Only one instance of KSP runnning at the same time

[Carraux]

Title says it all: Please prevent, that a second/third instance of the game can run parallel to the first. This is very easy to implement, needs less than 5 lines of code.

[sal_vager]

Some of us run two copies at the same time though.

[Greenfire32]

I feel like this is one of those problems that can be solved by just not running multiple instances at once...

[Rocket In My Pocket]

Here's an Autohotkey script that claims to do just that for any Windows program.

http://www.freewaregenius.com/singleinstance-allow-only-one-running-instance-of-a-program/

You'll need Autohotkey obviously: (It's free.)

https://autohotkey.com/

Edited February 14, 2017 by Rocket In My Pocket

[razark]

1 hour ago, Greenfire32 said:

I feel like this is one of those problems that can be solved by just not running multiple instances at once...

But what about those of us who don't want to put up with such a convoluted work-around and need a less technical way to handle it?

[natsirt721]

Why is this an issue?? I think Greenfire said it all...

[John FX]

You just make another folder with KSP in it, open both folders, run both executables.

I used to have one game on the left monitor, one on the right. One would be mechjeb launching a test flight, the other my main game.

[eddiew]

That's like asking a car manufacturer to remove the ash tray because you personally don't need it...

[John FX]

Wait, prevent?

That concept is so far from what my brain regards as a sensible request that it completely failed to understand initially and I thought you were asking how to do it.

[Carraux]

21 hours ago, Greenfire32 said:

I feel like this is one of those problems that can be solved by just not running multiple instances at once...

This may happen by accident.
(and two instances running from the same game folder interfere with each other, this doesn't work).

C'mon, even CKAN can do this.

[DoctorDavinci]

15 hours ago, Carraux said:

This may happen by accident.
(and two instances running from the same game folder interfere with each other, this doesn't work).

C'mon, even CKAN can do this.

Most accidents are caused by not paying attention 

Edited February 16, 2017 by DoctorDavinci

[Phineas Freak]

There is an easy way via a command line switch:

• Create a shortcut to the KSP binary.
• Open the shortcut properties and append the switch "-single-instance" at the end of the path.
• ?
• Profit!

[Ser]

37 minutes ago, Phineas Freak said:

There is an easy way via a command line switch:

• Create a shortcut to the KSP binary.
• Open the shortcut properties and append the switch "-single-instance" at the end of the path.
• ?
• Profit!

That's the world of software development. Whatever we want to implement is probably implemented already