Tutorial:Basic Science mode
Contents
Purpose of the tutorial
This is a tutorial for absolute beginners to get you started with the game in Career mode.
Specifications
- Length: 5-10 minutes
- Difficulty: Easy
- For version: 0.22 up
Steps
Step 1 - One part ship
Lets start learning the basic of Kerbal Space Program with a one part "ship".
Starting the game, you will see this set of buildings:
This is Kerbal Space Center. Clock on the middle building to start building your rocket.
On top-left corner of the screen you will see an option to select parts for your ship. Click on the only available Pod - Command Pod Mk1.
The pod will be put in the middle of your screen.
You are ready to learn some basic controls of the game and about gathering Science. Click on the green Launch button on top right of the screen.
You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out, hold and drag right mouse button to move the camera. Zooming in, this is what you should see on the launch pad - your first ship:
Now, lets learn a few things about what we can do here. The main goal of all of your early missions in Kerbal Space Program is to collect Science points. Science is used to unlock new ship parts which you need to go further than any Kerbal has gone before. Even without leaving the launch pad you can collect some useful Science.
Go over your Kerbal on the bottom right corner of the screen and click the EVA button. This will start their Extra Vehicular Activity, or in other words they will leave the ship. Feel free to walk around. When you are ready to start gathering Science, right click on your Kerbal.
They can do three things - make an EVA Report, Collect Surface Sample and Plant a Flag. EVA Report and Surface Sample will gain you Science, so click on them. Here is a window that will pop up:
Click on the green clipboard to save your findings. You can only store one Sample and Report on your Kerbal, so it's time to go back to your ship. Approach the pod, grab onto it and board. If you exit again you can collect different EVA Report while you are holding onto your Pod, then go back again into it to store the data.
Right click on your pod and you will see various options you have:
You can also collect some more Science by doing Crew Report from the Pod, so click on that now and store your findings. Once you have all of that Science you can move your mouse over the altimeter on the top middle of the screen to find your Recover Vessel button:
Click on that to end your mission and cash in all that hard-earned Science. Here is a science report you can see after the mission. The number of entries and total Science earned will vary depending on what Experiments you have performed.
Step 2 - Finish the weird step
This concludes step 1, the weird step. Hopefully, step 2 isn't as weird as step 1 but still a little weird.
Step 3 - This is no weird?!
Exactly, this isn't any weird at all!
Finishing word
Tada! Now you've read a full tutorial. Congratulations!
