Getting Started In Kerbal Space Program Career Mode

[@scottmanley]

For my regular viewers this might be a bit dull, but I hope it'll help the newbies with career mode. I ended up recording this at about 4am after an office party, which explains why my voice is a bit more restrained than usual, and for that matter why I'm concentrating on the height records first.

[@tatianatub]

you forgot lounge pad science

[@scottmanley]

ashley beaumont no I didn't, you just didn't watch that part.

[@DobryakZombie]

Thank you Scott, now i can try to play in career mode

[@tatianatub]

Scott Manley sorry i indeed didn't watch util the end

[@thomitch1995]

Have you seen EnterElysium's video on 0.9, he goes over the serious problems that this update has, like the RAM limit and stuff.

[@IronSlimPA]

Thank you so much for sharing. My son and I recently started playing and we very much enjoy watching your videos together.

[@dum_tard5528]

:)

[@RamanNoodles01]

:)

[@StephenThorley]

this is way better than the in game tut I was stuck after I earned my first 20 science points then I couldn't progress now I can. thanks for this video it really helped.

[@Mike_Davis_74804]

This is by far the best series of Career Mode by far. Thanks for all the info Scott!

[@TheMattShea]

This will help me with my series. Thanks Scott :)

[@stae24]

Hi matt, i'm really surprised to see you here

[@jacobjackson2438]

you know Scott, I watched every one of these a few years ago because I wanted to know how to play the game correctly, I knew how to land on the mun, but everytime I would take a trip to another planet, manned or unmanned I would never be able to get back. But you changed that, and you helped me a whole lot with this game, thanks man :)

[@BlueViper8907]

Scott when KSP2 drops it's Science and Progression mode please revisit this series! Loved your content since getting into Eve 10+ years ago, led me into KSP and Stellaris. Thank you for being the content creator that helped me find my community!

[@Schurfable]

Thanks Scott. I'm not a complete newbie to KSP or your channel, but I haven't played for several udates, and I feel almost completely green in the Kerbal universe now. I hope you'll do more videos like this, cause I've been struggling quite a bit when i started playing again

[@Ahibasabala]

Thanks for remembering the newer players so often Scott, i haven't played in a year or so and although i orbited, landed on Eve and made a space-station i've forgotten an awful lot.

[@grizofferuss]

This is a first time comment. But you Kerbal series is far and beyond the best. I started this game on the PS4 and didn't really know what to make of it until I started watching you tutorials. Excellent work.

[@MichaelPlastow]

Life saver, I spent near 2 hours on the game with hardly any knowledge what I'm even suppose to be doing & tutorials crap on there! Brilliant video

[@Ezis9]

I'm an 'old' Player and this was indeed useful for me. I didn't know about the trick were you go on eva to switch crew reports from 'active' to 'stored'. Very useful.

[@MrFangsea]

Regular viewer and really makes me want to start a career over the right way. Never started that way. Great video.

[@ryanlowe8807]

Thanks for the videos/tutorials. You sealed the deal on me purchasing this game. It's a huge learning curve for the casual gamer/enthusiast. Your videos make it an easier leap, and for that I salute you! lol

[@francescodigiuseppe73]

Really a nice work dear Scott. I'm very new of Kerbal Space Program and your guides are very interesting, technical, full of particulars and best practices. Thank you again and see you soon...

[@BadgerBreath-rz1np]

Bought this a couple years ago. Looked at it for an hour and decided it's something to get into when I retire. It looks like a full time job and I'm afraid of getting too into it.

[@HarryXiao88]

This is very good. I wish you have more to come. Especially those missions, which to do first, tricks and tips, those things.

[@wymans668]

So, I've been watching you play this for some length of time, and it looks like a lot of fun. I actually bought it yesterday and it is reminding me that I know nothing about rocket science, but I'm slowly learning.

[@Mrcloclo02]

Just started the career, and couldn't find where to upgrade the tracking station... Thank you so much ^^

[@BlackTalos]

Scott Manley In terms of "getting started" and new player recommendations: Placing 2 radial parachutes in a vertical arrangement on one side only on the first few rockets can help with "falling over" issues or control. Their placement can even dictate which side your door will be. Just thought i'd point that one out :)

[@29948758]

Thanks man, I watch your videos all the time. I was having issues with cash since the 9.0 update. This helped heaps. Cheers again.

[@Jimmytwogunz]

Scott Manley just want to say thank you for all your videos means a lot to me and everyone else .. Thanks dude :)

[@ragor79]

This was one of the very best and educational new players guides for any game I have ever seen! Kudos for that, you definately thought that through in regards what new players will struggle with and how to kick start their careers. (Just the title of the video does not reflect the true nature of the content of the vid.)

[@DAFPvnk]

A few tips I have figured. > Don't bother with parts testing contracts unless [1] they are in orbit and earn more money than the part costs [2] you intend on using that part anyway in an upcoming mission [3] You just started a new save file > You can stack the Mk 1 capsules together and take as many crew as you want on board this is a great trick for levelling up early on as you can land your starter 3 kerbals on the mun, minmus, and get lots of lovely XP without having to run 3 missions. > Later unlocked AI pods have the skills of a 2 star pilot, and therefore can be used to supplement a lack of skills if you're trying to level up a larger number of kerbals in a single flight. > You can do EVA reports, and take surface samples [when unlocked] whilst standing on top of your craft. > Place a satellite on low orbit over any spacial object you can, and equip it with a thermometer. This will help you knock off the "Transmit/recover science from space around " really easily. > On normal difficulty, if Bill Bob Or Jebediah die on a mission they will respawn with any XP gain still in tact from that flight, you can 'cheese' this by sending them out onto an orbit around the sun "accidentally" and recovering them from the trackign station. Send them out again in a capsule and recover and theyll get the XP for orbitting the sun. This however, i feel is a bug/exploit and may be patched out of the game.

[@Hugh.Manatee]

My inner game designer is facepalming so hard at this... The game mechanics are currently set up to reward the player for not doing too well. Don't try to get into orbit yet, you'll miss out on cash. I doubt that's what the developers wanted the players to think, but that's what the game is telling us to do. All those biomes around the space centre cause players to do boring little tasks (quickly place a capsule on the runway) for some extra science. Why? If they were afraid new players would get into trouble they could lower costs in the tech tree in easy mode. If they wanted to stimulate players to drive around the space centre, they could have used an achievement system for actual achievements (such as getting on top of the VAB) instead of getting science for not playing the game. GAAAH!

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

Pan kurczak Unfortunately, I have not yet mastered the ability to balance game design flaws on my head. I've done philosophical questions once or twice, but they fall off after a few seconds. Any advice? :)

[@VandreBorba]

I agree.... but I skipped some altitudes record and I did not walk around the buildings... no big impact at the end. I mean, you can play without a problem without theses things.

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

When they introduced the science system, scott visited something like 5 planets on his second mission or somesuch. That was exciting, impressive, completely mad, awesome and all such things. By comparison, the contracts and money system just makes the game sad.

[@Rimmer7]

Doing well gets you to higher paying contracts more quickly. It's just that those contracts are harder to do without upgrades. My first Mun landing was without patched conics.

[@ChevyRob313]

You sir are a moron the game is about progress and learning what works and what doesn't

[@kepler8012]

I was just watching the old kerbal space program tutorials and this shows up in my subscription box

[@jeffmancini9267]

YESSSS! i needed this video!!! you showed me this game, you taught me to play this game! thank you!

[@berni8k]

I got another tip how to continue from here: As soon as you get a wing part build a plane, it makes the very science rewarding survey missions possible and easy testing of parts in flight (planes easily fly at the speeds and altitudes required by the test). The first plane is going to suck, no landing gear means you need to use a solid booster to throw you vertically up and land using parachutes and rectangular girders to cushion the fall and using a rocket engine gives you very poor range. But once you use this to get enough science for a jet engine and some landing gear then you can make a proper plane, fly multiple survey missions, test a few parts in flight and land back at KSC so all it costs you is the jet fuel used during the flight but brings back more than 200 science per flight. If you never landed a plane in KSP before it might be a bit frustrating at first, but just quicksave before the runway and after a bit of training you will be able to land it in your sleep.(Also check Scotts plane tutorials on how to not make a plane that flys about as well as a rock)

[@YetAnotherPilot]

Finally I understand the take/store data mechanic. Thanks Scott. It always seemed so limiting and temperamental, but apparently it's just clunky.

[@GilWanderley]

I wonder if Werner von Kerman was a former Kazi...

[@Rimmer7]

You almost made me choke on my food.

[@RFC3514]

Lauri Markkula That's one of the main assassination tactics of the KGB (Kerbal Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti).

[@huntergreen3880]

xD

[@Sean_735]

I personally think the Kews deserved it. They hated space, so the Kazis made them into test pilots.

[@TicTacMentheDouce]

Seanathon James And Fuel.

[@Ep1cTun4]

Excellent video, Scott! Very helpful for many, no doubt.

[@JonathanRossRogers]

I just bought KSP and started playing it for the first time. I think a number of things have changed since Scott made this video, especially the available components.

[@Fortstorm]

Launch pad = mound of dirt with a scorch mark. That'll save Elon Musk some money.

[@donaldrobinson5428]

Save orbital even more (SpaceX already has a launch pad, orbital is the one with a broken one:( )

[@danielmcdermott7785]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@fred_derf]

The Falcon 9 needs the upgraded launchpad, it weighs more than 18 tonnes...

[@natalieanderson_]

Holy fuck I just clicked on this video after not watching this ever before. His voice. His voice though

[@scottmanley]

+Nana Love What about my voice.

[@natalieanderson_]

Scott Manley It made me melt. Into a pool of scottish-ness

[@natalieanderson_]

Scott Manley really liked the video btw :)

[@pseudocoder78]

Scott, I think it would be helpful for you to extend this video by showing what buildings you would recommend upgrading first and for what reason. Also if I might suggest a technique to try/demonstrate: I have found it useful to take test contracts for parts I haven't unlocked yet. This saves on science and part research funds, and most notably allows the Mainsail engine to be used before having to pay for that first R&D facility upgrade.

[@HOTMiSCHiEF1]

Even today this is still phenomenal!

[@skyhawk551]

i'm so happy that ksp is able to continue building the game, it looks like they will be able to finish it

[@will3346]

Yes so happy you made a vid today

[@scottmanley]

Almost never happened, I was out late last night.

[@will3346]

Also I think it would have been cool if they used the old space port and make it to evolve to the new one unsaid of making new smaller buildings

[@theundead1600]

Hmmmm, I know my kerbal project, a bender station. But I dont think I can make it belch and say "remember me". Thanks for the idea from your profile pick.

[@HebaruSan]

I consider myself a non-newbie, but I didn't know it was advantageous to grind the altitude contracts like that. (I foolishly went orbital right after unlocking decouplers in my current save, which I did as quickly as I could.) Thanks Scott! Also, I appreciate how they took things like surface samples and space EVAs and "hid" them from new players pending KSC upgrades, so there's a smaller core game to master at the start. I'm just hoping I'll be able to buy some upgrades in my lifetime...

[@deandre1988]

Long time player here, But these 2 parts were really good. Thanks

[@alexsterling7005]

Huh, thanks for the tips. I didn't know about moving science from "active" slots to "storage" slots. Thanks a ton!

[@gameroomlive9178]

Another great video Scott! Very informative!

[@Nicholasvelaz22]

This was great ASMR, I loved the part where you said "goo" subbed

[@Fenderman814]

Great start man... looking forward to seeing ur strategies for some of the contracts... I have played pretty far through the update, and there are some tricky contracts.

[@Phoenix84118]

For the part contracts, you don't have to unlock the research node where the part is. If you accept the contract, the part will appear in the VAB, but with an 'EXPERIMENTAL' tag on it. The part will again disappear when the contract is complete. There's also no initial unlock cost to test it until you actually research it.

[@Sapfu100]

Lol. Got an advert for something about "secret space program disclosure" and "hollow earth" and stuff. On YOUR videos. Thought that might give you a chuckle :D

[@fred_derf]

Thanks muchly Scott, thanks for nothin'! I've been paying around with KSP and recently restarted a serious run at the career mode, (I've restarted after making some horrendous boo boos on previous runs) and now you tell me about all the science I've been missing! Arg!!! I might have to start again! At this rate I'll never make it into orbit, and it's all your fault! P.S. More please.

[@GanjaMagic]

This really helped me, I hope to see some more "noob" videos.

[@sulijoo]

Here's the thing. I was playing 0.25 then decided to carry over my saved game, ships to 0.90: I copied over the folders from 0.25 to 0.90 then launched 0.90 and clicked to continue the saved game. However, in this saved game all the facilities are fully functional; I don't have to fund them or build them, which is what you have to do in 0.90 proper when starting a new career mode (as Scott illustrates). Yet this _is_ career mode in 0.90; everything else is the same. There are new translation, rotation widgets in the VAB; Kerbals get XP; ships and parts need funds; everything has to be unlocked with science, and you fulfil contracts to earn funds and science. So even though it says I'm playing 0.90, it doesn't quite feel like 0.90. It feels like I'm cheating, but I'm not. I just did what I always do: carry over the saved game and ships to the new update. I'm confused! I don't think Squad intended for players to do this.

[@TENGILL]

This was great. Hope you do more!

[@jayc1139]

Ah thank you for making a vid of the most recent update. I've been contemplating on whether to get this game or not.

[@catsilvy]

Extremely helpful to a complete newbie!

[@TheRealPlato]

Protip: you can only store one copy of a surface sample in a craft, and with normal difficulty you need two samples to get 100% science. So, given that you want to max out your science on Kerbin: store the first sample in the craft, then take a second sample, then recover the kerbal alone, then use the tracking station to switch back to the craft and recover the craft.

[@PinataOblongata]

Instead of landing on water (which can be highly unpredictable) you can just use one or two girder segments as landing legs (they even have higher impact tolerance than actual landing legs). With planes you can make them take off vertically and land on girders horizontally or vertically (but you can't make a second flight or "hop" unless you use an engineer to pilot so they can repack the chutes, I think - haven't checked this). I wish I had known that about the altitude records and orbit before I started this new career, but then I guess I'm playing it more as it was intended. Having to try to complete missions with severe part and weight restrictions makes it interesting and challenging.

[@PinataOblongata]

I also wish I knew that pilots stop getting xp for similar thigns - I've just been using Jeb and assuming he was turning into a single super pilot :/

[@ixeon1169]

Scott Manley you are the best.

[@GlassSmashProject]

iv'e had ksp since .24 and got ok at it but since first contract i just lost everything the strategys helped alot thanks

[@BigHappysPlace]

I never considered the other areas of the space center as biomes. thanks for the tip.

[@RyanWM91]

I tried the demo of this quite a while ago and kinda forgot about it, stumbled onto this video and bought the game before I was even 10 minutes in :P

[@crowsis1]

nice video for new players. very nicely done

[@chrisnorton1245]

Scott Thank you for getting me into Kerbal Space Program. Just started playing and have loads of fun!!

[@MrArgenon]

A little trick for the Space Center: As soon as you have wheels, build a rocket propelled car and gather all kind of science from the different biomes in the KSC :) (looks hella funny btw)

[@annonamous9126]

This guide is super helpful! Any thought to continuing this? Maybe to first landing on another planet? Or possibly to building your first successful space plane?

[@TheBenenene10]

I was just looking for a video from Scott explaining how to use the new 0.90 features and the first video in my subscriptions is this :DD Kinda creepy that you can read y thoughts Scott^^

[@hikerwolfspaine8200]

I think they should expand the r&d department to have you research stuff like space suits for different planets no planet is exactly alike and should require different variations of suits that would cost you money but would of course return to you every time a kerbonaut returns from a mission.

[@hikerwolfspaine8200]

also find a fix for science spam maybe have a data pod or data limit withing the craft that can be upgraded and expanded with more parts

[@RedsBoneStuff]

The only thing I learned is that reputation does nothing; but I can see this guide being very useful for new players.

[@lemue4972]

you here on scott manley? omg

[@RedsBoneStuff]

***** Aah, I see. Well then, I guess everything is perfectly balanced for me and I won't use the strategy building at all.

[@Apituco]

I wonder how it works, i just happen to miss this game after seeing some youtube videos on space exploration, and then, boom, this video comes up. perfect timing haha

[@gentharris]

Hi Scott, your tutorials are great!!! I have just discovered this game and have only been playing about 10 earth days in carrier mode. The first satellite contract I have gotten specs a "tundra orbit" !!!! I'm really struggling with this.... A tutorial on that would be greatly appreciated wink wink lol Thanks a ton watching your vids gave me a big head start in this world, not a game its a simulation!!! Gent

[@Jane-sw7gm]

Saw your comment on the Mad Max trailer. Couldn't agree more.

[@slap_my_hand]

Wow. This game is getting amazing!

[@JaredJeyaretnam]

The outsourced R&D strategy is ridiculously OP at 100% commitment. You end up getting 400 science for planting a flag.

[@steelshepherd6843]

...having played Space Engineers and others. This may have finally convinced me to get KSP or maybe KSP 2 depending on the wait.

[@Francois424]

Awesome introduction. Btw, thank you for 1080 quality. watiching other videos in 720 can give an eyesore after a while. One question: are you going to try to go full steam in 0.90 and try to "break the game" with only the basic buildings ? Not sure if that is feasable anymore... I still remember you going to a lot of place in one go with a super tiny rocket.. Fly safe !

[@RMJ1984]

With all the new biomes, if you have to get 2 mods as a beginner, Kerbal engineer that shows thrust to weight ratio. and for heavens sake, SCIENCE ALERT. no more spamming buttons to find out when there is new science. My gods this mod :D just made the game a whole lot more enjoyable.

[@davesatxify]

thanks scott, i've been getting frustrated with 0.90. I look forward to further video's in this vein. I'm frankly lost without maneuver nodes..

[@TomerXZR]

This is great, you got yourself a sub!

[@creamofbotulismsoup9900]

Just bought it on sale in steam, perfect vid for me, hope it's way better than the demo.

[@as7river]

I have almost 300 hours in this game, and I found this "Getting Started In Kerbal Space Program Career Mode", and I was like "oh what the hell" *starts video* This is how good Scott Manley is.

[@mattinahat6475]

I just got my first play through of this done! Everything died needless to say haha XD I love your voice man! And thanks for the tips!

[@bojantodorovic6841]

The addition of new biomes is a huge plus for me,i just have a small gripe with having to grind for cash SO MUCH to upgrade the KSC.Note that i play on normal,because hard is really HARD. Stage recovery really helps to save some money though. What If KSP gets the "Scott Manley difficulty":)?

[@VandreBorba]

Stage recovery? How is that?

[@bojantodorovic6841]

Vandré Borba Trevisan Ferreira Its a mod.Look for it on Kerbal Stuff because its useful. It allows funds to be recovered from dropped stages so long as they have parachutes attached. Always add more if your lifting stages are heavy and whoala,you get your money back.

[@Markus9705]

Manley level.

[@uHuDNE]

I agree. I am not sure, I am a fan of all those upgradable buildings. Have to try it out first. But it looks like you might have to do the same flights over and over again just to get enough money to upgrade your building and be able to do more interesting missions.

[@bromixsr]

Manley difficulty? Is that the mode where you start with two stones, a log, and a bottle of whiskey?

[@timfidotru]

Great update on the Squad part, and great video on yours. Although, I have to disagree on one of your points - that it is beneficial to go slowly. Actually, as you progress through story missions, side missions rewards rise exponentially, thus you get more rewards for less time if you progress faster. Myself, after launching suborbital I started doing survey missions that are incredibly hard and offer 10-15 grand. In the meantime, after launching orbital, I can get up to 100000 for effectively launching extra few tonnes of payload on low orbit and 150000-200000 for launching satellites on weird orbits in Kerbin system. Can you also explain what does experience do for scientist and engineer? And can you get all the experience by getting some newbies toured by Jebediah around solar system?

[@adammorey1209]

you sir have earned a subscriber

[@jasondrummond2335]

Have you noticed that the get out and push method of deoribiting a craft with no fuel tends to just cause the craft to spin wildly now? This version is finally a challenge.

[@bihotzshow]

Thx so much! very instructive! :D you are the best Scott! :D

[@renvolt]

I'm hoping to see a new series in this new version when you finish interstellar quest

[@dwilliam16]

I will miss that series

[@renvolt]

David Williams me too, but think of how great a new one would be on beta

[@WheatleyOS]

RIP new players that now not only have to learn to deal with all the old stuff but now have to deal with ten times more stuff at once. I thought there was already enough to deal with lol

[@darthvaderreviews6926]

You have never played Dwarf Fortress. Do not play Dwarf Fortress, it is not your kind of game. It will begin with you not knowing what the hell is going on, and will end with either your suicide, you being confused, or you drowning hordes of elf hippies in badger blood. It's free, so you could jump into it recklessly if you wanted. Just do not play Dwarf Fortress.

[@Caarnji]

DarthVaderReviews Reverse psychology only works if used subtle... lol

[@WheatleyOS]

DarthVaderReviews dude, calm down, I'm just saying there's a lot of things to learn and do at once, especially for a new player. I'm not saying that it's way too much to handle lol

[@strikeout1991]

DarthVaderReviews I didn't even play Dwarf Fortress but from all I heard about the gameplay mechanics, it's super complex. Dwarfs can even get injured certain body parts or going insane if you do something wrong.

[@Kepe]

Wheatley Well you can always start in Sandbox mode or Science mode. In Sandbox everything is unlocked, maxed out and you have unlimited money. In Science mode you have unlimited money but you must gather science to unlock the parts. I started a Career mode game and I'm not sure I like it. It's way too restrictive and as we can see from the video, requires an amazing amount of fiddling around doing some silly, unnecessary stuff that has nothing to do with going to space.

[@LegacyKCMO]

Do you plan to do a series with the .90 beta? I think it would be really cool to watch progression through it. I only ask because I really suck at this game

[@TiSnDd]

YES EVERYONE LIKE IT i want a series!!!

[@asArsenic]

An interesting little nit-pick is that Scott could have further maximized the amount of science he could retrieve at 10:10 by standing on top of the landed pod and retrieving a rather damp surface sample.

[@pseudocoder78]

You can't take surface samples until you upgrade the Astronaut Complex AND the R&D facility -- a very expensive affair.

[@asArsenic]

pseudocoder78 Yeah, noticed they changed that.

[@wouldyoukindlyfuckoff7966]

I had to use HyperEdit to complete one of the contracts... But don't blame me. The contract was to activate the big 21t SRB IN ORBIT. It gave me 140000 funds! Note, it was just about 10-15 techs into the tech tree, so rather early in the game.

[@bryanmyers9977]

No more surface samples? I guess I will find out tonight. I plan on using the structural parts as my first landing gear

[@jortvanwelbergen8009]

thanks Scott for this, was having a lot of dificulty getting enough cash in, Are you going to do a pt2 for smart strategies to progress through the upgrades?

[@TimJSwan]

1. How did your solid rockets not explode when you landed in water? 2. How do you know how to navigate your rocket to fly above nearby countries/areas required by mission contracts?

[@TheSHJGaming]

I was wondering whether to buy this game or not. You persuaded me xD Just hope my PC can run it.

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Very informative, thanks

[@pavelZhd]

Heck yeah. Visual surveys without proper planes are pain... But they are doable. You need to have a... lander consisting of a capsule, medium tank and engine (probablu one with 200kN thrust as it has a good it atmospere ISP and will easily give you TWR>1. Add parachutes optionally. So you put your lander into a suborbital hop to the target and then, as you are in the atmoshere you use your engine to maneover to target area and get the repert you need.

[@pseudocoder78]

I have done this, and it's tricky. The main issue is you only have your ballistic trajectory to gauge your course. That trajectory will be modified by the rotation of Kerbin and by atmospheric drag. So, it is possible but especially for the missions that require you to go to multiple locations, it can really be more trouble than it's worth.

[@pavelZhd]

pseudocoder78 exactly to fix this rotation and drag effets you need a powered engine on the "lander" And multiple locations observation war really tricky. I had to launch a series of small LFE-powered planes (that would glide halfway to target) with sleds instead of gears that would crash... er... I mean land in the vicinity of exploration site to let pilot go EVA and do the job. Took me like 7 planes to complete first 3 locations contract.

[@pavelZhd]

And doing a sattelite positioning with t1 VAB (30 parts limit) was about as fun.

[@burninghalls]

Is there tutorials of the turorial in game. Really need these. Yeah the tutorials in career mode are cool but for people starting off will probably do the in game tutorials. The problem I have with the game in the tutorials is that they are worded awkwardly using these big words means people have to often search the difinition of that word to get somewhat of an understanding. Also it tells you to click SAS buttons yet it has no visual indicator of what it is and where. Some arrows or the buttons lit up would be great. Another weird thing I noticed practicing flying arcraft why when I use the planes rudder do the alerions move. The alerons will tilt the plane and then I have to equal it out so I don't go into a horizontal spin. The alerons should stay where they are if I want to only use the rudder/tail fin to turn the plane around. I'm stuck trying to figure out how you get into the same orbit as others and then catching up to what you are docking with. That is hard and in that tutorial the shuttle they make you use never has enough fuel.

[@GamersComputer]

oh... I thought it was just really hard to get the science points. I launched hundreds of vessels... All somewhat close to each other... but I transmitted the data and never recovered it... lol... Well, thank you! :D

[@inkblot985]

VERY Helpful! Thanks!

[@tomduke1297]

manouvernodes are disabled at start, to get them back you need to upgrade the trackingstation and mission control. if i remember correctly thats around 200-250k money. you get to the missions about the mun and minmus before you get anywhere close to that amount of cash. and its nearly impossible to get to the mun with an 18t rocket. its practicly guarantied that you get stuck on kerbin if you dont know the tricks from first alpha-build. they realy need to soften that up a little, i guess 2/3 of players never make it to the mun.

[@Robbedem]

I hope the science collecting will be less of a hassle in the final version.

[@havan56]

Watched and loved this yonks ago and I've played Kerbal Space Program myself a bit. I was curious if the Kerbals (or their modding gods) have developed Space Elevator technology yet. Have you ever come across a mod for Space Elevator? Have you used it in one of your vids? I'd love to see it in-game. The first time I tried to convince my boss that people were really working on a Space elevator he was convinced I'd been drinking at lunch. He was sure I'd been sold a key to the flag pole.

[@havan56]

This could do with an update. The various altitude contract goals seem to be gone or significantly different in the latest release