Contracts make me not want to cheat!

[michaelphoenix22]

When it was just science I would start all the time trying not to cheat myself 100000 sci and knock out eh tech tree. I got bored and i wanted to get to the parts i wanted. With contracts i feel as if there is something to do. experiments to run and challenges to meet. Heck half the time i find myself actually FORGETTING to run my science experiments cause I'm so caught up in running the contract challenges.

TLDR: i like contracts

[Franklin]

I like that contracts provide science as well. So if you're not into collecting dirt you can still advance in the tech tree by sticking with contracts.

[sickboy]

indeed, I turned off all reloading/quicksaving/respawning in the debug menu and now every mission counts. I really have to think about what I send up because if it fails, it's a lot of funds down the drain and every mission has a budget now or else it's not gonna make any profit. Just had to carefully plan a ship to go rescue a stranded kerbal (without RCS no less) and managed to make it in one go without any testing, really satisfying

[Madrias]

I've played maybe 30 minutes of 0.24 and I'm already thinking the career mode is better. Not easier, but not harder. I can bust out a couple contracts early on and unlock a few parts that I find mission critical, then cruise smoothly into having a lot more fun than should be allowed. Not having to waddle around KSC is nice. Not having to rocket-hop until I can get spaceplane parts, also nice. Test a few decouplers or rockets on the ground and get a little bit for it. Sling a rocket skybound and test something at altitude, or trying to break a record.

Suddenly, I find myself liking career mode, and hating myself for trying it before the mods update and I can load it down with Firespitter and a few dozen others.

Oh, and I'm glad for 64-bit mode. I will, of course, use it.