Mod that can randomly generate Kerbals? (Or a guide on how to create plugins)

[Rivvik]

So I'm looking for a mod that could generate Kerbals randomly, giving an almost infinite pool of fodder...er...pilots for Kerbal.

If such a mod does not exist, could I perhaps be pointed toward a guide for writing a plugin that could do so. My idea is to take names from a First name text file list, and a Last name text file list, slap them together, then generate the courage, stupidity, and even badass values randomly.

[Galileo Kerbonaut]

Uhm, doesn't KSP already do this? I'm not sure what you're after.

[Rivvik]

Uhm, doesn't KSP already do this? I'm not sure what you're after.

Does it? LOL My bad...though I would still like to be able to modify the names lists without modifying my saves.

[Guest]

Does it? LOL My bad...though I would still like to be able to modify the names lists without modifying my saves.

The name lists are hard-coded into the Kerbal generator within the game, so any Kerbal that the game produces will have one of those names. You can, however, just create a blank Kerbal and assign names and attributes to them as desired. It's entirely possible to create a "Get New Kerbal" button.

Get an IDE, I use Xamarin on Windows. It's not the best, but it does the job. There are others that work just as well or better, it's up to you.

Then check this out:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/56053-Example-plugin-projects-to-help-you-get-started

What you want to do here is actually a pretty good way to get into modding KSP; it's a pretty simple plugin.