Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion

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About Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion

About this DLC

Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion is the second expansion for the PC version of the critically acclaimed space flight simulator, Kerbal Space Program. This feature-rich expansion is focused on increasing the objective possibilities once celestial bodies have been reached by adding more interesting scientific endeavors and expanding the toolset.

After landing on a celestial body, a variety of data collecting equipment can now be deployed to conduct scientific experiments. While gathering that data, newly added surface features have been scattered across the solar system, which players will need to go out in search of to either scan or bring back to Kerbin for further examination.

Additionally, robotic parts are being added! A hinge, piston, rotor, and rotational servo in various sizes will be accessible to massively alter the possibilities of players’ crafts. These all operate under realistic physics with real forces and torque, electricity consumption, and even motor mass.

Take on new challenges with a breadth of added tools and parts in KSP’s second expansion, Breaking Ground. Weather stations, solar panels, and more allow players to collect science over time, while they venture out to research mysterious surface features such as cryovolcanoes with new robotic parts.

  • Deployed Science: Scientific experiments have always gone hand-in-hand with space exploration and are now becoming an even greater focus in KSP. Players will be able to utilize a storage container in their craft that can hold various pieces of science equipment. Upon reaching their destination, players will need to deploy the equipment, which includes a central station, booster antenna, solar panel, weather station, active seismometer, RTG, goo observation, and ion detector. These pieces of equipment must be left out for a period of time to fully collect all of the scientific data and relay it back to Kerbin. The active seismometer in particular asks players to deliberately crash things into a celestial body to gather seismic data!

  • Surface Features: A major addition with Breaking Ground is found on the celestial bodies scattered throughout the solar system. Meteors, craters, rock outcroppings, cryovolcanoes and more now populate the landscape. While smaller surface features can be transported back to KSC by Kerbals themselves, larger ones provide a greater challenge and will require Kerbals to venture out in rovers or send unmanned rovers. By attaching the new robotic rover arm to their rovers, players can scan the larger surface features to collect important scientific data.

  • Robotic Parts: Long-requested robotics parts will now be available for use in KSP! A hinge, piston, rotor, and rotational servo in various sizes will allow players to tackle new challenge as well as enhance the creativity of their crafts. To coincide with these new parts, the addition of a robotics controller system will let players coordinate the behavior of all the different parts on their craft.

  • A New Suit: Of course, the ever-important Kerbal fashion can never be forgotten. With Breaking Ground players will receive a new suit that is futuristic in aesthetic and tied to the science-focus of this expansion.

DLC Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
May 30, 2019
Developer:
Squad
Publisher:
Private Division
Supported Languages:
English
Steam Deck Support:
Unsupported
Franchise:
Kerbal Space
Genres:
Sandbox
Simulation

Space Sim

Building

Exploration

Adventure

Strategy
Themes:
Space
Education

Science

Funny

Difficult

Comedy

Replay Value

Sci-fi
Play Styles:
Physics
Open World

Singleplayer
Features:
Downloadable Content
Steam Trading Cards

Steam Workshop

Partial Controller Support

Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Steam account required for game activation and installation
This content requires the base game Kerbal Space Program on Steam in order to play.

PC system requirements 
MINIMUM
OS:Windows Vista SP1 64-bit
Processor:Core 2 Duo
Memory:4 GB RAM
Graphics:DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM
Hard Drive:3 GB HD space

RECOMMENDED
OS:Windows 10 64 bit
Processor:Core i5
Memory:8 GB RAM
Graphics:DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive:4 GB HD space

MAC System requirements 
MINIMUM
OS: Mac OS X 10.9+ 64-bit
Processor: Intel
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: SM 4.0 512MB VRAM
Storage: 3 GB HD space[/list]

RECOMMENDED
OS: Mac OS X 10.12
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB Ram
Graphics: SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Storage: 4 GB HD space[/list]

Linux System Requirements 
MINIMUM
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: SM 4.0 512MB VRAM
Hard Disk Space: 3 GB HD space[/list]

RECOMMENDED 
OS: Ubuntu 18.04
Processor: Core i5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive: 4 GB HD space[/list]

Product Requirements

Steam account required for game activation and installation
This content requires the base game Kerbal Space Program on Steam in order to play.

PC system requirements 
MINIMUM
OS:Windows Vista SP1 64-bit
Processor:Core 2 Duo
Memory:4 GB RAM
Graphics:DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM
Hard Drive:3 GB HD space

RECOMMENDED
OS:Windows 10 64 bit
Processor:Core i5
Memory:8 GB RAM
Graphics:DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive:4 GB HD space

MAC System requirements 
MINIMUM
OS: Mac OS X 10.9+ 64-bit
Processor: Intel
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: SM 4.0 512MB VRAM
Storage: 3 GB HD space[/list]

RECOMMENDED
OS: Mac OS X 10.12
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB Ram
Graphics: SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Storage: 4 GB HD space[/list]

Linux System Requirements 
MINIMUM
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: SM 4.0 512MB VRAM
Hard Disk Space: 3 GB HD space[/list]

RECOMMENDED 
OS: Ubuntu 18.04
Processor: Core i5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive: 4 GB HD space[/list]

Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion User Reviews

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More content and incentive to go explore the other celestial bodies. As an addition to a great base game I feel it is good.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you will need Kerbal Space Program on the same platform to play Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion.
No, Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion is not currently playable on Steam Deck.

Steam account required for game activation and installation
This content requires the base game Kerbal Space Program on Steam in order to play.

PC system requirements 
MINIMUM
OS:Windows Vista SP1 64-bit
Processor:Core 2 Duo
Memory:4 GB RAM
Graphics:DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 512MB VRAM
Hard Drive:3 GB HD space

RECOMMENDED
OS:Windows 10 64 bit
Processor:Core i5
Memory:8 GB RAM
Graphics:DX10 (SM 4.0) capable, 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive:4 GB HD space

MAC System requirements 
MINIMUM
OS: Mac OS X 10.9+ 64-bit
Processor: Intel
Memory: 4GB RAM
Graphics: SM 4.0 512MB VRAM
Storage: 3 GB HD space[/list]

RECOMMENDED
OS: Mac OS X 10.12
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB Ram
Graphics: SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Storage: 4 GB HD space[/list]

Linux System Requirements 
MINIMUM
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit
Processor: Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video Card: SM 4.0 512MB VRAM
Hard Disk Space: 3 GB HD space[/list]

RECOMMENDED 
OS: Ubuntu 18.04
Processor: Core i5
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: SM 4.0 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive: 4 GB HD space[/list]

Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion was released on May 30, 2019
Yes, Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion supports MacOS.
Yes, Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion supports Linux.
Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion is published by Private Division
Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion was developed by Squad
Fanatical users tagged Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion as Sandbox, Simulation, Space Sim, and Building
Fanatical users tagged Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion as Space, Education, Science, and Funny
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion as having Singleplayer

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