Try forcing opengl, worked for me. Details in this thread- http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/84203-Less-memory-usage-by-using-OpenGL?highlight=force+opengl Also read up in here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/28352-The-Drawing-Board-A-library-of-tutorials-and-other-useful-information I am new to the game but these forums provide almost every answer you need just have to dig a little.