How to make KSP Run Faster

[StockMilitary]

I have a rubbish mac mini mid 2011 with

Intel i5, 2.5 ghz, 2 core,

and for graphics,

AMD Radeon HD 6630M, 256 MB,

And ram

8 GB 1333mhz ddr3 ram.

ksp runs pretty badly but if on low settings i can run it and i was wondering if i could get it to run on nicer looking graphics without killing the FPS

[Nazalassa]

I think @Lisias made a thread about something like that, but I can't remember the name.

[tajwo]

52 minutes ago, Nazalassa said:

I think Lisias made a thread about something like that, but I can't remember the name.

I think you are talking about this thread but I'm not sure it's exactly related. It is for load times, not for in-game performance as far as I can tell

2 hours ago, StockMilitary said:

ksp runs pretty badly but if on low settings i can run it and i was wondering if i could get it to run on nicer looking graphics without killing the FPS

These are the settings I used to get KSP1 to run slightly better on my machine (which is much newer, so your mileage may vary):
Turn off the antialiasing, set the FPS limiter as high as it can go, and turn off fullscreen. You could also set the resolution lower.

The settings might do nothing for you. I think your GPU is just too old, not much you can do to get around that.

[Rocket Witch]

On 2/27/2023 at 5:51 PM, tajwo said:

It is for load times, not for in-game performance as far as I can tell

With regard to that, there was also a more recent thread where someone found that capping the framerate led to longer load times, since the game loads at the frequency of the framerate instead of however fast the CPU can work. I always had my game framerates capped to my monitor's refresh rate via my GPU's configuration utility, and after uncapping it for KSP, loading times (both initial game load and transitions between VAB/tracking station/vessels/etc.) seem to have been reduced by about 20%.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Rocket Witch

[Lisias]

23 minutes ago, Rocket Witch said:

With regard to that, there was also a more recent thread where someone found that capping the framerate led to longer load times, 

Install Module Manager. Even if no mods are installed.

It tricks the system by serving infinite FPS on loading, and then restoring the cap before launching the Main Menu.

 

 

On 2/27/2023 at 2:51 PM, tajwo said:

I think you are talking about this thread but I'm not sure it's exactly related. It is for load times, not for in-game performance as far as I can tell

This one is also pretty pertinent:

I only fire up KSP with this MONO_THREADS_PER_CPU=1 .

 

On 2/27/2023 at 11:33 AM, StockMilitary said:

ksp runs pretty badly but if on low settings i can run it and i was wondering if i could get it to run on nicer looking graphics without killing the FPS

You will need a beefier GPU card, there's no other way. I would recommendation one with at least 1GB, as even 512MB is terribly restrictive.

You may want to use an older KSP version instead? KSP 1.3.1 should run pretty well in your rig, KSP 1.4.3 perhaps...

[StockMilitary]

Thanks Everyone i will live  with low graphics

[adsii1970]

2 minutes ago, StockMilitary said:

Thanks Everyone i will live  with low graphics

On my desktop I have to play with low graphics for this very reason... I feel your pain.