endernite54 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hi ! First, I'd like to say that this is a really great community and I'm happy to take part in it ! So I just started playing KSP a couple of days ago, messing around in sandbox mode, I also played in career mode, but it seemed fairly hard up to some point... My question is : What's the best best way to learn KSP, by playing in sandbox, career ? What "essential tasks, mission should I do, in order to learn the basics ? What other advice can you give me ? Also, I'd like to point out that I've been playing Orbiter for a long time and have a fair understanding of orbital mechanics Have a good day, Luca S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Welcome aboard! I would suggest playing in Science mode to start with, you won't be overwhelmed by having too many parts available, you won't need to worry about money or contracts, and you'll get the hang of the science mechanics. Assuming you are into rockets rather than planes, I'd suggest the following early goals to develop your skills: Suborbital flight with safe recovery Orbital flight with safe recovery Mun flyby Mun landing* Rendezvous and docking between two craft One-way mission to another planet Return mission to another planet *Some will suggest that Minmus is an easier target for your first landing than the Mun due to the lower delta-V requirements and lower surface gravity (and those are both valid points), but I would suggest the Mun as it's easier to transfer to and it feels like an incredible achievement to do what Apollo did. Truly one of the best moments in KSP is your first Mun landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hello endernite54 and welcome to the KSP Forum! @Red Iron Crown went and ninja'd my post all to heck. I agree you should try Science Mode. . Happy landings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endernite54 Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 @Red Iron Crown Thank you for your fast reply ! That is really what I wanted to know Well now I got a lot of tasks to accomplish ! Thanks, I appreciate that @Starhawk Have a good evening, Luca S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Tan Tu Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 To expand on Red Iron Crown's post, if you are like many of us, there is a step between 4 and 5. Your second attempt at a landing on the Mun will be a rescue mission to try and save the Kerbal you stranded on the Mun in your first attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSlash27 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Welcome aboard! Adding to RIC's list, first successful spacewalk should be in there somewhere. Good luck! -Slashy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endernite54 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hey everyone, It's been 3 weeks since I've started playing KSP, I'd like to thank you for your advices. Those are the tasks I completed, they could maybe help other beginners ! Suborbital flight with safe recovery Orbital flight with safe recovery Mun flyby Mun landing Mun rescue mission Minmus landing (actually, it was easier than a Mun landing) Rendezvous and docking between two craft One-way mission to another planet Return mission to another planet Keostationary relay probes Low orbit station Docking, sending multiple modules to station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Yep! Such a list should be given to all beginners, so they can all play the game properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopHeavy11 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Looks like your ready to set up camp or keep heading farther...to Interplanetary Space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boutchers Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 On 26/11/2016 at 9:46 AM, Red Iron Crown said: Welcome aboard! I would suggest playing in Science mode to start with, you won't be overwhelmed by having too many parts available, you won't need to worry about money or contracts, and you'll get the hang of the science mechanics. Assuming you are into rockets rather than planes, I'd suggest the following early goals to develop your skills: Suborbital flight with safe recovery Orbital flight with safe recovery Mun flyby Mun landing* Rendezvous and docking between two craft One-way mission to another planet Return mission to another planet *Some will suggest that Minmus is an easier target for your first landing than the Mun due to the lower delta-V requirements and lower surface gravity (and those are both valid points), but I would suggest the Mun as it's easier to transfer to and it feels like an incredible achievement to do what Apollo did. Truly one of the best moments in KSP is your first Mun landing. Ive put around 25hrs into this games since i got it maybe 2 week ago and i feel like im still trying to learn it. With that list you posted RedIronCrown, im gonna try to do everything on it.I hope to finaly understand what im doing !lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKorbinjer Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 On 11/26/2016 at 8:26 AM, endernite54 said: Hi ! First, I'd like to say that this is a really great community and I'm happy to take part in it ! So I just started playing KSP a couple of days ago, messing around in sandbox mode, I also played in career mode, but it seemed fairly hard up to some point... My question is : What's the best best way to learn KSP, by playing in sandbox, career ? What "essential tasks, mission should I do, in order to learn the basics ? What other advice can you give me ? Also, I'd like to point out that I've been playing Orbiter for a long time and have a fair understanding of orbital mechanics Have a good day, Luca S. If you start off with Career, you can learn what each and every part does and what it's used for. Sandbox can leave you confused, as there is a lot of parts you start off with, and not much teaching to be done. Science mode is similar to career, but no contracts/reputation to worry about Hope I helped! Cheers! -TheKorbinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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