Game Difficulty

Game Difficulty window

Game Difficulty can be accessed when starting a new save file by clicking on the Difficulty icon on the lower-left of the New Game screen. There are four different presets available, as well as the option to set up Custom difficulty options.

The following Difficulty settings can be chosen for any type of save, and can be modified in-game as well from the pause menu at the Space Center:

Option	Easy	Normal	Moderate	Hard
Allow Reverting Flights	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No
Allow Quickloading	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No
Missing Crews Respawn	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No
Auto-Hire Crewmembers before Flight	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No
No Entry Purchase Required on Research	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No
Indestructible Facilities	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No
Allow Stock Vessels	style="background: #9f9; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-yes" | Yes	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No	style="background: #f99; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no" | No

The following difficulty settings are exclusive to Career mode saves (and Science saves, for science-specific options), and cannot be changed once a save has been started:

Option	Easy	Normal	Moderate	Hard	Min	Max
Starting Funds	250,000	25,000	15,000	10,000	0	500,000
Starting Science	0	0	0	0	0	5,000
Starting Reputation	0	0	0	0	-1,000	+1,000
Funding Rewards	200%	100%	90%	60%	10%	1,000%
Science Rewards	200%	100%	90%	60%	10%	1,000%
Reputation Rewards	200%	100%	90%	60%	10%	1,000%
Funding Penalties	50%	100%	150%	200%	10%	1,000%
Reputation Penalties	50%	100%	150%	200%	10%	1,000%