I want to learn this game.

[nh33nh]

Can you put in a link to the easiest thing a new player can do or try out? Tutorials links. So I can just open my web browser and it goes directly to this page.

[Vanamonde]

How about this?

[GoSlash27]

Can you put in a link to the easiest thing a new player can do or try out? Tutorials links. So I can just open my web browser and it goes directly to this page.

nh33nh,

The easiest thing for new players to do is failing to go to space.

Usually step 1 is to figure out how to get into space.

Step 2 is to figure out how to orbit.

Step 3 is getting a kerbal to orbit and back to Kerbin without killing him or her.

Best,

-Slashy

[ToukieToucan]

The ksp wiki has (almost) all the information about ksp youll as a beginner and as a more advanced players.

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Tutorials

[Clipperride]

Try out Science mode first as it introduces the parts slowly and you don't have to worry about funds or reputation. Read the wiki and if you get stuck consult the forum. Most of all, have fun!

[Merandix]

I can't believe people haven't mentioned it yet... but

is fun to watch and very useful and informative, he's also infusing it with tidbits of science and space-flight trivia. Also, as he mentions in part one, the tutorials are actually fairly useful!

[JackBush]

How about this?

This looks great, Vanamonde. Do you mind listing the parts that make up the ship you're showing here? Thanks.

[Cairol]

Even for a beginner I would highly recommend to install the following mods:

- Kerbal Engineer Redux (important readouts of your craft while building it. Gives you an idea if your rocket will lift off, if it will be able to reach orbit, how far you can go with your rocket, and much more.)

- RCS Build Aid (Shows center of mass and also "center of dry mass" of your craft without having to empty the fuel tanks manually to see it. Good to detect flip-happy rockets at design time. Works with KSP 1.0.4)

I would start in Science mode or Creative mode.

The first one is more rewarding if you achieve something and you don't get overwhelmed with all parts of the game at once because you need to earn science first, to unlock higher tiers.

Creative mode removes the tediousness of earning science, but removes also the achievements. All parts are unlocked from the start.

Also, a must-read for new rocket engineers to avoid early frustration: KSP Aerodynamics and Aircraft design in pictures

[Highguard]

Getting to orbit (my version isn't as good as Vanamonde's):

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/133723-I-m-new-to-KSP?p=2184849#post2184849

But that isn't the easiest thing. You don't need a link for that - just go to the VAB and put an SRB under a command pod.

[Vanamonde]

Do you mind listing the parts that make up the ship you're showing here? Thanks.

That thread includes a download link for the craft itself. (Where it says "craft file" in red.) Copy that into your

ksp folder/saves/whatever your save is called/VAB

and fly your own copy of the ship.

[tbarcello]

I can't believe people haven't mentioned it yet... but

is fun to watch and very useful and informative, he's also infusing it with tidbits of science and space-flight trivia. Also, as he mentions in part one, the tutorials are actually fairly useful!

Yes! Thank you!

Seriously, Scott Manley. He's a genious.

[Phil deCube]

Can you put in a link to the easiest thing a new player can do or try out? Tutorials links. So I can just open my web browser and it goes directly to this page.

KSP Career Mode for Absolute Beginners.

[GeneralVeers]

By all means, nh33, in addition to whatever else, throw some rocket designs together and watch them explode. Blowing things up is part of the game. But, also, you'll start to get a feel for which engines can orbit how much weight.

One of the most amusing ways I recently found to blow things up was to take the narrow-band scanner (the hexagonal one with the rotating head) and use the offset tool to put it INSIDE the rocket. Then, when you start it up, the rocket starts to bounce around like it's having a seizure (or dancing--or, dancing while having a seizure) before exploding.

[Kryxal]

I had a little mishap with a 1.25m service bay that was absolutely hilarious ... it ate Bob! I could see him clipping through and acting like the spin cycle of a washer was going!

[FlyingPete]

Science mode is a good place to start. With sandbox mode, there's an overwhelming quantity of different parts available. Science mode starts you off with just the basics and is a good way to learn, without worrying about earning funds or reputation (you will kill a few kerbals at some point)

[JackBush]

Oh good. That's great. Thanks Vanamonde.

[Vanamonde]

Np.

[Friend Bear]

Also: (if not mentioned yet)

Scott Manley does an excellent job tutorializing most things in the game. Search for his videos when you need to learn something (e.g.: asparagus staging, SSTO, docking and rendezvous).

AVOID mods like mechjeb that do the work for you. They do not teach but merely supplement the gameplay with as near perfect moves as software can get. Most the fun comes from experimenting and making ridiculous things.

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Watch a couple streamers intermittently, as well. Sorry to do this but I am only going to suggest a couple because they try to address every question asked, do so thoroughly and correctly, and spend a majority of their stream teaching, anyways.

Know that I have not given to any streamers and this is merely neutral information based on personal knowledge and application.

Watch:

OverloadUT

DasValdez

Edited September 18, 2015 by Friend Bear