Downloading KSP Demo 1.0

For some reason beyound me, Squad is ashamed from KSP Demo 1.0. What's a shame :D as it was exactly the KSP Demo than convinced me to buy the game at first place!

Geez... If this old demo is this much fun, how much fun would the updated, full featured version?

And so, after 3 months exploiting every possibility I could using the Demo, I gone for the retail. No regrets.

So, in my humble opinion, KSP Demo should be available to the public, and besides on a convoluted way, it is. On Steam. :)

Pre conditions

1. You must have a valid Steam Account.
   1. Create yours here, if needed.
2. You must have Steam Client installed.
   1. Download it here.
3. You must have a Web Browser installed.
   1. And an Operating System too, but I'm just being picky now. :D

Step by step

1. Open Steam Client in Console mode

Open your favorite browser, and type steam://nav/console on the URL text box:

And, of course, hit the ENTER key. ;)

Some (good) browsers will ask you for a confirmation:

Your mileage will vary. The examples are using MacOS and Safari. I recommend you click Yes or Allow or something. Things tends to work better when you allow them to work. :D

2. Type a command on the Steam's Console

You must have the following Window opened on your screen by now:

On the text box indicated by the previous image, type one of the commands below (depending of the host operating system you intend to run KSP Demo!):

• For Windows:
  • download_depot 231410 231411 3859944795558289390
• For OSX:
  • download_depot 231410 231412 6852429098021599567
• For Linux:
  • download_depot 231410 231413 5044678154870588290

And ENTER (of course). I had to type letter by letter, the copy and paste for some reason didn't worked for me! :D

3. Wait for the download

There will be no feedback until it finishes (or when something wrong happens). You just have to wait until something is printed on the Console. Please be patient and wait to avoid sending inadvertently an abort command or to pollute the screen, making harder to spot the results.

The picture below shows me downloading the OSX version:

This will download the "raw depot" for the game into your machine. Pay attention on the console, when finished it will print the directory where it downloaded the thingy on the machine (see the picture above).

Now you can move the folder to where you want it.

Final Considerations

I want to bring your attention to what follows:

• You must use a valid Steam Account for it
• You must not share your Steam Account with your friend, he/she must create his/her to do it
• No Add'Ons allowed. Only Kerbol, Kerbin and Mün. No airplanes, just VAB and rocket parts.
  • Believe me, it's enough for the demo. :)
  • Otherwise you will be in license infringement (both Steam's and KSP's).
• There're no DRM or copy-protecting scheme, so theoretically you can just copy the thing to a friend.
  • I urge you don't.
    • Your friend MUST HAVE an Steam Account, otherwise you will be practicing Software Piracy. Why taking unnecessary risks? Tell the guy/gal to create the Account and that's it.
    • Some countries' laws allow you to send a legitimately obtained copy to a legit licensed user youself, but others don't.
    • If you don't know enough about the yours and friend's country(ies)'s laws, go to the safe side - don't send a copy to him/her, let him/her download the thing him/herself.
  • As Scott Manley use to say: Fly Safe. :)

Warnings

Also please note:

• The Demo is based on the 1.0 release, pretty outdated but yet fun! But for some reason Squad is somewhat ashamed of it. Please ask your friend to write Squad telling how much he/she liked the Demo, and how important it was to decide to buy the game.
  • By the Kerbol that Enlighten us all, it was the Demo that compelled me to buy the game. :)
    • I spend 3 months abusing the Demo doing every trick I could. Lots of fun, no regrets. :D
• Remember that the Demo only allows ONE savegame. You create another, it deletes the older.
  • Yeah. I learnt this the hard way. =P

Related links

This tutorial can be also found on:

• Kerbal Space Program Forum
• Imgur