I want to start modding KSP, what are the most important skills I need?

[Emilius73]

Welp, what the title said! After seeing the incredible creations of experienced makers like Beale, Benjee10, Damon and more, I wanted to have a crack at modding KSP. That's why I ask here: what are the most important skills I would need to learn to make quality mods?

[Beetlecat]

On 6/6/2020 at 7:11 PM, Emilius73 said:

Welp, what the title said! After seeing the incredible creations of experienced makers like Beale, Benjee10, Damon and more, I wanted to have a crack at modding KSP. That's why I ask here: what are the most important skills I would need to learn to make quality mods?

Sad nobody responded, but hopefully you've stumbled on some help by now.  Depending on what aspect of modding you're most interested in, a variety of coding and modeling skills could be useful. Certainly knowing your way around Unity a bit could help.

For things like the part models themselves, there are posts like this to get you started: