APOAPSIS - KSP MULTIPLAYER LAUNCHER (v1.0.1)
Made by Twinforge Studios. Powered by LunaMultiplayer.
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Apoapsis is a launcher, not a GameData mod. Do NOT put anything from this zip
into your KSP GameData folder. Your normal KSP install is never changed.

WHAT YOU NEED
- Kerbal Space Program 1.12.x (Steam or another copy)
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
- To HOST a server only: the free ".NET 6 Runtime" from Microsoft


INSTALL (2 minutes)
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1. Extract this zip anywhere (for example, your Desktop).
2. Double-click  Apoapsis_1.0.1_x64-setup.exe
   - If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click
     "More info" -> "Run anyway". (The beta isn't code-signed yet.)
3. Open Apoapsis from the Start menu.
4. First start:
   - Choose a player name (3-15 letters/numbers).
   - Apoapsis finds Steam KSP automatically. If it doesn't, go to
     Settings -> KSP installation -> Browse and pick your KSP folder
     (the one with KSP_x64.exe in it).
5. Go to "Mod Manager" and press "Set up multiplayer".
   This makes a separate multiplayer copy and installs LunaMultiplayer
   into it. Your original game folder is only read, never written.


JOIN A SERVER
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- Servers -> pick one -> "Launch & Join".
- KSP starts and drops you straight into the server's Space Centre.
- Servers that use mods: Apoapsis shows the list. Press "Download mods",
  then "Launch & Join". Mods are installed into the multiplayer copy only.

JOIN A FRIEND
- Ask them for their invite code (it starts with  apoapsis1: ).
- Servers -> Direct connect -> paste the code -> Join.
  The code includes their mod list, so you get the right mods automatically.


HOST FOR YOUR FRIENDS
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1. Host a Server -> "+" -> give it a name. Just for friends? Set a password.
   Turn "Local only" OFF and "List publicly" ON.
   Press "Install LMP server", then "Start server".
2. Your friends open Servers, search for your server's name and press
   "Join". No port forwarding and no VPN needed: they connect through the
   public server list, and your mods install for them automatically.
3. A friend can't connect? (Rare: some mobile/student networks.) See
   Host a Server -> Hosting Guide -> "If a friend can't connect".
Want a 24/7 server? See Host a Server -> Hosting Guide ->
"Permanent 24/7 server" (VPS setup, step by step).


GAME SETTINGS
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Settings -> Game settings (or inside each Join window): resolution,
FPS limit, texture quality, volumes and more. These are for multiplayer only.
TIP: big modpacks load much faster with Texture quality = Half.


TROUBLESHOOTING
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- Can't see your friend in game? You're probably on different "subspaces"
  (time warp). Press "Sync" in the LMP status window.
- Friend's craft invisible? It may use DLC parts (Breaking Ground /
  Making History) that you don't own.
- "Data folder not found" / KSP invalid: in Steam, right-click KSP ->
  Properties -> Installed Files -> "Verify integrity of game files".
- Wrong or broken mods: Mod Manager -> Clear cache, then join again.
- Send us the log: Settings -> Logging & diagnostics -> Open folder.


UNINSTALL
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Windows Settings -> Apps -> Apoapsis -> Uninstall.
Nothing to clean up in your KSP folder, because it was never changed.

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Apoapsis (c) 2026 Twinforge Studios - Freeware, all rights reserved.
LunaMultiplayer (c) Gabriel Vazquez and contributors - MIT License.
Kerbal Space Program is a trademark of Take-Two Interactive. Apoapsis is an
unofficial community project and is not affiliated with Take-Two,
Private Division or Squad.
