Demo Version

[Pecan]

What version is the latest demo for?  Anyone tried it?

[UmbralRaptor]

Oh, this'll be easy to test- nope.

Still an email address adding barrier. Also, looks like they've gotten rid of the direct download of a zip in favor of a patcher-like executable, or torrent. Trying out the torrent for the windows download...

Patch notes only go up to 0.90. Odd, given that last I saw the demo was based on 1.0

Ah, start screen shows v1.0.0.813 Beta Demox1. Earlier when you jumped through the email hoops to get a direct download, it showed v1.0.0.813 Demo. Not sure about other differences.

 

edit: a quick skim of parts listings doesn't suggest any. Also looks like the extraneous part.cfg files in KSP/Parts are still there. No clear differences in the physics file either.

Edited May 2, 2016 by UmbralRaptor

[AbacusWizard]

I'd really like to see the demo just be the full game but limited to Tier 1 buildings. Give new players a glimpse of all the cool stuff they *could* be doing when they get the full game.

[UmbralRaptor]

I suppose the demo needs a physics update at some point, but the big thing would be adding the LV-909 back (like it was in the 0.18.3 demo).

[EPG]

FIX THE DEMO!

I bought the game, i like it, told my friends. One started playing, i only heard swearing on teamspeak. Why? Control sensitivity on keyboard. I tried too it. Second training mission Orbit 101 is unplayable, can't control the spacecraft it's so sensitive. This demo actually drive people away!

Edited May 2, 2016 by EPG
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[Pecan]

3 hours ago, UmbralRaptor said:

...Trying out the torrent for the windows download...

Well done, thought I 'd ask before getting another copy of the same thing.  Nice to know there's always a volunteer *grin*

[Alshain]

5 hours ago, AbacusWizard said:

I'd really like to see the demo just be the full game but limited to Tier 1 buildings. Give new players a glimpse of all the cool stuff they *could* be doing when they get the full game.

That's pretty brilliant right there.  Between weight limits and part restrictions and tech tree unlock limitations, all you have to do is prevent upgrading the buildings in the demo and you are too restricted to go much further beyond orbit.  The tutorials should all be available too though.

I agree a bad demo is bad for the game.  No demo at all would be better than a bad demo.

Edited May 3, 2016 by Alshain

[NikkyD]

30 minutes ago, Alshain said:

and you are too restricted to go much further beyond orbit.

I smell a challenge there ^^

[Alshain]

1 minute ago, NikkyD said:

I smell a challenge there ^^

LOL Challenge away, but you would still be very restricted, regardless.  Maybe you could land on the Mun, maybe even Minmus, but still that makes an adequate demo.

Edited May 3, 2016 by Alshain

[NikkyD]

I guess mun and minmus are possible and kerbin alone gives you enough science to max out the lvl 1 science tree which is a bit much for a demo. However it would be possible to just make a special demo tech tree that doesn't have more than 3 branches and as such only unlocks a few items with which you really wont get far.

[AbacusWizard]

23 hours ago, NikkyD said:

I smell a challenge there ^^

 

23 hours ago, Alshain said:

LOL Challenge away, but you would still be very restricted, regardless.  Maybe you could land on the Mun, maybe even Minmus, but still that makes an adequate demo.

 

Look up the "Caveman Challenge" on the challenge forum if you haven't already, and prepare to be impressed.

[NikkyD]

I checked and if you only allow the first 2 nodes, that is the 5 and 20 science, the engine and part restriction would make it a suitable demo. Once you get the 909 you can do way too much for a demo.