Most Fun part of KSP

[el_coyoto]

Designing, testing rockets and inventing original and over-engineered solutions to non-existent problems, so I picked "messing around inside Kerbin's atmosphere".

Of course, designing flying deathtraps is only half the fun, flying the deathtraps that I designed is the other half...

I also enjoy refining orbital mechanics skill (acquired after playing Orbiter too much), it gives me more a sense of achievement than "fun" in the Dwarf Fortress way...

[Whackjob]

Design!

Seconded.

[Drunkrobot]

My favourite part of this game may be that awesome feeling you get when you feel like you've pushed your limits, and you've done something incredible.

Exploring the Muns' south pole:

Building my first space station:

Sending my first probe to Laythes surface:

Before I knew about this game, I didn't have a clue how these things could be done. Know I'm thinking how I can do even better. So improving my capabilities would be my answer. I suppose landing on planets would be the closest answer allowed.

[Kerbal01]

Spaceplanes, definitely

[Storm1]

seconded.

omg how much lag does that create!

[M5000]

Literally just trial and error-ing back on Kerbin until I, after many MANY ragequits and nearly 20 re-designs and countless tweaks (I kid you not, it has taken me forever to get an ideal lifter for my purposes) coming out of the VAB or SPH with a near-perfect craft.

[Whackjob]

omg how much lag does that create!

I detail that in this post. From launch to out-of-fuel, it took me one hour and thirteen minutes in real time at about one frame per second. And I show pretty pictures of it in flight

#EDIT: Got moving fast enough and low enough to get ionization of the air from atmospheric ramming. While going up!

[Aragosnat]

You also frogot all of the above. I like it all.

[Merinsan]

Building stations in orbit for me. Building bases on other planets is fun too.

[whythisname]

Designing definitely is my favorite. Though I also love blasting it to space and just seeing my creation majestically floating through space.

So far docking is proving a bit too hard for me to really enjoy, but I'm just getting the hang of it so maybe in the future I'll enjoy it more

[Kerbal01]

Spaceplanes, definitely

I change this to hypersonic atmospheric flight, its so fun to see your craft burst into flames.

[alacrity]

I like completing self imposed missions.

Currently building a remote self sustaining launch facility on Duna. Got my Kethane facility landed and a launch pad. Having a problem figuring out a mobile drilling rig for Ore, and a smelter rig that survives reentry one Duna... hate duna... stupid duna... thin atmo and too much grav. grrrrrrrrrrr

Long term I want to put a orbital refueling station at ike for outer planet missions. I figure Ike is an easy launching off point and fueling missions from duna kethane mining will be easier.

Alacrity fitz

[Eric S]

Of the choices given, I had to go with landing on planets. However, design, both of a mission and a ship to do that mission, is what I enjoy most, especially when I'm going beyond the requirements of the game itself. My mothership to Jool mission, for example, could have been done by a much smaller craft, but I included hydroponics and a centrifuge to support the crew, which was also much larger than it needed to be, since I can only control one kerbal at a time and never had kerbals in more than three places at a time.

[tommygunyeah]

I'm always one for landing on planets, the whole procedure just seems very fun for me all the math involved is great for my nerdy mind

[The Jedi Master]

Dreaming the "reach for the stars dream"; set foot on other worlds, even if it is only virtual. A lot of the story is going on in imagination. The game is like Lego, it is like a novel, one may write one's own cartoonish, kerbalish and epic space faring history.

I will never leave earth physically, as I am to old, not fit enough. But my mind can leave earth. And when I play KSP, my mind is on the Moon, on Mars, in orbit around Venus, in my imagination, I touch down on Europa and Titan, I watch the sparkle of the Sun from Charon. I dream of expanding borders of mankind. I dream of the rumbling thunder from thousands of kN under my seat. I dream of hoovering over Saturn's Rings, of weightless existence between the stars.

That is my fun in KSP.

This, basically. We seriously need a clapping smiley...

[tommygunyeah]

Dreaming the "reach for the stars dream"; set foot on other worlds, even if it is only virtual. A lot of the story is going on in imagination. The game is like Lego, it is like a novel, one may write one's own cartoonish, kerbalish and epic space faring history.

I will never leave earth physically, as I am to old, not fit enough. But my mind can leave earth. And when I play KSP, my mind is on the Moon, on Mars, in orbit around Venus, in my imagination, I touch down on Europa and Titan, I watch the sparkle of the Sun from Charon. I dream of expanding borders of mankind. I dream of the rumbling thunder from thousands of kN under my seat. I dream of hoovering over Saturn's Rings, of weightless existence between the stars.

That is my fun in KSP.

Actually, if there was Oculus Rift support which I believe there is for Unity at least then this dream seriously comes close to a reality