Howdy

[Souup]

Hey guys and gals!

I just bought the game a few days ago and am loving it. I\'ve been trying to land on the Mun, but with no success so far (I can\'t seem to tell when I\'m getting close to the surface, I\'m always coming in too hot). I\'m trying new things out though.

Can anybody suggest a few good mods to start off with? I\'m using all stock parts at the moment.

Anyway I\'m Souup and just wanted to say howdy.

-Souup

[Khrissetti]

Hi there, the only mod pack I used for a long time was the Nova Punch remix pack which has some great ship components.

http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.net/kerbal-space-program-mods#packs

For a safe Mun landing I tend to lower my speed to about 20m/s or less when I\'m 2000m up then watch for the shadow on the ground (The altimeter is almost useless on the Mun so you\'ll have to bring it in by eye.) Don\'t forget to kill the lateral motion, that scuppered too many of my early Mun landings.

[Souup]

Wow that\'s a lot more parts. Are these gimicky parts (as in they break the game) or are they relatively realistic, in relation to the stock parts?

[Khrissetti]

They fit in nicely with the stock parts, most of my ships tend to use a mixture of stock and NovaPunch parts (especially the nuclear engine, that is now my standard orbital stage engine)

There are a few problems with it (The 1.75m connectors are still very wobbly for instance) but generally it gives you a variety of parts to make sleeker, more realistic-looking craft.

[Capt'n Skunky]

Welcome to the KSP Forums!

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt\'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

[Souup]

Success! My first stock moon landing! It was a little sketchy for a couple seconds, with some horizontal bounces which could have ended in disaster, but I made it. Now I need to build one to get back =)