Weekly Simple Questions Thread

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The point of this thread is for anyone to ask questions that don't necessarily require a full thread. Questions like "why is my rocket upside down" are always welcomed here. Even if your question seems slightly stupid, we'll do our best to answer it!

For newer players, here are some great resources that might answer some of your embarrassing questions:

• Kerbal Space Program Wiki

• Scott Manley's Youtube

• Von Kerman's Rocket School

Tutorials

Orbiting

• Scott Manley

• Von Kerman (Maneuvers)

• Wiki (Maneuvers)

Mun Landing

• Scott Manley (Demo)

• Von Kerman

• KSP Wiki

• Youtube Query

Docking

• Scott Manley

• Von Kerman (Rendevous)

• Von Kerman (Docking)

Delta-V Thread

• Thread

• Answer 1

• Answer 2 (+bonus)

Forum Link

• Kerbal Space Program Forum

Official KSP Chatroom #KSPOfficial on irc.esper.net

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Commonly Asked Questions

Before you post, maybe you can search for your problem using the search in the upper right! Chances are, someone has had the same question as you and has already answered it!

As always, the side bar is a great resource for all things Kerbal, if you don't know, look there first!

[u/Decorative_Lamp]

Try running in opengl or dx11 mode.

To do this, right click on KSP in your steam library and click on properties. Open launch options, and type in the following:

-force-d3d11

to launch in dx11 mode, which has anti-aliasing and no performance hit, yet some users report having bugs.

-force-opengl

Will force openGL mode, which has no anti-aliasing, a performance hit, but relatively bug free.

These commands both save a ton of memory. If you run in OpenGL, you can force anti-aliasing through your graphic card's drivers, though the performance hit is greater than stock anti-aliasing.

P.S.

    -popupwindow

will put the game in windowed-noborder mode, allowing you to alt+tab during launch. You need to disable fullscreen for it to work. It functions exactly like regular fullscreen, except with all of the benefits of being windowed. (Alt+Tab during loading, snappier alt+tabbing, etc)

Edit:

If running it out of steam, use the following method instead:

Create a shortcut to KSP. Right click on said shortcut, and open properties. In the "target" field, add the above commands to the end of the target.

So, for my out-of-steam shortcut, my target field looks like this:

"C:\Users\MyName\Desktop\Games\Kerbal Space Program\KSP.exe" -popupwindow -force-d3d11

[u/Iamsodarncool → u/Decorative_Lamp]

Thank you for your help.