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[iFlyAllTheTime]

Hello all,

I'm not sure if this is a good way of going about this.

I recently got all my mods installed on 0.25.0.642

Logs

First, an easy one:

The log file I've attached mentions an Intel GPU. How do I force it to use the nVidia GPU on my laptop?

(I have chosen the nVidia one as my default, still no joy)

Second:

I've personally looked through the log file and I get about 17-18 "NullReferenceException". About 14 of those are related to clouds (EVE mod)

I don't know much about coding but I know that it signals some trouble. Where can I learn more about how to interpret this info and more importantly how to resolve the issue?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[slumpie]

So far there's not really a fix for the clouds.clouds.update exception.

Also it's possible that the game just thinks it's running on the Intel iGPU if the laptop has Optimus, can you confirm the Nvidia graphics is not being used?

If not you can try to add it to the Nvidia Control Thingy:

1. Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel by right clicking on your desk top and clicking on "NVIDIA Control Panel".
   
2. In the default screen that pops up (it should be "manage 3D settings", and the "Program Settings" tab should be automatically selected), under "1. Select a program to customize:" hit the "Add" button.
   
3. From here, navigate to the folder where your steam games are located. As example C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common.
   
4. Select the folder for the game you want to use your NVIDIA card for, and find the .exe for that game (it's usually right in the main game folder). Select it and hit open.
   
5. Then, under "2. Select the preferred graphics processor for this program:" open the drop-down menu and select "High-performance NVIDIA processor".
   
6. Finally, hit apply in the far bottom right corner, and you should be good to go!
   

Edited November 8, 2014 by slumpie

[Padishar]

First, not really sure, can you set something up in a NVidia control panel to force it to use that GPU for KSP?

Second, yes, NREs do generally signify that something is wrong. However, not all the exception messages that appear in the log cause issues, some are caught by the code that causes them and the exception printed without any bad effect. I believe that the Clouds one is one of these as it shows up all the time (and is quite annoying when searching for "bad" exceptions). The output_log.txt file should include a call stack after the exception message which should indicate exactly which bit of code in which mod (or in the core of KSP) is throwing the exception. Resolving them is usually a matter of reporting it to the mod author...

[iFlyAllTheTime]

Thanks for the reply guys.

@ slumpie: I followed the instructions and force selected nVidia card.

loaded up KSP, looked at the log, it still shows Intel onboard. Checked in the nVidia control panel, KSP is still selected.

Funnily enough, my desktop is also running the Intel GPU and not the nVidia I have. Its an nVidia GT 740M

Any more ideas about how I can force my software to use a certain GPU?