9 Kerbal Space Program Mods I Can't Live Without AND Duna Tutorial

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- Transfer Windows Planner forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Kerbal Alarm Clock forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Kerbal Engineer Redux forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Hangar Extender forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Hyperedit www.kerbaltek.com/hyperedit
- Trajectories forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Docking Alignment Indicator forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Environmental Visual Enhancements forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
- Scatterer forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/...
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[@HeyFox101]

1:52 "this mod is beautiful in its' simplicity!" *opens up a panel with a bazillion buttons*

[@acooks4968]

Hh1sjsj

[@fatfingerjoe1356]

@@acooks4968 woah bro no need to get political!

[@arthurlunar7835]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *BOOM* GOES SUPER SAIYAN 3 NERD POWER

[@stubbsy5343]

why?

[@itsabuscus1619]

Heck with the Delta V calculators. Just bring moar boosters.

[@doodle9495]

Its never too m/s until you burn up. If you don't burn up, then more thrust

[@GMartins222]

This is some goddam witchcraft

[@JoMiMi_h]

Gonna post this here so more people get the word- a more realistic alternative for simulating landers/ships is KRASH, which is fully compatible with career more.

[@nq5044]

I know im stupid,but can i ask,what is delta V? Sorry

[@faraonisko]

+999 points for clever

[@thedamnyankee1]

Watching this three years on, its amazing how many of these made it into the stock game either directly or indirectly.

[@niteshmurti]

Many of these mods need to become stock like pronto

[@orbitalvagabond3297]

The community has been saying this for about 4 years. The devs just do NOT give a flying f*ck. The previous lead dev claimed providing dV would 'ruin the magic' of the game. The previous manager tweeted that engineers would get the ability to estimate dV over 2 years ago, and nothing ever came of it.

[@kaylamitchell1982]

The only mod I've known when that was the case was the MK2 fuselage one

[@ggldmrd5583]

@Rudy Anthony What do you mean when you speak about laughs ? im really hyped for KSP2 ! About the mods shown in the video, they can all be replaced by one single mod : kOS !!

[@hl_scientist1964]

when they mostly did.

@@orbitalvagabond3297 There's a Delta-V indicator in the VAB, and you can customize pressure and altitude for it.

[@BlahDeeBlah]

EVE and Scatterer: exists My CPU: DON’T YOU F**KING DARE

[@macer3985]

It isn't that hard on computers

[@jungletroll3844]

@@macer3985 with some of the lighting it can get a bit heavy in places but yea its generally quite good

[@silvionardo3514]

my cpu goes 100°C without mods..... sad

[@absolutehuman951]

@@silvionardo3514 maybe clean the fans a little?.. lol

[@silvionardo3514]

@@absolutehuman951 i should buy a new pc, i've got a 9 yo laptop :/

[@PiezPiedPy]

Thanks for the Trajectories mention :) I think your gona like the next release we have planned for the near future ;)

[@ShadowZone]

Great to hear! Looking forward to it :)

[@trm7782]

PiezPiedPy geart mod are you ever going to make the mod to take bode rotation into account?

[@PiezPiedPy]

@trm - Thanks :) Try Body-fixed mode, then the trajectory is displayed relatively to the body frame, following the body rotation.

[@MarcusHouse]

Trajectories MOD is awesome. Elon would approve. 😀

[@FlushF00T]

So far, I have “insisted” on only playing vanilla KSP (partly because I had been playing on a 2012 Mac Mini until recently) but on seeing this list, since none of the mods add new parts or functionalities, I might consider trying them as “Vanilla-plus”; quality of life but not game-changing/breaking like KAS or IR

[@ShadowZone]

That's mainly my style of playing. I very rarely use part mods, I think it makes for a more challenging and rewarding game experience to stay stock.

[@qumefox]

I consider hyperedit to be game-changing/breaking personally. Whats the point of doing stuff in KSP if you just magic stuff somewhere to make sure it works perfectly before you actually launch it? The failures are half the fun.

[@FlushF00T]

Qumefox they are often a lot of fun, but if you have to spend 40-120 minutes managing a slow, “colony ship/base station” in nuke engines through several refuellings or gravity assists, only to find out you lacked enough parachutes for a safe landing, or that your lander would fall over on any inclines over X°, or any number of other issues... it might be nice to “simulate” first then execute for real. I would not use HyperEdit to do something I otherwise could not do (Death Star directly to orbit of Jool for example)

[@orbitalvagabond3297]

KER + KAC really are quality of life enhancers. Many people assume mods are just easy mode/cheats/whatever, but there's a number of obscenely useful functions that should be core to the game. Especially since KSP likes to tout itself as a science game.

[@NEXIS981]

Would you consider it as Vanilla-plus-plus by adding "Outer Planets" and "Chatterer"? :)

[@Skittleshunter64]

BD Armory. For reasons...

[@starsheep6194]

Skittleshunter64 useful to bring peace on other planets

[@numba12c0ck]

@@starsheep6194 Bringing freedom and democracy to planets

[@luki188]

I love that mod

[@jmstudios457]

Camera tools!

[@jmstudios457]

@@numba12c0ck AMERICA FUCK YEAH

[@Benjome]

I would also add any mod by RoverDude. I mean seriously. That guy has some MAD KSP modding skills. Also, all of his mods integrate beautifully with stock and each other, although either extraplanetary launchpads or some other construction mod and KAS/KIS are almost required (especially for MKS/OKS).

[@komitadjie]

I personally love "Gravity Turn." It's basically just the ascent-autopilot module from MechJeb, without the circularization burn. I've launched hundreds to thousands of rockets in KSP, I am *totally* confident in my ability to perform a simple ascent profile. Having it automated just is a quality-of-life thing for me.

[@jcataclisma]

Thank you, Mr. Shadow! (Man, I do remember "The Fifth Element" every time I watch your channel! :-D ). I´m still recently newba in KSP, and videos like yours help A LOT to discover so many cool possibilities and stuff that I didn´t know yet (Hyperedit, for instance).

[@alternatelives8559]

Another nice 'feature' of Hangar Extender: It removes the VAB/SPH backgrounds while working on craft, giving a pretty significant boost to performance; handy on slower computers! Personally, I run a laundry list of mods depending on what I'm in the mood for. Classic 50's/60's NASA aesthetic? BDB parts mod. Designing cutting-edge military vehicles? Airplane plus and BDArmory. Futuristic colonization missions? Near-Future suite (what I call it, it includes all of the modules) and Kolonization Pack. No matter what pack I run, though, I almost always run some sort of life support mod (TAC, Kerbalism, or USI life support, depending on how much challenge I want) and KIS/KAS. Raster Prop Monitor is always a fun addition for IVA adventures, as well!

[@olive6942]

tytyty I've been wanting to know the mods you use for sooooo long

[@boumerguy7042]

I wish Engineer Redux was a KSP feature. Without it you are simply supposed to "guess" all the deltaV and it does not makes sense.

[@danieljensen2626]

Xavier 1 You could technically calculate it yourself, which is also true of TWR, transfer windows, and probably some other things which are pretty necessary to the game. I think they sort of expect you to either work it out for yourself or just use trial and error. It would be nice if they included it though.

[@kestrel16c32]

Xavier 1 It's actually pretty easy to calculate DeltaV or TWR. But the Apoapsis/Periapsis altitude display is pretty useful because you don't have to check your map all the time. Mods that add new mechanics like Infernal robotics,KIS,KAS,EVA fuel and USI Life support should be stock tho.

[@yaksher]

Actually, of all the things it does, DeltaV is by far the easiest to calculate. The formula is really simple, though I don't exactly remember. It's * natural log of (fueled mass/dry mass), I believe.

[@anthonyrochet6858]

yaksher it become pretty hard to compute for many distincts engines.

[@yaksher]

@anthony rochet True, if you're burning multiple engine types at the same time, it would be hard, but fortunately, _I can't imagine a time when that's a good idea._ The only possible case I can think of is that you rely on something like nuclear engines, but you also have some other engines for landing, but you end up needing to burn both at the same time in capture because you miscalculated or started burning too late. Like, for most other cases which would be complicated, it's not even supported by Kerbal Engineer.

[@madmax94182]

2:20 this looks kinda like the armageddon machine from commander Keen xD awesome!

[@j.h.pretorius4180]

One mod I really recommend is crowdsourced science, it gives, (almost) every science report an interesting line, instead of "You observe the x" or something else which it defaults to.

[@orbitalvagabond3297]

Absolutely a *solid* list. KAC, KER, EVE, and Scatterer are the only ones I consider absolutely needed, but I can't fault the other choices.

[@maple5131]

Omg thank you so much

[@SidMajors]

Played quite a bit of vanilla KSP in the past. Might get back to it with these mods and maybe even a few more.

[@baschdiro8565]

I pretty much use the same mods save for Docking Alignment Indicator which I replaced with NavBall Docking Alignment Indicator. For most of my vessels it is sufficient to just align both ships using the SAS target marker. The most important other mods I am using are Better Burn Time, Critical Temperature Gauge and Precise Node. The first one tells me exactly when to burn, especially after staging, when it uses the correct thrust instead of stock game where you have to burn first for your display to be correct. Additionally it shows when to do your suicide burn. CTG is just a temperature indicator I use for aerobraking and figuring out how much marging I have before exploding due to heat. Last but not least Precise Node allows me to manage my manoeuver nodes with an accuracy I could not do without the mod.

[@alex_itto]

My fav are all of the above + scan set

[@AntsSpokane]

Waterfall is my essential mod, good looking and sweetens up the style.

[@Enceos]

Can't live without KIS. Upgrading vehicles, stations and bases with new parts on the fly without extra docking ports is such a treat. Plus it gives a purpose to EVA.

[@josephhoward4697]

Highway to the SHADOWZONE!

[@merinsan]

I use 6 of these. I don't use hyperedit, docking indicator or trajectories. I probably should use the docking indicator, since I do a lot of it, but I am pretty good at eyeballing it now.

[@i.o.mnatperet5573]

Thank you

[@BlahDeeBlah]

I've tried EVE and Scatterer, but they just made my KSP slow down SO MUCH.

[@lolmoq]

How was I able to live without these mods?! Great Video!

[@nsd_nebulousdia1366]

i have hyperedit for a very long time never knew i could move planets.. damn thanks

[@nickarry]

kerbal alarm clock is amazing. it allows me to control 8 missions simultaneously... just make sure not to forget to set an alarm or you will forget it and fail your mission!

[@Bob78]

I remember when I got to duna for the first time, I was so chuffed.

[@NIX_lost]

Tweak scale has to be my most used mod, it fits in so good Especially for larger rockets and visual details

[@julianmorrisco]

Excellent. Although I use all of these myself, I picked up a couple of tips for features I didn’t know existed. Yes, I know I should read the docs and forums but I’m always too impatient to get playing. Reading docs feels too much like work, where I’m a stickler for RTFM.

[@patrickgaouyat3340]

SCANsat is for me a very useful mod and enchance the gameplay by giving purpose to observation satellites. I also really like betterburntime and Manoeuvrer Node Evolved.

[@stevebenz9741]

"Landing Height Display" is a great little mod - it makes it so that if you're referencing the surface, the standard altitude indicator tells you the height above terrain. Way better than teasing it out of Kerbal Engineer.

[@ShadowZone]

+Steve Benz interesting! Thanks for sharing this.

[@zman1064]

I got em all!

[@kelpiedog1063]

Merry Christmas guys!

[@badbeardbill9956]

Man it’s crazy that they only just recently added a stock alarm clock app.

[@FlameSoulis]

Chatterer - It's an odd choice, but it adds to the atmosphere when doing missions. Parts Recovery (I forget the actual name) - This one I love to use because it makes me have to REALLY plan ahead, and I enjoy it for that. Normally, I'd just let my boosters go and accept the loss, but with the mod, I actually feel like I'm trying to keep everything together and reuse the parts in an actual way.

[@ShadowZone]

+Flame Soulis do you mean stage recovery? I like to use that one in career mode. It makes me think more about efficiency and reusability.

[@FlameSoulis]

That's the one!

[@orbitalvagabond3297]

good call on Chatterer!

[@Sulucion6Tone]

I am currently running 47 mods on my 1.3.1 restart; and the only one i use from this list is KERedux. I would totally love to add the environmental and lighting effects but those require Kopernicus to work which you forgot to mention. For some reason Kopernicus gives my mods problems so i cannot use with my new playthrough. Cheerz

[@NEXIS981]

I use almost all of your listed Mods :) Except the "cheating" things like Hyper Edit + Hangar Expander. Also not Docking Indicator, just because i want it challenging ;) But i'm surprised that you don't use Chatterer. It's the final Audio-touch if Kerbals are talking with KSC (kerbalized Samples of Apollo, SSTS + Soviet) :) Thumbs up, nice Video.

[@thesentientneuron6550]

Trajectories!

[@najmajamaldin9138]

Finally, a 1.4 v of eve

[@ilovemyhonda250ex]

perfect timing.... just decided to do my first modded career.

[@spektr4625]

What version would you think is best for all these mods?

[@shadow15kryans23]

When you go with your low pitched voice to high pitched to sound enthusiastic you sound like pennywise LMFAO 🤣🤣. Both ways though it don't matter to much it's a good video keep it up.

[@sharkcraft8568]

4:46 well, now there is a stock button for that

[@Ugimara-Imokrasa]

As someone who knows nothing about Space, space flight, rockets or basically anything space related but enjoys KSP for the "build anything you want, how you want" factor... I have no idea how to get to any other planet or satellite body. But I've been building amazing planes for years. Now it's time to actually go to the Mun lol.

[@randomstuffiliketopost8082]

Also, the things that Squad should add to ksp (maybe)

[@smack2344]

I can’t wait to for B9 to update, that mod is fucking insane

[@gigamut11b86]

Ya...ok....but really...what mod's do you use...lol Loved it...great vid...I hope that helps those that needed to know I hope you have a great day, be safe & check yo staging...lol :)

[@stratos2]

realplume, editor extensions, RCS build aid, better time warp, KOS

[@imadethistocomment8833]

Time warp unlocker is essential

[@truezyf]

one mechjeb can replace Transfer Windows Planner & Kerbal Engineer Redux & Trajectories. u don't need to dnload 3 mods, just one.

It's just not the same though

[@Joshs4stro]

and now a lot of these are in stock

[@jwilliam3153]

subscribed

[@stefanlarson5278]

In light of the KSP2 news, how about an updated mods list? :)

[@cheese7844]

ReStock, EVE, Scatterer, Trajectories, Hyperedit, FSHangarExtender, Astronomer's Visual Pack, TextureReplacer, Docking Alignment Indicator, Kerbal Alarm Clock, Camera Controls, Kerbal Engineer, Chatterer.

[@sandercohen5543]

I’ve got so many mods that it takes 10 minutes just to start the game, and that’s with compressed textures.

[@dylanmcshane9976]

Same lol, I just make a sandwich and coffee.... take a dump....

[@index7787]

Yup

[@Josh3sh]

Do u ever just use the spark engine and chill?

[@DarthTomate]

x Sciene is extremely useful

[@Yutiradon]

I wish that EVE and scatterer would run on my pc without dropping the FPS to like 10 :P

[@adamsrealm]

PC specs? Also: If you’re looking to upgrade to something that’s cheap and can run KSP semi well, wait for the Ryzen 2400g APU, it’s integrated vega 11 is comparable to a GT 1030.

[@passerby184]

that'd run normal ksp pretty well but scatterer? Nope.

[@Yutiradon]

I don't actually know my exact PC specs but I know that I can barely handle only scatterer.

[@adamsrealm]

passerby184 , a GT 1030 is on par with a 770m (what I use) and I can run scatterer at 40-50 fps.

[@passerby184]

did you change the option? I have 1050 but scatterer tanked the frame to under 30ish ..

[@thetobi583]

I can't get tracking window planner to work for me... but that's 100% ok. hyperedit flat out saved. my. Kerbal. I had a thing trapped in an orbit and hyperedited his "way to safety".... outright perfect mods for the beginner. 10/10. 5 stars. you win the game.

[@GT-he4jt]

I can bearly go without vs armory, star wars weapons and maritime pack

[@deleteduser1603]

Jesus christ you like weapons

[@ioresult]

PreciseNode and (x)Science!

[@delayed_control]

For me it's FAR. I'm an aerospace engineer by education and I get cancer when I have to play with stock aero.

[@colossus1459]

Is FAR really close to real life aero physics?

[@johnt3606]

@@colossus1459 idk but it annoys a lot when your shuttle/SSTO you spent hours making becomes useless because of it mine couldn't even take off and just was destroyed when reached a high speed lol

[@burakalp34]

3:18 Is that... Is that a LEGO EV3 Brick in the capsules tab?

[@spiritwolf5792]

And for docking, I'd actually recommend "docking cam" :P

[@alexwang982]

Spirit Wolf docking is ez

[@spiritwolf5792]

@@alexwang982 Maybe... but why not make it easier and more epic with "docking cam"? :p

[@arnelilleseter4755]

Do you use 1.3.1? I see that some of these mods are not updated.

[@cpypcy]

EVE+Scaterrer are godsend but I hate crashes they give me so, I had to part with them :(

[@spiderjerusalem]

I am... Herma mora... And today... You, Dovahkiin, will learn about the secrets of Kerbal Space Program mods...

[@user-yv6wu6ht5u]

For me, Better Burn Time is necessary becuase I always forget about my burns

[@zakiferoz5329]

horses in the back

[@Admiral45-10]

I always plays only Stock KSP - for me, player that needed to play on version 1.0.2 for 4 years, when 1.2 was already out, Stock KSP 1.3 is that something, that I can't play KSP without.

[@MakkaPakka7999]

I will get ksp soon but im gonna use vanilla ksp

[@computertoucher7557]

I can't live without BDarmory. Hope they remake it for KSP2 as soon as possible when it releases

[@Dc-zu1ii]

You forgot to mention an essential mod Kerbal Inventory System and Kerbal Attachment System!!!!

[@hydrastudios1386]

pop filter needed

[@spiritwolf5792]

@ShadowZone what mod lets you have mobile parts like at 5:40?

[@hi-ws8gd]

its stock, but its very complicated to do such a thing

[@wohasl4128]

What mods were u using?

[@Leginod]

real plume!

[@winterarkwright4743]

lol, I use all of them except #2

[@mrwilson.1]

Can stock parts be used to reach planets in the Outer Planets / Extrasolar Mods? If not, which mod should I get that provides the appropriate engines / parts, other than Interstellar?

[@ShadowZone]

They totally suffice for Outer Planets Mod, check my Ozymandias series, where I visited all of them with a stock craft. Ozymandias - Outer Planets Conquest: kzbin.info/aero/PLLGqKphkhc2D3VG9NN6inD5xEeQ1itMyN

[@maple5131]

For your next video can you tell us how to download and activate these mods

[@5Puff]

and then there are those people who are like "BUT I plAYeD KSp AnD I Ran OUT oF ThINGs tO DO, aND i DOnt waANT MOds!"

[@le_chat_espiegle]

That typing is just cringe af

[@5Puff]

@@le_chat_espiegle That's the point.

[@adeelastattack]

KIS and KAS + some (102) parts mods

[@MuradBeybalaev]

What version of KSP are you playing? Most of the mods you listed are not formally compatible anymore.

[@PhotonBread]

Wish Console version had a Mod Hub like Farm Sim. Farm Sim is the future of console gaming

[@NikitaWolf1776]

RealPlume and MechJeb!

[@Remaggib]

I am still using ksp 1.2.1 I think it is, because I use procedural parts. I can't find it for the latest version, ckan doesn't have it, and the version I have wont work on latest version. Procedural parts helps me reduce part count since my machine is ancient.

[@sciek8643]

And here's me who waits 1 year just to play the game

[@adamzackheim3193]

You forgot the https on the Kerbal Alarm Clock link (in the description)

[@ShadowZone]

Thanks for letting me know, I have fixed it. Hope you enjoyed the video!

[@adamzackheim3193]

Np :D

[@doobz3225]

cant forget about part additions, the stock part selection is super weak. especially when it comes to building planes/ drones/ ground vehicles etc...

[@bluemoonjune5178]

one word: MechJeb.

[@index7787]

Yassss

[@captainjirk9564]

Mechjeb is basically the cheat engine

[@spinningsquare1325]

@@captainjirk9564 bruuuuh I just use it as manoeuvre planner

[@vovical]

@@captainjirk9564 ??

[@Seaview123123]

How 'bout MecJeb? Is that considered cheating? :D I use a bunch of parts mods, but I really like that you make your wild monster creations using mostly stock parts. Your videos are great, I'm a big fan.

[@ShadowZone]

When I started out, I relied heavily on MechJeb. Now I really don't care about it anymore. Probably due to experience. But it is a great mod nonetheless, just no longer one of my favourites.

[@Dc-zu1ii]

Doesn't Mechjeb have an alarm clock and delta-v by stage also?

[@MarcusHouse]

Yes I haven't used Mechjeb for a long time. KerbalEngineer is all you need. kOS is fun too. 😀

[@kestrel16c32]

Tom Mones Mechjeb is cheating in the stock game. But not in realism overhaul. If it's just for the information, KER is better.

[@Benjome]

MechJeb or KoS are really useful for RP-0 and the like

[@sirmortimer5337]

Kerbalism!

[@luki188]

I cant live without the nukes mod

[@CrashingBrain]

I always wanted to use Scatterer and EvE but I fear they will be too heavy to run on my laptop. Are they really so scary on performance?

[@ShadowZone]

Not sure how this will go on a laptop, but with both of them installed, my GPU is working very hard (and with a lot of fan noise) to manage them.

[@henrythehoover4363]

Can anyone help me, I want to use the hangar extender but with 1.4.3 the 1.4 version currently out doesn’t work

[@cheeseyboy9988]

How do I get Hyperedit? Everywhere I look dosent have it. Not even curse forge