Recommended Add-On packs/kits?

[Galactus]

Hello!

I am quite new to this wonderful game, and am feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the quantity of add-ons and plugins available.

Is there a place where I can find "collections" of recommended/high quality mods that work well with each other, and that can be batch installed?

Thanks!

[Talisar]

If you are looking for parts, there are quite a few large packs out there that add a lot at once, such as:

Novapunch (http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/novapunch-remix-pack/)

B9 (http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/0-20-2-b9-aerospace-pack-r3-1/)

LLC (http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/24906-LLL-Lack-Luster-Labs-0-09-9)

Fustek (http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/24826-FusTek-Parts-Munox-Karmony-Modules-Station-Parts-Docking-Nodes-19-X)

and Sumghai's expansion to Fustek (http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/35043-0-20-FusTek-Station-Parts-Expansion)

These are all quite large, and add A LOT of parts. Unless you're running a beast of a computer, I'd recommend not trying them all at once

If you are looking for mods to add different functionality, there are a lot of them out there, but you'd have to browse through them and decided what you want to add to the game.

[DChurchill]

Addons for KSP are a lot different than mods for other games. You shouldn't find any difficulty loading them. You pretty much drop a folder containing the mod into your GameData directory and you're done.

Mods I like and use are:

MechJeb

Kerbal Alarm Clock

ISA MapSat

Lazor Docking Cam

TAC Fuel Balancer

ISA MapSat

Procedural Fairings

KSPX

Kerbal Attachment System

Graphotron 2000

[JakeGrey]

EVA Parachutes. Guaranteed to reduce Kerbal body counts!

[HeadHunter67]

I can't get that one to work. The parts descriptions use English words but no grammar, and there are no textures showing for the parts. So I tried it and passed on it.

[esinohio]

Don't forget that Universe Replacer mod! This in my opinion is one of the new must haves! It along with a texture pack of your choosing, also located within the first post of that thread, just makes the game pop off the screen. Not that the original KSP textures aren't good but some of the textures are much much higher resolution in the addon (I think so anyway). Not a beefy machine? No worries, you can pick and choose what textures you want to load from the packs themselves. The author did an excellent job of laying out the directories so it's a snap to accomplish picking the textures you want. Enjoy!

Best of all, it is one of those passive mods that doesn't really impact game play beyond the visuals.

You can find it over in the Addon releases thread here.

[SuperWeegee4000]

It's important to remember that there are no "must-have" mods. If a mod is useful to you and you really want it, you can get it.