Hello!!

[tone121]

I am tone121, i just bought KSP on steam. I am a new beginner, any tips i need to know for building a rocket?

[Commissioner Tadpole]

Welcome to the universe of Kerbal Space Program!

I highly recommend using the Kerbal Engineer Redux mod, it's just completely invaluable for junior rocket scientists like me. That way you can keep track of your TWR and dV easily.

[Seret]

Pointy bit at the top, hot bit at the bottom?

[/helpful]

Seriously though, just start slapping a few bit together and see what happens. Check out the wiki and Scott Manley's videos on Youtube. Starting out in Career Mode and getting it right using only a few different parts is a good way to learn.

KER as mentioned above is one of the more useful mods, combined with one of the ÃŽâ€v maps it can tell you if your rocket has enough smash to reach your destination. First challenge is kind of the biggest: you need about 4500ms^-1 to make orbit.

[SRV Ron]

Start out simple with a one Kerbal capsule, parachute, decoupler, FL-T800 fuel can, and a LV-30 engine. Learn how to fly it sub orbital. Then go two stage. Upper, a FL-T400 with some OX-stat panels and a LV-909, decoupler, FL-T400 and FL-T800, with LV-30 or LV-45, and learn how to orbit and return.