hi everyone

[kevo]

hi im kev ive just started playing kerbal ive only got the demo at first looking to get the full game soon im just trying to get the hang of the basics first .

i have a question am i just really stupid or did everyone take a while to understand orbiting and manoevours at first ? lol

[Aphox]

Welcome, Kevo!

I look at myself as a pretty skilled player at this point, but I'll tell you, I was pretty dang stupid when I started out. I ragequit KSP several times and slowly came back to it each time wanting to learn it. It took about a month before I really figured it out. It didn't help that there were no tutorials, but hey.

Speaking of, we have a huge tutorials section with lots of helpful information (I've even made some myself!), I advise taking a look there. It's under How-To's in General.

I think we were all pretty stupid at one point.

[kevo]

hi Aphox thx for replying thx for the advice on looking at the how to tutorials i think im going to really need tht because i just start getting confused to quick then totally getting things wrong . i didnt relise the game had been around so long glad i found it

[Ruedii]

It does take a while to get a hang of orbital maneuvers. You can try looking on the tutorials on how to use the maneuver nodes.

Until you learn the principals, things seem a little counter-intuitive. Fiddling with the maneuver nodes can teach you what you need to do.

[Specialist290]

Welcome to the forums!

On the subject of tutorials, I've got a small collection of them listed on the Drawing Board (link in my sig) to help players quickly and easily find the information they're looking for. It doesn't cover everything just yet, but we're getting there.

And don't feel bad about finding the game hard to master. It takes a lot of practice to get good at even the basic skills, but fortunately, once you learn those basics, it gets easier and easier to put them together to achieve tougher and more ambitious goals. If you stick with the game, you'll find entire worlds' worth of new and interesting experiences, both literally and metaphorically.

Happy landings!

[kevo]

Thx for the welcome Ruedii and specialist . thx specialist i looked at the link in ur sig there seems to be alot in there wht will help me and plenty to read

[tygoo7]

Welcome to the KSP Community! KSP just takes practice. When I first started I couldn't even get a rocket out of the atmosphere! Now here I am landing on Vall. It also took me 193 attempts to land on Mun, and yes I counted my fails. We are all noobs when we start a game. For tutorials I recommend Scott Manley on youtube.

[kevo]

hi tygoo thx for the welcome. i can get into the atmosphere but it all starts going wrong wen i hve to lean to 45 degrees and burn i just star going all over the place lol. even wen i do the scenario in the demo to the mun part 1 i cant even get into the moons orbit think il hve to do alot of watching videos. funny u shud mention scott manley i just been looking on you tube from a page of links tht specialist told me to look at and Aphox told me about the tutorials thread . hopefully ill pick it up quick enough

[Capt'n Skunky]

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

[kevo]

thx for the welcome capt n skunky . i like ur name lol