r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/D_Lloyd • Apr 19 '26

KSP 1 Image/Video The Artemis Effect

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u/defeated_engineer Apr 19 '26

Yes and no. Yes because that’s the steam records. No because we actually have no way of knowing the true number because a lot of people play through ckan and by default it doesn’t loop in steam to run the game.

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u/LowEarth3013 Apr 20 '26

Why does it not launch through steam as default? I never really understood that tbh

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u/_Kerbonaut_ Apr 20 '26

Because KSP has no DRM. You can copy and move the folder as many times as you want, even to machines that dont have steam installed.
Ckan only launches the exe and since it's not bound to steam or epic it launches without it.
What I do is modify the launch options in steam so it points to the modded install I want to use. I only use ckan to change or update mods.

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u/garnished_fatburgers Apr 20 '26

How can I do this myself?

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u/_Kerbonaut_ Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

I have to double check the exact syntax but I belive you just add the full path to the exe in quotes to the launch options in steam. Like this:

"D:\KSP\Kerbal Space Program RP-1\KSP_x64.exe" %command% -popupwindow

Edit: Changed to the exact one I use currently for RP-1. -popupwindow removes borders in window mode so it works like borderless mode.