Realism mod suggestions please

[sir rocket]

I was watching a RSS/RO youtube series earlier and decided that I want to try it out. Does anyone have any good suggestions for mods? My computer isn't  very good so l don't want any visual mods. 

[Pehvbot]

16 minutes ago, sir rocket said:

I was watching a RSS/RO youtube series earlier and decided that I want to try it out. Does anyone have any good suggestions for mods? My computer isn't  very good so l don't want any visual mods. 

Use the CKAN RP-1 express install but uncheck any of the visual mods and use the lower res version of RSS.  You will need to downgrade your KSP version to 1.10
https://github.com/KSP-RO/RP-0/wiki/RO-%26-RP-1-Installation-for-1.10.1

It should run okay on most systems.  

[sir rocket]

Is kerbalisim included in that, and if not is it compatible?

[Pehvbot]

Just now, sir rocket said:

Is kerbalisim included in that, and if not is it compatible?

I don't know if it's included but it should be compatible.  There is an RO kerbalism config.  Note: I have never used it except for a few quick tests so I'm not 100% sure

[sir rocket]

Thanks EDIT: its part of the install

Edited February 10, 2022 by sir rocket

[jimmymcgoochie]

There are a few mods that I'd consider to be worth adding on top of the RP-1 express install:

• Internal RCS. Instead of having RCS ports stuck on the outside of your vessels, these allow you to fit them on the inside so they sit flush with the exterior skin.
• Near Future Solar. Almost all the different solar panels in this mod are options for procedural hinged or folding solar panels, giving you a lot of options for both (and IMO they look better than the others too).
• Probes Plus. It has a good number of probe cores that match real life missions, but I mention it specifically for the little 500N generic thruster that is unique among the generic thrusters in that it has a gimbal on it- in time you'll realise how useful it is to not have to use RCS for attitude control during your engine burns. (Also I recently sent a pull request to RP-1 to fix the ProbesPlus antenna and dish prices so I'm a little bit biased). The version on CKAN is pretty outdated, so visit the GitHub and directly download the repository then put the mod GameData into your KSP GameData: https://github.com/raveloda/Coatl-Aerospace.
• Custom Parachute Message. Adds Perseverance-style encoded parachutes for RealChutes, but more impressively the patterns are fully customisable and vastly better looking than the decidedly bland alternatives.
• Maneuver Node Splitter. Does exactly what it says in the name, handy for particularly long burns where you'd get huge cosine losses from burning far away from prograde/retrograde for long periods.