Kerbal Space Program’s latest update lets Kerbals do on-site space welding

The Kerbal Space Program 2 release date has been pushed hinder to 2022, but non to worry – there's still plenty to do in the original. Kerbal Space Program's latest update adds in the ability to pack inventories for missions and a new EVA construction mode, so your adventurous Kerbals can immediately do assemblies and repairs while deployed.

The 1.11 update is titled 'Some Refabrication Required,' and in addition to each new parts, visual enhancements, and bug fixes, it expands the inventory system and adds the new EVA construction mode. Now, engineers can manipulate parts in their inventory operating theatre anywhere within their range while operative outside of a command pod, which opens up the ability to make on-the-fly adjustments to vehicles or create improvised structures while happening missions. That could interject very adroit for Kerbals who find themselves otherwise stranded out in space or connected some cold flung moon.

The take stock changes are meant to give the system "deeper meaningful and functionality," the developers say in the update post. You'll now be able to add stacks of various parts to your spacecraft inventory, and Kerbals get inventories of their own.

Here's the new EVA construction mode in action:

The latest update as wel includes reinforced textures and graphical shaders for the moons of Bop, Vall, and Tylo, which now look better than ever before.

Get a load at the full patch notes o'er on Steam, then check out our roundup of the unsurpassable Kerbal Space Program mods available if you'd like to expand the blank space game even further. In that respect's ever plenty of space out there to explore.