Once you've downloaded it, save it somewhere useful (such as My Documents or the Desktop) and open it - it should locate the KSP directory automatically and present you with a list of mods you can install.

However, some mods may still require manual installation, for which the details are below. In general addons are installed into the GameData directory. If the installation technique differs there is usually a more detailed description in the readme, on the Curse page or in the forum's opening post. Some mods directly distribute the content which should go into the GameData directory, while others distribute the GameData directory in which all new directories are. There are also some cases in which the root directory of the zip is itself containing a GameData directory. So unless the root directory is not named GameData it is always good to look if there is a GameData directory in the root directory.įor example some addons contain sample craft. These are not installed in 'Gamedata' folder, but in 'Ships/SPH' or 'Ships/VAB' folders. The sample subassemblies are installed in the 'Subassemblies' folder in save folders, of course. To install the content of a ZIP archive a program to unzip is required. #Kerbal space program game datafolder install Usually there is a program already installed, but there are various available on the internet. Of course it should be checked if the sources are trustworthy. The directory structure was changed in 0.20, which introduced the GameData directory. There are still some plugins which use the old directory system which is more complicated and might introduce file conflicts, where two or more files need to be merged. The contents of a ZIP archive are usually: #Kerbal space program game datafolder install.

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