RSS

Real Solar System (RSS) is an add-on for Kerbal Space Program (KSP) that converts the Kerbol System into the (Real) Solar System.

Dependencies

1. BurstPQS (by Phantomical). See the GitHub repository for detail, license and source.
2. CustomBarnKit (by sarbian). See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
3. Ferram Aerospace Research (by ferram4 and dkavolis.) See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
4. KSCSwitcher (by regex, NathanKell and jbengtson). See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
5. Kopernicus (by teknoman, bryce, Thomas P. and NathanKell). See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
6. Module Manager (by sarbian, swamp_ig and ialdabaoth). See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.

Installation

Starting with a clean KSP installation:

1. Download the latest version of Kopernicus.
2. Download the latest version of BurstPQS.
3. Download the latest version of KSCSwitcher.
4. Download the latest version of CustomBarnKit.
5. Install the mods according to the instructions provided by each one.
6. Download the latest version of RealSolarSystem. Both "RealSolarSystem-Core" and "RealSolarSystem-Textures" are required.
7. Optionally download the "RealSolarSystem-Visuals" to add clouds and other atmosphere effects. This pack requires EnvironmentalVisualEnhancements and Scatterer!
8. Although it is not a hard dependency it is highly recommended to install TiltEm for proper axial tilt.
9. Extract the contents of the "RealSolarSystem-Core", "RealSolarSystem-Textures" and, optionally, the "RealSolarSystem-Visuals" .zip files.
10. Merge the resulting GameData folders with the existing KSP GameData folder. The final directory structure should look like this:

GameData
└───┬──── ModuleManager.dll
    ├──── 000_Harmony
    ├──── BurstPQS
    ├──── CustomBarnKit
    ├──── (EnvironmentalVisualEnhancements)
    ├──── FerramAerospaceResearch
    ├──── Kopernicus
    ├──── KSCSwitcher
    ├──── KSPTextureLoader
    ├──── ModularFlightIntegrator
    ├──── RealSolarSystem
    ├──── RSS-Textures
    ├──── (RSSVE)
    ├──── (Scatterer)
    ├──── (StockScattererConfigs)
    └──── Squad

10. Launch KSP and enjoy the new solar system!

Suggested Mods

• BetterTimeWarp (by MrHappyFace and LinuxGuruGamer). Enables custom time warp rates. See the KSP forum thread for details, license and source.
• Custom Asteroids (by Starstrider42). Better asteroid generation and new types. See the KSP forum thread for details, license and source.
• KerbalWind (by DaMichel and RCrockford). Your ships will now have to contend with various wind strengths and directions. See the KSP forum thread for details, license and source.
• Not In My BackYard (by magico13 and LinuxGuruGamer). Ship recovery can now only be done in pre-defined sites. See the KSP forum thread for details, license and source.
• Principia (by eggrobin and pleroy). Adds N-body simulation to all solar system bodies and ships. See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
• Rational Resources (by JadeOfMaar). Improves resource distribution for all solar system bodies. See the KSP forum thread for details, license and source.
• RealAntennas (by DRVeyl and the KSP-RO Team). Communications now depend on the physical parameters of the antenna and not on pre-defined distance values. See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
• SCANsat (by DMagic and the KSPModStewards Team). Creates maps of the solar system bodies surfaces. See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.
• TextureReplacer (by shaw). Allows replacement of many in-game textures. See the KSP forum thread for details, license and source.
• TiltEm (by Dagger and BallisticFox). Adds proper axial tilt for all solar system bodies. See the GitHub repository for details, license and source.

Credits

Textures:

• Mercury by BallisticFox (redistributed with permission)
• Ceres and Vesta by USGS
• Jupiter by the Planetary Society
• Saturn moons by CICLOPS
• Pluto and Charon by supersean08
• Eris by Solar System Scope
• Special thanks to Björn Jónsson and John van Vliet (Celestia Motherlode) for their work on many other bodies.

Programming:

• Real Solar System (RSS) by NathanKell and KSP-RO contributors

License

RealSolarSystem-Core & RealSolarSystem-Textures are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

You should have received a copy of the license along with this work. If not, visit the official Creative Commons web page.

Note that the above license does not cover mod packs. Redistributing this work via a mod pack is not allowed.

RealSolarSystem-Visuals is licensed under an All Rights Reserved (ARR) license. You may not redistribute or re-use these assets without express permission from the author.

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