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Guide to Kerbal Space Program...for Complete Beginners! - Part 1 [Science!]

quill18

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Part 1 -- A detailed tutorial on how to get Kerbal's most valuable resource: Science.
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20 Comments

@cookieGod312 5 months ago

Artemis II bring anyone?

@sunilchatterjee5263 5 years ago

me trying to learn while watching this hearing him say dont spin it too much and im spinning like a bay blade

@inviz.1036 3 years ago

All you need to know about KSP is that the beginner guide to this game on YT contains 10 videos which are 40 minutes long in average

@barundarstreams5288 6 years ago

This tutorial is what taught me the game. This is the best one to get started with and I recommend it to everyone. This guy is great to learn from.

@Hefe_1 8 months ago

who's here 2026?

@ScytheGrinderX 1 month ago

9 years later and this is still extremely helpful

@justnzee 9 years ago (edited)

@northerlion finally, something for you to watch

@godlyoli7821 9 years ago (edited)

NorthernLion- "Quill, how do I get into orbit"
Quill- "What in KSP?"
NL- "Yea man! It's actually IMPOSSIBLE"
Q- "Wait let me see what you did first"
NL- "OK"
Q- {watches most recent KSP episode}
Q- "Oh God, what are you doin-...ya know what? I'm just going to make a whole series for you, how about that bud?"
NL- "Thanks man, I appreciate it."

@Cheerios100 3 years ago

I’m here after this was free on Epic.

@Sp33LzZz 9 years ago

This can't be a coincidence

@beard1021 3 years ago

Man this is free in epic games right now, I need this tutorial, thanks dude

@aungthuhein007 5 years ago

22:51 "Technically, our flight was us rolling around on the launchpad but don't tell anyone! That's gonna count as a flight." LOL

Awesome video! Love how you explain things!

@XeonGame 6 years ago

I love how when they die they’re just lost for a bit like:
“HEY JEB IS THAT YOU? YOU OKAY DOWN THERE? IT’S BEEN 2 WEEKS!”

@thesteelrodent1796 4 years ago

This is actually the most up-to-date and thorough tutorial series I've been able to find on youtube. Considering we're now on game version 1.12.3, that says a lot about how no one's bothered to make new tutorials for all the updated and new content that's been added to the game over the past 7 years. Especially the career mode has changed a lot, and there's been changes to the physics and flight model, so any tutorial older than this is simply not very useful

@Zen_Rupt 3 weeks ago

1:25 as a new player, bros statements about sandbox after is so real. i got loast

@zorkan111 9 years ago (edited)

Quill, you should've been a teacher. Your tutorial series are some of my favourite content on this channel.

@basedeltazero714 8 years ago

Reputation actually influences the number and difficulty of contracts offered, and the rewards of all contracts. So if you have a high reputation you'll get lots of complex, lucrative contracts, whereas a low reputation will mean easier contracts with smaller rewards.

@MrCanadianGoof 4 months ago

Coming back to the first video, I’m only half way through but you’ve seriously made this game so much more enjoyable I’m sure I could have figured it out after 1000 hours but man your explanations and diagrams are not only easy to follow but made learning a joy! Thank you!! Been 8 years but I hope you’re well

@tassie7325 8 years ago

Hi. This is a great help, thanks.

I saw this clip and decided to buy KSP. I watched most of the in-game tutorials which I found to be a good step-by-step guide, but they lacked explanations of why things were done. I have seen a few other YT clips that explain why things are done but lack detail on how ie which keys are used.

Your clip show and explain the hows and whys which are of great value. Thanks again for taking the time and effort.