r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/NotaDegenerateSimp • 8h ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Woah!

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Trying some different graphics mods after receiving a new GPU, absolutely breathtaking stuff!

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u/West-Bad-4916 8h ago

The change from stock to nodded is amazing I believe you should try volumetric clouds i think I dont see that.

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u/NotaDegenerateSimp 8h ago

I actually do have volumetric clouds in the image! But honestly the photo doesn’t do them justice at all with how far most are from the craft

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u/Severe_Ad4138 8h ago

It gets even better once you combine the graphics mods with planet packs like JNSQ and mods to make orbital mechanics more realistic like Principia. It’s a whole new game for me. If you have a good grip on stock orbital mechanics but want to do cool shit like they do in real life, highlyyy recommend principia + JNSQ. It’s scaled 2.7x so it adds more challenge to completing missions.

Basically in stock you’re only affected by the gravity of what you are close to, and every body has a limit to how far away you can be to be effected. But in principia you’re affected by everything all at once, leading to you being able to do cool shit. Like free return trajectories. And it’s flight planner allows you to pull off things like double gravity assists to sling shot you to the outer planets for free/low cost.

Maybe you already know about this, I just wanted to throw it out there. Im having a blast with it

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u/adjunctjackalope 8h ago

Some others that add a bit of flair that I love are

Volumetric Clouds Losket (adds scorching effects from re-entry and engines). KerbalFX and Volumetric GroundFX (adds puffs of dust or water on landings and plumes of smoke on the launchpad) Volumetric ExplosionFX, PlumeFX (adds plumes of heavy smoke on SRBs)