Felipe Falanghe Explained

Felipe Falanghe
Other Names:HarvesteR
Years Active:2010-present
Notable Works:Kerbal Space Program

Felipe Falanghe, known online as ''HarvesteR'', is a Brazilian born video game programmer. He is the creator of the video game Kerbal Space Program, along with KitHack Model Club.

Early life

As a teenager, Falanghe created and attached small tin figurines onto fireworks. The figurines were called "Kerbals."[1]

Career

In April 2010, after moving to Mexico, he was hired by Squad. At the company, Falanghe began working on a new game called Kerbal Space Program, authorized by co-founder Adrian Goya. The game's first public release, version 0.7.3, was on 24 June 2011.[2] [3] The game entered beta on 15 December 2014, with version 0.90, and was released out of beta on 27 April 2015.[4] [5] [6] On 30 May 2016, Falanghe announced he was stepping down as the lead developer for Kerbal Space Program.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wes Fenlon . 2021-06-25 . Kerbal Space Program creator looks back on leaving it behind: 'The hardest thing I've had to do in my whole life' . 2024-09-02 . PC Gamer . en.
  2. Web site: Manley . Scott . Changing lives with Kerbal Space Program . Wireframe . 2 July 2021 . Raspberry Pi Press . By version 0.7.3, the first public release, there was a handful of parts, a planet, and enough physics such that you could get payloads into orbit if you knew what you were doing. . 10 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Robinson . Joe . "Sustained" development of Kerbal Space Program is over as devs shift focus to KSP2 . PCGamesN . Network N . 9 March 2023 . 6 August 2021 . Kerbal Space Program has been in active development since 2010, and first released to the public on June 24, 2011..
  4. Kerbal Space Program beta update released . Savage . Phil . 16 December 2014 . . 19 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Phillips . Tom . Kerbal Space Program is finally getting a v1.0 launch . Eurogamer.net . Gamer Network Limited . 9 March 2023 . 21 April 2015 . After years in playable alpha and beta, Kerbal will fully launch on 27th April..
  6. Web site: Mejia . Ozzie . Kerbal Space Program is 'Beta Than Ever' today . Shacknews . Shacknews LTD. . 9 March 2023 . 15 December 2014.
  7. Web site: KSP_HarvesteR . 2016-05-30 . My Farewell to KSP . 2024-09-02 . r/KerbalSpaceProgram.
  8. News: Andy Chalk . 2016-05-31 . Kerbal Space Program lead developer calls it quits . 2024-09-02 . PC Gamer . en.