Must have Mods for KSP1

[RaBDawG]

I cant play KSP2 right now with how broken and little content it has. SO I am going to try KSP1. Can anyone list the BEST mods for the best experience and maybe interstellar travel / colonies etc?

[Ogre420]

The "MUST HAVE" for KSP.... CKAN!!!!

https://github.com/KSP-CKAN/CKAN/releases/tag/v1.31.2

It has ALL the mods you want!

Parts packs. (Bluedog, FASA, Near Future *anything* etc.)
Planet packs. (JNSQ, Grannus, Galileo etc.)
Eye Candy. (Scatterer, Environmental Visual Enhancements, Astronomers pack)
Ear Candy. (Chatterer, engine sounds, RCS sounds etc.)
QOL mods. (Anything by Linux Guru Gamer, and even stuff he hasn't adopted yet... )

And bunches of other stuff.

[Dalek1967]

CKAN is a must have.
The mods I use are:
BetterBurn Time
Chatter (Adds a little sound variety)
Kerbal Alarm Clock
MechJeb 2 - Almost every important tool in here
Parking Brake - Stop your vessel from sliding down a slope at .01m/s
SCANsat - Allows you better maps of the surface and bioms

[Sparky]

My favorite mod package is RSS-RO with RP-1 .

[Mandavito]

Best visual mods are:

1. Scatterer.
2. Parallax.
3. Environmental Visual Enchancements.

There are more but, with these the game looks much better than KSP2.

[DCBenton]

Star systems mod.

Galaxies Unbound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opv294TNdZ4

[Eekhoorn]

My basic mod setup

Chatterer - adds some atmosphere to the game
Dmagic Orbital Science - cool stuff
Final Frontier - "Cosmetic" Adds a ton of ribbons and keeps track of every Kerbal's career
Kerbal Alarm Clock - Set multiple alarms in a smart way
KIS - Inventory done right
KAS - Let's you build structural stuff in space and on the surface
SCANsat - Map the system - I LOVE this mod!
TAC Life Support- Adds survival to the game; don't use unless you know the game
Kerbal Engineer - Tells you what you NEED to know; invaluable

On top of that I throw mods depending on what I want to do, but I always start out with this list.

[Lightning_0012]

what is the mod that makes it possible to use the mods?
not modual manager

[AJ Meireles]

Originally posted by Lightning_0012:

what is the mod that makes it possible to use the mods?
not modual manager

CKAN.exe just place it anywhere and run it. It's awesome! A must have tool for KSP.