how do you access the debug menu?

[neoblackheart]

So the wiki says hit Alt+F12 and I do that but nothing pops up. Tried it when I was building something AND when I was at the building select screen.

[HvP]

@neoblackheart What operating system are you using? The "ALT" key is for Windows systems, but if you use Linux or Mac it will be whatever your Modifier key is. Opt+F12 for Mac & RightShift+F12 for Linux.

Edited October 15, 2016 by HvP

[neoblackheart]

Yeah its windows. Windows 10 tried Alt+F12 on every screen with nothing poping up telling me I can do anything. can the debug menu be blocked by mods or something?

[Tex_NL]

I doubt this is mod related. But this seems to happen regularly. Just 5 minutes before you started this thread @gamerscircle reported exactly the same issue.

 

Edited October 15, 2016 by Tex_NL

[gamerscircle]

Yes, I am on Win 10 Pro -

I thought perhaps it was an application that I used to manipulate multi PC from one called, "Synergy", but I stopped that service and it still didn't work.

I started a new / fresh vanilla game and still was not able to access the debug menu via ALT+F12

[neoblackheart]

hrm then maybe its a bug in Kerbal?

[gamerscircle]

I was just informed that it is not CTL+ALT+F12.  Confirmed that in KSP release 1.2 build 1586 that is what works and the old ALT+F12 doesn't appear to work.

[HvP]

20 minutes ago, neoblackheart said:

Yeah its windows. Windows 10 tried Alt+F12 on every screen with nothing poping up telling me I can do anything. can the debug menu be blocked by mods or something?

Hmm. It might be a conflict with multiple keybindings, maybe? If Alt is assigned to two different tasks in the same scene it might not trigger the one you want.

Or, some more advanced keyboard setups have a "Game Mode" that disables certain key bindings in different programs. If the left Alt isn't working try the right one too. Just throwing out guesses here.

Edited October 15, 2016 by HvP

[Someonex37]

On 10/15/2016 at 3:21 PM, HvP said:

Hmm. It might be a conflict with multiple keybindings, maybe? If Alt is assigned to two different tasks in the same scene it might not trigger the one you want.

Or, some more advanced keyboard setups have a "Game Mode" that disables certain key bindings in different programs. If the left Alt isn't working try the right one too. Just throwing out guesses here.

For whatever reason.. the option key on the left side won't do it.. for mac hold FN, option on the right side of keyboard, and f12... probably the same issue with other OS too

 

[LameLefty]

On my new Windows laptop, I have to use SHIFT-ALT-F12 to access the Debug menu. I don't know if there's been a change in KSP, or if it's something specific to this new computer. *shrug*

[Ultimate Steve]

On windows 10 sometimes you have to do ALT+fn+f12.

It's weird. None of the "f" keys (including f f9) work for me unless I use "fn" with them.

And that was how my first career on this computer was no quickloads because I couldn't figure out how to work the keys.

[something]

Is it just the debug menu? Do other operations that require the alt key work?

I have a linux machine here and the right alt key didn't work as it was intended. As it was game-breaking (no fuel transfers), I remapped the alt key to my right shift key.

In order to remap the key, save a backup file of your "settings.cfg" which is placed in your KSP directory. Open the file and search for the line "MODIFIER_KEY". There you can set the corresponding key - my entry now looks like this:

MODIFIER_KEY
{
	primary = RightShift
	secondary = None
	group = 0
	modeMask = -1
	modeMaskSec = -1
}

 

[Starman4308]

One of the usual culprits is NVIDIA ShadowPlay, which by default remaps alt-F12 to something (screenshots? I forget). Remap that, and alt-F12 should work again... assuming that was the problem in the first place.

[Cydonian Monk]

32 minutes ago, Starman4308 said:

One of the usual culprits is NVIDIA ShadowPlay, which by default remaps alt-F12 to something (screenshots? I forget). Remap that, and alt-F12 should work again... assuming that was the problem in the first place.

Yep, can confirm. Alt+F12 in Windows 10 stopped working for me late last year, and not just in Kerbal. I discovered later that ShadowPlay was installed (without any notice, mind you), deleted that, deleted the NVIDIA GeForce Experience garbage, and everything went back to normal. 

Also - on OS-X, by default the function keys are not function keys, but are instead skip/eject/etc, this why you have to hit Fn+F12. You can change that behaviour in settings. (Assuming you still have function keys. Or an escape key.)

I presume some Windows laptops do the same. 

[klesh]

GeForce Experience user?  Turn off the Share option in the settings.