Kerbal Inventory System (KIS)

 

KIS introduces new gameplay mechanics by adding a brand new inventory system and EVA usables items as tools. You want to build a rover on Duna from scratch? Or you've forgot to attach a solar panel to the planetary station? With KIS it's not a problem!

Kerbal Inventory System (KIS)

The mod offers container parts of various size to deliver spare parts to the orbit or at the construction site.

- Tiny containers for light-weight rockets.

- Big containers for serious projects.

- Mk3 containers for really big constructions ideas!

Kerbals now have own backpack to hold small items, and some of them can be equipped on the model. AR goggles? Fancy hat? Or, maybe, a completely new helmet?! It's all possible now!

With special tools (provided by the mod) kerbals now can modifying teh existing vessels by adding or removing parts. It's even possible to build a whole new vessel from scratch!

* Goggles, hats and helmets are provided by the third-party mods. E.g. "Kerbal Props".

Demo media

- MANUAL: KIS for DUMMIES.

- VIDEO: Debugging abilities for mod creators.

- VIDEO: Full support for part variants and TweakScale.

Languages supported

 Русский

 Italiano

 Español

 简体中文

 Português

 Français

Support

You can support this and the other of my mods on Patreon. This is where I post my ideas, prototypes and the features development progress.

Other useful mods for EVA

If you want doing EVA comfortably, you really should consider adding these mods as well:

- Kerbal Attachment System (KAS). Need to link two vessels? Just send out your kerbals EVA! Don't forget to update their inventories, though.

- Easy Vessel Switch (EVS). No more guessing how to switch to "that vessel" - simply point and click!

- Surface Mounted Lights. Too dark for EVA on the other side of the moon? Problem solved with these ambient lights!

How to install

- Recommended:

- Install and run CKAN.

- Search for "Kerbal Inventory System" or just "KIS", then install the mod.

- Occasionally run CKAN client to update KIS (and other mods) to the latest version.

- If you follow this path, then all the KIS dependencies will be updated automatically. It may save you a lot of time during the update.

- Manual:

- Download the ZIP archive:

- From CurseForge.

- From Spacedock.

- From GitHub.

- If you have an older version of the mod in your game, you must delete all the old files first! Do not just copy over, this will likely result in compatibility issues.

- Unzip the release archive into the game's GameData folder.

- Note, that names of the folders must be exactly like in the archive or the mod won't work.

- The release archive contains the minimum versions of the required dependencies: ModuleManager and CommunityCatgeoryKit. If your game has better versions, do not overwrite!

- Verify the installation: the mod's LICENSE.md file must be located at /GameData/KIS/LICENSE.md.

- If you don't want seeing the fun parts in your game, you can remove them:

- Find file remove_fun_part_patch.txt in the mod's folder.

- Rename it into remove_fun_part_patch.cfg.

- Move it one level up in the directory structure (into the GameData folder).

- Now the fun parts won't show up even if you update the mod.

Forum

Ask questions and propose suggestions on the forum.

ABOUT THIS LISTING

This page describes Kerbal Inventory System (KIS) by ihsoft. The description and screenshots are the author's own, imported from their listing on CurseForge on 25 October 2026: https://www.curseforge.com/kerbal/ksp-mods/kerbal-inventory-system-kis

Mythiq.net hosts no files for it. The download button goes straight to the release file on edge.forgecdn.net, so you are downloading from the author's own host, not from a copy of ours.

The download count, rating and comments on this page start at zero and count Mythiq.net only. The source's own figures are not copied here — they measure a different site, and a number that cannot be checked against our own ledger is not worth printing.

GAME VERSION

Built against KSP 1.12.2, 1.12.1, 1.12.0, 1.12.3. Parts and plugins compiled for one major version routinely misbehave on another — a plugin for 1.8 can fail silently on 1.12.

DEPENDENCIES

Many part packs and plugins depend on ModuleManager, and some on each other. KSP's loading log (KSP.log in the game folder) names the missing dependency when a part does not appear; the author's page lists the usual set.

1. Download the archive with the button on this page and unzip it.

2. Move the mod's folder — the one containing the .version file or the part folders — into:

Kerbal Space Program\GameData

The path in game must read GameData\\…, not GameData\\\…

3. Start the game. Parts appear in their categories in the VAB; plugins show their own toolbars or settings screens.

4. If the mod ships a CraftNote or extras folder, leave it — some packs store example ships and textures there.

UPDATING

Delete the old folder in GameData first. Two versions of one plugin loaded together is the usual cause of duplicate parts and toolbar errors.