How to get the 1.3 beta in steam

[sebastianeb]

So, I've been trying to get 1.3 because it's the only version that BDArmory would work on, and they won't update it or can't update it. Version 1.3.0 is not listed in the betas of steam. Can someone help me?

[Bej Kerman]

52 minutes ago, sebastianeb said:

So, I've been trying to get 1.3 because it's the only version that BDArmory would work on, and they won't update it or can't update it. Version 1.3.0 is not listed in the betas of steam. Can someone help me?

The only case in which BDArmory doesn't work in 1.12.5 is if you're trying to run an old version of BDArmory.

[Lisias]

6 hours ago, sebastianeb said:

So, I've been trying to get 1.3 because it's the only version that BDArmory would work on, and they won't update it or can't update it. Version 1.3.0 is not listed in the betas of steam. Can someone help me?

If you are absolutely sure that this is what you want (BDA+ appears to work on 1.12.5, AFAIK), you can download it from Steam using the DepotDownloader tool. It's a bit cumbersome, but there's a convenient GUI FrontEnd for it, making things easier for end users.

On a side note, I did that for KSP 1.4.3 (my most played KSP lately, and the second best on my rig - loses only to KSP 1.7.3).

You will find the instructions on this post of mine:

And the Depot Downloader GUI can be found on these links:

• Source: https://github.com/Mn0ky/PyDepotDownloaderGUI
• Binary: https://archive.org/details/py-depot-downloader-gui-v-1.1-windows-64bit

If you are on MacOS or Linux, you can clone the repo and run it from there, it's a Python program after all.

Ping me here if you need further assistance.

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Forget the DepotDownloader tool. The Steam client's console is working right now for me! At least for KSP 1.3.0

You should end with an image like this one:

Take note of the pathname you will see when the download is done. You will need to open Windows Explorer on that directory to copy it to somewhere else and play it.

The command "download_depot 220200 220204 2193386441228596454" will download the 64 bits Windows Version.

Edited December 14, 2024 by Lisias
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