MechJeb is the most important mod. It makes the game reasonable to play. Otherwise it’s just too difficult. I still recommend playing it in career mode and sta

MechJeb is the most important mod. It makes the game reasonable to play. Otherwise it’s just too difficult. I still recommend playing it in career mode and starting with original space flight rockets where you didn’t have a lot of automation. You get a good feel for the mechanics and it’s really not hard to get something into space. Then as you unlock the science nodes you get access to more advanced features including MechJeb, which is a part on your ship. It offers a lot of features like various autopilots, planning calculators, etc. The other mods add a lot of parts that are fun and become critical in extending game play. Something I found interesting in the game was how absurdly hard it is to actually hit the sun. The earth is moving so fast around the sun the amount of delta v (change in velocity) required to actually fall into the sun is really hard to build into a probe. So much for shooting our nukes into the sun. MechJeb - makes the game much easier. Provides a lot of data and autopilot guidance features. https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/mechjeb https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/mechjeb Near future * - a lot of engines and parts that aren’t far future tech but are current or near current engine tech https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-propulsion https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-propu... https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-solar https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-solar https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-electrical https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-elect... https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-spacecraft-parts https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-space... https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-exploration https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-explo... https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-launch-vehicles https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-launc... https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-construction https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/near-future-const... Interstellar - provides a lot of game play and features including in situ production https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/ksp-interstellar-extended https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/ksp-interstellar-... Planetary base system - makes settling planets more fun https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/kerbal-planetary-base-systems https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/kerbal-planetary-... Transfer planner - helpful in visualizing when to move between celestial bodies https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/transfer-window-planner https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/transfer-window-p...