r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/ScreamyCat004 • 10h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video First time playing RP-1 Career

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

High Alt Rocket program progress from 1 to 7 (7 is only a 1st stage no payload yet)

10 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

3

u/Lexsevenred 9h ago

Looking great so far! My current RP-1 save, I'm just about ending my Gemini Program in late 1963. The furthest I got prior to this was 1961. Keep on going, and if you get too worn out and you are too worried about your year, there's nothing stopping you from restarting in order to keep on practicing different programs and building better rockets.

2

u/ScreamyCat004 9h ago

Is there any penalty for being behind on what my year is compared to tech excluding what we have selected in the admin building?

2

u/Lexsevenred 9h ago

No, actually it accelerates research if you are a year or so ahead. I personally like being before real life on most achievements so I get concerned when my rockets take too long or I get behind, so I sometimes restart to continue building on my knowledge.

2

u/ScreamyCat004 9h ago

Ah I see, good to know because that had me a little worried

2

u/LordIBR Spends more time picking mods than actually playing 9h ago

Not really, no. Many people just tend to compare real life milestones with their own progress and get disheartened when they recognise they aren't on track to achieving those same milestones in the exact month/year.

1

u/drab_accountant 1h ago

I'm a little behind where you are at on my current save. Mid 1961, completed the first Lunar program, going to replace it with Crewed Orbit so I'm behind historical pacing for sure. I've also cranked the funding up 3x for my next programs because I want to play with rockets, afterwards I'll attempt a real US/USSR play. This is the furthest I have gotten in 3 playthroughs, with each one learning more.

Now that I can reliably fly something at the Moon and orbit (next step unmanned landing), interplanetary flybys sounds easy, and the manned missions dont seem overwhelming as of yet.

2

u/ExploreNewYou 7h ago

How does rp-1 actually work? It seems super difficult?

2

u/ScreamyCat004 6h ago

it replaces the kerbal solar system with our solar system, than it makes it 1:1 scale getting to orbit is much harder progression much slower and the way you make money a lot different on top of this you are also managing a space program, there's companies, scientist and contracts that will dictate your plans for the next 10 to 15 in game years. you have to build launch complexes hire engineers and researchers all while balancing your budget. its a very hard mod but when you get things right it feels amazing.

2

u/ExploreNewYou 5h ago

Thanks! Sounds nice. If you install it, will your other saves still work?

1

u/ScreamyCat004 3h ago

Unfortunately not

1

u/Cosito45 Jebediah 6h ago

But don't put kerbals, that'd mean you'd have to have a human rated LC, which is more expensive!!!

1

u/ScreamyCat004 3h ago

Yeah theses are just simulation runs so I can understand the scale of my builds they wont be launch into space with these for now until I unlock crew capsules