Hard mode via mods?

[almagnus1]

If I wanted to make KSP as hard as possible through mods, what would be some good mods to accompany FAR, DRE, TAC Life support, and Remote Tech?

Edited December 27, 2013 by almagnus1

[Mmmmyum]

Just get Real Solar System and spend a few days learning to get into orbit. Realism Overhaul is also good, but it resizes everything to new sizes which can be annoying. Get Modular Fuel System when it's updated (currently waiting for that myself)

[federicoaa]

Let's see.

Remotetech for making hard to send unmanned probes

Any life-support mod, like TAC

KSP Interstellas adds residual heat management

Deadly reentry and FAR

With those mods you could play quite nicely with extra challenges

[Sirine]

Play KSP without mod... and learn precision docking, landing, EVA. Is hard enough.

Hope you sometimes will try my posted challenge...

1) Master of EVA. (Gilly version).

2) Master of EVA. (Minmus version).

3) Master of EVA. (Mun edition).

4) Master of Pinpoint Lander. (Kerbin Edition)

5) Master of Pinpoint Lander. (Mun Edition)

6) 33.1km Emergency Rescue on Jeb's Burger!

7) Christmas-is-near-Jeb-decided-to-practice-his-dancing-skill

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[almagnus1]

How well is KSP Interstellar balanced in the tech tree?

Also, what are you using for fairings, and how well do you think it's balanced?

As far as vanilla goes.....

As I'm not using mechjeb, the only thing that's easier (somewhat) is docking, but that's more because of the docking port indicator than anything else - which is because half of the "difficulty" with vanilla docking is getting the camera into the right location so you can see what you're doing, as the navball generally tells you everything else you need to know.

Edited December 27, 2013 by almagnus1

[DerekL1963]

Let's see.

Remotetech for making hard to send unmanned probes

And harder to control them if you set speed-of-light delay to on.

[almagnus1]

Is there a way to batch commands, or setup a string of manever nodes for the craft to excute?

[Specialist290]

Not with RemoteTech directly, as far as I'm aware. However, I believe the kOS project was working on a programmable autopilot that could execute certain actions when specific triggers are met.

[Jaleco]

Try playing stock kerbal but only in IVA view. No maps, no nodes, no lines. Make it to the mun like Armstrong did. Thats hardcore...

[Kimberly]

Try playing stock kerbal but only in IVA view. No maps, no nodes, no lines. Make it to the mun like Armstrong did. Thats hardcore...

That's not really fair if you don't have a mission control to help you, though. I know a bunch of people did this for real, and used the web tool that exports data from KSP so they could advise the pilot over radio.

[almagnus1]

Pfft.... if you're gonna site a real life hard core mission, at least cite something like Apollo 13