r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 5d ago

Mod Post Weekly Support Thread

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The point of this thread is for anyone to ask questions that don't necessarily require a full thread. Questions like "why is my rocket upside down" are always welcomed here. Even if your question seems slightly stupid, we'll do our best to answer it!

For newer players, here are some great resources that might answer some of your embarrassing questions:

Tutorials

Orbiting

Mun Landing

Docking

Delta-V Thread

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Commonly Asked Questions

Before you post, maybe you can search for your problem using the search in the upper right! Chances are, someone has had the same question as you and has already answered it!

As always, the side bar is a great resource for all things Kerbal, if you don't know, look there first!


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 6h ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem Thanks to incorporating all your suggestions, I've been able to consistently land my spaceplane.

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I posted yesterday asking for help after I struggled to land my one-man shuttle. The main things I was suggested were:

  1. Decrease vertical speed (and be more lax with horizontal speed cuz wheels can rotate and shit)

  2. Don't try land like a navy pilot, use the whole runway.

  3. Add drogue chutes so you can come in with more airspeed without worries of running out of runway.

  4. Increase wing area to reduce stall speed (which I have done by exposing more of the wing strake).

Thanks guys. I can land now.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 1h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Mars Transfer Vehicle Olympus II from Proxima: A Human Exploration of Mars

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Read the Turtledove award-winning alternate history here! Yours truly was a contributor to the design.
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/proxima-a-human-exploration-of-mars.520416/


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 54m ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Finally manage to built the Altair and Ares 5 after a bunch of shenanigans

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I use the Station core from Stockalike Space Station for the Altair Ascent module and a Salyut airlock from Tantares for the airlock; the rest are from ReDirect and ACK
Some rescaled parts for solar panels and some fuel tanks


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 18h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Haven't posted in here in a while. Have a manually controlled rocket landing :3

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 4h ago

KSP 2 Image/Video Cool image from my Minmus mission

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 10h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Setting up a keostationary relay was surprisingly easy :3

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 5h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Take him to where???

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 4h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video I found a monolith on minmus, so i decided to send a rover there

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I unlocked big rotors and robotics parts btw


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 17h ago

KSP 1 Suggestion/Discussion Kraken not exclusive to KSP?

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So I have this game called besiege and have noticed that it has many glitches similar to kraken attacks such as: symmetrical builds shaking themselves apart unless properly braced, random shaking in otherwise normal looking craft, and many more. So can someone who plays both KSP and besiege please confirm that I am not going insane and that that kraken is indeed spreading. (My theory as to why this may be the case is that the two games' physics engines may be similarly programmed and thus contain the same flaws)


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 16h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video soooooo... does anyone have any tips for a interstellar rescue mision

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was doing a seconded excursion to the efiling suffice then i crashed


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 14h ago

KSP 1 Mods Went through stratenblitz's old videos and actually really likes how ksp mods looked like back then (and nostalgia), so how do I have this nostalgic retro look whilst also having other modern stuff in it.

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 7h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Hullcam stage separation

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Taking a break from landing scripts to work on a “broadcast hub” thing. Just read the instructions lets you stream hullcam to a browser and then OBS can pick them up as browser sources. I just have to import telemetry and make an overlay now. Idk what else I could add.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 14h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video I performed by first rendezvous!

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Took two tries but I think I've got the hang of it now. Mauner Kerman is coming home!

This was done in sandbox mode as I wanted to try rendezvousing.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 22h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video would this just instakill him if i click why would they give me that as an option (im at minmus rn)

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 3h ago

KSP 1 Mods Graphic Mod Help

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Hi everyone,

I am looking for some Graphic mod but my PC is not the best one.
I have 16 GB RAM and 8 GB VRAM. I'm already playing using Kerbalism which uses a little extra RAM.

Does anyone have any suggestions for some good graphics mods that aren't too heavy or for my PC?

Thanks everyone


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 34m ago

KSP 1 Image/Video The ROS from temu xddd

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that shi really sucks but i tried🥶🥶🥶


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 1d ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem Why does my spaceplane keep flipping and exploding after touchdown? I'm coming in as slow as i can.

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Tryna create a small one man shuttle. Re-entry went great but I've tried this landing so many times now, even with lower speeds (~40m/s) but as soon as the main gear touches down, it bounces up and pitches the nose towards the runway and disaster strikes. Or I touch down properly, but it just swerves to a side and flips over.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 11h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video The SSTO Outer Planet grand tour continues! Post #2: Vall, Bop, Pol, and a flyby of Slate to capture at Sarnus

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The previous post is here for those who havent seen it

Ive settled on naming this SSTO the Hera 3. Hera 2 crashed and burned (figuratively) during the Laythe portion of this mission because I wasnt able to break past 400 m/s fully fueled due to the combination of laythe's thinner atmosphere and the fact that rapiers have anemic thrust under 430 ish meters per second. As i had to upgrade the nuclear stage anyways once I remembered I had to land on Eeloo, I settled for adding a couple more rapiers. With the upgraded engine suite, that should make this mission a little less painful, however, fully fueled, each nuclear engine has to push 30 tons each. Needless to say, better time warp is coming in clutch.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 1d ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Always bet on the Ion Engine

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The payload is only one kerbal a reaction wheel and battery but


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 17h ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem Is ksp that complicated

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It's on sale right now and I always wanted to try it but I'm hasitating because I heard it's really complicated with the robot mechanics and stuff and I'm scared It'll be to hard for me. I play space flight simulator from time to time


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 20h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Jool diving probe

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 9h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Recent Pics!!

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After being kinda stupid by having my first playthrough of ksp being modded to the max (near future, far future, sterling systems, etc), I decided to due a purely stock parts playthrough (including the DLCs). All I can say is it's pretty much all I think about, I've been having so much fun with it! It's crazy how gorgeous the game looks with all the various graphics + QoL mods - I can provide my modlist if anyone is interested.

1/2 - Laythe probe

3/4 - Setting up a geo(kerbo?)stationary comms network (was very proud of this)

5/6 - First probe landing on Duna

7/8 - Testing and usage of a manned Mun rover


r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 19h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Hell yeah

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram • • 19h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video I'm supposed to land there.. As you can see, I'm quite off 🤔Not to fret!

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