What strategies do you us and why?

[SmashBrown]

The one part of ksp I have never really liked since it was introduced is the strategies. Which ones do you use? Is the vessel recovery strategy really worth it?

Discuss.

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[GoSlash27]

Through most of my game, I don't use any strategies at all. Once I've unlocked the tech tree, science no longer has any value for me, so that gets converted to funds.

Best,
-Slashy

[Hodari]

None.  They're pretty much useless as far as I'm concerned.  I tried out the one for converting science to funds once, but the amount you get back is so tiny, it doesn't make any real difference and by the time you've unlocked the tech tree(or even gotten to interplanetary missions), funds don't seem to be much of an issue anymore either.

[Spricigo]

I convert some o my funds to science while unlocking the tech tree and after it science to either reputation or funds.  

BTW vessel recovery most easily will make you lose funds than save.

[Superfluous J]

None.

I'd convert science to funds but by the time I've toppled the tech tree I'm swimming in so many funds I can't be bothered.

[Champ]

On every carreer (i start a new carreer with every update), after my first strip to Duna, all science is done and i activate the strategy that maximise "world first" funds and field science and decreases contracts science and funds. Then i play a carreer where i can just ignore contracts.

[Birdco_Space]

Early on, I run Reputation for Science to get an early boost through the tech tree to get me to those key Science experiment and lander nodes, then I run Reputation for Funds, and if I am gathering science faster than I am getting Kerbucks to unlock new part, Science for Funds strategies late game to fund my space assembled mother ships and Kolonization programs.  Note, I run Community Tech tree and parts mods, so my Science and funds costs to unlock the tech tree are fairly significant.

 

The good thing about strategies that convert reputation is that it slows the growth of your reputation bar, and keeps you in the lucrative but fairly easy contracts of the mid game longer. 

 

  I generally do not touch the other ones

[klesh]

I never ever use them.  

[nascarlaser1]

I always seem to need a government bail out grant in the first half hour.... the government of Kerbin must love me .

[coredumpster]

In early career I bump the rewards for the 'World Firsts', as I like to explore rapidly vs. grinding on tourist contracts.  As others note, after filling out the Tech Tree, converting Science and Rep to Kerbucks.

That's pretty much it from a strategy standpoint.  

I also use the pool to park a vessel for fun once I upgrade the building.

[Loren Pechtel]

1.2 cut the science rewards.  I'm currently converting some funds to science in order to have all the instruments before I land somewhere.

[Benjamin Kerman]

I am the same as @GoSlash27, as I don't use strategies at all. They just don't seem worth it to me, as all the things are useful. Then again, I have never completed the tech tree, so I don't know about converting science to funds or reputation. 

[Streetwind]

I always activate 25% reputation to funds as soon as I can pay the setup cost. (One strategy at 25% is the limit for a level 1 admin facility.) Reputation is usually the currency I "fill up on" first, so I don't mind starting to convert a part of it into cash right from the early days. Can never have enough cash flow. Means less time spent on contract missions to pay for launches later on.

Admittedly, the World First strategy looks mighty tempting indeed... I usually take my time to methodically check off steps and conduct lots of quick and easy LKO contracts before pushing progress further and thereby making my contracts more effort-consuming, but perhaps it might be fun trying an early exploration style at least once.

Edited January 13, 2017 by Streetwind