Brand Noob Kerbal Engineer with Questions

[Mjolnir3853]

Hi just bought the .17 version last week, and have been playing with it, great program/game/product.

Got a little frustrated so I started googling and found tons of videos. And then saw people with tons of parts that did not come with the game I purchased. Are all of these custom mods people made? Ion Drives, Solar Panels, Moon Rovers, etc.

Can the Kerbals move between one ship and another? For instance crew swaps for a future Mun Base?

Can a resupply mission to the Mun Base, bring more parts/modules to add on to the Base?

What do the Solar Panels provide for Stations and Bases? Can the Electrical Power be used for Thrust?

When does the training/experience levels for the Kerbals going to come?

And most importantly, how do I get the campaign version of KSP to work, all I get is the Sandbox option, I click on Career and nothing happens.

Thanks in advance

Mjolnir

[RogueMason]

Welcome to the forums Mjolnir!

Right, to answer your questions:

1. Yes, a lot of people use mods that add new parts and features. I'm not one of those people, I prefer legitimate, stock parts

2. The Kerbals can most definitely move between ships. Simply use the EVA mode to get your Kerbals out and about in orbit or on the surface of a planet/moon. They can then go and board another ship, which is handy for rescue missions.

3. With mods, I'm pretty sure a Mun base can be expanded easily. As for just stock parts, send a couple of landers to a site of your choice

4. As far as I'm aware, solar panels provide electrical energy for certain systems including ion engines, but you'd have to check with someone who actually has a solar panel mod to be sure.

5. Not a clue.

6. There is no campaign/career mode yet, just sandbox. I suppose that's a good thing really, seeing as we've only just got the planets and many of us are still trying to get there. I've only managed Duna and its moon, Ike so far.

Hopefully you find this useful for the most part, and good luck in your future missions!

[Giggleplex777]

Okay, so:

-Career mode is not yet implemented

-New parts are from mods (you should check them out!)

-If you hover over the picture of your kerbal and click EVA, your kerbal will come out of his ship. He can then enter any other ship.

-You can resupply bases with the following mods: Kethane and Erkle's Docking mod

Good luck!

Edit: got ninjaed!

[mustwinfull]

Welcome to the forums, Mjolnir.

Since everyone got here before me and answered your questions, I'm just here to welcome you.

Have fun playing KSP and go blow up some rockets!

[sal_vager]

Hi Mjolnir3853, welcome to the community

You can find a lot of stuff to add to KSP here and here, have fun

[Mjolnir3853]

Is there a rover mod that is essentially electric powered?

[619Soldier]

Welcome to KSP! The game where if it doesn't work just add more rockets!

[Bioman222]

Is there a rover mod that is essentially electric powered?

No, the current rover mods are fueled by magic

[Mjolnir3853]

So I downloaded and installed the VB_Solar Panel, Battery and Engine. But I didn't find any instructions on unfolding the Panels? Is there a hot key for that, or do I need to install some kind of folding, unfolding module?

thanks