Settings

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. Determines how detailed the ground is. Not only on Kerbin.
  • Default:Default
• SM3 Terrain Shaders
  • Default:On
• Terrain Scatters (WIP)
  • A work in progress setting. Adds terrain scenery like trees and rocks.
  • Default:Off
• Scatter Density
  • Defines how bunched the scenery is.
  • Default:50%

Rendering

• Render Quality Level
  • Default:
• Texture Quality
  • Default:Half Res
• Fallback Part Shaders
  • If parts are rendering incorrectly for some reason, enable this setting.
  • 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
  • Basically, smooths out and blends the pixels at the edge of models. Higher settings means smoother transition.
  • Default:2×
• V Sync
  • A setting that prevents screen tearing: an anomaly that appears when the speed of your graphics card is significantly higher than the update speed of your monitor.
  • 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 100%

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.