KSP Tips and Tricks

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<p>Between the launch of Beta Than Ever and gifting during the holiday season, we’ve had an influx of new players come aboard the KSP hype train. With new players come lots of questions. KSP community vets, what are the best tips you have for them? Where/who are some of your favorite sources of KSP tips and tricks?</p>

<p>There’s a lot of great choices and Bob Fitch is definitely one of them.</p>

[TMS]

Always worth a read: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/43086-Open-Source-Construction-Techniques-for-Craft-Aesthetics

[Motokid600]

Love this dude!

[Caelib]

This is loaded with good tips, thanks!

[jaddbo]

Scott Manly, also vaos3712.

they always try to put out videos that help people.

[NFUN]

Dasvaldez has a good stream that teaches viewers how to play the game, from a boot camp of getting from a new game to the Mun to balancing SSTOs and interplanetary missions.

[monstah]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/52080-Basic-Aircraft-Design-Explained-Simply-With-Pictures

This.

[hellion13]

For general Airplane Design, make sure your landing gear are on absolutely straight. Crooked gear leads to explosions. This has been made so much easier with the new controls.

[SmashBrown]

What mods has he got on there, looks fantastic!

[Pecan]

The KSP wiki: wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Main_Page

Information about tutorials: The Drawing Board

Information about mods: Community mods and plugins library

Videos: Squad Video Wednesdays, Squad Twitch Thursdays, Squad lifefeeds, Squad any other time

Edited December 27, 2014 by Pecan

[Superfluous J]

Not to toot my own horn, but I recently started a tutorial series as well called

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So far I've covered launch to orbit, rendezvous, and docking. I also am accepting requests and even save files with problem situations, the first of which I did just a few days ago, a backwards, equatorial, Mun-height satellite contract that meant Mun was interfering with the satellite every half orbit.

[SpacedCowboy]

Great tutorial, intuitive, informational, educational etc.

however,,, (Yeah here comes the big but) Isn't this a bit fast and hard for a typical newbie? Please don't get me wrong here, I'm not knocking anyone, but if you were a newbie wouldn't you be a little intimidated with all the mods and such?

[SpacedCowboy]

Not to toot my own horn, but I recently started a tutorial series as well called

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So far I've covered launch to orbit, rendezvous, and docking. I also am accepting requests and even save files with problem situations, the first of which I did just a few days ago, a backwards, equatorial, Mun-height satellite contract that meant Mun was interfering with the satellite every half orbit.

Oh yes you are, Your'e honkin' your a** off! But that's ok cause your vids are very informative. Gonna watch your new stuff.

[xrayfishx]

Nice video. Even after somewhere between 1500-2000h there were still things I did not know about the VAB.

Not to toot my own horn, but I recently started a tutorial series as well called

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Also, you got a typo in that playlist title, it says "Fundamenals" there.

[Dispatcher]

OT: not to toot my own horn:

Back on topic: nice work, folks! Very good tips.

[Linear]

Not to toot my own horn, but I recently started a tutorial series as well called

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So far I've covered launch to orbit, rendezvous, and docking. I also am accepting requests and even save files with problem situations, the first of which I did just a few days ago, a backwards, equatorial, Mun-height satellite contract that meant Mun was interfering with the satellite every half orbit.

A question which is asked a lot is how to capture asteroids - something that isn't entirely difficult, maybe an idea.

[Zephram Kerman]

Olex's Interactive illustrated interplanetary guide and calculator for KSP

for character development purposes, a very entertaining thread that was lost but reposted: That's Not Kerbal

[orfest]

What lights is he using around 11:10? Are those stock Illuminator Mk1 and Mk2?

[Ignath]

What lights is he using around 11:10? Are those stock Illuminator Mk1 and Mk2?

Looks like he has KW Rocketry installed or something else...those are NOT stock lights (except for maybe 1 or 2 up near the docking port on the top that may be Mk1's)

[zarakon]

When using Sepratrons to push boosters away, I like to only give them 0.8 or 1.6 fuel.

- It's plenty to push them away

- It saves a little bit of weight

- Less risk of the exhaust from the sepratrons blowing up my fuel tanks or engines on the way past

[Smallish]

What lights is he using around 11:10? Are those stock Illuminator Mk1 and Mk2?

I'm not sure which lights are which, but a pack I now can't live without is "surface lights" they are awesome and completely change how your crafts look.

[SquaredSpekz]

Bob Fitch : The Incredibly Efficient Kerbal Space Program Player...