How fucking stupid, why the hell did I buy this shit. Had it uninstalled after like 2 hours of play assuming I'd come back to it some time later when it was in better shape, fuck me I guess. Additionally, the fucking game is STILL available to buy on steam, STILL overpriced as fuck, even with no active development (which is the whole justification for the price tag in early access).
Just really enjoyed KSP1 and had hopes KSP2 would be more fun stuff, but nope.
Check out the OpenSpaceProgram project on github. It's undergoing some major changes right now but is the most promising existing base to build on imo (osp-msgnum is the repo you're looking for).
Also to set expectations for lurkers- the project is currently an early physics test with some orbital mechanics proof of concept. Don't expect anything substantial for years