two. There are many other ways to obtain the game.

Regarding my playtime, yes steam only logged a few hours of play. I bought the game from squad and only bought a second copy on steam when it went on sale recently.

I have enjoyed playing KSP since 0.9 and it literally changed my life and made me change my major to astrophysics in college. I remember giggling like an idiot when Jeb's ship survived reentry for the first time after atmospheric friction was introduced by using heat shields. As a kid who grew up in China, where news and achievements of NASA rarely reach and people like Karl Sagan are unheard of, I like to think that KSP opened my eyes to this field and inspired me to pursue a career in the stars. However, after hundreds of hours of playing it, modding it, and dreaming about things I can do in it, I can no longer recommend this game to players who do not already own it before its acquisition by Take Two Interactive. Although the ridiculously invasive EULA seems to have been changed in the newest versions due to community backlash (the "spyware" still remains in the legacy versions in official beta channels), the devs, under Take Two, continue to rip open source mods from the community into PAID expansions without citing or even acknowledging the original authors of the mods that made the game so much more than what it was. I am deeply saddened by the fact that the once wacky indie game by Squad that steered me into academia has resorted to plagiarism under the directions of Take Two Interactive. Edit: I want to clarify that I think the game itself is amazing and I'm not discouraging people from playing it, just from paying Take Two. There are many other ways to obtain the game. Regarding my playtime, yes steam only logged a few hours of play. I bought the game from squad and only bought a second copy on steam when it went on sale recently.