Is there a way to change mission payouts?

[Pyromartian]

I was searching, but I couldn't find a way to reduce or increase overall mission payouts.

I know that you can change overall part value (but I don't know how, an example would be helpful).

Thank you in advance for your help!

P.S. For additional discussion would it be possible to have the values change in relation to how much Funds you currently have?

For Example: At starting funds mission payouts are the same, no change. However as you break 1M, the funds are reduced to the point where making a profit becomes difficult.

[95tiger59]

I'm not sure if it would be possible to hard-code a number for all but a few contracts as they are procedurally generated minus contracts like the launch first ship etc.

[Geschosskopf]

AFAIK, turning off the corporate personalities in the ALT-F12 menu will normalize the rewards. Instead of some of them wanting to give more money or more science, they'd all give the same rewards. Otherwise, I have no idea how to change values.

But I have to ask: Why would you want to do this? At some point, you will want to start doing stuff just for your own personal enjoyment instead of grinding out science and being a wage slave to the corporations. You know, colonizing Laythe, seeing how many asteroids it takes to fill up a Mohole, etc. Such activities are obscenely expensive and aren't likely to get you any income, so you'll be needing extremely lucrative contracts to keep such things going and/or have a huge retirement nest egg in the bank already.

[Pyromartian]

colonizing Laythe

Ooh that's on my list!

But I have to ask: Why would you want to do this?

I like doing big projects but I think I want the game itself to give me barriers to overcome. If the only barrier is yourself then it becomes quite easy to quit due to creativity issues or motivation. But when the game sets a challenge and it "mocks" me, that gets me pumped. Don't get me wrong, I do want extra funds to build cool craft and bring fifteen kerbals to an alien world. Also, I go easy on the science. I grab as much as I can without making it tedious.