How do I install mods on Alienware's Alpha Console???

[WarAnarchist]

So I just got KSP, and I wanted to download mods, make the game even more fun. But I don't know HOW to add them in.. Any way to help me out????

[Snark]

3 hours ago, WarAnarchist said:

So I just got KSP, and I wanted to download mods, make the game even more fun. But I don't know HOW to add them in.. Any way to help me out????

Don't know anything at all about Alpha Console, whatever that is.

If you're playing on a PC, it's pretty simple.  In the root folder of your KSP installation, there's a sub-folder called GameData.  Generally, the way most mods work is that you download the zip file, unzip it, and copy the contents of the mod's GameData folder into your KSP GameData folder.  When you don't want the mod anymore, just delete it again.  It's that simple.

(By default, the GameData folder only contains one sub-folder, called "Squad".  This is where all the stock components live.  Be wary of messing with that folder, because doing anything there can break the stock game.  What you do when you install a mod is add other, additional folders inside GameData, to live alongside the Squad folder.)

[Speeding Mullet]

I just found this post from an Alienware Software product manager on their reddit:

"Some mods require you to put the files into the game directory. You'll need to do this in desktop Mode.  Our mouse driver works in desktop Mode, so all you would need to do is put the files on a USB and copy them.  As this is a Windows PC with a special interface, you can do anything you want."

That would lead me to believe that you do indeed just follow the steps that Snark has spelled out here.

SM

[cantab]

Yeah, the Alienware Alpha is just a Windows PC really. Get out of Steam Big Picture or whatever it uses and get into the regular Windows desktop. Then download the mods, unzip them, and follow the mod's instructions for where to put the files. Virtually all KSP mods just need copying into the game's installation but it does matter that you get the mod folders in the right place.

[WarAnarchist]

Okay the readme said KSP_win, but Snark says GameData.. I'm going to try GameData, since KSP_win doesn't even exist..

Edited December 28, 2015 by WarAnarchist