I play KSP missions vanilla, "not because they are easy, but because they are hard"

[Gus]

How about you?

P.S. Thanks to JFK.

P.S.S. I've changed my mind. Mods open up many new areas that are pretty much inaccessible to vanilla/stock.

Edited August 10, 2013 by Gus
change of heart

[superm18]

Check my signature

[regex]

I use MechJeb and installed a bunch of parts mods, even edited some engines so I had something in-between the Skipper and Mainsail. I did this not because it made things easier, but because I wanted to.

[astropapi1]

Oh God, prepare your flamethrower, OP.

[omegamatrixhh]

I play with mods because they diversify and complicate the gameplay, providing additional various goals and learning curves. In many cases they make the game more realistic.

[Mr Shifty]

Sigh. Another one. We need a forum topic called the Flame Pit and the several times daily threads about whether or not to use MechJeb and/or other mods could just be tossed in there by the moderators.

[littlebattler]

I use stock because then I can share my crafts more easily.

Not that anyone downloads them or anything.

[Gus]

Oh God, prepare your flamethrower, OP.

I only have a Mainsail, but that should do just fine.

[OrbitusII]

I use mods that add good things to the game, for example the Editor Tools and Subassembly Manager.

I've been trying to avoid too many mods recently, because I can get burned out from too much stuff to try and use (e.g. B9 Aerospace).

I like your thinking, Gus. People who dislike mods just for the sake of disliking them confuse me, but people who don't use them because they enjoy the challenge of going pure stock are people I can respect, especially as a mod creator.

[Bunsen]

I mostly do that, but I see a difference between "boring hard" and "interesting hard." Using mods to dodge the boring parts sometimes makes new, interesting challenges accessible without excessive tedium. And, of course, some mods make almost everything harder, but do it in interesting ways -- F.A.R. being my favorite example.

[Lanfranc]

I play with mods like FAR, Ioncross and RemoteTech because they make the game harder. Vanilla is for noobs. [/blatanttroll]

[RocketPilot573]

I only use a few utility mods, such as Mechjeb (not for the autopilot!!), KAS, and Quantum struts. But I don't use any part packs since I like to keep my ships as stock as possible. As many of them seem to be based off of real life rockets, not KSP rockets. Thus, you end up with way OP parts, such as an SRB that can bring you all the way to orbit.

[asmi]

To everybody who thinks "stock is hard" I'd suggest to install FAR and DeadlyReentry and try to reach orbit and get back in one piece. THEN we'll see what is harder and what is not.

[SargeRho]

Good luck mining fuel without the Kethane mod

[Sof]

I use mods to provide temporary fixes for parts of the stock game that don't work as well as I'd like.

[WillHop]

I play stock mostly because I like to see what I can achieve in the vanilla game. Obviously the mods that are made are fantastic and offer entirely new ways of going at it, but that's just my personal preference.

[fatfluffycat]

And? Do we really care about how you play the game?

[regex]

To everybody who thinks "stock is hard" I'd suggest to install FAR and DeadlyReentry and try to reach orbit and get back in one piece. THEN we'll see what is harder and what is not.

Eh, FAR makes getting to orbit simple, you just have to respect its rules. DE isn't exactly deadly either if you do the same.

[Skorpychan]

I use vanilla stuff for a challenge; if I wanted things to do it on autopilot, why bother?

I might use non-stock parts later if I feel the need, but no need so far.

[Specialist290]

Personally, I think using engines at all is too easy, modded or not. I'm currently working on a spacecraft that can get into space using only decouplers / separators and explosions.

[regex]

Personally, I think using engines at all is too easy, modded or not. I'm currently working on a spacecraft that can get into space using only decouplers / separators and explosions.

I like the cut of your jib, sir.

[Fleb]

KSP + DE + FAR + ME = Explosions!

[Sapphire]

Eh, FAR makes getting to orbit simple, you just have to respect its rules. DE isn't exactly deadly either if you do the same.

To be fair, it stops people from bombing into the atmosphere with a huge unshielded base ready to go, like I bet some purists do often with their craft. Also Ioncross is really awesome.

[Tw1]

Personally, I think using engines at all is too easy, modded or not. I'm currently working on a spacecraft that can get into space using only decouplers / separators and explosions.

Explosions are overrated

(It is stock.)

Ok, so it can't get into orbit. But never mind.

Edited August 8, 2013 by Tw1

[CaptainBlue]

Easier? FAR, Ioncross, DeadlyReentry. Then try Duna again.

Add RemoteTech and get creative with self torture.

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