Mods or Stock?

[MedwedianPresident]

Do you use Mods; do you install LOTS of them, a small amount, stock alike only or plugins only; or do you go for all-stock even without the slightest exception?

I am a really Mod person with 30+ folders in GameData. I go for everything; although i prefer "Construction Kit" mods like NovaPunch or Down Under Aerospace over "Assemble craft under instructions" mods. I obviously use a lot of stock alike mods since there are many stock parts that fill in necessary niches; another reason for at least approximately one third of a craft of mine to be consisting of stock or stock alike parts is because i use KerbPaint.

[Seret]

About the only mods I use are instrumentation ones like KER. Can't be bothered with parts mods. There's tons of parts already, and most of the parts in the mod packs look odd with the stock parts IMO.

[RSwordsman]

Mods are awesome! I like plugins such as FAR, DR, and KJR, as well as parts packs such as Interstellar and Kethane, and atmospheric mods like Chatterer and KerbPaint. I don't really discount anything unless it ups the difficulty too much for my tastes (Life Support packs) or feels cheaty.

I actually underestimated the amount I downloaded when voting. I put 11-20, but it's really in the 20-30 range lol.

[Klingon Admiral]

I run FAR, Remote Tech, KW Rocketry, B9, KER, TAC Life Support, Spheroidal&Toroidal Fuel Tanks, and the Habitat Pack. Makes 8 mods in total.

[Hodo]

The list of mods I run are in my sig, and most of them have become manditory for me to have fun or consider it a challenge.

[irongut]

I play mostly stock with only instrumentation mods like KER, Alarm Clock and protractor. Plus MechJeb for docking because I suck at it.

I'm starting to consider stuff like the clouds and radio chatter mods.

[Ravenchant]

As far as part mods go, I stick to the stock-alike ones for consistency. Meaning RLA, Porkjet's habitat pack and similar. Plugins, on the other hand...couldn't play without KAC, Crew Manifest, SelectRoot and Engineer (VAB info only). Chatterer is nice as well =)

Come next save, Deadly reentry, FAR, RemoteTech and Kethane will probably find their way to my hard drive, though.

[Guest]

I have three games, each with a different mod loudout. The first is a mostly stock save, with plugins like Kerbal Engineer, VOID, crew manifest, and Kerbal Alarm, as well as stockalike parts from KSPX and RLA.

The second is a part-clogged game, with B9, KW, AIES, Near Future, shuttle engines, etc. Thank god for texture reduction and stuff, or my game would want to die.

The third is a realism/difficulty game, with RemoteTech 2, TAC life support, Deadly Re-entry, Kerbal Interstellar, KW, and Sido's Urania system for PlanetFactory.

[FITorion]

I play stock and occasionally try out a mod.

And invariably the mods I try either don't work or get broken by an update and are not regularly maintained... so I go back to stock.

Mechjeb blew up my rockets. Haven't played with it since...

Damned robotics... didn't work... hasn't been updated...

Remote tech... broke on .23 and isn't being fixed properly till .24...

Mods are fun. Mods are fine. If you don't mind them breaking on you at the drop of a hat... have at it.

[ThomsenX]

I only use mods that integrate somewhat well with stock parts, i.e. no overpowered engines, no zero-mass tanks, et cetera. Concerning plugins: I run a lot of them, but none that lower the realism. Graphics-wise, Visual Enhancements and TextureReplacer coupled with several additions (8k Kerbin, 8k skybox, white HD EVA suits and so on). Here's how my game looks as of a couple days ago: this is a link.

[TimePeriod]

I use some essential mods like Kethane, KAS and infernal robotics. As for rocket parts I separate my game into a Pure stock and a Pure mod version.

As for all the overzealous stockmanics that preaches on sunday's...

[ComradeGoat]

I just use mods which help with information and scheduling: Engineer Redux, Protractor, Alarm Clock, Fuel Balancer/Mixer and Toolbar

[ElJugador]

I use (or plan to use) all of three mods: Kerbal Engineer, Protractor, and Alarm Clock. Everything else will come once I achieve my main goal (large colonies on Laythe and Duna)

[dommcq]

I use 21 Mods.

They spice up the game and give me more things to do.

[SkyHook]

I use mods that add challenge and meaning to my play. Partmods must look good AND have function, and plugins must add functionality and/or challenge (i.e. FAR). I cannot play stock anymore.

[Goldham]

I run FAR, DR, KJR, procedural fairings and wings, KAS, Engineer, Docking helper, and Interstellar.

[Seanoog]

Selected Stock Only (No Mods)

That mainly for personal reasons, I just prefare a stock game.

There is also the small element, that I am on the QA Team, where running stock parts only is essential to good testing of the base game.

I have dabbled with some Mods, Far + B9 for the better plane simulation, in a second folder of KSP; But it didn't stay on my hard drive for long.

[Dooz]

the only mods i use Really are {Mechjeb} Krags planet factory

Clouds Mod and city lights

hot rockets

texture replacer

[SpaceGremlin]

Currently running 22 mods (there's 28 folders in my gamedata, but some of those are bundled with larger mods like B9, so I discounted them). Always on the lookout for more too.

[Torham234]

Up until recently I was going all stock for nearly a year. But now I think I understand that Squad is not actually planing on implementing things like FAR, deadly reentry or Kethane into the vanilla, so I have installed several mods to test them out.

[lajoswinkler]

I usually play stock, but I try a mod or two here and there, usually deleting them after a while.

I'll probably leave: Deadly Reentry because it's a necessary level of realism, Krag's Planet Factory because I like its new challenges and KSPX because I like how it offers parts that really should exist in the stock game.

Kerbal Engineer is something I'm testing at the moment and it really makes my life easier.

I've removed MechJeb a long time ago because I don't need it.

If I had a beast of a computer, I'd probably use those mods that make the game prettier.

[The Destroyer]

Right now I use about 15 or so mods, all for Realism overhaul.

I once went pure stock, too. Except protractor to get to planets. I need it!

Other saves are a bunch of different mods but no OP mods.

[ArmchairGravy]

KER and Kethane is all I have.

[InterCity]

Without B9, KW Rocketry and Kethane I'd give up KSP months ago. These mods added so much fun to the game. Other than that, I use Kerbal Engineer, Kerbal Alarm Clock, Kerbal Joint Reinforcement and Hooligan labs.

[Merinsan]

But now I think I understand that Squad is not actually planing on implementing things like FAR, deadly reentry ... into the vanilla ...

Not sure where you get that from, would like a reference.

I've been stock for a long time, but recently started using mods: KAC, KAS, Kethane, clouds and lights Planet Factory and Sidos Urania system.

These mods have given the game a new lease on life for me.