KSP: This Colony Mod is AMAZING!

What if we could make our own KSP 2? New Star Systems, colonisation, et al? ENTER: MODDED KSP 1! Now, the vast majority of my KSP 1 videos are modded but this has largely just been visual mods. But now, I think it is time…to change that.
I’ve decided to start small, test the waters if you will, about how these sorts of videos will do on my channel, so today, I’m just going to experiment with parts mods, in particular, colony parts!
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This video is intended for audiences 13+ years old.
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All other tracks used are from the official Kerbal Space Program 1 Soundtrack.
Chapters:
00:00 The State of KSP
01:24 Construction Timelapse
04:23 Phase 1
06:40 Phase 2
12:51 Phase 3
19:53 Munbound
23:05 Surface Activities
#kerbalspaceprogram #ksp #mods

[@joshuasims5421]

We should develop a community mod pack with mods like this that implements the features of the sequel. We’ll call it: KSP Too.

[@Aximili55]

We'll build our own KSP 2, with Black Jack, and Hookers. -Bender Rodriguez, Futurama

[@deathscreton]

ooh, we could have what is essentially a KSP version of STALKER's Anomaly's modpack. A standalone foundation for community mods.

[@EvelynNdenial]

pretty much the ksp interstellar pack that manley played way back when.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Procedural wings is also a thing and pretty much brings the same features as the procedural wings in KSP2

[@williamal70]

Someone start a Git repo. I'm happy to lend a hand and get involved.

[@bigdogben]

It's about time we see KSP 1 modded in a Matt Lowne video. A pleasant surprise for my night.

[@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999]

I dont understand why he insists on sticking to ksp2 so much. Devs are probably paying him

[@bigdogben]

100% disagree, I think he's just playing the game like thousands of other ppl. Devs paying him to criticize them?@@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999

[@luckyizzac]

@@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999 Could be true, I cant even imagine having the willpower to play it for this long

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

@@luckyizzac I have to be honest, I couldn't either... 😂

[@denisehoppess]

@@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999he’s probably making ksp 2 videos because it makes him money, I don’t think he’s getting paid by the devs, it’s just that ksp 2 gets a lot of views.

[@theburgerbox9576]

I'd suggest the FreeIVA mod if you want to do more interior exploration and things, it manages to make the whole IVA system very immersive

[@grahamhoward4473]

yesss dude I love that mod

[@jm56585]

I commented the same thing haha, this is definitely a game changing mod he should use

[@jm56585]

Also ThroughTheEyes works well with FIVA

[@JerryWang-pp3fz]

same

[@Gesso64]

Add in ASET props and the interiors of everything are beautiful

[@kom-hu7kn]

I personally would love to see more modded KSP1 content

[@TheBelrick]

:D i remember start of the year arguing with fan boys "These devs were not up to the task, KSP2 will never be realized, its a failed project" Ahhh where are those fanboys now with their dissenting views?

[@wastel67]

@@TheBelrick this comment did not age well

[@TheBelrick]

@@wastel67 My comment aged extremely well. Task boys to do a whitemans job, get KSp2

[@BobKermanIndustries]

Matt, why your plumes for restock are offset from your engines is you aren't using the waterfall for restock, you are using the one for stock

[@user-xb8ts3rc9g]

Imagine feeling comfort from how stable KSP 1 is, what a time to be alive.

[@4077Disc]

ScanSat is probably my favorite parts mod. Its a little more than just parts, but it adds a way fancier planetary mapping system than KerbNet can provide.

[@jamiehardwick6942]

Seconded, that will add a cool dynamic to some of the missions and would open a lot of interesting video missions I reckon

[@Kerballistic]

I downloaded the other day and I really enjoy it!

[@randommangofan5737]

ScanSat is a really good mod and its better if you combine it with this mod he shows in the video its perfect to help you good spots to set your colonies down and find easter eggs aswell

[@mrtin96]

Would be nice to see a modded ksp series from you. Maybe with life support, outer planets or maybe in a different solar system, or something interstellar? I really love this direction, what a nice video! keep it up!

[@Meyer-gp7nq]

Hullo peguinuats!! Sorry… Orcanuats!!

[@randommangofan5737]

there are some mods for that they add extra planets to the Solar system and some others add literally the rest of the Kerbal galaxy

[@juniorpasini9137]

Man, I loved Scoot Manley's Insterstellar series, it was really good. Another thing I loved doing in KSP 1 was installing realistic mods (real communication, consumption of supplies and oxygen, etc.) and to build a base on the moon, you had to first create a satellite network on Kerbin and then another on the moon, to carry out the signal relay to deliver parts of the station without a crew and only then send the crew. It was very good.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I've long built a Kerbin GPS. 4 orbits with 6 satellites each. One equatorial, the other three with a 60° inclination 120° apart. All of them I know 3 are theoretically enough, but with 6 I can put them closer together to prevent orbiters from falling into a transmission hole. That way I have the entire Kerbin SOI covered with just 24 satellites.

[@caizuus7581]

Try rp1

[@Kerballistic]

Matt, I think you would enjoy the IVA mod for KSP. It allows you to look around freely inside of the spacecraft from the POV of a Kerbal

[@tvre0]

its called freeiva

[@ganymedemlem6119]

Harpy to see you in KSP1 again. And not just for your own sanity.

[@jaxxives243]

Finally mods

[@octangular5852]

i really enjoyed the part where they did not lay off all the devs

[@galli1917]

WOOO! I haven't been this excited for a KSP vid in ages, well done!

[@Boyhethic]

If you used the FreeIVA mod you would be able to move around in the modules as a kerbal, including the colony modules

[@feidry]

FreeIVA + Through The Eyes of a Kerbal

[@richardreynolds4262]

Matt, this is the type of content that brought me here to begin with, and what I hoped KSP 2 would bring. This is an awesome video, keep them coming. Maybe complex missions over Multiple videos?... Vid 1: Large Orbital Station over Duna Vid 2: Refueling Station Ike Vid 3: Colony Station on Duna Vid 4: Colony arrival, tech showcase (i.e. refueling plan, etc.)

[@quantumdragon9935]

YAAAAAAS!!!!!! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! (sorry, I haven't played anything "vanilla" in years and always get annoyed when creators get all high horse about "the purity of the game" or "mods will make it too hard for my viewers to understand", so I absolutely LOVE that you are going to play modded) one "absolutely critical" mod you need for your "bases everywhere" playstyle is Kerbal Attachment System (KAS), it allows you to "weld" structures together using modified docking ports the create a permanent attachment also Kerbal Inventory System (KIS) same dev, but kerbals on spacewalk can unattach, move, pocket, and attach parts to existing vehicles and yes, adding mods slowly is a good idea, Scott Manley's playthrough had like 40+ mods, so if you don't have the modding base it can be a bit overwhelming

[@fuzzyhead878]

Holy crap, he’s doing parts mods. Never thought I’d see the day. Heads up, it’s a deep rabbit hole. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve done them already, but I want to make some recommendations: -Bluedog Design Bureau (historic and proposed NASA parts) -Knes (ESA parts) -Tundra Exploration (SpaceX) -Photon Corp (Shuttle era boosters) -Nertea’s mods (I noticed you used one of his centrifuge modules) -Benjee10’s mods (I think the rover is from his planet base mod) -Estreetrockets’ mods -Beale’s mods (including CRE, which covers British rocketry!) -FreeIVA (allows you to move inside interior spaces) -Angelo Kerman’s mods If you need any further explanation I am more than happy to assist there’s a bunch of others but I think that covers a decent portion. God’s speed and happy assembly/disassembly.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I got a couple more: - Cold War Aerospace is also interesting, it adds, as the name suggest, cold war era stuff, so a lot of Apollo and Soyuz style parts and also a couple station modules. - Procedural Wings, because that is just extremely practical and you don't have to clip wing parts into each other to get something that vaguely resembles what you want to build. - Mk2 Expansion adds a bunch more Mk2 parts for all your spaceplane needs. Quite balanced towards stock.

[@BigStrap]

SO excited at the prospect of modded KSP on this channel! You've done an excellend job showing off for years what can be accomplished in vanilla(-esque) KSP, and I'm excited to see what's next!

[@edwardboatman4554]

I'd really like to see the beyond home system featured in this series, I love this series concept!

[@Meatloaf_TV]

Yeah me 2

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

Honestly the other worlds mod seems cool, it's a planet pack, story pack and a part pack in one mod Edit: the Precursors planet pack is a neat one, you should try it

[@leowynfyre4893]

Amazing video Matt! As much as I love parts mods (especially Nertea‘s, excited for you to try out near future technologies, or maybe far future as well), I really hope you play with the outer planets mod at some point in your modded ksp endeavors, it adds so many new and exciting destinations.

[@fastsnail9012]

Near the beginning, you mentioned not wanting to mess up what mod what parts are from, there’s another mod called the janitor’s closet that lets you see what mod it’s from when you hover over it. The mod also lets you filter from mod and more precise cross section area.

[@TheJimtanker]

I love the Planetary Base System. I've built some pretty cool bases with that. Add in the Orbital Construction Facility and you can build ships in orbit and also as part of your base.

[@esmenhamaire6398]

Nice to see a KSP1 video again! KSP-1 with parts mods is fab! The main ones I use is the base-building one that you're using there, a lot of Nertea's mods (ALWAYS including the space station mod), Snacks! for simple life-support, SCANSat, Konstruction (mainly for the "welding" docking ports), Outer Planets Mod, Minor Planets mod, and I'm starting to try out the Galaxies Unbound stuff. Plus some other bits and bobs, but none of which drastically change things.

[@bigdogben]

You should get a mod called "freeiva" it allows you to walk or float around in first person inside your space stations or surface bases. Really fun and makes surfaces bases and space stations feel way more immersive. (you can also open doors and interact with things in it)

[@maxv9464]

This would be awesome.

[@piphi14159]

you're gonna need ''restock waterfall effects'' to help out with those plumes, Cheers, 3Point

[@richardbloemenkamp8532]

Great you are coming to Paris! I hope you have a lot of fun here. Also great to see you play KSP 1 with mod's. Mod's and especially part mods are quite easy to use in KSP 1 even for beginners.

[@Redeyez2424]

I for one would love to see more KSP 1 videos. I will always support your channel and i know ksp 2 videos were doing well for you, but man do i miss these types of videos.

[@ipcheng8022]

Yes! Welcome to the modded KSP1!

[@jamesp.2348]

Hey Matt! Loved the video and if you want to show the ivas in full detail you could try the freeIVA mod that allows you to walk around in iva. Loved the video!

[@JustWisp]

Always wanted to see modded content on this channel, I really hope you'll keep doing this

[@KCAerospace]

I've been using this mod for a while and it's really fun to tinker around with. It's nice to see Matt use this mod.

[@informalchipmunk5775]

I personally enjoy your story/ movie videos. I'll be very happy if you make more of those

[@SofieBrink]

Finally Matt playing ksp with mods. Love it! May i suggest FreeIVA for if you use Nertea’s Stockalike Station Parts Redux? Jonny has done a lot of amazing work on FreeIVA and it really adds a nice layer to ksp. Possibly a nice use for you kerbal controller?

[@martinschebesta2989]

thank you for this video! i love Nils277's BPS Mod, will never forget the endless hours of testing before i was able to establish a PBS Base on Laythe (using chutes to land and PBS wheels to align the separate modules)... glorious times!

[@pxelgaming1969]

I'm so glad your first one of these videos is of one of my favorite parts mods

[@blockappella]

Hey Matt! Would love to see Outer Planets Mod or Galaxies Unbound (or if we're lucky and because they are compatible, both of them) make it into the mix! Excited to finally see you make a series dipping your toes into ksp mods!

[@CASA-dy4vs]

We makin it onto Proxima Centauri b with this one

[@kaiperdaens7670]

Matt, you should use free iva it is literally what the name suggests you can walk around in iva. And a good mod but very complex is mks(modular Kolonisation system) and space station expansion redux or something like that

[@memereview305]

He already wanted to do the latter, he talked about it in the video

[@kaiperdaens7670]

@@memereview305 ow ok, I skipped a part like where he did the launches etc

[@FoxxofNod]

I have been waiting for literally years for you to embrace part mods. I'm honestly super hyped!

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

0:09 You slayed the KSP 2 right from the start. Pure savagery and I *loved* it 😂😂

[@tetronaut88]

Yay, Matt Lowne!

[@eddiedoesstuff872]

0:27 more like never now lol

[@Rockfantic01]

This was an amazing way to wake up this morning. Thank you so much Matt for making another KSP 1 video.

[@Aremisalive]

The fact that you can't just park in front of your house is wild to me.

[@ECI_company]

this did not age well

[@entropic-decay]

personally, for my KPBS bases I usually start with a Minmus one - lower gravity than the Mun, relatively easy to get to, and it has those nice big flats that don't have any awkward hills or anything to deal with Also, I usually assemble it in situ - that is, on the surface - by having each module basically having just. wheels and landing jets and such on the sides that can be scrapped and recycled once they're attached to the rest of the base

[@entropic-decay]

Because of this (and the other mods I use that interface with it), I have an order to the modules I send and attach: Core (includes a comms array on top), followed by Solar Array (incl. capacitor banks), followed by Recycling, followed by a rover bay for autonomous vehicles, followed by a greenhouse, followed by habitation, followed by science modules, followed by a mining rig, and finally followed by a remote launchpad

[@silver535311]

pleeeease, i've been wanting modded career series for so long, and they exist but your narrative style is wonderful and would be so nice to watch

[@theminehopper6270]

Great video, Matt! I would really like to see more moddet ksp 1 content from your. :D

[@gecho8848]

I would love to see a full colonizing the system series with mods. Like creating space stations for refuelling, a mun station for creating and launching ships from so you only need to transport crew from Kerbin and launch the actual mission from the mun. Slowly pushing to the further reaches of the system using stations and colonies to provide resources and lower the fuel needed on a vessel allowing you to make smaller more efficient ships that refuel along the way. Would be awesome to see an attempt at making the kerbals fully take over and have a multi planet civilization. Would also be very cool to role play science stations/colonies for the unique places in the system that might not be suited to being actually settled. Basically a save where you do everything you have probably done before but in one continuous save using mods to facilitate the more advanced stuff. And maybe by the time you feel finished with it, ksp2 might be in a better spot haha.

[@TimbavatiLion]

Oh my god, Matt and modded KSP, this is gonna be the most amazing series ever 😍 The planetary bases mod already looks great - i paused the video during the showcase all the time to read the post-its and "Chips of unknown taste" 😆Hilarious, the mod creator had a lot of fun doing it.

[@duck_mcfuddle]

this was really fun, I hope you do more modded videos in the future

[@genesisviper1159]

I have this mod, and ive just spent the best part of a few days trying to figure out how to build and connect a station together, this has given me some good ideas of pre building in orbit

[@eclipse6859]

A couple years ago when your channel slowed down, I was sad to not see your ksp videos as frequently. I'm so excited to see you play modded ksp now. I hope this continues for a while.

[@theoncomingdork]

oh hells yeah!!! KPBS is one of my all time faves, i've built many a massive colony with these parts

[@andrewpuetz2284]

Yes! Excited for this expansion of your KSP video set Matt

[@30Salt]

Love this! Would also love to see you do a bit of KIS on site adjustments!

[@KnutNF]

Cool, this is one of my favorite mods to use, I just love the way it looks

[@Exevium]

Yay! Matt is finally playing with my favourite mod! Don’t forget to turn off (or on? I forgor) the brakes if you build a big base, or the Kraken will eat it. This mod is perfect for a fueling station, but moreso for stories with Kerbals doing specific jobs all over the solar system. Plz RPG the hell out of this series!

[@newtonianpineapple2817]

Love this mod! I'd love to see more mod reviews in the future!

[@DaMurph676]

Im so glad to see you doing larger ksp 1 stuff!! Long like kerbol

[@masitrics7573]

Great video Matt. I really like modded KSP 1 and excited to see some more mods combined. Maybe you could use so realism mods like life support in one or two videos to make long missions more challenging.

[@user-zm9gc9is7l]

so good to see you using my go to ksp mod

[@Miiabooish]

YES MODS PLEASE I have always found your videos entertaining and educational when it comes to the core content of KSP, but I kinda wished all this time you'd use more mods! My suggestion for consideration (out of the many mods I personally like) is TAC Life Support :3

[@MisterItchy]

Really nice! I can't believe that the "bear in mind" comment was an accident while the bear was on screen. I've built a few surface bases with this mod and usually use landing struts so I can change their settings to level the base.

[@SilentHash]

Great video! Awesome to see some modded KSP 1. Which mod are you using for clouds?

[@dirtbossplayz]

I’ve been waiting for this moment for so long. You should also add freeiva to be able to move through the habitats freely and feline utility rovers for very cool rovers!

[@realbigbear3d]

I loved the colony mods when doing my "kerb-x interplanetary" stuff years ago. I was hoping to use KSP 2 to get back into it, but oh boy, what a mess

[@n.gravey3735]

I think the point would be to use landing legs and then adjust them all so that the base is perfectly level no matter the ground conditions. And I would love to see more modded part vids! Good luck for the house renovation!

[@daneiten1]

Keep doing Modded stuff. You taught me to play this game on my X-box but now that i bought a computer to play KSP2.... i want to do a modded Black hole game. Would like to see you tackel it aswell.

[@clerikofsweden7385]

Really like it, Matt! Recognizing my own gameplay, since I've used this mod a lot.

[@clearpudle2016]

I would love to see more modded vids from you Matt!

[@Koncosmic01]

Thanks for posting KSP 1 again

[@zpirateko2129]

This is great, looking forward to this. I will start my own modded save.

[@FalconTrooper]

Suggestions: All of nertea's mods (near future series, far future technologies, space station parts expansion), bluedog design bureau, tantares, habtech, SOCK, estreetrocket's mods (ORANGES, Rocket motor menagerie, eisenhower astronautics), and photoncorp.

[@dimracrhamacid1756]

i would love to see a series about your trip in november. from the mission breifing, to the end of the event.... glad to see you back in ksp and I think they may be looking for out of the box real life answers simulation players may come up with.?

[@philipcole5444]

Now I have some more ideas for my KSP1 , thanks Matt.

[@allugavert8770]

This was a nice vid! And while KSP2 is still being developed and you have played through stock KSP1 a couple of times, its nice to see you try new conspets. I would not complain if youd try some modded carreer playthrough on super hard or something. Not as hard as RP-1 or anything but something in between.

[@Dedalus94]

Matt, definitely don't feel bad going back to KSP1. You don't need to explain yourself, we know... lol modded ksp is the way to go for sure! Excited to see it :)

[@Icebadger]

It is good to be back. Missed KSP1

[@hatacoyama1246]

Love this new series of modded ksp

[@Gregnier]

That base mod is the absolute best.. one of my favorite mods and they make bases look cool. ALSO good parts for spaceships as well.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

I've wanted you to make a video on KPBS for ages. Awesome that you did, it's a really cool mod :D

[@rileyfitzsimons8875]

Good luck with the busy week Matt! Don’t push yourself to make a ksp video if you don’t have the time though, we are all used to waiting for ksp 2 updates XD

[@ADOSA002]

Cool finally seeing Matt playing modded KSP

[@jakekadon3396]

I would love to see the mods you choose to use!! Please do a full playthrough

[@Wilderweincd]

So great for your Channel. I love watching you with a great game and fresh content. Ksp2 is just nothing of the above but you.

[@Infernal_Elf]

Great to see you push boundaries in KSP 1 again. :D Dont forget to ask very critical questions at the event like budget amount of people and time on ksp 2 and why the hell choose unity engine with same bugs.

[@puppypalice]

I"VE WANTED THIS FOR SO LONG, if you really want a great experience I highly recommend the other worlds story mod on career mode, however you will need a good amount of other mods to make that work as it is an interstellar system mod.

[@timemachineoneone]

Hey Matt, Been watching you since I was about 9 years old, im almost done with high school now! Glad to see you progressing onto KSP modded when we all did a while ago , I just purchased blackracks volumetric clouds and am loving it. Thanks for inspiring me to go into the aerospace industry, and im joining the royal australian airforce in just over a year!

[@ralphsaysquack]

This is epic. Good luck on the Esports event!

[@pranavbadrinathan6693]

Colonize the ENTIRE Sol system will be the challenge! All jokes aside, it might just be some really difficult to get to place, plus having relays that allow 24/7 connectivity to said place? Or WAIT! What if it was a CAREER mode run?! What if you need to finish the tech tree in 24 hours 😱. Good luck Matt!

[@Juno_Solanaceae]

Always a pleasure to see a new Matt Lowne video

[@jacksonschuler3785]

In terms of building mods, I highly recommend Kerbal Inventory System and Kerbal Attachment System, they make building bases phenomenal. If you like Restock, it’s sister mod Restock+ adds parts that feel like stock and match the style of the parts you’ve got. If you’re looking at life support, I use Kerbalism but it’s a bit intense, TAC is a good minimal life support version as well. Looking forward to a modded series!

[@thePalindromeCrafter]

Doesn't KIS conflict with the Breaking Ground dlc?

[@jacksonschuler3785]

@@thePalindromeCrafter not that I’ve experienced, but I haven’t tried it on every version and haven’t tried putting breaking ground parts in inventory so maybe, haven’t gone that in depth though.

[@Cnupoc]

you're going to LOVE this mod together with the mod that allows your float around the habitats in IVA. It's an AMAZING mod! has opening port doors and everything

[@EPIC.Engineering]

Pretty good I've learned so much a couple weeks ago I got Kerbal Space program one and because of all that research on it I actually did pretty good builds. Thank you😊

[@miscellaneousbox848]

These mods feel like a part of KSP, they are done so well

[@washedupfries]

fun fact, there's a mod set designed to work with Planetary Base Systems called Extraplanetary Launchpads. With This mod installed it adds a few parts to PBS which allows bases to now mine resources from a planet or moon and convert it into rocket parts in order to construct fully working rockets. It adds that thing KSP 2 also promised but won't get for a while. It is a fairly complicated mod so I definitely recommend getting to know the layout and how everything works together. PS: when creating your save file you can group the surface base parts together into a single tab in the VAB so they aren't scattered all over the place. (also works with EPL) ~Happy Launching o7

[@antonije]

KSP1 with mods! YES!!! Finally!!! Thank you @Matt Lowne !!!

[@thehoppinggroundhog]

i love these videos, keep up the great work! also how do you make KSP run so smoothly? mine crashes the moment i get to the launchpad

[@PerishingPurplePulsar]

Here is me voicing my support for more Matt Modds KSP!!! (Feel free to use that as a series title if you want, I doubt I'm the first to think of something like it though haha!)