science mode

[icantthink]

who plays on 1000% science rewards??? because i do and i think im the only one that does

[Gargamel]

5 minutes ago, icantthink said:

i think im the only one that does

You might be right.  A lot of people play with reduced rewards.  Its fairly common to max out the tech tree even before reaching the Mun.   Playing with reduced rewards makes the game a bit more challenging, and gives you a real reason to go to other places.

[icantthink]

yea because ive almost maxed out teir 5 without even reaching lko

[The Aziz]

So you can just play sandbox instead. Same result.

[Fraktal]

7 hours ago, icantthink said:

yea because ive almost maxed out teir 5 without even reaching lko

You want a marathon game, play 10%.

• You'll run out of Kerbin science in reach of sounding and suborbital rockets by the start of tier 4.
• You'll run out of Mun and Minmus flyby/orbit science just before completing tier 4. And unlocking aircraft as anything other than last on this tier will softlock you.
• Mun/Minmus surface science is enough to complete tier 5 and unlock the first 2 or 3 nodes for tier 6. From that point on, you either go interplanetary or you start abusing the science lab.

Forget going to the Mun with an Apollo replica, that's Duna-tier tech here. You won't even have the Mk1 lander can during your first couple of trips (but if you have Making History, the KV-2 is invaluable). There's enough science in the stock game to fully unlock the stock tech tree, but no celestial body is optional anymore if you want to pull it off. Not Tycho, not Moho, not Eeloo, not Dres, not even Eve.

Edited April 11, 2021 by Fraktal

[N_Danger]

I play at 40% science, never return to the same biome twice (unless contracted to) and no using the science lab. 

 For myself I also need to set other goals outside of just gathering science to keep it interesting.