Newbie question on mods

[mr2005]

Hello, 

I'm new to Kerbal. I'm trying to figure out how to install mods. I purchased KErbal directly from the website and am running it on a windows 10 pc.

i've seen how to vids on installing mods if you but through other avenues.   any suggestions for a newbie?

 

Thanks,

 

[Snark]

Hello, and welcome to the forums! 

Moving question to Add-on Discussions.

27 minutes ago, mr2005 said:

I'm new to Kerbal. I'm trying to figure out how to install mods. I purchased KErbal directly from the website and am running it on a windows 10 pc.

i've seen how to vids on installing mods if you but through other avenues.   any suggestions for a newbie?

There's a FAQ with a "how to run mods" section in it that you may find helpful:

Executive summary is that you can install them manually, or (for mods that support it) with a "mod manager" tool called CKAN.  Details in the above-linked post.

To manually install a mod, you download it (generally as a .zip file) and unzip the contents into your GameData folder, then it "just works".  Uninstalling is easy, just delete the folder you added.  Installing a mod takes effect the next time you start KSP.

[bigcalm]

Huge recommendation for CKAN here - it simplifies things enormously by allowing you to click and select mods in a simple GUI - and removing them is just as simple.

[Tyko]

@4x4cheesecake just wrote up a really good explanation in the forum post linked below.