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USI LS vs. TAC LC vs. Kerbalism


JD_

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Hello, all

I've been wanting to add a life support mod to my collection and have been torn between these three, I like the resource depth of TAC LS, the habitat stats/kerbal craziness of USI LS, and the fact that kerbalism has both. However, kerbalism's difficulty seems daunting. Should I take the plunge with kerbalism or use one of the other two? (I'd also like the LS mod used to be compatible with SSPX and planetside exploration technologies).

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Update: I tried TAC-LS and honestly, I don't much like it
SSPX and PET parts have various functions built in that work in tandem with TAC-LS, but the native TAC-LS parts are completely overpowered relative to SSPX and PET parts in terms of storage/scrubbing capability/etc. which drives up part count (they're also ugly as hell). However, I don't know if these conversion rates are any better for MKS/USI-LS or Kerbalism. Afaik USI-LS only adds storage containers, and kerbalism takes a similarly conservative approach, (in addition to scrubbers and a rudimentary gravity ring), but given SSPX and NFT are supported (or partially supported), I can use the janitor to handle extraneous parts. I'm currently favoring kerbalism as opposed to MKS/USI because of the radiation and universal vessel loading mechanics.

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TAC is the only one that both are definitely compatible with right out of the box, like if you just pop them in from CKAN.

Kerbalism supports SSPX directly, but I don't see anything in the repo for Planetside stuff. There is this collection of patches by Wallum but I have not ensured they work.

SSPX supports USI-LS. I found this link to a Planetside patch but also haven't checked it.

As the creator of a fork modifying USI-LS's habitat mechanics, I can tell you that it is all kind of wonky, and from what I hear, once people start trying Kerbalism they rarely want to switch to anything else. I think it's probably worth giving Kerbalism a shot.

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Thanks for the advice. The realism and resource diversity in kerbalism really interests me too. I like to use other mods like Cryogenic Engines Restock and NFAero for that same reason.

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