If designing missions sounds like more fun than flying them to you, there’s no shame whatsoever in handing the controls to an expert. MechJeb doesn’t let an underpowered rocket reach orbit, and it won’t give you infinite fuel.
Some purists insist that using MechJeb is “cheap” or “cheating.” To them, I say nonsense. Kopernicus is a mod for Kerbal Space Program which allows users to replace the planetary system used by the game C 226 LGPL-3.0 106 11 (1 issue needs help) 0 Updated 26 days ago Kopernicus wiki contents (read-only) Please contribute here: CSS 1 7 0 3 Updated on Jul 12 A mod to manipulate the clock for Kerbal Space Program. MechJeb can do it all, from extra-planetary insertion burns to docking maneuvers. LOG 20:17:11. Allowing a computer autopilot to take over your piloting tasks is ideal for anyone with a solid flight plan and great engineering skills, but without the rock-steady hands it takes to carefully touch 80 tons of steel onto alien soil. It gives you a ton of extra flight data so you can see all the information you need to fly perfect missions by hand.īy far the most famous and most popular KSP mod in existence is the mechanical Jebediah, or MechJeb. DMagic Orbital Science: Probe and Rover Packĭon’t forget: If you really do think that MechJeb is cheating, try Kerbal Engineer. Modding Monday: Kopernicus (1.0.
It’s used by a handful of popular mods so having this in your load-out will be useful should you decide to continue the modding journey beyond the realms of the graphical.
If you’re building a space station in orbit, for example, you either need the cash to build multiple ships at once or you need to plan for the first module to orbit for a few months before the second module can join it. Kopernicus is a framework allowing for modification of stock planets and moons and addition of new ones. It also forces you to plan ahead, designing and sending new ships into the construction pipeline weeks or months before you’re ready to launch. The more complex the ship, the longer it takes to build. Time is paused while you tinker with design of a new ship, and only begins when you click “launch,” meaning every ship is built instantly. Every second of spaceflight is added to the overall game clock, which tells the game where every planet and ship is in space. One of the quirks of KSP is that it keeps track of time. Simulate a few times, then when you’re happy with it, build it for real.
Log in to view your list of favourite games. A Kopernicus planet pack which rearranges the Kerbol. Don’t forget: You can “simulate” a ship to see how it flies without waiting for the actual construction time. When logged in, you can choose up to 12 games that will be displayed as favourites in this menu. The Kerbal Dust Experiment by masTerTorch is a replica of LADEEs LDEX instrument.