Best KSP Planet Mods of 2025

[@mikithekynd]

It's worth mentioning how Outer Planets Mod and Kcalbeloh work together, as when you install both of them the wormhole moves from Jool to Sarnus, ensuring you'll visit Kcalbeloh cluster later in game when you have technologies better suited for long distance travel (if you're playing with mods and modded research tree)

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Good point, I should have mentioned that. To add to this, you could in theory install Kerbal Star Systems 2 as it doesn't clash with either mods.

[@Michael-zf1ko]

You can also install the minor planets expansion along both of them, which is what I have. There's crazy far out dwarf planets and asteroids that goes further than Outer Planet's Neidon.

[@JAS-39C]

these visual mods are just a chef's kiss

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I very much agree.

[@Bob-fj4et]

@@leonardobonanno5115 Can you make a tutorial on how to add volumetric clouds to the Outer Planets Mod?

[@mikithekynd]

@@Bob-fj4et There's a OPM Volumetric Cloud addon on SpaceDock. You need to have both OPM and Volumetric Clouds for it to work

[@Gnys.studio]

I really enjoyed the video and finished it completely.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@MinerBat]

the acronym KSRSS actually refers to kerbal scale real solar system, not regular real solar system, which is a mod that still adds all the real planets and moons but scaled down to stock scale.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Thanks for the clarification, the title got me a bit confused aswell when I was reading through its webpages on GitHub.

[@Lubo735]

It can also be called kuarter sized real solar system since it has an optional 2.5 scale configuration for sigma dimensions

[@MinerBat]

@@Lubo735 true, i played that version of it

[@Andersam]

KSRSS also has 2 size options the default is 1/4 real size. (It's easier than RSS but harder than stock). The other option is 1/9th scale is true Kerbal sizes. The setting is hidden in a config file and drove me crazy while trying to orbit with 3400 deltaV. Super fun mod but it is important to know these things before jumping in.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

@Andersam Thanks for sharing this rather obscure info!

[@stardaggerrihannsu2363]

Quality mods with quality presentation. You get 6 stars out of 5. Please keep up the great work!

[@Squirrelify]

Criminally Underated Channel. I found you through the speedruning carrer mode and it is truly epic

[@annfranksus1531]

I think the issue with beyond home is that it only supports parallax 1.0. I would definitely recommend the planet pack, though, as it also has the vanilla system lore on top of the new system your put into

[@Non-o9h]

Please do more mod lists like this by the way amazing video

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Thank you! I try to make these kind of videos because they always get very good feedback from the viewers 😊

[@adamgames1975]

Now make matt lowne play RSS (impossible)

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Make Scott Manley play KSP in 2025 (impossible)

[@ThatOrigamiFolder]

Both are equally impossible 😂

[@Carlos-kh5qu]

8:46 in the github repo of Kcalbeloh it shows a config for rescaling of the planets, and its automatically rescaled to real size when you have RSS installed too. (requires sigma dimensions mod)

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Do you know if rescaled Kcalbeloh is compatible with Real Solar System ? I imagine the wormhole would be found near Saturn

[@thewanderers97]

​​@@leonardobonanno5115 yes it is and the wormhole does move to Saturn orbit!

[@peeperleviathan2839]

If you want a more realistic but still fun experience I’d recommend the rescale mod, don’t confuse it for tweak scale. The old rescale despite being said to only be compatible with 1.3 works perfectly on 1.12.5 and the configs you can download are 2X scale, 3.2X scale, 6.4X scale, 10X scale, and 10.62X scale (memory but the scales are close to these values) You can also change the rescale value in the mod file to whatever you like, from 0.1X scale to 100X scale or any number you want. I personally play on 3-3.54X scale

[@joelmulder]

Really well made video, I hope it gets a lot of views!

[@Octahedran]

KSS2 and Kcalbeloh works together if you use Kcalbeloh v1.1.7 I also recommend Kerbol System Expansion as an OPM like mod and Lazarus for a neat system replacer mod

[@ivanmamulin2768]

Всё ещё считаю RSS Reborn лучшим модом. Работа которую проделала баллистическая лисичка просто неоценима!

[@SiderealRotation]

Less than a thousand views!? I thought this would have as least 100k! Severely underrated video!

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I appreciate your words man!

[@keksentdecker]

wow, very impressive mod review, I'm getting pretty close to having done everything in stock and now I have a good pathway to move towards greater challenges in the future! would you make a similar video for mods that introduce advanced propulsion and interstellar travel tech?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Yes

[@Hudington]

Nice video mate!

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@turtleboi-dz9jm]

awesome video!

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Thank you!

[@Foxxorangee]

With the beyond home mod, I'm not sure what the volumetric clouds do to it, so they might be the problem. You also need parallax 1.0.1 for it to work properly, as well as removing any visual mods except EVE redux. Also, for the atmospheres to look correct and not super thick and disgusting, I like to use scatterer version 3:v0.0828 which gives the mod intended atmospheric visuals.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Dude you are a lifesaver, thanks for the tips!

[@Peter-cx6bt]

Good video. I'm playing with the mod: JNSQ Not bad. As soon as planets or moons don't look like the original Minmus (a candy) i'm interested.

[@The_Chicken_Man]

Leonardo still cooking

[@tommasoastaldi2513]

This is so useful holy shit, thanks man!❤

[@leonardobonanno5115]

De nada!

[@destroyergaming6833]

Im actually developing a planet pack name Deltaverse. Im planning on adding 2 entire galaxies with around 20 star systems! There will also be exotic celestial objects like backholes and neutron stars. Its problably gonna take a while though.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Galaxies, black holes and neutron stars? I'm all for it, mate! Where can I follow the development of the project?

[@destroyergaming6833]

@@leonardobonanno5115 I would tell you that you could follow on the ksp forums. But I haven't made a discusion yet. :/

[@destroyergaming6833]

@@leonardobonanno5115 It will be made once I have at least 1-3 star systems made!

[@destroyergaming6833]

@@leonardobonanno5115 I would say on the ksp forums. But I haven't made a discusion on it yet. Im planning on making one after 1-3 star systems have been made. Thanks for wanting to follow on the development!

[@Bizob2010]

Which mod(s) add those hemispherical parts on your interstellar ship at 7:52 ?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

These are just the stock aerodynamic fairings, if you look at the arms of the centrifugal modules you will also notice I used them because they looked sleek.

[@Syntex366]

I’m not 100% on it but going off the parts on the rest of the ship it’s either from Far Future Technologies (a really great mod if you’re adding any additional star systems/super distant planets that provides the tools to get there more easily with bigger ships) or from Stockalike Station parts (makes space stations a lot more functional with tons of new parts, and also includes a bunch of life support mod compatibility with greenhouses and such for crops and air recycling.)

[@leonardobonanno5115]

The whole ship is stock parts only with: - Textures Unlimited Recolour Depot to paint the parts shiny - Conformal Decals for some icons - Waterfall to edit the rocket plumes

[@jorgewyclif5687]

thinking about which one I should install first... (I haven't been able to make an orbit around kerbin yet lol)

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Then probably the Outer Planets or Galileo's Planet Pack are the mods I'd recommend. They are the most beginner friendly of the list.

[@Gnys.studio]

Just add all kinds of boosters : D

[@1mariomaniac]

You wanna aim for around 4500m/s of delta-V. 4500 will give some wiggle room and let you deorbit yourself. Don't forget to start leaning east as you ascend so you can start building sideways velocity.

[@narwhaler0597]

What shaders/visual mods do you use for Outer Planet Mod? I downloaded it a week ago, and its hard to find information

[@GodzillaJawz]

first planet packs came out for ksp2

[@yzhhzdf]

what texture pack is that, is that from the mod?, it sounds like it only does the planet textures (0:30)

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I simply used the wizard installer linked in the description and selecfed the 32K textures option.

[@yzhhzdf]

@@leonardobonanno5115 can i get it just for those ship part textures, or do i have to get the entire mod, i only have like 17 hours in ksp, so i'd like to not add new planets yet let alone the extra learning curve that you talked about

[@SPACEMAN98]

If only KSS 2 had Parallax continued support

[@gravitygames4495]

I saw the first slice of planet in the thumbnail and immediately thought it looked like Vulcanus from Factorio Space Age (also, why is my text colored black??? will it dissapear when I post?) (ok yeah it did that's weird)

[@VolcanoQueen]

I'm surprised you didn't include JSNQ

[@leonardobonanno5115]

There were many to choose from and I'm aware of JSNQ, I will talk about it in the future though.

[@wr-cx7ny]

7:27 dude how do you even get it to look so cool another question is how do you make stuff look so bright and all, i got tufx but i never managed to make a config good enough

[@leonardobonanno5115]

The magic is all in the mod TUFX. It's about balancing a lot of different factors but generally I play around with light bloom levels, light diffusion, anamorphic ratio, lens dirt. I might make a video about that.

[@wr-cx7ny]

@leonardobonanno5115 thanks I'll see, great video anyways, i love the graphics

[@John_Gillman]

7:23 what mod adds those antimatter engines?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Believe it or not the entire ship is made of stock parts only. I used Textures Unlimited Recolour Depot to make them shiny and coloured, then I used mod Waterfall to tweak the nuclear engine plumes to make them look bigger.

[@HurricaneGilma]

@@leonardobonanno5115 can you post a tutorial vid on how to do that?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

@HurricaneGilma Yeah!

[@Foxxorangee]

what visual enhancement do you use for OPM? I normally use Astronomer's visual pack for OPM, but I like spectra better for the stock planets, but it doesn't support OPM.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Neither in this case, I went with Scatterer, EVE, and Volumetric Clouds. I used some TUFX so thats why it looks maybe different than what you are used to.

[@Foxxorangee]

@@leonardobonanno5115 It could maybe be the volumetric clouds because TUFX doesn't seem to make the OPM bodies look the same way. I didn't mention this, but I was specifically looking for the mod that adds scatterer-like effects to the OPM bodies.

[@laimis763]

What are the graphical mods? Those look amazing.

[@mortallychallenged]

I'm sure youve been asked this before but I'm a big fan of the UI! Is that a custom mod / config I could find?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Hey, the UI is not custom, I'm just using the mod called Z-Theme, you can find it online on the Spacedock website or from the CKAN application.

[@X_umoS]

Is kcalbeloh compatible with parallax continued and volumetric clouds?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Volumetric Clouds yes, Parallax Continued I have no idea.

[@X_umoS]

@ Okay, thanks i just checked on their homepage it does have parallax continued support

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Nice

[@X_umoS]

@@leonardobonanno5115 I’m just wondering where did you download the Volumetric clouds config for the planetpack. Was it from the creators github or somewhere else?

[@officiallygenix7382]

Love it but KSRSS is actually 2.7x scale with real planets and orbits. you're referring to RSS Reborn

[@officiallygenix7382]

I should say KSRSS Reborn actually

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Yeah my mistake was that I forgot to say the Reborn part of KSRSS, my bad.

[@cappybara6866]

No beyond home? Plus, you gotta make those TUFX configs public, man...

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Beyond Home was in the special mentions but I couldn't review it because it was missing surface textures. The TUFX config I used was Blackrack's with some heavy modifications, I'll make a short tutorial about that.

[@faisalsattr4751]

Which Visual mods did you use in the video ?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

The main visual mods: - BlackRack's True Volumetric Clouds - TUFX - Environmental Visual Enhancements - Deferred Lighting - Textures Unlimited Recolour Depot - Parallax 2.0 - Z-Theme

[@faisalsattr4751]

@ Which Tufx did you use in the video?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

BlackRack's TUFX profile but I did some heavy editing so it's more of a custom one at this point. Mainly I played around with light diffusion, light bloom, anamorphic ratio, motiom blur and lens dirt parameters of TUFX.

[@hardkorowyolek9248]

can you list your graphic mods

[@HurricaneGilma]

He made a video on that.

[@kipsifoh]

i have no clue how to install mods, and i am desperate to get into it aha

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I made a tutorial on how to install mods easy by downloading the CKAN mod manager app. You can find it in my list of videos, it's called "How to download CKAN for modding KSP" Hope it helps buddy

[@Bizob2010]

Isn't there a mod that lets you build your own systems or something too?

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I don't know of something like that sorry.

[@Celestial_Nacho]

There is. It's actually a dependency of all of these planet mods. It's called Kopernicus.

[@FoxworthKerman]

You goofed at the start. RSS and KSRSS are 2 different mods. Real Solar System and Kerbin Scale Real Solar System. KSRSS can be either 1/4 of RSS or the Kerbal scale 1/10ish RSS.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

I'm a goofball

[@Squirrelify]

@@leonardobonanno5115 Gooby Goober

[@Universe_sandbox_experiments]

bro, i cant even get on the mun

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Every player has been in your situation. In such case, worry less about modding and simply enjoy the first-time experience, it's priceless. I wish I could live that again.

[@stockjjk222]

ksrss is does not give the planets the actual sizes, that would be rss, ksrss is the real solar system with ksp sizes

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Yeah I realised my goofy mistake a bit too late, sorry.

[@ThatOrigamiFolder]

Image If someone made kcalbeloh RSS compatible ☠️

[@HurricaneGilma]

It's already. You can rescale it to make it compatible with RSS

[@Jad3D3v]

The beyond home mod requires you downgrade your game to a version of 1.10, not sure which specific game binaries it needs for surface textures and what-not, but that's all I can say.

[@leonardobonanno5115]

Alright, thanks for the info at least. Someone here commented that there is a fork for Beyond Home that should be working in KSP 1.12.5 and dropped the link in case you want to try it.

[@Jad3D3v]

@@leonardobonanno5115 That sounds very nice, I have always wanted the mod to be functional in the latest version so I can see it with parallax 2.0 and all the fixings for visual fidelity.

[@Foxxorangee]

@@leonardobonanno5115 If you install Beyond Home from CKAN, it *should* take care of everything, but I don't know how the volumetric clouds affects it.

[@KC-bu8qq]

no JNSQ mention? preposterous!

[@tholin1348]

Dude thinks 31 planets is a lot. Clearly has not yet had the PC-melting experience of loading up Planet Jam 2.