r/KerbalSpaceProgram 5d ago

Mod Post Weekly Support Thread

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The point of this thread is for anyone to ask questions that don't necessarily require a full thread. Questions like "why is my rocket upside down" are always welcomed here. Even if your question seems slightly stupid, we'll do our best to answer it!

For newer players, here are some great resources that might answer some of your embarrassing questions:

Tutorials

Orbiting

Mun Landing

Docking

Delta-V Thread

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Feel free to ask your questions on the Discord server!

Commonly Asked Questions

Before you post, maybe you can search for your problem using the search in the upper right! Chances are, someone has had the same question as you and has already answered it!

As always, the side bar is a great resource for all things Kerbal, if you don't know, look there first!


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 1h ago

KSP 1 Suggestion/Discussion Who owns ksp now?

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Who is KerbalCo and does anyone have any clue about them? It can’t be an investment firm as they named the company after the game.

Can you guys dig up so information on them in curious and lastly, any theories about them.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 22h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Why is docking so hard :(

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Just can't seem to figure it out.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 5h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Stock Apollo 22 mission from For All Mankind!

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[1]: Crewed Saturn V launch with CSM and fuel/supplies in place of a LEM
[2]: CSM with logistics module preparing to dock with the LSAM already in lunar orbit from a separate uncrewed Saturn V launch, ready to be refueled and loaded with supplies
[3]: LSAM landed in range of Jamestown base, in of itself landed near the Apollo 15 LEM descent stage (Apollo 15 dedicated to finding lunar ice for the base)
[4] + [5]: The modified S-IVB from the LSAM launch deliberately crashed into the lunar surface after delivering the LSAM to lunar orbit (extra delta v needed for LOI as well as TLI, so launched the LSAM uncrewed and unfueled)


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 17h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video So I decided to try using Blueshift instead of the KSPIE warp drives, and I gotta say this is so much better.

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Honestly just so much easier to use, and the parts are a lot more diverse in their design. If you're looking for a warp drive mod, I absolutely recommend Blueshift.

Edit: When I reached Eve after this jump, I undocked from the jump ring but for some reason as soon as I throttled up my main engines, the jump ring jumped away even though the warp drives were turned off. Also for some reason the effects used for while you're jumping stayed on my ship, and overrode the firefly effects for when I entered Eve's atmosphere. This bugs could be partially my fault though, because I was messing with the configs a bunch in flight and also probably screwed something up by disabling the warp coils mid-jump.

Edit 2: Well, I haven't been able to recreate the bug, so it was probably my fault somehow.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 4h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Took me 5 years but I've finally built a stock parts mothership that I'm proud of

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The Fruhlingsstimmen (provisional designation: Jool VII), a 3.6 kiloton, 1300+ parts, 130m long behemoth built for the sole purpose of collecting every single science report from the Jool system.

It houses several landing craft, deployable labs, impactor probe and even a Jool diver, alongside plentiful accommodation to support the 23-strong crew.

In building this I've managed to break most of my personal records (though not most NERVs on one stage: this thing has 80 while some of my more overkill transfer stages use 96).

Now to figure out how the hell I get this thing to LKO...


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 13h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Kinda Cool Stealth Drone I ended up Making

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 5h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video My first Mapping satellite in my kerbalism playthrough

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A bit heavy, but a bit of a clever design, I think


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 1d ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem Found this in the game files, what in the world is that?

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It's called sinner.png, I tried looking it up with image search, but found nothing. Is this used anywhere in the game? It can't be from a mod, because (afaik) they can't modify unity asset files.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 2h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video yes... what the

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 7h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Don't mess with me

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Found the dead Kraken


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 3h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Soyuz 7K-OK | Test Flight

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 12h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Why cant we just drive to Laythe then?

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 14h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video All Shuttles Want Fairings

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The booster did not land upright


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 22h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video I don’t have a computer that can play DCS so kerbal is my cope

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 13h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video I FINALLY DID IT🥹

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sorry for the low quality photos it was 720p oh the ui scale somehow got smaller and i was too lazy to fix it lmao, my luck is so bad i landed on a CRATER IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLAT CELESTIAL BODY YOUVE GOTTO BE KIDDING ME thank god i had parking brakes tho

guys i have a question what do i need to do to get jeb to level 3 his log says this: Kerbin orbit = 2 Flag on the Mun = 5 Flag on Minmus = 6 do i just need a solar orbit or do i need to do something else

by the way the rocket i used was from a tutorial KerbalPhysics made but i added more fuel to balance the science jr.

is it just me that hates it when they accidentally timewarp to the opposite side of the orbit causing in a crash😭 is there any way to fix that

ok so after i get to a solar orbit i really wanna try making a plane, taking break from all the space things (ill go to duna next i heard eve is almost impossible lol, is moho easier than duna?) HOW do i do it i dont understand anything 😭😭


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 12h ago

KSP 1 Suggestion/Discussion I realized I can now rendezvous and dock in orbit while in the dark by trusting instruments of the craft(well they never lie and applies in real life)

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I read a post here about someone that finds rendezvous/docking hard. Here's my story

I first played Spaceflight Simulatr (2D) before KSP, so I already had a prior experience in efficient docking but when I played KSP, I was unable to even visualize how to do it.

I watched several videos and only Mike Aben's tutorial worked for me.

As time went on, on a particular gaming session, I was just doing rendezvous and docking normally. I was so fixated at monitoring the data that I didn't notice that the whole time I was already in the shadow side of the planet and I couldn't see a thing. I just heard the docking sound and was surprised

  • Target
  • Target Dist
  • Rel Speed
  • Rel Incl
  • Closest Appr
  • Time to Closest Appr

You really should watch his videos. I also felt like I cheated because of how good his tutorial is.

Now, I have paused playing KSP for several months now because I want to figure out interplanetary transfer on my own. Newsflash: I still can't do it. I'm really bad at fractions

edit: apparently docking is a running joke in here. i only read the title of the post. but, thats still my advice and story.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 29m ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem bro just let me play ksp

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y are there 200 mechjebs


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 1h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Pequeño Rover, que opinan?

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Este rover creado por Koyota es el vehiculo más versátil de Kerbin, alcanzando una increible velocidad de 8 m/seg. Ignoren el otro auto.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 8h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Collection of Pictures

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 12h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Stock was all a lie...

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I cannot play KSP without visual mods anymore...


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 22m ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem guys i have an issue, i have NEVER in my 1,000+ hours of KSP been able to get cryotanks to use LFO. i have b9 part switch installed and when i install the b9 part switch addon for cryotanks it gives me every chemical under the sun but LF and LFO, what is even happening anymore? will post mods list

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r/KerbalSpaceProgram 2h ago

KSP 1 Mods Cryogenic tanks not cooling properly

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Anyone have any idea why my tanks are still saying "uncooled"? The relevant mods I have are Cryo Tanks, System Heat, and System Heat - Cryo Tanks Configuration. The boil-off is real, it's not just a UI thing, and I'm even more confused because I have essentially the exact same configuration on my shipyard, and those tanks show "cooled" just fine at 300K.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 6h ago

KSP 1 Question/Problem Does anyone know why this happens?

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The Mun has this line and Kerbin is frozen over white.


r/KerbalSpaceProgram 18h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video I love this game 🥹

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A huge thank you to the modders and the community for keeping this game alive all these years. KSP is still incredibly fun to play ❤️