More Solar Systems?

[Vitavoro]

Hi, I'm very new to all this, and I'm no modder but i wish i could, anyway, I wanted to ask firstly, I don't see many mod's that add extra planets, is that because it very hard, so much so that most modder just don't know how to do it, so it left to just the odd few exceptional modders in the community?

Also secondly, I have yet to come across a mod that introduces a whole new solar system, I thought i came across a few before like Sigma and Sentar but after installing i realised that was just extra planets for our solar system, has a mod been like that created if so can some point me in the right direction, or is it just not possible to add a new Solar system into KSP atm?

Thank you all in advance for anyone that can can my question's and if it possible to point me in the right direction.

Vitavoro.

Edit - I also run CKAN to download and install all my mods in case that info is of any help when answering this post.

Edited September 13, 2015 by Vitavoro

[EdusacconBR]

theres Kerbal Galaxy 2, it adds a lot of solar systems

[Vanamonde]

As your questions are specifically about mods, the thread has been moved to the modding section of the forum.

[Vitavoro]

Thank you Vanamonde I wasn't sure where to put it.

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theres Kerbal Galaxy 2, it adds a lot of solar systems

Thanks for the reply, although may I ask (and i should have also mentioned this in my post with i will amend after this), I use CKAN to install all my mods since I really don't know what I'm doing in the sense that i wouldn't have know what conflicts with what and all that kinda stuff, however I notice that 'Kerbal Galaxies 2' is not in CKAN, is it still possible to use CKAN and still install that mod manually?

[EdusacconBR]

yep, just download it and move it to gamedata

[cantab]

There's been an explosion of planet packs lately thanks to the mod Kopernicus that provides a framework for other mods to add or change planets. As you say most add new planets in the Kerbol system, but have a look at Galactic Neighbourhood, a mod that aims to rearrange other planet packs so the various planets orbit different stars near Kerbol, and all the star systems in turn orbit a distant galactic centre.

I can rattle off a few planet pack names for you to look up:

New Horizons

KerbolPlus

Sentar Expansion

Saru

Other Worlds

Chani Planet Pack

Kerbal Galaxy 2

Outer Planets mod

Alternis Kerbol Rekerjiggered

Odysseus

Trans-Keptunian

Boris

Asclepius

Uncharted Lands

Last I tried CKAN didn't handle planet packs very well. It might have improved but if not you'll have to install things manually.

[Vitavoro]

yep, just download it and move it to gamedata

There's been an explosion of planet packs lately thanks to the mod Kopernicus that provides a framework for other mods to add or change planets. As you say most add new planets in the Kerbol system, but have a look at Galactic Neighbourhood, a mod that aims to rearrange other planet packs so the various planets orbit different stars near Kerbol, and all the star systems in turn orbit a distant galactic centre.

I can rattle off a few planet pack names for you to look up:

New Horizons

KerbolPlus

Sentar Expansion

Saru

Other Worlds

Chani Planet Pack

Kerbal Galaxy 2

Outer Planets mod

Alternis Kerbol Rekerjiggered

Odysseus

Trans-Keptunian

Boris

Asclepius

Uncharted Lands

Last I tried CKAN didn't handle planet packs very well. It might have improved but if not you'll have to install things manually.

Thank you both really helpful, thanks guys

[Candlelight]

Yeah, like EdusacconBR said:

Just move the contents of the. zip folder into the GameData folder in your KSP folder.

If you recieve a .zip file with another GameData folder in it, open that folder too and move it's content to GameData in your KSP folder.