Version History

The history of SE starts with pre-alpha, which is not well-documented. Alpha starts when the creator decided that the game was playable enough to be shown to others.

Unknown

 * Space and earth area created
 * Earth exists as a shiny grey ball
 * Sun added to space
 * Vehicle Assembly Building added
 * Among parts available inside the VAB are the pilot seat and fuel tank

Pre-Alpha

 * Flag on the VAB (INFR) changed
 * Space is now reachable
 * Throttle added
 * Fuel added
 * Planets now orbit
 * Moon added

Alpha 0

 * Added Venus, Mercury, and a new texture for earth
 * New parts added: Ore tank, ISRU (miner), passenger seat
 * Depot added to sell ore
 * 2nd VAB added to support another player

Alpha 1

 * Command pod added
 * Players now suffocate in space without protection inside a pod

Alpha 2

 * Missions, including Claim a VAB, reach 500 ft in the air, and reach space
 * Mission control building
 * Refueling ships at the depot
 * Selling ships
 * Orbital area
 * Space travel GUI
 * Fixed large engines being inefficient
 * Reconfigured space center
 * Space battles with forces from a rival country/faction

Alpha 3

 * Mars, Ceres/Asteroid Belt
 * Docking ports
 * Planetary bases
 * Container (for supplying bases)
 * Spacesuits and jetpacks
 * Parachutes
 * Collisions

Beta 1

 * Parts now don't cost money to produce, but you have to pay for them to launch
 * Added a ship saving menu in the VAB
 * A tutorial that walks you through the start of the game

Beta 1.1

 * Made the tutorial arrow not appear everywhere if you didn't take the tutorial
 * Rockets (hopefully) now won't fall apart upon loading
 * Probably something else that I can't remember

Beta 1.2

 * Added a settings tab with only 1 button: low-lag mode