was the first major update for the game's Early Access phase , released on March 16, 2023 . This patch focused heavily on performance stability and fixing critical launch-day bugs. Key Improvements

: Performed a balance pass on wheels (steering/torque) and re-tuned the mass for structural parts, nosecones, and fairings.

: New autosave features were added for landing, SOI (Sphere of Influence) changes, and atmosphere transitions.

: Increased the range and brightness of vehicle lights and updated models for several parts, including the MK1 Peregrine and MK1 Raven .

: Restored collision at the bottom of the Mohole and fixed issues where ground textures incorrectly projected onto vehicles at the Kerbal Space Center.

: Fuel flow calculations were optimized to be up to 3x faster , and "garbage collection" (memory management) was reduced by half. Users reported FPS gains of approximately 15–25% in certain flight scenarios.