Science Mode: Possible to start with only Level 0 Crew?

[Waxing_Kibbous]

Pretty much what the OP says, I went to play Science Mode and was kind of bummed out that all Kerbals involved are 5 star. Is it possible to make them all start out as noob-kerbals? Perhaps by changing a config file, or should I head over to the mod request area?

[sdj64]

It might be better to start a career mode, then [I]hold down[/I] alt-f12 and it should bring up a box to add science, funds, and rep. Add yourself some funds whenever you run low and you've basically got science mode. You can also upgrade buildings if you want to start with tier 3.

[Claw]

Hmm. If you want straight science mode with non-upgraded kerbals, idk if that's possible even editing the save file. Because the game runs through the kerbal's individual log and calculates the experience. Since that's empty in the start of a new game, I would assume it also means that the function that calculates checks if you're not in career mode...then returns a five star rating.

So either the suggestion above, or yeah, probably over to the add-on request area. I'm not sure how modifiable that will be.