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=General=
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To be used efficiently, KSP needs certain hardware components to be present on your computer. These prerequisites are known as system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule.
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Better hardware helps, but sometimes in non-obvious ways:
 
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* A fast (per core) CPU. Dual-core may help, but given the limitations of the Unity engine, more will do very little.
 
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* A dedicated graphics card (desktops & larger laptops)
 
  
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KSP currently (1.0.5) does not make much use of multi core CPU's. However, with the imminence of 1.1, which comes with an engine upgrade, the full capability of your computer will soon be used. For the time,
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== Windows ==
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you will get a better performance with a CPU with good
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{| class="wikitable"
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single core performance and high clock speed.
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! Hardware
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At some point the game also seems to hit a limit on whats possible
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! Minimum
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so there's not much difference between 2 high-end CPUs running an
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! Recommended
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extremely big space station.
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| OS
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| Windows 7 SP1+
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| Windows 10 64-bit
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| Processor
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| Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
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| Core i5
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| Memory
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| 4 GB RAM
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| 8 GB RAM
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| Graphics
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| DX10 (SM 4.0) 512 MB VRAM
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| DX10 (SM 4.0) 1 GB VRAM
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| Storage
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| 3 GB HD space
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| 4 GB HD space
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The same is true of spacecraft design:
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== Mac ==
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* Fewer parts, especially struts.
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* Avoid highly detailed 3rd party parts.
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! Hardware
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* Keep installed part counts low.
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! Minimum
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! Recommended
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| OS
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | MacOS X 10.12+ 64-bit
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| Processor
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| Intel
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| Intel Core i5
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| Memory
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| 4 GB RAM
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| 8 GB RAM
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| Graphics
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| SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM
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| SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
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| Storage
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| 3 GB HD space
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| 4 GB HD space
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== <span id="Current Paid"> Current Paid </span>(1.1, Unity 5) ==
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== Linux ==
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Minimum:
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* Processor:Core 2 Duo
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! Hardware
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* Memory:3 GB RAM
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! Minimum
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* Graphics:SM3 512MB VRAM
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! Recommended
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* Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
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* One of the following OSes:
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| OS
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** Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8 or 10
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| Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS 64-bit
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** Mac OS X '''10.8''' or higher
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
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| Processor
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Recommended:
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| Core 2 Duo
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* Processor:Core i5 or higher
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| Core i5
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* Memory:4 GB RAM
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* Graphics:SM4 1GB VRAM
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| Memory
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* Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
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| 4 GB RAM
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* One of the following OSes:
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| 8 GB RAM
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** Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10
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** Mac OS X '''10.8''' or higher
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| Graphics
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
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| SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM
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| SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
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== <span id="Previous Paid"> Previous Paid Paid </span>(1.0.5, Unity 4) ==
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Minimum:
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| Storage
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* Processor:Core 2 Duo
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| 3 GB HD space
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* Memory:3 GB RAM
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| 4 GB HD space
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* Graphics:SM3 512MB VRAM
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* Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
 
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* One of the following OSes:
 
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** Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10
 
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
 
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
 
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Recommended:
 
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* Processor:Core i5
 
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* Memory:4 GB RAM
 
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* Graphics:SM4 1GB VRAM
 
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* Hard Drive:2 GB HD space
 
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* One of the following OSes:
 
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** Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10
 
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
 
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
 
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e.g. mid-2009 MacBook Pro w/ dedicated graphics
 
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== <span id="Current Demo"> Current Demo </span>  (1.0)==
 
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Minimum:
 
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* Intel Core2Duo or equivalent.
 
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* 2 GB of RAM
 
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* 512MB vidoe card, shader model 3.0
 
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* 1GB Free HD space
 
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* One of the following OSes:
 
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** Windows Vista, 7 or 8
 
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
 
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** A Debian-based Linux distro.
 
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== <span id="Previous Demo"> Previous Demo </span>  (0.18.3)==
 
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Minimum:
 
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* Intel Core2Duo or equivalent.
 
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* 2 GB of RAM (4 recommended).
 
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* Intel HD3000 or better (Dedicated video card highly recommended).
 
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* 1GB Free HD space
 
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* One of the following OSes:
 
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** Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
 
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** Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
 
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** A Debian-based Linux distro. The game will also work with many other distros (such as Ubuntu, Mint, Arch, Fedora(rpm), or Gentoo).
 
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This is the absolute minimum to get a playable (if slow) game with smallish rockets, however. A faster system will greatly enhance one's experience.
 

Latest revision as of 12:10, 23 February 2020

To be used efficiently, KSP needs certain hardware components to be present on your computer. These prerequisites are known as system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule.

Windows

Hardware Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 SP1+ Windows 10 64-bit
Processor Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz Core i5
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics DX10 (SM 4.0) 512 MB VRAM DX10 (SM 4.0) 1 GB VRAM
Storage 3 GB HD space 4 GB HD space

Mac

Hardware Minimum Recommended
OS MacOS X 10.12+ 64-bit
Processor Intel Intel Core i5
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
Storage 3 GB HD space 4 GB HD space

Linux

Hardware Minimum Recommended
OS Ubuntu 16.04+ LTS 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor Core 2 Duo Core i5
Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Graphics SM 4.0 512 MB VRAM SM 4.0 1 GB VRAM
Storage 3 GB HD space 4 GB HD space
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