I love this game!

[Sardonyx]

I found this game on the Steam Sale and it's quickly become my favorite thing to play. I love the fact that you can build pretty much anything you want and that you're free to do what you like. It really is a sandbox! In the past few days I've managed to put a station together around Kerbin and also a lander mission out to Minmas.

I've read a lot about plug ins for the game. Are there any standard set that everyone uses? I've seen MechJeb and Kethane mentioned quite often. Are these commonly used or do most people play the vanilla game? I've been having a lot of fun with just the basic game, some of these things like mining resources sound pretty cool!

[flightmaster]

G'day and welcome to KSP, it is indeed a pretty sick game!

As for the mods you mentioned, a lot of people prefer a pure, vanilla experience in order to try and make it a bit harder, however, I myself prefer to use several addons that I believe add to the game's realism. Mechjeb is an absolutely amazing mod, I can't begin to list all the features it has. Kethane is a good mod for when you've finished exploring planets and want something different out of the game. There are so many mods out there that it would be impossible for me to try and list all the good ones, if you just search through the add-on section in the forums then I'm sure you'll find plenty of mods to your liking.

I'd suggest trying out various mods and, if you don't like them, you can simply delete them and enjoy the game without them. That way you understand both sides of the argument regarding playing the game stock vs modded.

Happy exploring!

[Dogface]

I got KSP on the Steam sale too. I was getting sick of Minecraft, and someone said KSP was like Minecraft for engineers, so I got it. IT ROCKS! I already have two space station sections up. Now I have to figure out how to dock them. Off to youtube I go

[Epic DaVinci]

Welcome to the Forums.

I know what you mean about how addictive it is, i think most people that play this game started out this way.

[Bioman222]

Welcome to the forums!

I got the game a year ago as the .13 demo, and I loved it. One week later, I got the full game. A month later, I joined the forums.

I must agree, this is an awesome game.

-Bioman222 (Bio)

CEO of fictional space company Bio Space Manufacturing Co.

[Capt'n Skunky]

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager