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== General ==
 
== General ==
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;Gameplay
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=== Gameplay ===
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:Show Vessel Labels
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*Show Vessel Labels
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**This option controls whether or not waypoints will appear over vehicles nearby the one you are currently piloting.
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:Use Staging Controls for Docking
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**Default:On
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::Makes H,N,J,K,I,L the standard docking controls instead of LEFT SHIFT,LEFT CONTROL,A,S,W,D
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*Use Staging Controls for Docking
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:Show Space Center Crew
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**When docking is set as the control method in-game, the controls remain at their staging positions instead of moving to WASD, or whatever the staging controls are set to.
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::Option to remove the Kerbals walking around in the VHB and the SPH
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**Default:Off
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:Flight UI Size
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*Show Space Center Crew
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**Option to remove the Kerbals walking around in the VHB and the SPH
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:Mouse Wheel Sensitivity
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**Default:On
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*Flight UI Size
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;System
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**Self explanatory.  Size of user interface while piloting a vehicle.  Ranges from tiny to huge.
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:Show Stats Tracking Dialog on Startup
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**Default:Small
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*Mouse Wheel Sensitivity
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:Simulate in Background
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**Controls how quickly the game reacts to mouse wheel input.  Ranges from 0 to 1.000
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**Default:1.000
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:Max Persistent Debris
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=== System ===
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*Show Stats Tracking Dialog on Startup
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:Max Physics Delta-Time per Frame
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**Controls whether or not a message from Squad will pop up, asking about tracking info to improve the game.
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**Default:Off
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*Simulate in Background
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**If you have ships within view of of the [[VAB]] or [[SPH]], this setting will control whether or not they appear during ship creation.
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**Default:On
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*Max Persistent Debris
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**Sets the max number of debris-class objects that can exist at the same time.  Higher numbers mean more work for the CPU.  Ranges from 0 to unlimited.  Min:25, Max:2500.
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**Default:250
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*Max Physics Delta-Time per Frame
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**Default:0.10 sec
  
 
== Input ==
 
== Input ==
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== Graphics ==
 
== Graphics ==
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;Scenery
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=== Scenery ===
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:Terrain Detail
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*Terrain Detail
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**Only 3 settings:Low, Default, High.
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:SM3 Terrain Shaders
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**Default:Default
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*SM3 Terrain Shaders
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:Terrain Scatters (WIP)
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**
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**Default:On
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:Scatter Density
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*Terrain Scatters (WIP)
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**
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;Rendering
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**Default:Off
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:Render Quality Level
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*Scatter Density
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:Texture Quality
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**Default:50%
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=== Rendering ===
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:Fallback Part Shaders
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*Render Quality Level
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**
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:Aerodynamic FX Quality
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**Default:
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*Texture Quality
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;Video
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:Screen Resolution
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**Default:Half Res
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*Fallback Part Shaders
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:Full Screen
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**
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**Default:False
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:Anti-Aliasing
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*Aerodynamic FX Quality
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**
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:V Sync
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**Default:Normal
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== Video ==
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:Frame Limit
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*Screen Resolution
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**Determines how large the game window will be.  Size is measured length × width, in pixels.  Ranges from 1024 × 768 to 1680 × 1050.
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:Pixel Light Count
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**Sometimes, when switching resolutions, the screen will adjust with extremely bright colors.  Have no fear, just wait a few seconds and adjust the game window back and forth.  It fixes itself.
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**Default:1024 × 768
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:Shadow Cascades
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*Full Screen
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**This setting controls fullscreen.  This will make the game run without a window border, for better game experience.  If this is enabled, screen resolution now determines the number of true pixels that will be displayed.
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**Default:Off
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*Anti-Aliasing
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**
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**Default:2×
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*V Sync
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**
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**Default:Every VBlank
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*Frame Limit
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**Sets the max FPS.  Basically a top on how fast the game can run.
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**Default 120 FPS
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*Pixel Light Count
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**
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**Default:8
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*Shadow Cascades
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**Default:4
  
 
== Audio ==
 
== Audio ==
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;Volume
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=== Volume ===
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:Spacecraft
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*Spacecraft
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*Ambience
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:Ambience
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*UI
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*Music
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:UI
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*Voices
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*Default for all is 50%
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:Music
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=== Sound Normalizer ===
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*Normalizer
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:Voices
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**Default:Enabled
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;Sound Normalizer
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*Threshold
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:Normalizer
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**Default:1.0
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:Threshold
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*Responsiveness
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**
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:Responsiveness
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**Default:16
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== Saving ==
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Explanation on the bottom three buttons, if you really need it.
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*Apply
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**Does what it says: applies the settings, but keeps you in the settings menu.
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*Accept
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**Functions identically to apply, but exits you to main menu.
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*Cancel
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**Upon pressing, it resets the settings to their original values before the menu was opened.

Revision as of 06:26, 16 August 2013

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An explanation of the settings in KSP and what they do.

General

Gameplay

  • Show Vessel Labels
    • This option controls whether or not waypoints will appear over vehicles nearby the one you are currently piloting.
    • Default:On
  • Use Staging Controls for Docking
    • When docking is set as the control method in-game, the controls remain at their staging positions instead of moving to WASD, or whatever the staging controls are set to.
    • Default:Off
  • Show Space Center Crew
    • Option to remove the Kerbals walking around in the VHB and the SPH
    • Default:On
  • Flight UI Size
    • Self explanatory. Size of user interface while piloting a vehicle. Ranges from tiny to huge.
    • Default:Small
  • Mouse Wheel Sensitivity
    • Controls how quickly the game reacts to mouse wheel input. Ranges from 0 to 1.000
    • Default:1.000

System

  • Show Stats Tracking Dialog on Startup
    • Controls whether or not a message from Squad will pop up, asking about tracking info to improve the game.
    • Default:Off
  • Simulate in Background
    • If you have ships within view of of the VAB or SPH, this setting will control whether or not they appear during ship creation.
    • Default:On
  • Max Persistent Debris
    • Sets the max number of debris-class objects that can exist at the same time. Higher numbers mean more work for the CPU. Ranges from 0 to unlimited. Min:25, Max:2500.
    • Default:250
  • Max Physics Delta-Time per Frame
    • Default:0.10 sec

Input

This section lets you customize the default key bindings for several different parts of gameplay. Note: Axis Bindings are for joysticks.

Graphics

Scenery

  • Terrain Detail
    • Only 3 settings:Low, Default, High.
    • Default:Default
  • SM3 Terrain Shaders
    • Default:On
  • Terrain Scatters (WIP)
    • Default:Off
  • Scatter Density
    • Default:50%

Rendering

  • Render Quality Level
    • Default:
  • Texture Quality
    • Default:Half Res
  • Fallback Part Shaders
    • Default:False
  • Aerodynamic FX Quality
    • Default:Normal

Video

  • Screen Resolution
    • Determines how large the game window will be. Size is measured length × width, in pixels. Ranges from 1024 × 768 to 1680 × 1050.
    • Sometimes, when switching resolutions, the screen will adjust with extremely bright colors. Have no fear, just wait a few seconds and adjust the game window back and forth. It fixes itself.
    • Default:1024 × 768
  • Full Screen
    • This setting controls fullscreen. This will make the game run without a window border, for better game experience. If this is enabled, screen resolution now determines the number of true pixels that will be displayed.
    • Default:Off
  • Anti-Aliasing
    • Default:2×
  • V Sync
    • Default:Every VBlank
  • Frame Limit
    • Sets the max FPS. Basically a top on how fast the game can run.
    • Default 120 FPS
  • Pixel Light Count
    • Default:8
  • Shadow Cascades
    • Default:4

Audio

Volume

  • Spacecraft
  • Ambience
  • UI
  • Music
  • Voices
  • Default for all is 50%

Sound Normalizer

  • Normalizer
    • Default:Enabled
  • Threshold
    • Default:1.0
  • Responsiveness
    • Default:16

Saving

Explanation on the bottom three buttons, if you really need it.

  • Apply
    • Does what it says: applies the settings, but keeps you in the settings menu.
  • Accept
    • Functions identically to apply, but exits you to main menu.
  • Cancel
    • Upon pressing, it resets the settings to their original values before the menu was opened.
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