Required language for mod scripting

[Broax]

I think this is an easy straightforward question and that this is the right place to put it in...

What programming language(s) should one learn to be able to create mods for unity/KSP?

I searched around but was overwhelmed with so much indepth information..

[Norpo]

Unity and KSP use C#, and i've looked through some plugin's source code before; they're all in C#, so you'll need to use C#. I could be wrong, but I think if you use a different Unity compatible language (like UnityScript), you won't be able to use the KSP API.

(I haven't made a plugin though, so I could be wrong)

[SAI Peregrinus]

In theory you could write a wrapper mod in C# that exposes the KSP API to mods in other languages via standard C bindings, and then use just about any language. In practice, just use C#.

[viperfan7]

I'm kind of wondering how feasible it would be to add in a lua interpreter for KSP, I wonder if we could have ingame scripting that way (a la kOS)

[DwarfPlanetTossing]

One mod to note is Telemachus (forum, github), which exposes much of KSP through WebSockets as well as traditional web APIs, I compiled it from source with no noticeable problems with 0.90 on 64-bit Linux (How to get it working), and plan to use it with Python or Julia as an externalized alternative to kOS. There are a number of existing interfaces including a python wrapper. The license prevents me from redistributing the binaries.

[jarmund]

One mod to note is Telemachus (forum, github), which exposes much of KSP through WebSockets as well as traditional web APIs, I compiled it from source with no noticeable problems with 0.90 on 64-bit Linux (How to get it working), and plan to use it with Python or Julia as an externalized alternative to kOS. There are a number of existing interfaces including a python wrapper. The license prevents me from redistributing the binaries.

Neat, maybe I can do something similar that'll allow me to show off my skills in Lisp

[sarbian]

I'm kind of wondering how feasible it would be to add in a lua interpreter for KSP, I wonder if we could have ingame scripting that way (a la kOS)

We had one in the past. There are plenty of C# lua implementation available so it is just a matter of time.