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Hallo, forum! I'm unrepentantAuthor, real name Jack. I've been playing KSP on and off since v0.21 or v0.22 - I can't recall - and I've occasionally dipped into the online community here and elsewhere as a lurker.

I started playing again the other day when I realised I was missing it, but I struggled to find a meaningful experience. I used to push myself to land on all the celestial bodies and conduct more efficient missions to them, but I think I just lose my sense of direction fast in sandboxes with so few innate goals - particularly as career mode in v0.23 is effectively over after an ambitious moon landing. After that, and watching YouTube videos of KSP creations I could not possibly hope to match, I became very briefly frustrated at my own lack of ability and direction - but then I resolved to improve. I wish to strive towards the proficiency demonstrated by these titans of Kerbal YouTube videos, and I thought that maybe, joining the forums would help push me towards that. I like a good community, too, despite being quite anxious about new people and large groups of them especially. It will be a pleasure to meet you all, I'm sure!

Although I'm rusty, I've made a manned return trip to Eeloo before, barely, and I can just about manage rendezvous and docking. I pick up new skills fast if given decent guidance, and I love learning how to solve space engineering problems. I'm receptive towards mods and I believe MechJeb is a personal choice. I play the game to build stuff, mostly, so I allow myself its use, but fear not; I can fly almost anything I tell my autopilot to do. Spaceplanes fascinate and terrify me. I look forward to looking back on this post as a veteran who's set foot on Eve, borne by SSTO, and returned intact!

A very good evening to you all~

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Welcome to the forums! :)

If you're in need of direction you might be pleased to know that the upcoming 0.24 update (about which you can find a few more details here and here) are going to be adding contracts (and a budgeting system within which they can function), which may help give you some more immediate and concrete goals to achieve as you play.

Since you mentioned you're brushing up on your skills, I'm going to recommend that you check out some of the resources I've collected on the Drawing Board, which is conveniently linked in my signature. Some of them are more specifically targeted at new players, but I try to include a wide variety so that even old hands have the opportunity to learn a new trick or two. Also, feel free to ask questions if you get stuck (or even help newer, less experienced users with their own questions, if you know something that they might find helpful).

Hope this helps!

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