Ksp 64 Bit Mods
Is there a way to run KSP through steam and force it to run 64-bit? When I run KSP via a normal shortcut, steam doesn't 'recognize' its running. I can run it through Steam's regular interface, it asks me which I want to run, and off I go.
64 bit being unstable is no longer a problem. That was stated as being the case when the game ran on Unity 4 and the developers could not debug 64 bit effectively (though in my personal experience the 64 bit 'hack' proved more reliable than the standard 32 bit version of the game in those times). Kerbal Space Program: Mods. KSP Interstellar Extended aims to continue in providing a realistic road to the stars. Download Install. Near Future Propulsion.
If I make a shortcut via steam, it ends up running the 32 bit version. It uses 'steam://rungameid/220200' to do this. Is there a way to force it to run 64 bit, or to have it ask the question when I hit a shortcut? I'd MUCH prefer just to run 64 bit, but with my steam overlay, steam tracking of the game hours, etc. But I'll take what I can get.Thanks!
You should be able to do it by right clicking on KSP in steam and going Properties Set launch options.Then in the box you put something like the following. But obviously adjusted if your steam folder is somewhere else than the default.Hrm. I typed that exact string, including quotes. My install is in the standard location. I have also tried everything I've found in many different web searches on the topic. Nothing has ever worked, not at all. It's a recent PC build, Windows 10, standard install of Steam, works great in every other way.I don't have even the slightest idea where to start debugging that, and I'm not any expert windows user but would like to try.
Not sure about Windows 10 file paths, this one is good for windows 7, maybe check the whole path even if you use default location as the program files folder name etc might be different.Also, if you use other launch options set, this one should come first.If it still doesn't work tho, an alternate way is to go Add a game add a non-steam game, and add the 64 bit kerbal exe that way, you'll then end up with a second entry in your steam games list for 64 bit KSP. The overlay will still work, but probably will not have links to KSP specific guides, news and community hub etc, tho you can still use the browser to get to them.Edited October 13, 2016 by Wallace.
Is anyone still using this method successfully? I've returned to KSP and while this method used to work it no longer does.In Steam I right-click on Kerbal Space Program and select Properties. Then I click 'Set Launch Options.' And in the text field I put:'C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonKerbal Space ProgramKSPx64.exe' -popupwindowThen I click the 'Create Desktop Shortcut' button and it tells me it has created a new shortcut. Note I have deleted the shortcut that used to be on the desktop, and I see a new KSP shortcut appear.
But when I double-click it the 32-bit version continues to run.If I right-click on KSP in my Steam library I do get a 'Launch KSP (64-bit)' option and that does launch the 64-bit version. So I can run it through Steam, but I'd prefer to get the desktop shortcut working. Anyone else out there using this method with success?
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Is anyone still using this method successfully? I've returned to KSP and while this method used to work it no longer does.In Steam I right-click on Kerbal Space Program and select Properties. Then I click 'Set Launch Options.'
And in the text field I put:'C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonKerbal Space ProgramKSPx64.exe' -popupwindowThen I click the 'Create Desktop Shortcut' button and it tells me it has created a new shortcut. Note I have deleted the shortcut that used to be on the desktop, and I see a new KSP shortcut appear. But when I double-click it the 32-bit version continues to run.If I right-click on KSP in my Steam library I do get a 'Launch KSP (64-bit)' option and that does launch the 64-bit version. So I can run it through Steam, but I'd prefer to get the desktop shortcut working. Anyone else out there using this method with success?Does not work for me either, so here's what I did I went in and renamed ksp.exe to ksp.exe.bak (or you can delete it as you can always verify integrity to get it back) now rename KSPX64.exe to KSP.exe then rename the folder KSPData to something like KSPData bak (or delete it) and rename KSPx64Data to KSPData and now when you click on the shortcut the 64 bit will run. If you want to go back to 32 bit, rename the files back (if you deleted them you'll need to run the verify integrity in steam). I'm running Win10 and have no issues with running the 64bit version.
Of course, I have a folder on my desktop with all my different versions of KSP in it. I have separate folders for versions 1.0.4 through 1.3.0, and other folders with modded versions of each of those. 1.2.2 and 1.3.0 ALSO have separate folders for Galileo's Planet Pack builds.All I do is copy the contents of the steam KSP folder to the newly created folder on my desktop, the create a shortcut of the KSPx64.exe launcher and move it to the desktop. If I have multiple.exe's on my desktop, I rename them to reflect which version (stock, modded, or GPP) it is. For example, my current playthrough is a GPP version, so the desktop shortcut is named KSPx64.exe - GPP 1.2.2.In short, my setup doesn't go through Steam at all to launch the game.
KSP doesn't require Steam to run it, so you can put it anywhere, and it should still run.Edit: This way of doing it also has the advantage of an update not breaking your current playthrough, as only the original version is in the Steam folder. I leave it there as a backup. When a new version comes out, I delete the entire steam/KSP folder and redownload the game in the new version, then make my copies as noted above.Edited August 7, 2017 by MaxxQ. If nothing elsa, use the cloud as a backup.computers do break, sometimes.I do backups on a regular basis, I don't trust my internet to be there when I need it though I do trust my backups to be available (baring a wide area disaster in which case I doubt I'll care much about my computer). I'm not really worried about my game saves anyway though, if I lost them I wouldn't care that much. It doesn't help that my upload speeds are typically the KBS range. I really don't know why people trust other people's computers to be so safe and secure.
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I do backups on a regular basis, I don't trust my internet to be there when I need it though I do trust my backups to be available (baring a wide area disaster in which case I doubt I'll care much about my computer). I'm not really worried about my game saves anyway though, if I lost them I wouldn't care that much. It doesn't help that my upload speeds are typically the KBS range. I really don't know why people trust other people's computers to be so safe and secure.It's not that, it's that if something happens to your local setting (ie: a house fire), remote backups are untouched by local issues like that. It's not that, it's that if something happens to your local setting (ie: a house fire), remote backups are untouched by local issues like that.I appreciate what you are saying, but as I said it would have to be an area wide disaster.my most important/critical stuff is periodically put in a safe-deposit box five miles away, when I was writing software for a living a copy was always stored in the car at the end of the day at least (if the car and house burned I'd burn along with them).