Been away for a while. from version 1.2.2 to now 1.12(five years behind). what mods are still needed?

[Elfmaze]

Hey guys,  

Got to bug to jump into this again.   I know I'm several versions behind and out of the loop a bit.   I never got past MUN or Minmus so I don't need crazy mods, I enjoyed launching and building space stations.   But quality of life stuff still needed? 

Mech Jeb?

Docking port indicator?

my big thing is visuals and city lights in the dark parts of Kerbin at night, I had a mod years ago that did this but lost track of how I got it to work.  Is EVA and Scatter still a thing? 

Anything new you recommend checking out?  I'm starting from scratch on my games. 

I know this is a search thing,   but I'm just soo far behind and need a quick catchup

 

Thanks! 

Edited June 26, 2021 by Elfmaze

[Elfmaze]

ACK,  I got to figure out how to get my 3d space mouse to work again too 

[Elfmaze]

Ok so I see Jeb can can hold nodes now. and I think there are maneuver node now and some Delta V info in the build screen.   So getting somewhere.   I suppose KSP does have a vanilla docking mode I could try using. 

Might not need Mech Jeb for now at least for mun missions and such.  I'll see how I do with rendezous without it.   

[Daedalus3000]

Eve and scatter are still very much great for visuals. I don’t use visual packs but people seem to like Astronomers visual pack or spectra, but don’t remember if they add city lights (they probably do though).  If you like building space stations then there is a part mod called space station parts extended (or expanded I forgot) which I use and the parts look really good. For quality of life I might be missing some but Kerbal engineer redux, xscience (and similar mods) helps you keep track of science experiments, and there are some mods with fruit abbreviations that do various things (they are called fruit goose’s fruit pack or something). Everyone debates this but I wouldn’t use mechjeb at the start at least for rendezvous because the game does have a tutorial mission for it that I found to be very helpful and it’s much more satisfying doing it yourself. I also use restock to reskin the stock parts to make them a bit more uniform.

[Hohmannson]

Restock, Restock Plus and maybe Station Parts Expansion Redux(caution, heavy) for way better looking parts, Kerbal Engineer Redux(it still exists) for configurable flight data readouts. Maybe XScience and ScienceRelay. Waterfall for way better engine plumes and spotlights. Welcome back, game is nicer and faster than it was.

[Elfmaze]

50 minutes ago, Hohmannson said:

Restock, Restock Plus and maybe Station Parts Expansion Redux(caution, heavy) for way better looking parts, Kerbal Engineer Redux(it still exists) for configurable flight data readouts. Maybe XScience and ScienceRelay. Waterfall for way better engine plumes and spotlights. Welcome back, game is nicer and faster than it was.

Hopefully the kraken is still alive and well.  I miss my crafts suddenly ripping them selves to pieces Lol

[Daedalus3000]

I had a high part count launcher rip itself to pieces because i forgot to auto strut so all is well.