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Kerbal Space Program

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Kerbal Space Program
Kerbal Space Program cover
Developers
Squad
Publishers
Private Division
Engines
Former Unity 5[Note 1]
Unity 2019[Note 2]
Release dates
Windows April 27, 2015[4]
macOS (OS X) April 27, 2015[4]
Linux April 27, 2015[4]
Reception
Metacritic 88
OpenCritic 79
IGDB 87
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Pacing Real-time
Genres Simulation, Business
Vehicles Flight
Themes Sci-fi
Series Kerbal Space Program
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Kerbal Space Program on Wikipedia
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Kerbal Space Program is a simulation and business game in the Kerbal Space Program series.

General information

Official forum
Official wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Can be launched directly from either Launcher.exe or KSP_x64.exe without Epic Games Store running.[5]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Does not require the Steam client to run.[6]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Making History
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Breaking Ground
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Modifications

Curse.com is the "official" source for modifications, but the player-made CKAN client has significantly better community support, in addition to an actual multi-platform mod manager.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\settings.cfg[Note 3]
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/Squad/Kerbal Space Program

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\saves[Note 3]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>/saves/
Linux <path-to-game>/saves/
All saves are in the installation folder. If you're backing up, don't forget the ships folder! Saves from Windows version can also be used in OS X and Linux versions. Using saves from different versions (for instance, 0.19 save in a 0.20 version) may cause some issues, such as objects from the old save clipping through ground. Version 0.21 introduced a new save game patcher that will try to patch older save games in order to correct such issues. To use it, simply place the old save in the new saves folder. When you try to load the old save, a pop up will appear asking if you wish to patch the save.
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Hold Alt and scroll the mouse wheel while in the flight scene.[7]
Windowed
Clicking outside of the game's screen will minimize the game.
Use -popupwindow launch option to address this problem
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
2x,4x and 8x MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Also supports VSync at half refresh rate
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game key/axis map settings.
In-game key/axis map settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Kerbal Space Program.
Devices
TrackIR

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11 D3D12 can be forced with the launch parameter -force-d3d12
OpenGL 2.0 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[8]
Linux
Vulkan can be forced with the launch parameter -force-vulkan

System requirements

As of 1.5, 64-bit OS is required.[9]
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1+
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible
Shader model 4.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Sierra (10.12)
Processor (CPU) Intel double core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 4.0 support
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 4.0 support
64-bit Arch Linux users who experience crashes in the main menu when launched from Steam should set a launch option of LC_ALL=C %command%_64


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.4.0p4[1][2]
  2. Unity engine build: 2019.2.2f1[3]
  3. 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Kerbal Space Program Blog, Kerbal Space Program update 1.1 “Turbo Charged” is...
  2. Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-25
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-12-04
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Just 7 days til Kerbal Space Program 1.0 comes out!
  5. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-01-05
    After an excruciatingly long load time, I Ran "To the Mun" for 10 minutes and had no issues.
  6. Scott Manley Mod Tutorial - last accessed on May 2023
  7. View topic - Kerbal Space Program | WSGF
  8. Can KSP 64 Bit Run On My 64 Bit Mac? - last accessed on 14 March 2023
  9. Ending 32-Bit Support with Update 1.5 - last accessed on May 2023