When comparing Deadly Reentry vs Texture Replacer, the Slant community recommends Texture Replacer for most people. In the question“What are the best Kerbal Space Program mods?” Texture Replacer is ranked 12th while Deadly Reentry is ranked 34th. The most important reason people chose Texture Replacer is:
Lets you change textures for Kerbals to make them more realistic or just funner.
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Pros
Pro Add reentry heating
As the craft comes in from outer space and into and through gases in the atmosphere it will get damaged by the heat. Mod includes heat shield for reentry.
Pro Adds g-force overloads
Crew can die from inability to cope with weight produced by acceleration.
Pro Let's you change textures
Lets you change textures for Kerbals to make them more realistic or just funner.
Pro Diversifies your Kerbals
No longer do your crew only have 2 possible appearances!
Cons
Con Can cause damage at speeds well below reentry heating
Con G-forces and reentry heating are already part of the game
Con Does not support KSP 0.25 Windows x64 release
Con Some bugs and issues installing textures
Sometimes it bugs and the textures are a bit hard to install.