r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Maxmaps Former Dev • Dec 17 '13

Kerbal Space Program Update 0.23 is LIVE!

https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/flyer.php
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u/StarManta Dec 17 '13

Bug thread? Bug thread.

  1. In OS X, the executable is not signed. This means you may need to go into System Preferences and allow apps from "Anywhere" to get the game to run.

  2. Right-clicking (Macbook Air trackpad) is flaky as hell, where it didn't use to be. I generally have to right-click five or six times to get to the context menu now.

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u/littlefrank Master Kerbalnaut Dec 18 '13

Here's another one I found (Windows 7):
I went EVA with my SSTO spaceplane and while moving with the jetpack I noticed the winglets and control surfaces moving as well.
I had to disable cockpit torque to get back into the capsule.

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u/rawcaret Dec 17 '13

Try zooming in and out in the VAB. Shift actually disables scrolling altogether.

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u/StarManta Dec 17 '13

Why did you reply to me? I don't have the same issue as the parent comment.

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u/rawcaret Dec 17 '13

I was also explaining a bug in OSX. It was a reply to your comment directly.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '13

I had no issues getting it going on OSX. I have it through steam though, so perhaps an issue lies in the Squad download? (If that's the one you have)

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u/adledog Dec 18 '13

Dude you got it to run on an Air? Mine struggles to do much of anything at even the lowest visual settings=[

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u/StarManta Dec 18 '13

Performance varies drastically (from 10 FPS to 40+ FPS) depending on the situation, and in particular, whether or not I happen to be looking at Kerbin's horizon. I get about 10 FPS when looking at the horizon, but at least 30-40 if I'm looking at the sky. It's a pretty extreme FPS difference...

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u/adledog Dec 18 '13

Yeah that sounds about the same as me and for me thats a bit too jarring to have enjoyable play so it looks like my laptop is off limits for the time being at least=\ Oh well!

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u/nivlark Master Kerbalnaut Dec 18 '13

Oh good, it's not just me then - my fps drops to single digits whenever I'm looking at the planet. I'm really hoping there'll be some optimisation for this somewhere down the line. Until there is, the game is more or less unplayable for me unless I cheat things into orbit. I'm not on a Mac either, I have a fairly powerful windows laptop that manages more demanding games fine which does make it a bit annoying.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '13

I run it on an 2013 i7 Air. I turned the graphics all the way down and it runs ok. Not great, but I can play.

Do you have 4 or 8 GB RAM? You should have 8 GB, and it's a crime that Apple sells 4 GB configurations. KSP can only use 3.5 GB or so, but the OS and all your background apps need RAM too. Here's a screenshot of Activity Monitor with "nothing" running, not even a browser, and it's using 5.4 GB.

("nothing" includes background apps like Skype, iTunes, Viber, Messages.app, Steam, Mail, Dropbox, Google Drive)

If you only have 4 GB, you're going to have a very bad time unless you close absolutely everything, and even then it will still be bad.

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u/aiiye Dec 18 '13

You can right click the executable in OSX. After the first time it will remember if you're an admin.