Youtube Series

The following page compiles useful Youtube resources for learning RP-1. As the links are to locations external of this wiki, they may break and become outdated. Without further ado:

↱ Justin Bright's RP-1 Career

An ongoing RP-1 career that starts in KSP 1.7.3 and upgrades to 1.8.1, focused on the new player experience. New episodes are actively being produced as of July 2020 using version 1.5 of RP-1, making this the most up-to-date career video series currently on YouTube. This series is near real-time and provides commentary on the additional things you need to learn to play an RP-1 career compared to a stock career. Justin draws from other guides and the community for lessons, but tries to break down this information in an accessible way. He also includes brief historical bits of context for why to use certain design philosophies at various points in career progression. If you look closely, you may see notes and ideas from RP-1 devs in the comments for some videos, which are then frequently and helpfully incorporated into gameplay in subsequent videos. Thanks for reading, Justin!

↱ NathanKell's RP-0 Career

By far the most comprehensive and most referenced tutorial playthrough out there for the early through mid game. A mostly-US run of RP-1's predecessor, RP-0, the series holds up despite its age and is excellent at guiding the viewer through advanced and time-saving rocketry tricks and techniques. While it wasn't made for RP-1, it is still absolutely worth a watch if you're not used to the more realistic mechanics of RSSRO. Runs all the way through manned lunar landings.

↱ Cosmonaut Crash's RP-0 Career

Also an RP-0 run, Cosmonaut Crash's career has produced an incredible and lengthy (approaching 600 episodes) series of videos. While Cosmo doesn't dive into the nitty gritty details of the very early game as much as NathanKell, this series tracks his career from first orbit all the way through manned landings on Mars and it's moons. Cosmo dives into the details of advanced mission design and planning. An inspirational series for those trying to start a long-running career.

↱ Gazpachian's RP-1 Career

A new and (as of Q4 2019) actively produced series based on getting through the early suborbital rocketry phase as rapidly as possible so you can get on to the good stuff. Based on this guide. This is an excellent and brief series for those trying to get their first or second career off the ground.

↱ Calvin Maclure's Realism Overhaul RP-1 Career

A fairly recent addition to the YouTube KSP community as of June 2020, but a long standing and seasoned KSP RO/RSS player, Calvin's RP-1 series is one of the most cinematic and visually stunning out there. Known for his relentless attention to detail when designing all manner of rockets, space planes or probes, Calvin showcases his unique artistic blend mixed in with his engineering background for a captivating and highly entertaining watch with an educational bend. The series begins at the very start of RP-1 in 1951 and delves heavily into the space plane portion of the game before branching out into orbital rocketry. Episodes are somewhat frequently produced, and he has no intention in stopping any time soon.