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This thread is for the development of a mod I am working on called Modular Climate & Weather Systems (MCWS), which is meant to allow climate and weather data (and possibly simulations) to interact with KSP's physics systems in a modular fashion. I am creating this thread to get feedback and suggestions. I also currently don't have any climate data to use with this thing, which is something I would like to have before a full release. Completed features: Functioning API to take in data from other plugins and interpret it for use in the flight scene. Can currently take in wind, temperature, and pressure data. A very refined stock wind simulation. GUI that displays various aerodynamic and thermodynamic information. New set of prograde/retrograde markers that display prograde/retrograde but adjusted for wind. Reader plugin that can read .bin files of climate data based on configs. Current To-Do List: Make some kind of climate data for this thing. (insert additional things that may come up) Installation Download from: Github: https://github.com/CashnipLeaf/ModularClimateWeatherSystems/releases Dependencies: ModularFlightIntegrator ToolbarController ClickThroughBlocker Documentation (WIP): https://github.com/CashnipLeaf/ModularClimateWeatherSystems/wiki Source: https://github.com/CashnipLeaf/ModularClimateWeatherSystems/tree/main License: MIT

CPWE - Configurable Planetary Wind Effects (v0.8.6-alpha) This mod is under active development and is a WIP. Everything in here is subject to change. Please report any bugs and issues to me so I can fix them. CPWE is a plugin designed to provide a framework for defining wind patterns for any celestial body, including custom/modded ones. These wind patterns will then affect any craft that fly through them. In the time I spent on flight simulators, wind was always a persistent challenge element, and I've wanted something similar in KSP. However, none of the (admittedly very few) existing wind mods for KSP had what I wanted. Namely, I wanted to be able to configure the wind based on location to allow for interesting wind patterns. At the same time, while I loved the sheer depth that Kerbal Weather Project brought to the game, I felt that running a climate simulation for other celestial bodies might be a bridge too far (especially if we include custom bodies which may not necessarily be grounded in reality). CPWE is my attempt at filling the need I created for myself. It is designed to be relatively easy to configure and provides many options for configuring wind patterns and prevailing winds. The structure of the config entries is included on the GitHub wiki page, which will be updated as I update this mod. NOTE: CPWE does not add any visual effects to the game. However, integration with a mod that does is something I am considering. API (Coming Soon™) At some point in the future, I intend to include an API to allow other mods to not only retrieve the wind vector that CPWE is using, but supply CPWE with their own wind data. Exact details are not yet finalized. Planned Features (in order of priority): Support for dynamic wind patterns (i.e. ones that can change with time) The aforementioned API Possible integration with other mods I am open to ideas and feature suggestions. If you have any, please leave them below. Installation: Download: GitHub: https://github.com/CashnipLeaf/CPWE/releases Download includes some (kinda terrible) configs for Kerbin, Laythe, and Duna. Dependencies: ModularFlightIntegrator Toolbar Controller ClickThrough Blocker ModuleManager Source: https://github.com/CashnipLeaf/CPWE Mod Compatibility: Recommended Mods: Kopernicus KSPCommunityFixes Compatible With: FerramAerospaceResearch Most, if not all parts mods Conflicts With: Other mods that modify the stock aerodynamics system Documentation (WIP): https://github.com/CashnipLeaf/CPWE/wiki Known Issues (as of 03/09/2024): Changelog: Credits and Acknowledgements (not necessarily in order of contribution): @sarbian, @ferram4, & @Starwaster for making the ModularFlightIntegrator that allows interfacing with KSP's physics system. @cmet24 for creating Kerbal Weather Project, which was a big source of inspiration for this mod. License Information: The plugin, source code, settings & localization config files, and toolbar icons are licensed under the MIT License. All other config files and textures are licensed under the WTFPL license ( http://www.wtfpl.net/ )

Contract Configurator - A config-file based solution for creating new contracts! How it Works Contract Configurator exposes various hooks into KSP's contract system through a standard config file syntax. This means that modders using Contract Configurator can create new contracts without writing any code. The config file format has 5 basic sections: Contract Summary - This contains all the summary text, expiry/deadline dates, and reward information. Parameters - These are mappings to the stock ContractParameter classes which specify what the player has to do to complete the contract. Requirements - This is what is required before the contract will show up. Most of the ProgressTracking information is supported, along with a few other things. Behaviours - These are behaviours that are applied at the contract level. A behaviour can create additional objects related to the contract (such as spawning Kerbals), be used to store persistent data or any number of other things. Data nodes - These define new data for use within the contract using Contract Configurator's powerful expression language. And if the provided parameters and requirements aren't enough, Contract Configurator is extensible. New parameters and requirements can be added in as little as a dozen lines of code. Download Contract Configurator can be downloaded from GitHub. Source The full source and test configuration is available on GitHub. Documentation The user guide is hosted on the GitHub wiki. Change Log Version Checking This mod includes version checking using MiniAVC. If you opt-in, it will use the internet to check whether there is a new version available. Data is only read from the internet and no personal information is sent. For a more comprehensive version checking experience, please download the KSP-AVC Plugin. Recommended Mods The following is a list of mods that enhance some of the things Contract Configurator does: Waypoint Manager - this will help with any contract using the stock waypoint system by drawing the waypoints in the flight view. Makes hitting targets more accurately much easier! License Contract Configurator is licensed under the MIT License. RemoteTech integration (CC_RemoteTech.dll) is licensed under GNU GPL v2.0. Like what you see? Consider donating to the coffee fund! It will not go directly to supporting this or other mods under my care, but it may keep my motivation up!

ROCKET SOUND ENHANCEMENT An Audio Framework Plugin and Sound Overhaul/Replacement for Kerbal Space Program. DOWNLOADS Rocket Sound Enhancement Plugin (Required) : GitHub Rocket Sound Enhancement Default (Config Pack) : GitHub Dependencies : ModuleManager Source and Issue Tracking (GitHub) : Plugin | Rocket Sound Enhancement Default License Rocket Sound Enhancement Plugin is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 Rocket Sound Enhancement Default is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Plugin Features Rocket Sound Enhancement (RSE) is an Audio Plugin Framework Mod for Kerbal Space Program that offers modders advanced sound effects features not available in the base game. It features a robust Layering System for use of multiple sounds just like in other games (eg: FMod). Master Audio Limiter/Compressor Sound Mastering that controls the overall loudness of the game with Adjustable Amount for different dynamics with the "Auto-Limiter" feature or you can tweak your own settings. Audio Muffler - Normal Mixer based Audio Muffler with Dedicated channels for Exterior Sounds, Focused Vessel and Interior while ignoring UI sounds like Music. Audio Muffler - AirSim & AirSim Lite An Audio Muffler that works on top of the regular muffler that takes into account the Mach Angle, Velocity and Distance of a Vessel with Sonic Booms Effects (provided by a Config Pack via ShipEffects). Parts with RSE Modules will simulate realistic sound attenuation over distance, comb-filtering, and distortion. Game Events like distant explosions will now sound muffled just like in real life. AirSim Lite is a version of AirSim that does similar effects without using sound filters. More Features and Details on Github: https://github.com/ensou04/RocketSoundEnhancement/blob/master/README.md Rocket Sound Enhancement Default This is the Default Configuration and Sound Pack for Rocket Sound Enhancement. Features Engine Sound Replacements Jet Engine Sound Replacements RCS Sound Replacements RotorEngines Sound Effects Propeller Sound Effects Wheel Tire and Motor Sound Effects Decoupler Sound Replacements Collision Sound Effects Atmospheric Sound Effects (Featuring Sonic Booms if AirSim is enabled) Physics Based Hull Sound Effects (rattling, creaking in IVA) Supported Mods ReStock / ReStockPlus Kerbal Atomics Cryogenic Engines Near Future Launch Vehicles Waterfall ReStock Stock Waterfall Effects RealPlume Resources Rocket Sound Enhancement Default Modding Guide Preset Configurator Known Issues Sound glitches and stuttering might occur in large part ships and more so when AirSim is enabled or when loading in-between scenes. Stock sounds might be un-muffled for a single frame or two. Replacing AUDIO with RSE_AUDIO in Part's EFFECTS node via its config fixes this issue. Media Sharing videos of your launches with this mod is mandatory. jk please share Settings Overview by @Vandest

KSP Recall is a bag of tricks and stunts to overcome KSP blunders, screw ups and borks - trying hard to do not introduce new blunders, screw ups and borks in the process... In a Hurry Announce Latest Release GitHub . CurseForge . Spacedock. Issue Tracker Documentation Project's README Official Distribution Sites: Source and Binaries on GitHub. Double Licensed as: SKL1.0 GPLv2 You are free to choose the license that better suits you. Description It aims to need minimal coupling (if any)with existent code, as well to be selectively injected on the broken parts in order to prevent unholy interactions with third-party modules that decide to fix things their own way. The following fixes are available once installed (and applied only when needed!): Parked crafts (even without wheels) drifting the Heading randomly on KSP >= 1.8 Crafts with wheels also drifts, but due a different problem - still to be tackled down. This was discussed here. Resources being reset to prefab when a part has his Resources changed by an Add'On (as TweakScale) (i.e., by Alt+Click a part, or by using symmetry) on KSP 1.9.x . KSP 1.9.x resets resources to prefab while cloning parts This solution aims to be reusable to any Add'On that have the same problem with a simple two liner. Some Add'Ons that supports TweakScale by using Scale_Redist.dll are also fixed by collateral effect. Losing Resources' amount settings when cloning parts (Alt+Click) on KSP 1.9.x As described here. Editor mangling Surface Attached Parts' position when loading crafts on 1.4.3 <= KSP <= 1.9,1 This was (properly this time) discussed here. And here. I.C.A. (Instantaneous Craft Annihilation) on KSP 1.11.0 when launching or switching back to vessels with some older parts, when the vessel is over a static with collider (does not happens when the craft is directly over the PQS ground) Seamless fix for Add'Ons that implements IPastCostModifier running on KSP 1.11.x Darth Pointer's Pay to Play FreeThinker's Interstellar Fuel Switch allista's Cargo Accelerators All Angel 125 Add'Ons that uses WildBlueTools Nathan Kell's Modular Fuel System (and Real Fuels) IgorZ's Kerbal Inventory System KOS Kerbalism And many, many others - perhaps Squad's own modules (who knows?) More to come as a Needed to Code basis. Known Issues Stackable parts may not be correctly refunded when stored on a Inventory Part Installation This release has no hard dependencies anymore. You need to have Module Manager 4.0.2 or newer installed. How to use This is not intended to be "used" by end-users. It provides services to Add'On authors and fixes automatically some problems. Currently, the following services are available: Automatically restores Resources changed by Fuel Switches. Crafts at rest changes drifts the Heading by their own Fixing Costs refunds when Recovering Crafts on KSP 1.11.x Issue #1 KSP 1.9.x resets resources to prefab while cloning parts Support I need help in order to proper help you. Open the spoiler for instructions about how to get support: WARNING This Add'On is being used with success by most users, but yet... please make backups - just in case. Bug reports are encouraged, feel free to to it here or in the Issue Tracker. Ideally both. And, finally, KSP-Recall WORKS FINE WITH Module Manager. Anyone telling you you need an alternative fork of MM is telling you nonsense.

Stock Alarm Clock Disabler This is a small plugin that disables the stock alarm clock, perfect for those who prefer to use the popular mod Kerbal Alarm Clock. I created this because I was getting tired of accidentally creating an alarm due to the buttons overlapping on the maneuvers nodes. With this installed, it should no longer be an issue! Dependencies: HarmonyKSP Download: or Source code: GitHub License: GNU General Public License v3.0

As from 2018-1016 and under @pellinor agreement, I'm the New Management for TweakScale. From now on, it's all officially my fault! In a Hurry: Help Wanted! See this post. Current Release: 2.4.7.6 for KSP >= 1.3 (2023-1007) It works from KSP 1.3.0 to KSP 1.12.5! Seriously! How to check Compatibility on CurseForge. IMPORTANT Users of KSP 1.12.x need to install KSP Recall. Users of KSP 1.11.x need to install KSP Recall also. Users of KSP 1.10.x need to install KSP Recall too. Users of KSP 1.9.x need to install KSP Recall too. Users of KSP 1.8.x need to install KSP Recall also. Users of KSP 1.7.x need to install KSP Recall also. Users of KSP 1.6.x need to install KSP Recall too. Users of KSP 1.5.x need to install KSP Recall as well. Users of KSP 1.4.3, 1.4.4 and 1.4.5 need to install KSP Recall. Am I detecting a pattern here? read this post before updating! Announce for 2.4.6.0 2.4.6.1 Announce for 2.4.6.2 Announce for 2.4.6.3 Announce for 2.4.6.4 Announce for 2.4.6.5 2.4.6.6 to 2.4.6.8 weren't announced. 2.4.6.9 was ditched. Announce for 2.4.6.10 Announce for 2.4.6.11 Announce for 2.4.6.12 Announce for 2.4.6.13 2.4.6.14 was ditched Announce for 2.4.6.15 Announce for 2.4.6.16 Announce for 2.4.6.17 Announce for 2.4.6.18 2.4.6.18r2 Announce for 2.4.6.19. Announce for 2.4.6.20. 2.4.6.21 wasn't announced Announce for 2.4.6.22. Announce for 2.4.6.23. 2.4.6.24 was ditched. Announce for 2.4.6.25. Announce for 2.4.7.1. Announce for 2.4.7.2. Announce for 2.4.7.3. Announce for 2.4.7.4. Announce for 2.4.7.5. Downloads on GitHub (and KSP-AVC users). on CurseForge. on SpaceDock. TweakScale Companion Program Third Party support is being implemented into Companions, and all legacy patches are going End Of Life on TweakScale 2.4.4. Most of them are unusable anyway Check the TweakScale Companion Program's Thread for more information. New Companions are being released on a regular basis. Or get the ÜberPaket from: CurseForge SpaceDock Github Relevant Notes Kraken Food (unholy interactions between Add'Ons) is detected on startup, and a proper (and scary) Warning is shown when appropriated. Pay attention to that message, and reach me here for help! Overrules and HotFixes can be issued to workaround the problems if needed. See this post. A PhD thesis about the current problems can be found on this post. An article about how new patches will be handled is here. For users of Infernal Robotics: The Classic Infernal Robotics has a showstopper bug. See this post for details. TweakScale strongly advise using Infernal Robotics/Next where these issues were solved. Description: TweakScale lets you change the size of a part. Not just that, but it will figure out how much fuel is in the resized part. And if it's an engine, it will become more powerful by scaling it bigger, or weaker by scaling it smaller. (Pictures are eternal work in progress! ) Credits: Contributions From: Goodspeed and Biotronic. [original release thread] Pellinor [previous release thread] And future new features/bugs/mishaps from yours truly. Support: I need help in order to proper help you. Open the spoiler for instructions about how to get support: Scale Safe!

Textures Unlimited The Textures Unlimited addon brings the Unity 5 Standard shader functions to KSP along with a suite of utilities for loading shader and model asset bundles, and a host of shader and texture-related functions to support them. It does not add any new part or textures by itself, but is intended to be used and distributed by other mods who do not wish to develop their own plugin code or shaders. Features: Asset-Bundle Shader pack loading system Texture Replacement system - replace the textures on any .mu model, in a mesh-by-mesh fashion; complex material arrangements fully supported TextureSwitch module - includes a simple texture-switch module that can be added to parts through MM patches to facilitate in-game user-driven texture switching User-driven 'recoloring' system for parts. Define the pattern on the part through a mask texture, and let the user specify the color scheme. Legacy and PBR versions available. Requires special texture and shader setup. Asset-Bundle Model loading system -- supports loading of BlendShape/ShapKey models compiled as AssetBundles (and/or any other model). Supports loading of models using non-KSP shaders. List of included shaders; all are compatible with KSPs part-highlighting, thermal glow, and underwater fog functions: TU/Metallic - Unity Standard Metallic shader implementation, with full mapping compatibility with Unity Standard shader inputs. TU/Specular - Unity Standard Specular shader implementation, with full mapping compatibility with Unity Standard shader inputs. TU/Transparent - Unity Standard Metallic shader implementation with transparency support, with full mapping compatibility with Unity Standard shader inputs. TU/Legacy - Legacy Specular shader implementation that supports input of KSP mapped textures (e.g. specular in the diffuse-alpha channel). All TU/XXX shaders support recoloring, subsurface scattering, and have functional versions of icon-shaders. Any/all of these functions are optional. Use only the features that you want or need. Potential uses Mods wanting to use PBR textures and rendering for their parts Mods needing custom shaders for their parts (either the included shaders, or their own custom shaders) Mods needing BlendShape/ShapeKey animated models PBR stock-conversion mods Downloads: The latest releases will always be available from: https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/releases Dependencies: Requires Module Manager (not yet included) User-created Configs and Texture Packs: (PM me to be added to the list, not required for use): Used in the following mods: (PM me to be added to the list, not required for use): Legal/Licensing Licensed under GPL 3.0 or later (https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/blob/master/LICENSE). Source for the plugin and shaders are provided online at: (https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited) You are free to use and distribute this mod as long as the terms of the license are followed. Generally speaking this should place no restrictions if an unmodified copy is bundled in full and included in third party mod's releases. Modified copies are subject to further restrictions as are detailed in the license. Examples Examples of some of the capabilities of the shaders (all examples using parts from SSTU) PBR - Reflective and semi-reflective (reflections can range from mirror-sharp to dull based on texture setup) Masked/Recoloring (PBR and legacy versions, require special texture setups) Back-lit Solar Panel Shader + PBR shaders (+EVE + Scatterer) (solar panels still using legacy backlit shader) Reflection of surroundings; colored ambient light handling Technical Support All requests for support must be done through the GitHub issues page: https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/issues All issue tickets must be accompanied by a KSP.log file Known Issues Uses the stock reflection system for reflection probes; so any issues present there will also manifest with TU reflective shaders. No EVE or Scatterer in reflections Issues with improperly authored SQUAD DXT5 normal maps (investigating solutions) Any other issues listed on the issues tracker: https://github.com/shadowmage45/TexturesUnlimited/issues Future Plans Documentation on shaders properties and texture setup Documentation on configs for shader and texture replacement and texture switch module More comprehensive texture-replacement methods for technical textures and materials; skyboxes, ksc buildings? Credits / Contributors @Lilleman for his original work on using PBR shaders in KSP. While I didn't use any of his code directly, I did learn a few things from it. @HaArLiNsH for his updated/maintained TextureReplaceReplaced, which provided valuable insight into the rendering setup used by KSP @shaw for his work on TextureReplacer (legacy), and @rbray89 for his original work on the reflection code. @blackrack for including workarounds in Scatterer that allow for integration with TexturesUnlimited (by using the TR reflection camera naming scheme). @Electrocutor for his work on the Stock conversion patches, and for helping track down issues with the code/configs/shaders. @Manwith Noname for his work on the TexturesUnlimited Recoloring Depot, and patience while working on tracking down issues with normal maps.

On Demand Fuel Cells (ODFC) By zer0Kerbal, originally by @`Orum adopted with express permission and brought to you by KerbSimpleCo Preamble by Orum The plugin requires a set of Module Manager patches to function, as it does not do anything unless integrated into a part. There are two different sets of patches available on CKAN or SpaceDock. One set that copies the fuel cells from Stock, Universal Storage 2, Jatwaa Demolitions Co, and Solid Fuel Cells (soon more) and replaces the stock modules with ODFC with three modes (four if Community Resource Pack is installed correctly) of operation. Also adds a 0.5 EC/s multimode fuel cell to all stock command pods (easily disabled since in separate patch) Another set that modifies the same set of parts instead of copying them. Features adjustable fuel cell use - much more than just On/Off operation multiple fuel modes (serial usage - one mode at a time) variable activation threshold configurable to produce byproducts (so O+H2 = EC + H2O) very small memory footprint Brown and Black out protection assistance PAW (Part Action Window / Right Click Menu) grouping with auto collapse, click the down arrow to drop the ODFC control panel down (KSP 1.7.1). Two new features from the game settings: Stall: fuel cell stops working if vessel total electric charge falls to close to zero (0f) and will not start until there is more electric charge. Fuel cells require EC to work. autoSwitch: automatically switched fuel mode looking for fuel if the current mode becomes fuel deprived. more features coming soon See More See our Parts Catalog for part pictures For more images, see our Marketing Slicks Discussions and news on this mod: See Discussions or KSP Forums Changelog Summary for more details of changes : See ChangeLog Known Issues for more details of feature requests and known issues : See Known Issues GitHub Pages : See Pages Help Wanted Localization Installation Directions 1 Use CurseForge/OverWolf App (currently does not install dependencies) Whilst I agree CKAN is a great mod for those that can't use zip tools. I take no part, nor am I interested in maintaining the CKAN mod metadata for my mods. Please don't ask me about it but refer to the CKAN mod thread if you are having issues with CKAN or the metadata it maintains. Beware, CKAN can really mess up though it tries very, very, very hard not to. or Dependencies Kerbal Space Program 2 Either 3 Module Manager Module Manager /L Parts designed to use, or patches to modify existing parts This addon does nothing by itself. Supports GPO (Goo Pumps & Oils') Speed Pump (GPO) AllYAll - supports by removing Either BackgroundProcessing (exclusive to BackgroundResources) (see known issues list) Background Resources (exclusive to BackgroundProcessing) (see known issues list) Community Resource Pack Suggests (These mods have Fuel Cells) Hot Beverages Irradiated - Fuel Cells (HBI/FC) Bluedog Design Bureau Stockalike Mining Extension (SMX) Univeral Storage II Universl Storage RLA Reborn Solid Fuel Cells Jatwaa Demolitions Co Does not work with parts from (because they use own generation MODULES) Kethane USI @Angel-125's mods (Buffalo, Pathfinder, et al) CONFLICTS [ODFC-Refueled-CopyPatches][ODFC-C] [ODFC-Refueled-ModifyPatches][ODFC-M] REPLACES ODFC ODFC - On Demand Fuel Cells by Orum >-- ORIGINAL (outdated)--< [ODFC-Refueled][ODFC-R] Tags plugin, config, flags, agency, control, convenience, sound, resources red box below is a link to forum post on how to get support Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date Credits and Special Thanks @`Orumfor creating this glorious addon! @4x4cheesecake for helping with the initial adoption see Attribution.md for more comprehensive list Known Issue Tracker [NEW][BUG 1.1.2.1a] AmpYear doesn't seem to recognize ODFC [BUG 1.1.2.0a] TweakScale will not scale module ODFC [BUG 1.1.2.0b] Kerbalism doesn't recognize ODFC, ODFC still functions correctly [BUG 0.0.1.9a] B9 doesn't work on ODFC enabled parts [BUG 0.0.1.9b] next fuel mode should not be visible when only one mode [BUG 0.0.1.6a] BackgroundProcessing or Background Resources mods don't see ODFC, so ODFC doesn't work when doesn't have focus. Should not have both BackgroundProcessing and BackgroundResources installed. any mod that requires to use onLoad() instead of onStart() to update a part Legal Mumbo Jumbo (License provenance) How to support this and other great mods by zer0Kerbal Connect with me Track progress: issues here and projects here along with The Short List this isn't a mod. ;P↩︎ may work on other versions (YMMV)↩︎ Be Kind: Lithobrake, not jakebrake! Keep your Module Manager up to date!↩︎

As from 2021-0930 and under @TheDarkBadger agreement, I'm the New Management forDOE. From now on, it's all officially my fault! (again) In a Hurry: Current Release: 2.1.1.15 for KSP >= 1.3.1 (2023-0718) Works from KSP 1.3.1 to 1.12.5. really! IMPORTANT read this post before updating! Announce for 2.1.0.0. (2.1.1.1 to 2.1.1.4 were experimental releases) Announce for 2.1.1.5. Announce for 2.1.1.6. Announce for 2.1.1.7. Announce for 2.1.1.8. Announce for 2.1.1.9. Announce for 2.1.1.10 (Experimental). Announce for 2.1.1.11. Announce for 2.1.1.11r2. Announce for 2.1.1.12. Announce for 2.1.1.13. Announce for 2.1.1.14. Downloads on GitHub (and KSP-AVC users). on CurseForge . on SpaceDock . Description: Distant Object Enhancement /L is a visual enhancement mod that makes objects realistically visible over large distances. BASIC FEATURES Flare effects for planets and nearby satellites, properly calculated by size, distances, phase angle, etc. Flare effects are colored for each planet, which makes for easy identification. On-rails vessels up to 750km away are visually rendered (no intensive physics calculations necessary) Background stars dim when looking at the bright surface of a nearby planet, just like in real life! If you have blizzy78's Toolbar plugin, a settings window is available with several options to improve performance or tweak visuals. Full compatibility with custom planet mods -- with flare color definitions included for Real Solar System, PlanetFactory, and Alternis Kerbol. It is the follow up from TheDarkBadger's Distant Object Enhancement Continued, that by itself is the follow up of MOARdV's Distant Object Enhancement bis, which is the follow up of Rubber Ducky's Distant Object Enhancement. Support: I need help in order to proper help you. Open the spoiler for instructions about how to get support:

Deadly Reentry 7.8.2, for KSP 1.12.* - The Barbie Edition What Deadly Reentry does! (especially with KSP's new handling of thermodynamics) Deadly Reentry balances part thermal properties (max temp values of skin and internal as well as various conduction properties: skin-skin, skin-internal, emission, etc) If parts get too hot then they may catch fire. (or begin to melt; depends on if they are logically flammable or not). This begins to happen at 85% of its max temp. Some parts have had their max temp increased to compensate. Basically, think of the 85% mark as being a soft failure point leading to hard failure. As of DRE 7.6.0, this is implemented on a per area skin damage system (X+-, Y+-, Z+-). As the exterior is damaged, the interior becomes more exposed to direct reentry or supersonic heating. (the interior usally has less resistance against heating) Parts and Kerbals that experience excessive G forces for excessive periods of time may fail/die. Download latest version! (official release) If you find this mod helpful and want to throw some money away, feel free to click the donate button below! ialdabaoth (who is awesome) created Deadly Reentry 2, based on r4m0n's Deadly Reentry; this is a continuation. This continues NathanKell's work on Deadly Reentry continued, and he might contribute more at times. License remains CC-BY-SA as modified by ialdabaoth. Also included: Module Manager (by sarbian, swamp_ig, and ialdabaoth). See Module Manager thread for details and license and source: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/55219 Module Manager is required for DREC to work. INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS: If you currently have Deadly Reentry installed, go to KSP/GameData/DeadlyReentry and delete everything (files and folders). Also delete any old versions of ModuleManager (modulemanager.dll for example) in your KSP/GameData folder. Extract this archive to your KSP/GameData folder * ModularFlightIntegrator is not currently required or used by Deadly Reentry as of about DRE 7.2.2. USAGE INSTRUCTIONS: Be careful how you reenter. Make sure your craft has a heatshield (the Mk1 pod has a built-in heatshield, as do stock spaceplanes; the Mk1-2 needs a heat shield from the Structural tab). For a low Kerbin orbit reentry, try for a periapsis of about 10-20km over Kerbin. do not deploy your parachute until speed has dropped below ~350m/s. (typically you should be at a safe velocity by the time you reach an altitude of 7km) Note: Deadly Reentry no longer interferes with chutes. Both stock chutes and Real Chutes have adopted their own implementations of punishing deployments at unsafe speeds. The above warning still applies except you don't get to blame Deadly Reentry about it. Compatible shield/reentry packs! Deadly Reentry Frequently Asked Questions. Changelog: Old Legacy Changelogs! DRE menu icon created by lajoswinkler Download (latest official) Source on Github

Hello ! I released an online tool that allows for automatic planning of interplanetary trajectories with multiple gravity assists. https://krafpy.github.io/KSP-MGA-Planner/ The tool provides an interactive 3D replica of KSP's solar system where you can zoom on planets and moons. It also provides a time selector to see the KSP's system configuration at a specific date. The trajectory calculator works in two steps: Generation of a planteray sequence : configure the origin and destination body, and constraints on the trajectory (maximum number of swing-bys...). The sequence generation calculates a set of possible sequences that respect the constraints you've specified. Trajectory optimization : once you've selected a sequence, you specify an earliest and latest departure date, and a parking orbit radius around the departure body. The tool will then run an optimization process to calculate a possible optimal trajectory with the given sequence and departure conditions. The details of the nomenclature and each settings is detailed in the "How to use" section. The calculated trajectory will be displayed in the solar system view: interplanetary orbit arcs as well as flyby orbits of each planet encountered. The date and ΔV along each axes of each maneuver are displayed. The trajectory can be vizualised step by step, and you can click on the date of each maneuver to set the system view to that date. July 2022 Update: How to add solar systems The tool can now support different solar systems from mods. Follow these steps if you want to use the tool on a solar system that is not supported: Fork the project from its github repository (https://github.com/Krafpy/KSP-MGA-Planner) and create a new branch for your solar system. Create a new folder in the `data` folder where the solar system data will be stored (e.g. data/some-system). Copy the `config.yml` and `bodies.yml` files from the `data/stock` to the folder you just created and edit them with your solar system data. `config.yml` stores the global configurations of the tool. These parameters must be changed depending on the properties of the solar system (e.g. duration of a day, camera clip distances for large solar systems...). `bodies.yml` stores the description of each bodies in the solar system. Follow rigorously the edit notes. If the solar system uses Kopernicus' .cfg files for configuration, you can directly convert them into a `bodie.yml` file on this page : https://krafpy.github.io/KSP-MGA-Planner/tools/cfg-to-yml/ Add an entry to the `data/systems.yml` file, following the template. Test the tool on your computer with your system. You simply need to run a HTTP sever on the repository folder (I use VSCode live server). Create a pull request to the github repository for me to merge it (only for mods, not personal solar systems). Important notes and current issues : Despite the precision of the maneuvers details, it is very unlikely that following them will give the exact same trajectory in game. They do however result in a similar trajectory to the one calculated by the tool, and most of the time only some fine tunings are needed at each maneuver. There is no guarantee that the calculated trajectory is the best one. Since multiple gravity assists problems can only be solved using iterative optimization algorithm (here it's a differential evolution algorithm which is implemented), the result only approximates the best solution. It is totally possible that a better trajectory than the one calculated exists. A calculated trajectory may be unfeasible (more likely because of unfeasible flybys) in game due to the implementation not (yet) considering some parts of KSP's physics. A calculated trajectory may be complete non sense and absurd because of constraints implemented in the optimization process (this is very likely to occur when you look for trajectory between moons like in the Jool's system). These problems may be solved in the future. I hope this tool may be useful and I'm open to any feedback. Thanks !

KSP Trajectory Optimization Tool v1.6.9 As of v1.6.9, KSPTOT requires the use of the MATLAB Compiler Runtime R2022a! If you are upgrading from a version older than v1.6.9, please download the new MCR below! Description The KSP Trajectory Optimization Tool (KSP TOT) is a piece of MATLAB-based software I've written to help plan and execute space missions. It's functions are many: Using a Lambert solver, generate "porkchop plots" that assist with determining proper departure and arrival times of interplanetary transfer orbits. Using the data in (1), determine an optimal hyperbolic departure orbit and compute the burn magnitude and direction (that is, the delta-v vector) as well as the burn location in the initial orbit about the departure planet. Compute optimal planetary flybys to cheaply get to those hard-to-reach destinations (Moho, Eeloo, etc). Generate delta-v optimal rendevzous maneuvers to another spacecraft. Find the optimal two-burn orbit change maneuvers to adjust your orbit cheaply! Fully sequence a mission from start to finish, including coasts, burns, aerobraking, and more. This thread is a continuation of a related thread over in the add-on dev forum. Download & Installation Instructions To install and run KSP TOT on Windows, do the following: Download the Windows 64-bit 2022a MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR). Install the MCR package on your computer. You may need to restart your PC after installing in order to use KSPTOT. Download the KSP TOT package. (Push download button in upper right corner.) Unzip the KSP TOT package to a directory of your choosing. Copy the KSPTOTConnect folder to your KSP Gamedata folder. Copy the Ships folder to your KSP folder (if you use kOS). Run the KSPTOT application. To update from a previous version, just repeat steps 3-6. There is no need to re-download the MCR. Mac/Linux Users: Follow these instructions instead. (Mac only): Download VirtualBox for OS X hosts. Install according to the VirtualBox instructions. Setup and install a distribution of Linux as a virtual machine within VirtualBox. (Ex: Ubuntu) All instructions from here on down will reference the virtual machine and it's Linux operating system, not the Mac system. Download the Linux 64-bit 2022a MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR). Install the MCR package on your computer. You may need to restart your PC after installing in order to use KSPTOT. You MUST install the MCR to "/usr/local/MATLAB/R2022a/"! The software will not work correctly if this is not done. Download the KSP TOT package. (Push download button in upper right corner.) Unzip the KSP TOT package to a directory of your choosing. Set the execution bit on the run script and the executable itself. Using the following console command: chmod +x run_KSPTrajectoryOptimizationTool.sh KSPTrajectoryOptimizationTool Copy the KSPTOTConnect folder to your KSP Gamedata folder. Copy the Ships folder to your KSP folder (if you use kOS). From within the directory where you unpacked KSPTOT, run "./run_KSPTrajectoryOptimizationTool.sh /usr/local/MATLAB/R2022a/" to launch KSPTOT. To update from a previous version, just repeat steps 4-6. There is no need to re-download the MCR. For addition detail, see here. Buy Me a Coffee KSP Trajectory Optimization Tool has always been free, is free today, and will always be free to download and use. It is one of my most enjoyable hobbies and I consider it my gift to the KSP Community and developers for providing me with many hours of enjoyment. Over the years, though, a number of individuals have asked about donations as a way to say "thank you" for the hundreds (or even thousands) of hours that have gone into the development of KSPTOT. For those who wish to do so, I have a Ko-Fi account that makes just that possible. To use, just click the "Buy Me a Coffee" button. You'll be taken to a page where you can enter an amount (in units of $3), a message, and make it public or private. As a disclaimer, such donations don't imply any agreement for me to provide you with goods or services. (You already have the software! ) They are merely another way for you to say "Thank You" and are completely optional and voluntary. Usage Instructions NOTE: I've put together a tutorial on how to use KSP TOT for a basic Kerbin-Duna flight. See this post here for the tutorial. Launch Vehicle Designer Future Feature Ideas These are ideas for future LVD functionality and are mostly here for my own reference: Sensor models for mineral scanning and the like. Done Electrical system modeling, including solar panel, generator, and battery models. Done Simple modeling of ground vehicles and aircraft via a waypoint system. Done Updated steering modes which are more flexible (specify control frame, specify angle models (polynominals, linear tangent, etc)). Done General derivatives and integrals of quantities. Implement as a store of times and values over event, then allow for requesting the derivative/integral at a particular time by querying stores values and times to compute numerically. Done. Linear constraints. Backwards propagation. Done. Drag (and lift?) as a function of some independent variable (velocity, altitude, Mach number, etc) Drag done. Let the user select select (or do it automatically) the reference frame for the Spacecraft state panels (Initial Spacecraft State, Final Spacecraft State, view state after event). LVD geometry system: Define "points" (spacecraft, celestial bodies, ground stations, fixed in reference frame, two body prop point) Define "vectors" (built in e.g. position, velocity, angular momentum; fixed in coordinate system; and point to point) Define coordinate systems (aligned/constrained from two vectors) Define reference frame (coordinate system + point) All elements done. Make element set conversions vectorized. Done. Source Code Source code for KSPTOT itself is available on Github at the following location: KSPTOT Github Found a Bug or Issue? Please file a bug report here. FAQ Q: When I first download and try to run KSPTOT, I see the process in Task Manager but nothing happens! What is going on? A: Each time you download KSPTOT and run the executable for the first time, the software needs to decompress a bunch of code and store it on your computer. KSPTOT is a large application with a lot of software within it, so this takes some time. Please give KSPTOT 5-10 minutes to fully decompress and start up before killing it. (In rare instances, it may take longer than this.) Q: I don't have MATLAB! Can I still use KSP TOT? A: Yes! MATLAB is not required to use KSP TOT, only the MATLAB Compiler Runtime, which is freely available at the link I provide above in the download instructions. Q: I use Real Solar System / Kopernicus / Outer Planets Mod /etc. Can I use KSP TOT with it? A: Yes! To do so, you'll need to create a bodies.ini file with the information of the new planets included. Simply install the KSPTOTConnect plugin into your KSP / Gamedata folder, start KSP, get into the flight scene (where you can see your spacecraft in space, for example), and then open KSP TOT. Use the File -> Create New Bodies File From KSP and follow the instructions. Then load the file you create with File -> Load Bodies From File. All done! While you'll only need to create the bodies file once, you have to load it each time KSP TOT starts to use it. Q: Do I really have to enter dates and times in seconds? That sounds awful. A: Nope! Right click on any time field, select "Enter UT as Date/Time", and fill in the year/day/hour/minute/second in the box that comes up. That's all there is to it! Q: I'm having problems running KSP TOT. The program doesn't run and just turns into a temp file when I double click it. What is going on? A: Check to see if your anti-virus software is interfering. Provide an exception for the KSP TOT executable if you need to. Avast has been known to cause problems. Q: I can't get the KSP TOT real time system or maneuver node upload to connect. What can I do? A: Check the following conditions: KSP must be running in a windowed mode, you must be in the flight scene (not tracking station or space center scene, but the scene where you can fly your vessel), and you must have a firewall exception for KSP. If these are all true and you're still having problems, let me know. Q: Mission Architect is hard! How do I use it? A: First, check out the PDF tutorial packaged with the KSP TOT download. If you still have questions after (or while) going through that, please post the questions in this thread and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Q: I get an error about a file not being found when I attempt to run KSPTOT. What can I do? A: Please follow the steps at this link to see if that resolves the problem: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/387408-why-do-i-get-the-error-using-load-unable-to-read-file-filename-no-such-file-or-directory-when Q: What ports do I need open to use KSPTOTConnect or the KSPTOT Real Time System? A: Ports 8282 though 8295 are used for KSPTOTConnect and KSPTOT RTS. Port 8282 is used for pulling body information from KSP, for uploading maneuvers, and other one time events. The others are used for a continuous data stream from KSP while using the RTS. Change Log Version 0.1 [LIST] [*]Initial public release. [/LIST] Version 0.2 [LIST] [*]Added departure information screen. [*]Added ability to input time (UT) as a date/time by right-clicking on those text boxes [/LIST] Version 0.3 [LIST] [*]Fixed bugs [*]Included basic computational options, accessible from Edit->Options, [*]Dixed a bug where datatips on the main porkchop plot would not always display estimated delta-v, [*]Added a custom display for datatips on the porkchop plot, [*]Added time past periapse to the burn information on the departure display GUI. [/LIST] Version 0.4 [LIST] [*]Fixed bug where departure calculation window would not refocus after selecting departure/arrival times from porkchop plot. [*]In departure calculation input GUI, added ability to right-click on arrival time input and select option to optimize that time based on what's in the departure time box. [*]Added application-wide input checking. [/LIST] Version 0.5 [LIST] [*]Added ability to optimize departure for given arrival date in Departure Calc window. [*]Added ability to find earliest arrival date based on maximum allowable delta-v. [*]When generating a porkchop plot, data cursor now appears at the optimal location. [*]Apse markers have been added to the transfer orbit display in the departure information window. [*]A "global optimum" method has been written and runs after generating a porkchop plot, but it currently doesn't output anything anywhere. I'm still working on what to do with it. [*]Added new bodies to the application's database. Corrected existing information where needed. [*]Lots and lots of bug fixes. [/LIST] Version 0.6 [LIST] [*]Lone Wolfling's "minimize arrival time" with variable departure time optimizer; [*]The ability to input arithmetic statements (2+2 for example) into numeric text boxes and have them evaluate (so if you enter 2+2, the box changes to read 4) [*]"Optimize Departure for Input Arrival" now uses the input departure time as a lower bound. Useful for when you're in the middle of a game and you clearly can't go back in time to find that "better" solution. [*]Some bug fixes and tweaks under the hood. [/LIST] Version 0.7 [LIST] [*]A[B] Flyby Maneuver Sequencer[/B](FMS)that is capable of searching for optimal flybys (gravity assist maneuvers) around planets. Spending too much fuel on that trip to Moho? Try a flyby around Eve first! [*]Optimal launch/arrival date is now the default setting in the Compute Departure GUI. [*]"Time To Periapse" is now shown alongside "Time After Periapse" in the DV Maneuver Information boxes in the Departure Information GUI and the FMS GUI. Useful for using maneuver node editors mostly. [*]Some minor visual changes/tweaks to the plots. [*]Some bug fixes and a code reoganization on the back-end. [/LIST] Version 0.8 [LIST] [*]A[B] two-burn optimal orbit change planner[/B]. This allows you to change your current orbit from any one given orbit to another with two engine firings. Very useful for adjusting your inbound hyperbolic orbit to set up that ideal Kethane scanning orbit. [*]The ability to port in orbits from SFS files. Right click an orbit panel, hit the appropriate menu item, select the SFS file, and go! Eliminates the need to hand-enter orbits from MechJeb displays or whatnot. [*]The addition of the orbital period to some output data. [*]The Compute Departure Burn GUI now accepts hyperbolic orbits. (I've left the wording on Elliptical in there for now until I'm satisfied that it works just as well with hyperbolic as well as elliptical orbits.) [*]Various minor bug fixes and tweaks. [/LIST] Version 0.9 [LIST] [*]Changes to the departure calculation code and the flyby maneuver sequencer in order to[B] better determine burn times and true anomalies[/B] when provided with an orbit epoch and mean anomaly at that epoch. [*]Right-clicking on the porkchop plot will now bring up a context menu that will allow you to recenter the plot on a particular point on the graph. [*]A few minor bug fixes and tweaks. [/LIST] Version 0.10 [LIST] [*]New application: [B]Maneuver Execution Assistant[/B]. This helps pilots properly time the start of burns to center the delta-v across the maneuver node. [*]New application: [B]Rendezvous Maneuver Sequencer[/B]. Useful for meeting up with other craft in orbit, as well as moons. [*]KSP TOT can now[B] ingest custom celestial bodies files [/B]and parse them. Useful for doing stuff in other solar systems you define. [*]Added some tooltips to input fields. [*]Bug fix: Fixed issue where GUI elements could become distorted and/or shift position [*]Bug fix: Fixed issue with code that converts r/v vectors to keplerian elements: now handles 0 eccentricity and inclination much better [*]Bug fix: Code now remembers where last opened SFS file was retrieved from. [*]Bug fix: Optimization runs now include some scaling of constrains and the objective function. [*]Lots of backend changes to support the above. [/LIST] Version 0.11 [LIST] [*]New application: [B]KSPTOT Mission Control Center. [/B]Connects to KSPTOT using the new KSPTOT Connect plugin (see below). Offers users on different PCs the ability to act as mission controllers by providing console screens with subsystem data on them. [LIST] [*]Console pages available in the MCC: [*]Orbital Operations [*]ACS/Dynamics (attitude control and pointing) [*]Power/Thermal [*]Propulsion [*]Telemetry Monitor [/LIST] [*]New plugin: [B]KSPTOT Connect[/B]. Allows users to connect KSPTOT to KSP (running on the same PC) to perform various tasks: [LIST] [*]Grab the orbit and game UT from straight from KSP! [*]Upload maneuver nodes from the various applications! [*]Place in your GameData directory in your KSP directory. [/LIST] [*]A handful of minor fixes on the KSP TOT side. [LIST] [*]Importing orbits from SFS now works for 0.23. [*]Some other fixes [/LIST] [/LIST] Version 0.11.1 [LIST] [*]Bug fix: Plots in the flyby maneuver sequencer should render correctly now. Before, an error was thrown fairly consistently. [*]Bug fix: Plotting in the Compute Departure window has been corrected. Before only the red dv vector was shown. [*]Bug fix: Uploading a maneuver to a ship in KSP is now restricted to localhost. [/LIST] Version 0.11.2 [LIST] [*]Bug fix: The remaining plot rendering issues should be resolved. [/LIST] Version 0.12 [LIST] [*]New Application: [B]KSP TOT Mission Architect[/B] [LIST] [*]Allows for the planning of complete missions from Kerbin injection orbit to anywhere in the solar system. [*]Plan ballistic trajectories, gravity assist maneuvers, injection orbits and more using the same basic orbital mechanics and patched conics system that KSP uses! No more infinitesimal sphere of influence approximations to ruin your burn planning. [*]Tracks spacecraft mass and fuel usage so you ensure you always have enough fuel to return to Kerbin. [*]Built in mission optimizer can goal seek to target celestial bodies, minimize fuel usage, or hit inclination/eccentricity targets -- all optimally. [*]Full orbit visualization means that you'll know precisely where you're going and how you're going to get there. [*]Mission state log provides the complete spacecraft state at effectively any point along the mission, from initial get-go to the final injection burn. [*]And more! [/LIST] [*]Improvements to the astrodynamics code: [LIST] [*]Orbit propagation code has been vectorized to allow for faster execution. [*]Orbit RV/Keplerian conversion has been vectorized for MUCH faster execution. Code is also far more robust! [/LIST] [*]Improvements/fixes to the rendezvous application. [*]Other minor fixes/improvements too small to note here. [/LIST] Version 0.12.1 [LIST] [*]Fixed issue with vectorized kepler solver; [*]Added lower periapse warning and low propellant warnings; [*]Added zoom slider to orbit display; [*]Added tooltips; [*]Updated colormaps for bodies in bodies.ini: [LIST] [*]Jool [*]Moho [*]Gilly [*]Vall [*]Bop [*]Pol [*]Eeloo [/LIST] [*]Added an unsaved work check upon closing MA; [*]Fixed bug with the Advance Script To Selected Event function; [*]Added scroll bar to Alerts/Warnings box; [*]Fixed rare display issue with Mission Optimizer; [*]Numeric constraints may now have an associated reference body; [*]Active constraint listbox tooltip now displays information on active constraints; [*]Arrow buttons on orbit visualization now wrap; [*]Fixed bug that occured when mission had more than 11 events; [*]Fixed bug that could cause infinite propagator recursion when going to true anomaly of 0. [/LIST] Version 0.12.2 [LIST] [*]Added new constraints to the MA Mission Optimizer [LIST] [*]Orbital Period [*]Non-singular H1 [*]Non-singular K1 [*]Non-singular H2 [*]Non-singular K2 [/LIST] [*]Added Mission Architect Celestial Body Catalog that displays celestial body information [*]Added ability to plot state and state-derived quantities using MATLAB plotting capabilities [LIST] [*]Classical (Keplerian) orbit elements [*]Vector (position/velocity) elements [*]Equinoctial elements [*]Spacecraft masses (propellants, dry, total) [*]Spacecraft eclipse state [*]Other spacecraft state and state-derived values [*]Generates CSV output on command [*]Shows orbital events such as DV maneuvers and apse crossings on the plots [*]Numerous graphical plotting options [LIST] [*]Colors, grids, line width, sub-plots, etc [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Initial implementation of body rotation code [LIST] [*]MA now computes longitude and latitude [LIST] [*]Optimizer constraint [*]Graphical analysis variable [*]State readout output [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Added "Other Spacecraft" and "Ground Stations" [LIST] [*]User can define a spacecraft in orbit or a ground station on a body surface [*]Can be used for optimization ("minimize distance to s/c") [*]Can be used for plotting in Graphical Analysis [/LIST] [*]Added burn UT to Rendezvous Maneuver Sequencer [*]Improved MA SoI transition robustness for elliptical orbits [*]Increased optimizer speed for missions with many events [*]Fixed bug with retrieving orbit from KSPTOTConnect [*]Fixed issue with Rendezvous Maneuver Sequencer when trying to compute manenuvers between orbits with similar geometry [*]Fixed issue that could cause script execution to slow with many events [*]Fixed issue with MA mission plan file sizes being >10 MB [*]Fixed issue that caused saving and opening of MA mission plans to be slow [/LIST] Version 0.12.3 [LIST] [*]Two new constraints in Mission Architect: [LIST] [*]Altitude of periapsis [*]Altitude of apoapsis [/LIST] [*]Bug fix to graphical analysis' text output when mission plan had not yet been saved [*]Major change to MA constraint system (now possible to change assigned event after creating constraint) [*]Bug fixes to KSPTOT main functionality, flyby maneuver sequencer, and in other places [*]Bug fixes to Mission Architect [/LIST] Version 1.0.0 [LIST] [*][B]New Application: Multi-Flyby Maneuver Sequencer[/B]. Replacing the Flyby Maneuver Sequencer, this application is capable of generating flyby trajectories around an arbitrary number of celestial bodies. It's also 100x times faster than FMS and tends to generate solutions which are more balanced and achievable. Really, try it out, it's a real work of art and arguably the best set of code I've ever written. [*][B]Mission Architect[/B] has received a number of upgrades: [LIST] [*]GUI now actively indicates when no errors are present in the execution of the missions script. [*]It is not possible to generate orbit constraints based on the current state of the mission and its associated events. See "Script" menu. [*]Two new script execution settings (see "Script" menu): [LIST] [*]Strict SoI Search is an attempt to speed up the execution time of long missions by restructuring the way high->low SoI transitions are found. It can, in some cases, speed up execution and optimization by a factor of 2x. [*]Parallel Script Optimization allows users to take advantage of MATLAB's sophisticated parallel computing abilities to speed up the optimization of the mission script in most cases. [*]Both of these options default to "off" but are available in the "Script" menu. [/LIST] [*]A number of improvements to SoI search in general that increase its robustness. [*]Many, many bug fixes and improvements. [/LIST] [*]A number of other minor fixes and improvements to various other elements of KSP TOT. [/LIST] Version 1.1.0 [LIST] [*][B]New Application: Flyby Porkchop Plotter. [/B]Generates a delta-v contour map for an arbitrary flyby mission sequencer in a similar manner to that of the porkchop plot featured on main GUI. Inspired by diomedea, this application is great for getting the big picture and finding flybys through a more "brute-force" technique. [*]Updates to the [B]Multi-Flyby Maneuver Sequencer[/B][B]:[/B] [LIST] [*]Now accepts a minimum of two waypoints (previously, three) and computes the optimal ballastic trajectory between them. This is basically a way to find optimal, no flyby trajectories using a genetic algorithm. [*]GUI now allows users to specify bound on flight time for each waypoint leg. Previously only the launch window could be specified. [*]Bug fixes and some other minor tweaks to the underlying algorithm. [/LIST] [*]A new[B] splash screen[/B] now appears when loading the application. Features a new KSP TOT logo inspired by the Voyager I and II missions. [LIST] [*]Also fixed the issue where the main GUI would half load, displaying filler/placeholder information for a moment before loading the full GUI. [/LIST] [*]A new [B]Help -> About[/B] menu in the main GUI with application development credits. [*]Fixed a regression in [B]Mission Architect[/B] that made it hard to find SoI transitions in some cases. [/LIST] Version 1.1.1 [LIST] [*]Fixed a bug in [B]Multi-Flyby Maneuver Sequencer[/B] such that the wrong burn true anomaly was being displayed at flyby periapses. [*]Added the ability to import masses of the active spacecraft in KSP straight into [B]Mission Architect[/B] by right-clicking the mass panel in the Insert State dialog box. Must have KSPTOTConnect plugin installed in KSP and KSP must be running in the flight scene for this to work. [*]Added ability to tap Enter/Return on keyboard to save and close the Insert State/Coast/DV_Maneuver/Mass_Dump dialog boxes in [B]Mission Architect[/B]. [/LIST] Version 1.1.2 [LIST] [*]Fixed issue with launch windows in [B]MFMS.[/B] [/LIST] Version 1.1.3 [LIST] [*]Fixed issue with editing thrusters in [B]Mission Architect.[/B] [/LIST] Version 1.1.4 [LIST] [*]The pork chop plot now requests an increase in the maximum delta-v to plot if the minimum delta-v in the data points computed is greater than that value. [*][B]Added the ability to generate bodies.ini files from KSP! [/B] In the File menu of the main GUI, select "Create Bodies File From KSP." [*]Added a note in the generic time entry dialog box clarifying that those times are Earth times, not Kerbin times. [*]Added a new constraint to [B]Mission Architect[/B]: Universal Time constraint. Restricts event end times to the universal times specified by the user. [/LIST] Version 1.1.5 [LIST] [*]Vessels no longer have parts disappear upon loading a save when using the KSP TOT MCC suite. [*]Asteroids are no longer selectable from the MCC Vessel Selection dialog box. [/LIST] Version 1.1.6 [LIST=1] [*]Thanks to bk2w, I now have a vectorized version of the porkchop plot code implemented. Based on his trials, it runs something like 280x faster than before. Needless to say, this is a great improvement! Thank you to bk2w! [*]Implemented an "orbit clipboard" across the whole KSP TOT application, including Mission Architect, Multi-Flyby Manuever Sequencer, etc. Right click on any orbit entry panel to get a menu for copy/pasting an orbit to the KSP TOT orbit clipboard. You can also right click on any orbit state log panel in Mission Architect to copy the orbit from what you're seeing. This works on the main GUI and in the State Log window, too! [*]Added Mean Anomaly to the Mission Architect state log tooltips. [*]Fixed a bug with using the Mission Architect State Log with only one event in the mission script. [*]In the Mission Architect Insert Coast dialog box, when inserting a Go To UT coast, you can now right click the UT value, min UT value, and max UT value boxes to enter a UT as a Date/Time string, as you can everywhere else in the GUI. [*]One or two other minor things I found along the way. [/LIST] Version 1.1.7 [LIST] [*][B]Major improvements to the KSPTOTConnect netcode courtesy of RadarManFromTheMoon[/B]. These improvements significantly increase the robustness and speed of KSP TOT Connect, making it much more enjoyable to use. Thanks, RadarManFromTheMoon! [*][B]New Mission Architect Tool: Mission Animator[/B]. Mission Animator is a multi-purpose visualizer and animation creation tool for Mission Architect. [*]Three new objective functions in Mission Architect: maximize inclination, maximize eccentricity, and "satisfy constraints". [*]2x speed up of Mission Architect script execution when using Strict SoI Search [*][B]Time may now be specified in Earth units or Kerbin units.[/B] NOTE: Kerbin units are HIGHLY experimental. Report any issues with KSP TOT while using Kerbin units immediately. [*]Bug fixed with MA Graphical Analysis tool when plotting against MET. [*]New "Distance Traveled" option in MA Graphical Analysis. [*]Fixed two bugs with Maneuver Exec Assistant [/LIST] Version 1.1.8 [LIST] [*]A new aerobraking event for Mission Architect; [*]A huge set of new options in Mission Animator; and [*]Lots of little bug fixes and tweaks. [/LIST] Version 1.1.9 [LIST] [*]New Features for [B]Mission Architect[/B]; [LIST] [*]A new finite duration burn model that takes into account the duration of a burn, and thrust and Isp of the engine; [*]Aerobraking updated to include both stock and NEAR/FAR models; [*]A new launch window analysis tool; [*]A new delta-v budget tool; [*]Improvements to mission optimizer behavior; [*]Improvements to undo/redo functionality (was causing some slow-downs after many actions); [*]Bug fixes and other minor improvements; [/LIST] [*]Compiled [B]KSPTOTConnect [/B]against KSP v0.90; [*]Added a search window length input to [B]Rendezvous Maneuver Sequencer[/B]; [*]Some minor fixes to the [B]KSPTOT Real Time System (RTS).[/B] [/LIST] Version 1.2.0 [LIST] [*]Upgraded [B]MATLAB Compiler Runtime to version R2014b x64[/B]. [*]Added a search parameter slider to [B]Rendezvous Maneuver Sequencer[/B] that allows the user to adjust the way the optimizer works. [*]Added ability to split impulsive DV maneuvers in [B]Mission Architect.[/B] [*]Changed aerobraking models away from the impulsive approximation and replaced those with numerical integration that should be much more accurate. [*]Added a function to [B]Mission Architect Graphical Analysis[/B] that allows the user to draw lines at specified points on the plots [*]Lots of other bug fixes and minor tweaks to [B]Mission Architect[/B]. [/LIST] Version 1.2.1 [LIST] [*]Fixes an issue with the rotation rate of Kerbin in the bodies.ini file. [*]Fixes an issue with the way spacecraft are displayed in the Mission Animator. [*]Fixes an issue with lat/long calculations. [/LIST] Version 1.3.0 [LIST] [*]Added the ability to specify the line style of Other Spacecraft orbits in [B]Mission Architect[/B] when rendering. [*]Added ability to plot the orbits of Other Spacecraft in the main [B]Mission Architect[/B] render window. [*]Added option to replace small children bodies with circular markers in main [B]Mission Architect[/B] render window to improve their visibility. [*]Added ability to open MATLAB FIG files right from [B]Mission Architect[/B]'s file menu. [*]Added ability to close most [B]Mission Architect[/B] windows using the Esc key (will not save any input, is equivalent to hitting the X in the window corner). [*]Updated [B]KSPTOTConnect [/B]plugin for [B]KSP v1.0[/B]! [*]Removed previous stock drag model from [B]Mission Architect[/B]'s aerobraking event code. [*]Many, many bug fixes and other small improvements/enhancements. Thanks to Gaiiden for his help in identifying many of these! [/LIST] Version 1.3.1 [LIST] [*]Resolved an issue with axis scale in Mission Animator cutting off orbits; [*]Resolved a few issues with KSPTOTConnect plugin that prevented a bodies.ini file from being generated correctly; [*]Updated bodies.ini file to use GM values and atmospheric values from KSP v1.0.x; [*]Resolved an issue with the Keplierian -> Vector elements conversion subroutine that caused an issue when eccentricity was 0.0 and inclination was greater than 0.0. [*]One or two other minor bug fixes and tweaks. [/LIST] Version 1.3.2 [LIST] [*]10x decrease in run time on the Kepler solver. This is due to eliminating the use of fzero() for both elliptical and hyperbolic cases. Should reduce total run time by 15-20%. [*]Eliminated a findObj() call that should reduce total runtime by 5%-10%. [*]Enabled strict SoI search by default, which should reduce total run time by 10%-20%. (I've also seen it do nothing, though, so it's very situation dependent.) [*]Added a selective SoI search feature which can be used to further reduce run time as requested by the user. [*]A few other bug fixes and tweaks. [/LIST] Version 1.3.3 [LIST] [*]Fixed a bug that occurred occasionally when propagating a mission plan; [*]Added a "Get Orbit for Active Vessel" feature to Get Orbit context menus. [/LIST] Version 1.4.0 [LIST] [*]Added a [B]Communications Network Analysis tool[/B] to Mission Architect. This feature allows you to assess communication node visibility, total comm path distance, and network node utilization. [*]Added a [B]ground station elevation angle[/B] task to Mission Architect's Graphical Analysis tool. This is useful for assessing when comm spacecraft go below or rise above the horizon (and therefore become useful). [*]Added a series of [B]astrodynamics calculators[/B] to Mission Architect's suite of tools. [*]One or two minor bug fixes here and there. [/LIST] Version 1.5.0 [LIST] [*]Added a Mission Notes section under the Edit menu, let's you record text or whatever you want and store it for later. [*]Added a Staging event to the Events menu. This is basically a Mass-only Set State: you tell it what your post staging dry mass, fuel/ox mass, etc masses are and it sets them for you. Useful for when you're dropping partially used stages, and very complementary to the existing MASS_DUMP event. [*]Added commentary to the bodies.ini file. [*]Added the KSP v1.0 atmospheric model to KSP TOT Mission Architect. [*]Some performance optimizations related to the redo/undo menu and its backend data. [*]Four new DV maneuver types, all of which use spherical coordinates. Spherical coordinates use an azimuth (angle in a plane) and elevation (angle out of the plane) and DV magnitude to define the maneuver. There are inertial and orbit impulse maneuver types as well as inertial and orbit finite burn duration maneuver types. The best use for these new types to allow you to specify the min and maximum delta-v magnitude for the optimizer. [*]Resolved an issue where the GUI would rapidly slow down after running the optimizer multiple times. This issue was around since v1.0.0 but was exasperated by v1.4.0. The actual root cause of the issue is probably a bug in MATLAB's memory management, but I actually like the fix better than the old way I was doing things, so I'm going to keep it permanent. [*]Resolved an issue where variables not marked for optimization in a burn (or any multi-variable event) would get changed by the optimizer. [*]"Re-optimize Mission" in the Mission Architect Optimization menu now actually serves a purpose and is useful. Before it would just run the exact same case again, providing the same answer you already got. Now it runs the current script with the same optimization settings/constraints/objective/etc, which was its original purpose. [*]Some other minor speed improvements here and there. [*]Other minor fixes and optimizations. [/LIST] Version 1.5.1 [LIST] [*] KSPTOTConnect compatibility with KSP v1.1.2 [*] Lots of bug fixes and stability work. [/LIST] Version 1.5.2 [LIST] [*] Resolved an issue with Mission Architect erroring when creating a constraint. [*] Added EXPERIMENTAL support for bodies.ini files that include spaces and special characters in body names. [/LIST] Version 1.5.3 [LIST] [*] Resolved an issue with loading in bodies.ini files from Outer Planets and other KSP mods. [/LIST] Version 1.5.4 [LIST] [*] KSPTOT now runs on a new MATLAB Compiler Runtime, R2015b x64! This requires an install of this runtime to use KSPTOT. Please see the OP or this link to download the new MCR. [*] Bug fixes for the Mission Architect Comm. Network Analysis Tool's pathfinding algorithm; [*] A bug fix in the Multi-Flyby Maneuver Sequencer's use of the compiled Lambert solver when using Kerbin time; [*] Fixes to a bug in Mission Architect orbit angle constraints (RAAN, argument, etc). [*] Additions of new constraints in Mission Architect: prograde/normal/radial distance from Other Spacecraft, and Relative Velocity to Other Spacecraft [*] Addition of new Mission Architect Graphical Analysis tasks: prograde/normal/radial distance from Other Spacecraft, and Relative Velocity to Other Spacecraft [*] A few other minor tweaks here and there. [/LIST] Version 1.5.5 [LIST] [*] Fixed issue with starting parallel pool in Mission Architect (matlabpool -> parpool) [*] Added ability to remove mass at a constant rate from spacecraft during coasts [*] Added ability to rename propellant types [*] Mass dump GUI now shows fuel type being dumped for delta-v dump [*] DV maneuvers now have a line color for plotting similar to coasts [*] Added ability to run multiple MFMS runs in sequence in a hands-off manner [*] Added ability to save the text output from MFMS runs to file without manual copy/paste [*] Added function to Mission Architect to create a "trajectory map" similar to what MFMS outputs (Tools -> Create Trajectory Map) [*] Replaced the previous end-of-optimization prompt with a scorecard that allows the user to choose between the final optimization result, the optimization iteration with the best objective function value, or the optimization iteration with the best constraint value. [*] Added "Copy Orbit After Selected Event" item to MA script context menu [*] Lists of celestrial bodies which contain the full body list are now arranged in a hierarchical order with appropriate indenting [*] Fixed bug with MFMS in which the waypoint panel header did not update when the central body is changed [*] Fixed bug with other spacecraft and ground targets related to their body. May need to recreate these items if you're on a v1.5.5 pre-release. [*] Added initial orbit epoch and mean anomaly to the Multi-Flyby Maneuver Sequencer input [*] Fixed a bug with the algorithm that adjusts departure time to account for mean anomaly and epoch in the "Compute Departure" tool. [*] Fixed a bug with MFMS "Get Orbit from SFS File" functionality [/LIST] Version 1.5.6 [LIST] [*] Added hyperbolic velocity unit vector constraints to Mission Architect [*] Added hyperbolic velocity unit vector component tasks to Mission Architect Graphical Analysis [*] Added ability in Mission Architect for impulsive maneuvers to be split by burn duration as well as delta-v [*] Fixed bugs in Mission Architect's Convert Impulsive Maneuver and Split Impulsive Maneuver functions [*] Added solar beta angle task to Mission Architect Graphical Analysis [*] Fixed bug with computing event duration in Mission Architect [*] Added stock comm max range model (sqrt(r1*r2)) to Mission Architect comm network analysis tool. [*] Resolved issue with Mission Architect where trying to open up two sessions of MA would kill the first session without any prompting. [*] Resolved issue with Mission Architect where the number of revolutions in a coast would be computed incorrectly when opening the Edit Coast dialog box. [*] KSPTOTConnect updated for KSP v1.2. [*] KSPTOT Real Time System now uses skin temperature in the thermal console screen. [*] Open Mission Plan and New Mission Plan menu items in Mission Architect no longer prompt about unsaved work if the mission plan is fulled saved with no outstanding changes. [*] Fixed: Issue with missing matlabrc file. [*] Fixed: "Other Spacecraft window stays open on loading new project" [*] Fixed: "Enabling script->parallel throws error" [*] Fixed: "Copy/Paste orbit data does not include orbiting body" [*] Fixed: "Mission Architect optimization window no longer forces itself to front"while optimizing. [*] Fixed: "f(x) going from positive to negative messes up the middle chart in the Mission Optimizer window" [*] Implemented: "Notify user of successful tabular text output when using a saved mission file" [*] Fixed: "KSP TOT still expects anomalies in the range of [0, 360]" KSPTOT no longer returns anomalies outside of [0, 360] [*] Updated: "bodies.ini GM/Atmosphere/Rotational periods" [*] Fixed: "No trajectory plotted through Kerbin SOI for asteroid coming from sun orbit" [*] Updated: Mission Architect SoI search mode no longer starts out "strict" [*] Fixed: "Mun SOI intercept not found on trajectory that passes through Mun’s SOI" [*] Fixed: "KSPTOT will get orbit info, but will not read maneuver nodes" [*] Implemented: "Other Spacecraft dialog has disabled input if no vessels listed until Add Spacecraft button is clicked" [*] Implemented: "In the execution assistant, add ability to right-click and read next maneuver node from KSP" [*] Implemented: "In the Orb Ops console, display the maneuver node's True Anomaly, to match what the execution assistant wants" [*] Implemented: "MA save dialog notes if save file is dirty or not" [*] Fixed: Resolved issue where pasting an orbit into the MA Other Spacecraft window would not apply that orbit to the selected spacecraft. [/LIST] Version 1.5.7 [LIST] [*] Mission Architect: New experimental N-body coast event. This event models N-body gravity for selected bodies. Allows for basic Principia compatibility. [*] Mission Architect: New event "Docking" that models the user spacecraft being docked to another spacecraft by propagating the user spacecraft along the same orbit as the other spacecraft. [*] Mission Architect: New event "Landing" that fixes your spacecraft relative to the rotating surface of the current central body. Can be used to model landings on the surface. [*] Mission Architect: New initial state type "Estimate Launch." Allows for users to model a launch into a circular parking orbit at a desired altitude. Useful for determining initial orbits when that information is otherwise hard to guess or not available. [*] Mission Architect: Initial state parameters may now be optimized like burn and coast parameters. [*] Mission Architect: Relative in-track, cross-track, and radial positions of other spacecraft are now represented more correctly in Graphical Analysis. [*] Mission Architect: Major update to the optimizer contraint system that allows for nearly all Graphical Analysis tasks to be used as constraints. [*] A number of bug fixes in Mission Architect and the KSPTOTConnect plugin. [/LIST] Version 1.5.8 [LIST] [*] [Implemented] MFMS now allows for multiple revolutions around the central body for each leg of the tour. [*] [Implemented] RSS-like propagation of celestial bodies is now usable throughout the application. The code will handle SoI transitions correctly in Mission Architect. [*] [Implemented] KSPTOT main UI options are now stored in the appOptions file and persist through sessions. [*] [Implemented] Minor quality of life improvements in Mission Architect. [*] [Fix] Resolved issues with the way SoI transitions are computed that could cause an SoI transition to be missed. [*] [Fix] Fixed rare bug with loading mission plans in Mission Architect. [*] [Fix] Numerous bugs contained in the Compute Departure function. [*] [Fix] Resolved many other issues with Mission Architect. [/LIST] Version 1.5.9 [LIST] [*]Update KSPTOT to use MATLAB Compiler Runtime version R2017b. [*]Resolved issue with KSPTOT RTS. [*]Added minimum periapsis radius constraint for MFMS. [*]Fixed issue with KSPTOT Mission Architech drag calculations. [*]The Mission Architect optimization algorithm is now select-able from the Script -> Execution Options menu. [*]Mission Architect aerobraking events can now select a color to use for drawing on the UI. [*]Added the MATLAB version the application is running on to various splash screens and informational texts. [*]Mission Architect orbit display clipping parameter updated to "rectangle"; should help with some funny clipping issues that existed previously. [*]"Central Body ID" constraint should now be smooth instead of discrete. This should help with using this constraint during optimization. [*]New "Eve Aerobraking" MA example [*]Added a total mission duration constraint in MFMS. [*]Increased the fidelity of the Mission Architect SoI search routine with the addition of another algorithm. [*]Added an error message to MA when the optimizer hits a NaN for a control variable. [*]Messages are written to MA output when you change optimizer algorithm. [/LIST] Version 1.5.10 [LIST] [*] Corrected an issue with the SFS import function [*] Added the ability to set the line style of coasts and finite DV maneuvers. [*] Added the line style updates to five Mission Architect events. [*] Updated the drag coefficient calculator to use orbital energy instead of SMA to solve on. [*] In Mission Architect, after running the optimizer, any constraints that are active or violated after optimization will show a warning message with information about the constraint values and bounds. [*] Resolved issue with the MA Delta-V dialog box not updating until another event is processed. [*] Resolved an issue with the main MA UI not refreshing after optimization. [*] Added a warning to MA if the user tries to close the application while the software is processing data (either because the UI is running the mission script or the orbit display is updating). [*] Corrected a bug in the SoI transition code. [*] Importing orbits from KSPTOT Connect into RMS and OTBOC tools now automatically sets the central body correctly. [*] Fixed a bug with the context menu in OTBOC tool. [*] Added SoI search tolerance menu option to Mission Architect; [*] Added ability to perturb Mission Architect optimization variables by a percentage amount via menu; [*] Fixed bug with Mission Architect optimization constraint analysis warning text; [*] Added warning dialog to MFMS is the user attempts to close the UI while MFMS is running. [*] Mission Architect: Two new graphical analysis tasks and constraints, the hyperbolic excess velocity vector right ascension and declination angles. [*] Mission Architect: The Optimizer observation window is now more useful. The top plot showing variable values has been changed such that it plots from lower bound to upper bound of every value. This means that extra large variable values (like times) will not completely wash out the plot anymore. [*] MFMS: The number of decimal places in the output window has increased to 4 for each united value. [*] Mission Architect: Tweaks to the options fed into the fmincon optimizer algorithm. [*] Mission Architect: Included a new example case file: Kerbin-Eve-Jool-Eeloo mission. [*] An error message when the MFMS optimizer returns abnormally, with a particular suggestion to check the waypoint flight time and maximum mission duration constraints. [*] Update to the SoI transition search code that should now precisely find the SoI boundary for downwards transitions. [*] Fixed a bug with the optimizer constraint warning message units. [/LIST] Version 1.6.0 [LIST] [*] NEW TOOL: Launch Vehicle Designer! Launch Vehicle Designer (LVD) is a new analysis tool within KSPTOT. It's purpose is to provide an intuitive way to perform simple-to-complex analysis of launch vehicles and their trajectories. It can model staging, atmospheric forces, variable engine thrust and Isp, a number of steering laws, SoI transitions, and a whole host of other activities that one normally carries out in KSP. Also, because of the general nature of the tool, an analyst could actually use LVD for a full end-to-end mission design, from launch, to in space maneuvers, to landing, to splashdown back at Kerbin. [*] Bug Fix: Fixed a bug with Mission Architect's Launch Window Analysis tool. [*] New Feature: Mission Architect can now more intelligently look for SoI transitions using the "Num. SoI Search Attempts" function. [*] New Feature: Mission Architect supports the Orbit Decay mod. MA can now model semi-analytic orbit decay due to atmospheric drag effects. [/LIST] Version 1.6.1 [LIST] [*] Added a "normal force" model; [*] Added the ability to select the integrator algorithm used for each event; [*] Added new Event Actions to modify drag and lift force properties; [*] Escape key now closes most LVD UIs; [*] Added a dynamic pressure task to Graphical Analysis; [*] Added ability to set the integrator step size for each event; [*] Added "non-sequential events" that can be triggered based on a specified condition in between sequential events; [*] Added a Thrust to Weight throttle model that holds a particular T2W ratio; [*] Added constraints for all existing attitude angles and throttle quantities; [*] Added Graphical Analysis tasks for tank masses, stage dry masses, engine active state, and stage active state; [*] Added "stopwatches" that can be turned on and off during a mission to determine the amount of time between arbitrary events (includes constraints and GA tasks); [*] Added a new LVD example that shows how to model asparagus staging while demonstrating a full trip from Kerbin to the Mun's surface and back to Kerbin; [*] Added ability to selectively turn on and off force models for each event; [*] Greatly sped up the time it takes to perform any action in the UI that could be undone; [*] Added total thrust as a graphical analysis task and constraint; [*] Many, many performance improvements to the LVD script execution engine. Executing an arbitrary script now takes 25%-50% of the time it did in v1.6.0, on average; [*] Many, many bug fixes! [/LIST] Version 1.6.2 [LIST] [*] New Linux Version of KSPTOT! [*] Added new "two body time to impact", "impact latitude", and "impact longitude" tasks to LVD's Graphical Analysis tool. [*] Added new "tank mass flow rate" task to LVD's Graphical Analysis tool. [*] Added checkboxes to show SoI radii and body children on the main LVD UI. These work identical to those in Mission Architect. [*] Added ability to test an LVD event with all possible integrators to see which one runs the fastest. Accessible from the LVD Edit Event dialog box. [*] Added the ability to set the width of plotted trajectory lines in Mission Architect and Launch Vehicle Designer. [*] Added ability, in Launch Vehicle Designer, to create "Tank to Tank" connections that allow flowing mass from one tank to another. Useful for basic life support modeling or modeling propellant refueling. [*] Added ability to see SoI transitions in LVD's Graphical Analysis tool. [*] Added ability to define fluid types and assign those types to tanks. Now tanks that hold xenon or monopropellant will not have their mass accounted for as "Liquid Fuel/Ox." [*] Added a new LVD Event Action: "Reset Extremum Value." Allows for an extremum to forget it's value in the middle of a mission so that it can be reused accurately later on in that same flight. [*] Reworked the Mission Architect Insert/Set State user interface to be less tall and wider (fits on lower resolution monitors better). [*] Many bug fixes and LVD script execution performance enhancements. [/LIST] Version 1.6.4 [LIST] [*] LVD: Added tooltip to edit constraints dialog box listbox. [*] LVD: Added drag coefficient GA task [*] LVD: Performance enhancements to cross product and the deep copy stage state functions [*] LVD: Fix bug that was causing improper handling of non-sequential events in the sim driver [*] LVD: Added radius beyond SoI radius validator. [*] LVD: Option to set event specific initial step size for integrator, and then optimize that step size via context menu. [*] LVD: When holddowns are enabled, integrate in the body-fixed frame with zeros for the pos/vel rates. (Performance enhancement) [*] LVD: Added event termination condition direction option. [*] Flyby Porckchop Plot: Resolved "not enough inputs" bug [*] MA/LVD: All NEW MA and LVD cases will use spline interpolation for their atmospheric table interpolations. [*] MA: Resolved an issue with atmo data being overwritten in MA when any undo/redo state is created. [*] LVD: T2W is now computed at true altitude and not sea-level. [*] MA/LVD: Update to temperature model. All missing terms have been added now. [*] MA: Updates to soi transition to eliminate a case where the soi max search UT was infinite when the go to tru DT was 0. Has been fixed to just assume that no time is passing. [*] Resolved potential issue where atmo curves for bodies would not load correctly when loading a new bodies.ini file if the order of bodies in the old bodies.ini was different than in the new bodies.ini file. Clearing a persistent var in processINIBodyInfo does the trick. [/LIST] Version 1.6.5 [LIST] [*]MA/LVD: Added option to auto-propagate (or not) the mission script when changes are made to it. Useful when your script takes forever to propagate and you have lots of changes to make. [*]MA: Improved robustness of "coast to function value". [*]MA/LVD: Editing mission notes prompts user to save file (asterisk in window title). [*]LVD: Overhaul of optimization: [**]Added new optimizer: NOMAD [**]Added new option for computing gradients of objective function (a custom finite difference scheme) [**]Added a new UI for selecting optimization algorithm. [**]Added many new options for FMINCON and Pattern Search algorithms (including two new UIs for them). [**]Removed all the old optimization options (they are incorporated to the new options now). [*]LVD/MA: New mission plans now use the celestial body data that's currently loaded in the main KSPTOT GUI and not the data from the previous mission plan. [*]LVD: Added a new impulsive delta-v event action. [*]LVD: Added a new event number and total effective specific impulse (Isp) tasks to Graphical Analysis. [*]LVD: Objective functions are now "composites" of a number of sub-functions. Those sub-functions mirror what is available for use as a constraint. [*]LVD: Added a constraint (and therefore also an objective sub-function) for the amount of delta-v expended during an event. Listed under "event delta-v expended" or something to that effect. [*]LVD: In the initial state dialog box and the set kinematic state action dialog box, state representation and reference frame are now select-able in more combinations than before, and adding new reference frames and state representations is much, much easier going forward. [*]LVD: New "set kinematic state" action. Use this to set the time, position, velocity, and stage states of the spacecraft arbitrarily (or optimize them), or inherit them from the final state of a previous event. [*]LVD: New time, position, and continuity constraints for use with the set kinematic state action. [*]LVD: FMINCON options now allow constraint, optimality, and step tolerances to go to 0. [*]LVD: Objective functions are now "composites" of different functions. The values of these functions are added together in a fashion defined by the user. [*]LVD: New plotting methods for events (applies to both the orbit display in the main LVD UI and graphical analysis plots). [*]LVD: Minor performance enhancements to calculating atmospheric temperature. [*]LVD: Resolves an issue with the true anomaly event termination condition where the directional termination was reversed from expected behavior. [*]LVD: Added a pop out orbit display button to the main LVD UI. [*]LVD: Added the ability to compute the gradient sparsity to the custom finite differences gradient method, which can improve optimization speed and accuracy in some situations. [*]LVD: Added IPOPT to optimizer list. [*]MA: Resolved issue with orbital decay on coast that was breaking it. [*]MA: Resolved two issues with MA drag coefficient calculator that would slow down the calculations in some instances. [*]MA: Marker type for mission animator added. [*]Fix to SFS file read. Bug was causing some vessels to not get found in the file. [*]LVD: Addition of a new propagator type, "Two Body Motion." This change also includes a number of backend reworks to incorporate a new way to propagate spacecraft orbits and a generic interface for adding new propagator types in the future. [*]LVD: Changed drag model such that drag coefficient is now entered as set of points which are interpolated over. Drag coefficient data may be imported from a CSV file. [*]LVD: Added a new, fifth order fixed step integrator, ODE5. See below for more information. [*]LVD: Added drag area to graphical analysis outputs. [*]LVD: Added Cntrl-F shortcut to remove or re-added event from optimization. [*]MA: Resolved issue with plotting periapsis crossings. [/LIST] Version 1.6.6 [LIST] [*] MA: Resolved issue where Ground Targets UI would not open. [*] LVD: Adjust variables UI is now not modal. [*] LVD: Graphical analysis now has an "event termination" time indicator line option for plotting. [*] LVD: Resolved bug when adding a Set Drag Aero Properties action to an event that caused an error to be thrown (and no action to be added to the event). [*] LVD/MA: Fixed issue with eclipse calculations being wrong; [*] LVD: Implemented plugin system. [*] Performance improvement when looking up celestial body data by body ID number. [*] LVD: Creation of new view settings/profile system that greatly expands what can be viewed and how. [*] LVD: Addition of two-body rotating frame math under the hood, for use with the state representation code. [*] LVD: Resolved an issue with the Adjust Variables dialog box that could cause errors to be thrown under certain circumstances. [*] LVD: Added thrust continuity options to the various thrust profiles. [*] LVD: Added ground objects, which allow users to model stations and vehicles that primarily exist on or move relative to the surface of a celestial body. [**] The view settings also allow rendering these ground objects in the display window, and ground track and line of sight can also be viewed. [**] Graphical analysis tasks allow you to plot ground object quantities over time. [*] MA/LVD: Added the ability to change the renderer between OpenGL and Painters. [*] LVD: New derivative and integral calculations for all quantities. Can be plotted in Graphical Analysis and used as constraints and objective functions. [*] All numeric textboxes in KSPTOT now support more complex math functionality, including exponents, square roots, trig functions, and logs. [*] LVD: Creation of an electrical power system (EPS) modeling engine that helps track power generation, storage, and usage onboard a spacecraft. [*] LVD: Initial State steering model variables and throttle model variables will now show up as "initial state" and not "event 0" in various places. [*] MA/LVD: Graphical Analysis now has an altitude independent variable option. [*] LVD: Graphical Analysis can now plot data using event colors. [*] MA/LVD: Fix for mismatched matrix dimension error in SoI search functionality. [*] LVD: New Steering Mode: Attitude Interpolation. Specify (and/or optimize) your initial and final states and interpolate between them over time. [*] LVD: Fixed a few minor bugs with GA and the ODE5 integrator. [*] MFMS: Resolved an issue with wrong powered flyby burn delta-v output being displayed on the user interface. [*] VST: Added an example file for the Vehicle Sizing Tool. [/LIST] Version 1.6.7 [LIST] [*] LVD: Implementation of alternators and electric engines. [*] LVD: Fix for broken plot background color option. [*] LVD: GA now respects event plotting setting when plotting data. [*] LVD: Implementation of alternators and electric engines. [*] LVD: Fix for broken plot background color option. [*] LVD: GA now respects event plotting setting when plotting data. [*] MA/LVD: Added option to set number of parallel workers for optimization. [*] MA: Fixed bug with having more than one variable item in a variable (initial state). [*] MA: LWA can now import target orbit data from KSP. [*] MA: Added functionality to set launch site from ground target in Set State (estimate launch). [*] LVD: Fixed bug with power sources (wrong matrix size stuff). [*] MA: Resolved issue that causes error if an event does not have any states associated with it. [*] LVD: Added ability to set positive output step sizes for all active integrators on events. [*] LVD: Boosted performance when looking for downward SoI transitions. [*] LVD: Can now create event continuity constraints via a context menu accessed by right clicking on the sequential events listbox. [*] LVD: Drawing plots should be faster when plotting other celestial bodies. The slow multiprocessing stuff from a previous pre-release is gone here. [*] LVD: Added a feature to output the wall clock run time for each event to the ksptot.log file upon propagation. See Settings menu. [*] LVD: Fixed bug with the time slider sucking up a bunch of CPU time after sliding it around a bunch. [*] The missing parentID lines of the SolarSystemBodies.ini file have been added. [*] LVD: Added a linear tangent steering model to the available options in LVD. This is a great way to get an optimal ascent from the surface of a body to space, as the linear tangent steering law is actually derived directly from optimal control theory. As of now, only "pitch" type angles can use this steering. [*] MA/LVD: Added a flight path angle graphical analysis task and constraint. [*] LVD: Fixed bug with Adjust Variable dialog getting a weird axes in the background sometimes. [*] LVD: Optimization variables are now sorted by event number before optimization so they appear in order in the optimization UI. [*] LVD: Having the Update View Limits option checked in the View Settings now retains the existing view direction, it just updates the axis limits. [*] LVD: Added ability to display a semi-transparent atmosphere overlay in the View Settings. [*] MA/LVD: Added a new astro calculator to find radius/velocity/FPA from sma/ecc/true anomaly. [*] MA: Mission Animator UT time entry field now has a context menu for entering time as date/time. It also attempts string evaluation. [*] LVD: Added angle equations to steering and throttle UIs. [*] LVD: Users can now set the type of throttle model and steering model in the initial state, as well as their corresponding parameters. [*] Celestial bodies can now display a surface texture instead of the color gradient used previously. [*] MA/LVD: Added flight path angle graphical analysis tasks and constraints. [*] MA: Mission Animator time slider step size is now fixed to warp rate. [*] LVD: Steering model UIs now display proper angle names and not just "alpha", "beta", and "gamma." [*] LVD: The main LVD window is now resizable. There is a minimum size limit equal to the current window size, but no limit on the maximum. [*] LVD: Resolved TwoBodyPropagator error. [*] The issue with radio button strings overrunning their bounds in the main KSPTOT UI on Linux has been resolved. [*] LVD: Added a new toolbar button to toggle the camera toolbar on and off. The camera toolbar can be used to move the physical scene camera around, which often makes for a better viewing experience. [*] LVD: Fixed bugs regarding vessel orbit import from KSP and SFS files in initial state and set kinematic state UIs. [*] MA: Fixed bug with propagating to node calculations. [*] LVD: Engines now model thrust and isp as a function of pressure through the use of curves and not the hard-coded vacuum and sea level pressure points. [*] LVD: Engine data can now be imported from KSP engine config files. Right click in the edit engine dialog box on the thrust and Isp buttons. [*] LVD: Upload impulsive delta-v maneuver from "Add Impulsive Delta-V" event action is now available. Right click on an event in the sequential events list with an "Add Impulsive Delta-V" action and click on the upload maneuver menu item. [*] MA: Resolved issue with computing position wrt Sun of other spacecraft. [*] LVD: True anomaly termination condition should now work properly. [*] LVD: Event actions with variables now correctly remove those variables when the action is deleted. [*] LVD: Fixed bug where attitudes would not display in backwards prop segments. [*] LVD: Added option to FMINCON otimizer to automatically find optimal step size. [*] LVD: Removing an event now removes the variables associated with that event's termination condition and actions. [*] LVD: Resolved issue with typo in 2BImpactPointLat name. [*] LVD: Resolved issue with empty globals in 2BodyImpactPt calls to findSoITransitions. [*] LVD: Fixed issue with finding down SoI transitions not working if eccentricity >= 1. [*] MA/LVD: Fixed bug with chunked state log generation skipping last state log entry if there's only one event in SoI. [/LIST] Version 1.6.8 [LIST] [*] LVD: The function to export a kOS CSV file has been updated to allow users to select the event(s) they want to export. [*] LVD: Introduction of the geometry system. Points, vectors, planes, angles, coordinate systems, and reference frames are now all user definable and can be integrated with views, optimization, and Graphical Analysis. [*] LVD: The "launch vehicle" menu is now called "scenario," and the "edit launch vehicle" menu beneath it is now called "edit vehicle configuration." [*] LVD: Added three new constraints: ground object elevation, azimuth, and range. [*] MA: Mission Animator now properly rotates central celestial bodies. [*] LVD: Added a new vector, vector projected onto a plane, to the geometry system. [*] LVD: A few bug fixes and performance improvements. [*] LVD: T2W throttle model now checks minimum throttle T2W as well as maximum. [*] LVD: Sim Driver now warns if integrator output event index (ie) is empty. [*] LVD: When editing non-seq events, the event UI now greys out any non-relevant widgets. [*] LVD: Added a flight path angle event termination condition. [*] LVD: Added a new "vector magnitude" constraint type. [*] LVD: Added a new "angle magnitude" constraint type. [*] Upgrade MATLAB version to R2021a. [*] LVD: Incorporation of surrogate optimizer as an optimization method. [*] LVD: New optimizer output for NOMAD and PatternSearch optimizers. [*] LVD: Different steering models can be selected for each Euler angle now using the Selectable Model steering mode. [*] LVD: All constraints now support the ability to evaluate themselves relative to the value of the same quantity at the end of another event. This is in addition to evaluating them relative to fixed bounds as well. [*] Fixed an issue with importing the UT from KSPTOTConnect into the main KSPTOT user interface (the porkchop plot). [*] LVD: Bug fixes to the 3rd body gravity model. [*] LVD: Bug fixes to optimizing Cartesian elements. [*] LVD: Graphical Analysis is now using the App Designer framework and sports a new look. [*] LVD: All fluid types are now their own GA tasks. [*] Main KSPTOT user interface window is now ported over to App Designer framework. [*] LVD: Constraints and objective functions now are aware of and respect user selected reference frames when evaluating values. [*] LVD: Added halo orbit examples. The L2 halo orbit example is a full mission from low Kerbin orbit to the halo orbit around the Mun! [*] LVD: Added third body gravity validator that checks to see if third body gravity sources are active with no force model or if the 3rd body gravity force model is active with no bodies. [*] LVD: Extrema, Calculus Calculation objects, ground objects, and geometry objects now respect reference frames when computing their values. [*] LVD: View Settings dialog now moved over to App Designer framework and sports a new look! [*] LVD: Added Halo Orbit Constructor tool (Tools -> Halo Orbit Constructor menu) [*] LVD: Performance improvements to frame conversions. [*] LVD: GA task list area now has a search box. [*] LVD: Formal continuity constraints are replaced with state comparison constraints for position, velocity, and time. [*] LVD: Event termination conditions now have ref frame awareness. [*] LVD: Halo Orbit Constructor now shows arrival/departure transfer orbits too. [*] LVD: Event actions can now be executed before or after propagation on events. [*] LVD: Constraints can now be evaluated at either the initial state or final state of an event. Same goes for the state comparison constraints and the node of the comparison event. [*] Converted a whole bunch of the standalone analysis tools (MFMS, RMS, OTBOC, etc) over to the App Designer framework. [*] Celestial bodies can now be propagated using numerical integration in addition to two body propagation. [*] LVD: Added an Open Recent Mission item to File menu [*] LVD: Migrated main UI and numerous other UIs to App Designer framework. There are still a number of LVD UIs that still need to be migrated, but this is a start. [*] LVD: Plotting state logs should now be a bit faster due to updated frame rotation behavior. [*] Added UI progress bars when opening all tools from main KSPTOT UI. [*] LVD: Major change to the Set Kinematic State action and the associated GUI. You can now set the states of the individual vehicle components, including stages, engines, tanks (and their associated tank masses!), electrical powers sources, sinks, and storage (including battery state of charge). [*] Astrodynamics Tools UI migrated to App Designer framework [*] LVD: Edit Event UI migrated to App Designer framework. [*] LVD: Edit Event UI now has buttons to cycle back and forth through the events list. [*] LVD: Edit Event Termination Condition UI migrated to App Designer framework. [*] LVD: Non Sequential Event UI migrated to App Designer framework. [*] LVD: Plugins can now be used as objective functions, constraints, and graphical analysis output. [*] LVD: All UIs should now render centered on the screen. [*] LVD: Double clicking an available task in GA now adds it to the list of tasks. [*] LVD: Outputting the propagation time to console now includes a breakdown of time needed for propagation and actions. [*] LVD: Missing LVD cases don't show up in the recent cases list (File menu) anymore. [*] Numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements, especially in LVD. [/LIST] Version 1.6.9 [LIST] [*] Converted all remaining maneuver planning tools to App Designer. [*] Converted all remaining Launch Vehicle Designer UIs to Ap Designer. [*] Converted a few misc UIs to App Designer. [*] MFMS: Inclusion of a new button on the UI that allows for binary data from the last run to be exported to file. [*] LVD: New menu item to create a new mission scenario from MFMS binary data. [*] MA/LVD: Initial state and final state shown in the UI are now the earliest and last (chronological) state in the state log, as opposed to the first and last state log entries. This is important in LVD because of the ability to use Set Kinematic State actions to move around in time, and because propagation can be both forwards and backwards. [*] LVD: The Edit Constraint UI now shows the current scaled value of the selected constraint. [*] LVD: Added functionality to the script event list right click context to convert Add Impulsive Delta-V actions to finite burns. [*] LVD: Final and initial spacecraft state displays now show earliest and latest state and not first and last state in state log. [*] LVD: Added new UI to fine-tune creating continuity constraints. [*] LVD: Added gravity only RKN1210 high precision integrator. [*] LVD: There should be a 5%-10% performance increase when running scripts for most scenarios, especially those that make use of 3rd body gravity. [*] All single UI apps (MFMS, RMS, etc) now display their central body spheres with the texture and not the colormap, if available. [*] LVD: Added the options dialog for the Second Order propagator. [*] LVD: Tooltip for the warning/error labels is custom and now shows the proper width so everything that is meant to be on one line is actually on one line. [*] Fixed bug in main UI options dialog. [*] LVD: The tool tip string on the time slider text now shows the proper events. [*] MFMS: New constaint that allows you to set a max delta-v limit on flyby maneuvers. [*] LVD: Added "plugin variables" which allow users to create their own plugin-accessible quantities which can be optimized. [*] Refreshed the icons of many UIs. [*] LVD: Performance improvements for 3rd body gravity. [*] LVD: Updated the version of the IPOPT optimizer. [*] LVD: Initial implementation of the Case Matrix Runner tool. [*] LVD: Performance improvement for generic polynomial steering model. [*] LVD: Fixed issue with mission optimization observation UI always popping up back on top when drawing plots. [*] LVD: Migrated the optimization observer and optimization scorecard UIs to App Designer. [*] LVD: Added tooltips to main UI's menu items. [*] LVD: Added icons to many of the buttons in many of the user interfaces. [*] LVD: Added ability to show markers on trajectory lines for events. [*] LVD: Added new geometric vector x,y,z constraints [*] LVD: Added ability to normalize vectors to the geometric Scaled Vector. [*] LVD: Added new geometric vectors: point velocity vector, vector difference vector. [*] LVD: Added graphical analysis tasks for point velocities. [*] LVD: Added feasibility mode option for FMINCON solver. [*] LVD: Added auto scaling for constraints. See Optimization menu -> Scale Constraints [*] LVD: Bug with position marker not showing when there's only one state in the internal state log (such as when LVD starts or a new mission is created). [*] LVD: Added ODE78 and ODE89 integrators for use. [*] LVD: Lots of Graphical Analysis UI improvements, including proper selection of figure background colors based on axis color, resizable UI, arrow buttons for changing the order of tasks, and settings being remembered from session to session. [*] Old list dialog box now replaced with custom App Designer implementation throughout all of KSPTOT. [*] LVD: New drag models added, including new higher fidelity kOS-based drag model. [*] LVD: Added total angle of attack GA task. [*] LVD: Added createDragData.ks kOS script for use with the new kOS drag model in LVD. [*] LVD: New example showing how the kOS drag model ("complex drag model") is used. [*] LVD: Edit Event UI now shows the event number being edited in the title of the window. [*] LVD: Updated kOS control script to have a T- timing if the script is called before the control sequence starts. [*] LVD: Added thrust to weight constraint. [*] LVD: Added the ability to compute constraint Jacobian to fmincon optimizer. This can improve optimization performance at the expense of additional calculation time. [*] LVD: Added projection type to view settings. Default is perspective now. [*] Added available textures for Earth, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto. (For RSS.) [*] LVD: Added a "LVD trajectory" point type that reads in an LVD case MAT file and propagates that trajectory in the current LVD case. [*] LVD: In Adjust Variable UI, angle variables now show units of degrees and not radians. [*] LVD: Migrated the steering and throttle model selections away from the listbox dialog. [*] LVD: Added a new coordinate system which is parallel to a reference frame at a given universal time. [*] Many other performance improvements and bug fixes! [/LIST] License KSP Trajectory Optimization Tool is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.

Final Frontier kerbal individual merits current version: 1.10.0-3485 Sometimes it's hard to choose a kerbal for a mission because they are all the same... well, they differ in courage and stupidity but they have no history, no personal merits they have achieved. Do you remember who was the first kerbal in space? No? Ok, who was the first kerbal on Mun? Still no idea? The Final Frontier plugin will handle this for you. Each kerbal will get ribbons for extraordinary merits. And the number of missions flown (i.e. vessel recovered), total mission time and total EVA time is recorded, too. Download: Spacedock Spacedock direct link for KSP 1.1.3 Mirror: Curse For modders: Version 0.8.12 and later includes an api to reward ribbons from an external plugin. You will find an adapter class and an example here: FinalFrontierAdapter Planet Packs (for use in 0.6.0 or later): PFCE: Download Kerbol Expanded: Download (WIP, last update 02.01.2015) Ribbon Packs (for use in 0.9.1 or later): RANKS and MILITARY RANKS FOR KERBALS (Base ID 1000) by Araym Expedition/Rank Ribbon Packs (Base ID 8000) bySmarterThanMe Armed Forces Ranks (Base ID 3000) by Shadriss If you want to create your own ribbon pack feel free to do so. But you should use IDs other than in the ribbon packs above. Just set the BASE in the config file to some other number and keep in mind that every ribbon must get an unique ID. (Screenshot of my development copy and not from a real game) To open the Final Frontier Hall of Fame window just click on the button labeled "FF" in the toolbar or press LEFTALT-F (hardcoded at the moment, so it's not assignable to another key). If you are using the stock toolbar you will find some kind of award icon. To browse all available ribbons just press the "Ribbons" button on the right of the hall of fame. Currently the following ribbons are awarded to kerbals: Orbit around a celestial body (including Kerbin) Landing on a celestial body (including Kerbin – kerbals do reward even simple tasks, because most of the time they fail...) EVA in around a celestial body without a stable orbit (including Kerbin) EVA in an orbit around a celestial body (including Kerbin) EVA on a celestial body (including Kerbin – let's hope they will survive...) Docking around a celestial body (including Kerbin) Collision in a vessel Dangerous EVA while not on ground and not in a stable orbit Get into a Kerbin orbit in less than 200, 150 or 120 seconds Accumulated mission time of at least 5, 20, 50, 100, 500, 2000 or 5000 days (20, 80, 200, 400, 2000 or 20000 kerbin days) A return from single mission that lasted for at least 20, 50, 125, 500 oe 2000 days (80, 200, 500, 2000, or 8000 kerbin days) At least 5, 20 or 50 missions flown (i.e. vessel recovered) Done a splashdown landing First kerbal in space A ribbon for entering the sphere of influence of a celestial body (new in 0.2.2) Planting flags on celestial bodies Launching with solid fuel boosters of 10%, 20%, or 30% ship mass Achieved gee-force of 3, 4, 5, 6,..., 17 or 18 g Entering the deep athmosphere of Jool Orbiting the Sun at half or less the distance of Moho Moving a vehicle (hopefully a rover) on the surface of a celestial body Crew member of a heavy vehicle of at least 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000 or 4000 tons Launching a heavy vehicle of at least 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000 or 4000 (!) tons Landing a heavy vehicle of at least 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2000 or 4000 (puh!) tons Ribbons for 1h, 2h, 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h, 96h and 192h in EVA Ribbons for flying a vessel at Mach 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15 below 20,000m in Kerbin atmosphere (0.4.1 and later) Ribbons for EVA Endurance, i.e. a single EVA of at least 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240 or 300 minutes. Ribbons for entering atmosphere of Eve, Duna, Jool,... A Ribbon for entering the sphere of influence of all celestial bodies (Grant Tour ribbon) A Ribbon for entering the sphere of influence of all moons of Jool (Jool Tour ribbon) Ribbons for completing contracts Ribbons achieving research (while in a mission) Ribbons for first completed mission as an engineer, pilot or scientist Ribbons for altitude, distance, speed and depth records A Ribbon for entering deep space beyond Eeloo (or whatever outermost planet may exist) Ribbons for landing in polar regions Ribbons for landing at high elevations on kerbin Ribbons for landing with less than 5% or 1% liquid fuel More than 500 ribbons in total! If a kerbal is the first one rewarded with a celestial ribbon, he will get the "First kerbal" ribbon of that kind (for example "First kerbal in orbit around Kerbin "). Some ribbons replace some others when earned. For example: The ribbon for EVA in an orbit around a celestial body replaces the ribbon for EVA around the same body without a stable orbit. The ribbon for 20 missions flown replaces the ribbon for 5 missions, etc. A tooltip gives a short description for each awarded ribbon. The ribbon graphics are inspired by the ribbons created by Unistrut (view this thread). But unfortunately I still do not have his permission to include his ribbon graphics into Final Frontier so I have created my own set of ribbons. They are using the same color and sometimes similar graphics (so they will look similar). If Unistrut will give his permission to use his ribbons, I will include them in a modified form with better graphics than mine. Some of the custom ribbons are created by SmarterThanMe and nothke and are used with their permission. Update: I finally got the permission to use the ribbons from Unistrut. But why is it called "Final Frontier"? Well, I'm quite surprised that nobody is asking, but I will try to explain it anyway. I was thinking about this plugin since the personal achievement mod by blizzy78. I liked the idea in general but in a sandbox game achievements for the player doesn't mean to much to me (but this is a personal opinion of course). Unfortunately I'm a Java/C++ programmer and C# is quite new for me, so time and missing skills/experience delayed the implementation until the first days of 2014. Then I decided to give it a try and created a small C# project for testing/learning the basics. The first decision to made was the name of the project. I do not exactly remember how I get the idea for the name, but I searched a bit in Youtube, Google and well, perhaps there was a replay of Star Trek in TV. I really don't know how I got the name, but I created a project "Final Frontier" and so it begun. And I don't like to change the name of a project afterwards without a specific reason. Installation: Important! Please read if you have trouble with Final Frontier. Just unzip the archive into the KSP folder. Don't move the FinalFrontier folder, it should be nested in the folder GameData/Nereid. If you are already using the toolbar you don't have to extract the toolbar folder. Do not change the installation path! Final Frontier must reside under GameData/Nereid Compatibility: Final Frontier should be compatible with most mods. There is one important exclusion from this rule: Mods that are changing names of celestial bodies or add new celestial bodies will cause trouble. All releases from 0.6.0 and later can handle the altering of celestial bodies. There is still one exclusion: All celestial bodies must have unique names. To get ribbons for new celestial bodies, you must install a planet pack (see above). Changelog: 0.7.15-1047: Fix for missing button in blizzys toolbar 0.8.1-1282: Fix for lost ribbons bug 0.8.2-1285: minor bugs fixed 0.8.6-1370: fix for Contract Configurator compatibiliy 0.8.8-1410: Update for KSP 1.0.5 0.8.9-1414: new custom ribbons from SmarterThanMe 0.8.13-1728: 7 new ribbons (includung deep space ribbon) support for external plugins that may award ribbons minor fixes 0.9.1-1749 support for user defined custom ribbons 0.9.3-1792 fix for not properly removed kerbals in hall of fame that were spawned by CC+ new ribbons: Lost And Found (untestet), Significant Contract, Exceptional Contract, Passenger Transport removed some uneccessary log spamming added optional logging of ribbons/achievements (to analyze incorrectly awarded ribbons; see last checkbox in config window) 0.9.4-1798 fix for Lost And Found ribbon and Passenger Transport ribbons (NREs in log) 0.9.5-1819 Minor fixes (if you do not enable the logging of ribbon awards you should be fine) Lost And Found ribbon disabled Reasearch ribbons tuned down a bit 0.9.6-1826 Fix for mission summary window 0.9.8-1882First North Polar Lander ribbon North Polar Lander ribbon First South Polar Lander ribbon South Polar Lander ribbon 5% Fuel Landing ribbon (only liquid fuel ist taken into account!) 1% Fuel Landing ribbon (only liquid fuel ist taken into account!) 1500m Mountain Lander ribbon 2000m Mountain Lander ribbon 2500m Mountain Lander ribbon 3000m Mountain Lander ribbon 3500m Mountain Lander ribbon 4000m Mountain Lander ribbon 1.0.2-2131 Update for KSP 1.1.0 1.0.3-2181 Update for KSP 1.1.2 Minor fixes (e.g. windows stay open in main menu) 1.0.4-2216 New First-Kerbal-In-Space and First-EVA-In-Space ribbons graphics by SmarfterThanMe Configurable hotkey 1.0.5-2223 correct URL for KSP-AVC no other changes 1.0.6-2301 Fix for Closer Solar Orbit ribbon and OPM 1.0.7-2319 Hotkey fixed (hopefully) 1.0.8-2443 no more 0%/5% Fuel Landing ribbons if a vessel is landing with deployed (or cut) parachutes logging of some keypresses to analyze the still not solved hotkey issue 1.0.9-2459 timestamps in log now in kerbin time, if enabled in KSP settings fix for FinalFrontierAdapter (kerbal type applicant now eligible for ribbon awards) hall of fame is now refreshed, if an applicant joins the crew roster 1.0.10-2467 Fix for hotkey issue (maybe) minor fix to prevent NRE 1.0.12-2505 Build for KSP 1.1.3 RSS compatibility 1.0.13-2539 Mountain Lander Ribbon for 4000m now superseedes 3500m fixed a typo in the description of the polar landing ribbons 1.2.1-2650 Build for KSP 1.2 1.2.3-2675 fix for the incorrect data in the mission summary window "show summary window" checkbox in config 1.2.4-2772 mission summary window only shown if crew recovered 1.2.5-2906 Fix for conflict with Contract Configurator 1.2.7-3080 KSP 1.2.2 (no significant changes) 1.3.1-3103 KSP 1.3.0 (no significant changes) 1.3.2-3155 no more science records for no science points earned low gravity landing ribbons 1.3.3-3172 KSP 1.3.1 logbook pages 1.3.5-3175 Rover ribbon no longer supersedes EVA ground ribbon 1.3.6-3189 Option to permanently disable ribbons in the Ribbon-Browser without tampering with the ribbon png files 1.4.0-3325 KSP 1.4.0 1.4.1-3335 KSP 1.4.1 1.4.2-3375 KSP 1.4.2 Fix for blurred ribbons in low quality settings 1.5.0-3380 KSP 1.5.1 1.5.1-3415 KSP 1.6.0 Squeezing of science points in hall of fame history (reduces data stored in save file) 1.5.3-3465 KSP 1.6.1 If a flight is reverted to EDITOR all ribbons are reverted too 1.8.0-3475 KSP 1.8.1 1.8.1-3479 Minor fix: sorting/statistics for ribbon count in hall of fame fixed 1.10.0-3485 KSP 1.10.0 The plugin is currently in some kind of alpha beta gamma stage. It works or at least I think it will work. But bugs may occur and don't try this plugin in a current game without a backup. And it its my first project in C#, so don't expect to much from the code . Kerbals are identified by their names. So don't add kerbals with the same name or Final Frontier will get confused. The plugin takes use of System.IO to store its data in the corresponding persistent.sfs of a game and its settings in GameData/FinalFrontier.dat. Release 0.8.x will do a scan for old save games in the saves folder and converts them upon permission by the user. There are no other write operations anywhere on the system. License: http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause Source is included in the zip archive. Final Frontier uses the toolbar created by blizzy78, see http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/60863-0-23-0-Toolbar-1-4-3-Common-API-for-draggable-resizable-buttons-toolbar. If you don't like the toolbar or just want to use the stock toolbar for Final Frontier disable the use of blizzys toolbar in the configuration dialog of Final Frontier. Bugs: Ike and dres ribbons are the same. (fixed in 0.4.20) Decoupling in orbit, leaving orbit and immediatly returning into orbit give Fast Orbit Ribbon (fixed in 0.5.4) A splashdown landing in water give Mach 10 Ribbon (fixed in 0.5.4) Typo" Grant Tour" instead of "Grand Tour" (fixed in 0.5.4) SOI ribbons (and maybe others too) are not awarded when in time acceleration (fixed in 0.5.6) Gee force ribbons don't work as intended if crew is changed in flight (still suspicious) Closer solar orbit ribbons don't work (fixed in 0.6.0) quickload may cause loss of ribbons (fixed in 0.6.3) Ribbons may get lost, after installing new mods (fixed in 0.8.1-1282) Kerbals may get cloned (fixed in 0.8.3-1361) mission summary incorrect in some cases (fixed in 0.9.6-1826)

AtmosphereAutopilot plugin I'm a flight man. After getting bored from mundane KSP launch routine I found myself enjoying my old hobby - atmospheric flight. And then the struggle was born - lack of control. SSTO's were annoying, keeping them on ascent was hard. Flying anything but overdamped dart was exhausting even with joystick. I felt like i'm in 1940-s, and it was not the feeling i wanted to get from a game I love so much. One year ago, in November of 2014, I started working on this plugin to solve those problems for me. I needed three things in my life: generic fly-by-wire, cruise control and automatic lander. It makes me sad, but after one year, I only managed to implement the first autopilot (cruise control is also implemented). Considering my free time shortage as a student, I decided to still release this mod here, for one may find it's functionality useful for him, or for another to see the potential in this mod and help it with his advice or coding\engineering skills. Autopilots list: Standard Fly-By-Wire. Control signal abstraction autopilot, SAS replacement. Here is a short flight footage of statically unstable plane I took: VIDEO. You can see roll-yaw induced isolation, AoA and G moderation, as well as general behaviour of the autopilot. Mouse Director. Plane tries to fly towards camera direction. Use middle mouse button hold + mouse turn to look above the craft and have a convenient camera angle. Precise control (CAPS LOCK) prevents from roll-over while accelerating down, as well as restrains acceleration in general. VIDEO. Cruise Flight. Maintain course, altitude, speed, fly towards a waypoint, picked on Kerbin in map view by click. More details in documentation. AoA-Hold. Maintain desired pitch AoA. Videos: Quick overview by KerbalItalia dude (in Italian of course, but that doesn't really matter): https://youtu.be/k3rLK4uuJg8 F-35 post-stall piloting with FAR (no commentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi-zXRDfyAs Download links: SpaceDock or Github As usual, put .zip contents in gamedata. License: GNU GPL v3. The KSPUpgradeScriptFix.dll and its source can be found on this post (link for convenience) (alternative: https://github.com/net-lisias-ksph/KSPUpgradeScriptFix). Dependencies and compatibility: You'll need ModuleManager. FAR is supported. No wind mods are supported, as well as any mods, wich are changing control surface, rcs and engine gimbaling behaviour. I recommend using Kerbal Joint Reinforcement by ferram4. If you're using "Stock Bug Fix Modules", turn off ModuleControlSurfacePlus and ModuleGimbalPlus modules in it's manager. FAQ: >FAR? - yes >My control surface settings are not respected - Make sure you reconfigure your crafts (set pitch, roll, yaw again) after mod installation, if you're using stock aero. You will not have to do that again, unless you delete the mod. >Wobbling on my plane. - yes. In 99% of cases I'll know what's the problem, it's just that to fix it would be impossible under my time budget. Warm it up by pitching\rolling, tweak some stuff, it may help. Ask me, if desperate. >How to make the plane follows surface-level pitch, instead of orbital, while using fly-by-wire? -Put navball in surface mode. >AFBW mod is not cooperating with the standard fly-by-wire. -Activate "AA compatibility" in AFBW's GUI. Documentation: I tried my best at providing documentation of the code itself and writing a readme you can find in the archive, or in Git repo - https://github.com/Boris-Barboris/AtmosphereAutopilot/blob/master/README.md. Please, make sure you've examined it before asking any questions. I'm not very good at support, but i will try. FPS impact: Computational complexity of plugin (when active) - O(n), where n - number of parts. You will feel it on 100+ part crafts, and you will feel a heavy GUI, wich is full of numbers (Unity is slow with rendering strings, or maybe I'm just a bad coder), needed for debugging. Fortunately, most of the time, you don't need any GUI at all. Hotkeys: Default ones: "P" - "Master switch" you can use to toggle AA. "Shift"+"P" - toggle Autopilot Module manager GUI. "O" - default hotkey for moderation switch, when Fly-By-Wire is active. Can be changed in Global_settings.cfg in Fly-By-Wire section. KOS integration: Acknowledgments: Sarbian - for support of ModuleManager and consultation on numerical precision issues, and other cheesy KSP stuff. Kobymaru - he kindly helped with initial criticizm and debugging of plugin in August-September. Ferram4 - for providing a license application example to copy from, I'm new to this stuff. Morse - neo-GUI design and implementation. Hotel26 - multiple UI-related additions.

NOTE: DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE DISCONTINUED L00nTools MOD! L00nToolbox! Mods using L00nToolbox: What does it do? L00nToolbox simply adds various custom PartModules used in my Mods as well as a few utility parts. Current added modules: Current parts: Can I use this as a dependency in my Mod? Go ahead! The Vessel Anchor seems familiar... The Vessel Anchor was inspired by the GroundTether in USI mods. That is why the functionality is quite similar. Where can I download it? Check the Github! DOWNLOAD

Strategia - A Brand New Strategy System! Description Strategia is a revamp to Kerbal Space Program's strategy system. All the stock strategies are removed, and replaced with new and unique strategies. The first set of strategies are special mission strategies. These strategies will give you advance cash and bonuses to certain milestones for completing a high level objective as part of your space program. They are dynamic, so they will work with mods that change the stock solar system by adding or changing celestial bodies. Be warned though - if you cancel one of these strategies without completing the objective, you will face a heavy penalty! Crewed Missions Once we've proven we can get a Kerbal to orbit and back, we need to continue to break new barriers. We have a choice of nearby bodies that we can get to. We choose to go to <insert celestial body here>, not because it is easy, but because it is hard. Uncrewed Missions The costs of sending a Kerbal to another planet are astronomical compared to those of sending a probe that we can leave behind. Why don't we send some probes to our neighbouring planets to gather science autonomously for us? The remaining strategies are the standard strategies - these give a bonus while active, and can be active for as long as you like. Astronaut Training Program Our standard training procedure is to treat newly hired astronauts as a disposable commodity to greatly reduce the cost of unscheduled disassemblies. Still, some argue that training our astronauts before putting them on top of a top of a ton of explosives will result in a lower mission failure rate. The cost of setting up the program will be high, nevermind the cost of actually training the astronauts. What do you say, do we want the right stuff, or the almost-good-enough stuff? Massive Scale Launches We've found some investors who are willing to sponsor us if we're able to launch colossal structures into space in a single launch. We'll have to employ some truly Whackjobian construction techniques to get these things into orbit. Contract Slot Machine These agencies seem to think they're doing us a favour offering by us these ridiculous contracts. Why should we be penalized for being choosy? By closing our books to the public, agencies will have no idea what we're willing to accept. There might be a little chaos in the contracts we see under this model, but if we're only choosing the best ones, then who cares?!? To Boldly Go If we want to get the most research possible done out there, we need to explore as many new biomes as we can. Government grants from exploration programs will ultimately help us fund further exploration and research. Probe Frenzy If we want to do some research, then probes are the way to go. What we save on sending Kerbals out there can be spent on a vast fleet of autonomous probes. Local Science There are so many research opportunities right in our back yard. We should focus on local research to bootstrap our space program. That way when we do make it further out there, we'll be sending the best technology we can. Stagnated Research There are several conservative groups on Kerbin that think we've gone too far, too fast. We're not about to shut down the space program, but maybe slowing down our development of new technology to appease these groups will get us some goodwill and ensure that they don't burn down KSC? Free Ice Cream We've come up with a crazy idea - giving out free ice cream at the space center. The public will absolutely love us. If we push the program far enough, we'll get better rewards for rescuing Kerbals (they'll get ice cream when they land!) and maybe even be able to get a discount on hiring new astronauts. FREE. ICE. CREAM. Media Circus To make a reputable space program, we need to ramp up the media involvement. Cameras everywhere, coverage 6 hours a day, 426 days a years. Of course, this could easily backfire if we have any... accidents. Pilot Focus Clearly the most important role among our astronauts is that of the pilot. Without a skilled pilot, nobody is going to space today (or any other day). Shall we build our space program around our brave pilots? Engineer Focus Where would we be without our engineers? They make sure everything is in order to get the other astronauts up and down safely. Shall we build our space program around the skilled engineer? Scientist Focus The scientist is the key role that we need to focus on. A skilled scientist knows exactly which sample to send back to maximize our science gain (we can only fit so many Mun rocks in those capsules). Shall we build our space program around our brilliant scientists? Download CKAN: In CKAN, select and download the mod "Strategia". GitHub: For the direct download option, please ensure you have all the dependencies before raising a support request: Contract Configurator is a required dependency and can be downloaded from its release thread. Custom Barn Kit is a required dependency and can be downloaded from its release thread. ModuleManager is a required dependency and can be downloaded from its release thread. Strategia can be downloaded from GitHub. Source The full source is available on GitHub. Change Log Special Thanks sarbian - For mods like ModuleManager and Custom Barn Kit that make my life a lot easier. smjjames - For the ridiculous amount of bugs he found during the beta phase. License Strategia is licensed under the MIT license. Like what you see? Consider donating to the coffee fund! It will not go directly to supporting this or other mods under my care, but it may keep my motivation up!

So I have been considering over the past month or two the creation of a life support system tailored to fit in with the USI mods, and also bring together some the bits I like about other mods already on the market, and add a few of my own tweaks, etc. This is pretty much my interpretation of how, if I were to go buy Kerbal in a store, I would expect a stock-ish life support system to work. I've been playing with it and minus a few refinements am very happy with the result. With that, I am pleased to introduce USI Life Support. Basic overview stuff. Mechanics wise, it's pretty simple. Kerbals require supplies. Kerbals also require EC. these are both on the same timer, so I just check supplies for the status window. When Kerbals are done consuming supplies, leftovers, scraps, and 'anything else' is either tossed overboard, or (if storage is available) tossed into a 'mulcher'. The resulting organic slurry is called 'mulch' and can be used to feed greenhouses, etc. at the player's discretion (or in the case of MKS, converted into Organics at varying levels of efficiency). 15 days out, the visuals go yellow (sorry, no auto-warp-slowdown-thingie, use KAC). When supplies run out, things go into the red. If you leave them unsupplied for 15 days... well, they just say 'screw it', get grouchy, and quit. They are still in the pod. they still take up a seat. But they can't fly, can't EVA, and essentially do the Kerbal equivelant of spinning around in their office chairs, refusing to work, until resupplied. This is a design consideration in that all of us, at least once, has just flat out done goofed, and lost a whole colony of Kerbals via glich or other sadness. Yes, death/despawn will be an option. Not the default one tho. Mechanics wise, they are transformed into tourists, as they are essentially on a self-imposed vacation Once resupplied, they are happy as clams and will return to work. While on EVA, they will not quit. But if they are brought back aboard a ship and have been starved (and can't find a hot meal waiting) they will promptly go in strike, and begin their self imposed vacation immediately. Orange suited Kerbals (Jeb, Bill, Bob, and Val) are immune to the ill effects of life support. They will still consume supplies if given, but do not leave the job, because they are just that awesome. This always gives a player (especially a new one) an 'out' to test out a manned mission before actually committing your other kerbals, etc. to a horrible fate of snack deprivation. Yes, it's a bit more 'Kerbal' than TAC-LS, but also a lot more predictable and with harder consequences than 'Snacks'. It does, however, feel 'right' (at least to me) from a design standpoint. Parts wise: Three inline storage compartments. No extra recyclers needed. No resourced added to pods (the 15 day window covers all of the Kerbin SOI so no point). No random contracts. MKS/OKS Changes MKS wise, closed loop just got a lot harder/more interesting (depending on your point of view). The old C3 (now renamed to the Pioneer Module) will have a basic mulcher and greenhouse and can do recycling at 50% efficiency for up to four Kerbals. Kerbitats operate at 75% efficiency. Mk-IV modules (once released) will operate at 90% efficiency off-world, 100% efficiency on the surface (pulling in of local material is inferred, no extra drills required). Supplies come from organics. Organics come either from mulched supply waste, or from a combo of water/substrate. So surface bases are easier to get to self sufficiency - if they are on water/substrate deposits. Orbital will always be a pain - so you will need to fly up fresh organics or keep large stores. And since organics creation is not tied to the life support loop, building large surface farms is also pretty easy now. Dealing with hungry Kerbals So you can do some very interesting things. Run a command pod to dock reviving supplies/snacks to a starved out colony ship. Use one of your orange-suits to lead a mission and conserve supplies. Note that Kerbals are pretty damn aggressive about getting their snacks - the only way to lock them out of the biscuit tin is to click that little feed button by the resource on a part (same way we reserve some battery power for a probe). Note that a Kerbal about to starve (i.e. no supplies for 15 days) will in fact happily break open said biscuit tin. witty screen message included Design side note: So 'Mulch'. Waste was used, and too generic. And I wanted something that showed that the stuff was kinda useful, not edible, and felt more 'kerbal' (and less like poo!) if that makes sense. The idea of Kerbals tossing all of the spare bits and scraps into a contraption and getting out a semi-useful generic organic slurry had a certain appeal, hence the abstracted mulchers and mulch resource. The resource itself is just 'supplies' and has the visual representation of a translucent, semi-rounded green cube. What are they? Well... leave that to the imagination. But the labeling will read 'N.O.M.S. - (Nutritional Organic Meal Substitute)' on the tins LICENSE: Configuration files and code are licensed under the GPL v3 license. Assets, including Models (*.mu) and Textures *.png/*.dds) are All Rights Reserved. If you wish to use any of these assets in your project, just ask nicely DOWNLOAD: Get it at the GitHub Repo! https://github.com/UmbraSpaceIndustries/USI-LS/releases

Ship Manifest Current Version: 6.0.8.0, 28 Apr 2023 -- Download: SpaceDock | CurseForge | GitHub (all releases). Also supports CKAN and KSP-AVC for your convenience in updating. NOTE: This version of SM is KSP version 1.11.0+ Ship Manifest is a tool to manage your ship's "things". I originally started with Crew Manifest as a basis for this work. My great thanks go out to vXSovereignXv for creating Crew Manifest, and Sarbian for contributions to and continuing maintenance of Crew Manifest. I've now re-imagined it into Ship Manifest, Crew transfers are now only a small part of what SM can do. Ship Manifest moves crew, Science and Resources around from part to part within your ship or station. It also manages docked vessel refueling, hatches, deployable Solar Panels, antennas and lights. Kinda like your Ship's bridge... Ship Manifest has a LOT of flexibility and a lot of Options. So much is available that is NOT seen in a default installation (Realism mode set ON by default) that you may be missing a lot of what SM has to offer. Please go to the Settings Window to see what options are available, and play with them. You will be surprised at the number of features that exist in this tool. I believe in choice, so you can configure SM to be pretty much exactly what you want. You want a "realistic" experience? Check. You want to be a god and chafe at realism mode restrictions? Check. I also invite suggestions for things you would like to see. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Original license on Crew Manifest was do as you want. I felt the original and contributing authors deserve due attribution, since this is a derivative work. Source code (and all releases): http://github.com/PapaJoesSoup/ShipManifest Ship Manifest WIKI: http://github.com/PapaJoesSoup/ShipManifest/wiki No Mod Dependencies!: Ship Manifest is mod independent. You don't need any other mods to use Ship Manifest. However, if you install the mods below, Ship Manifest provides specific support for their features. Toolbar, by blizzy78. This mod is the "original" and a great alternative to the stock toolbar. Connected Living Spaces (CLS) by codepoet. This mod provides the player with graphical information on livable spaces in a ship. It shows you where you could go internally on your ship. Module Manager. This mod allows you to extend the configurations on your parts. Used by CLS. RemoteTech. This mod overhauls the unmanned space program and makes antennas much more important. Very powerful mod. DeepFreeze. This mod provides part(s) for cryogenic freezing of kerbals for long duration flights. JPLRepo has taken over maintenance of this mod. USI Kolonization System (MKS/OKS) Inflatable Modules. Very cool mod for compacting your trips and station builds. KSP-AVC. This mod checks your installed mod versions against the mod's latest version. Let's you know when you need to update. CKAN. The Comprehensive Kerbal Archive Network (CKAN) Package Manager (CKAN) is a multi-platform app that manages nearly all your mods from one clean executable. Performs installs, updates, and uninstalls of your mods automatically. NOTE TO CKAN USERS: don't expect support for installs via CKAN. if the CKAN install fails, contact the CKAN folks, NOT me. Acknoledgements: Special thanks to @micha for his support the past few years. For continuity, a link to his thread is here: Ship Manifest What's New: Version 6.0.8.0 - Release 28 Apr 2023 - KSP 1.12.5 -------------------------------------------------- - New: Added horizontal window resizing to all windows. SM will remember these settings between saves. - Fixed: Correct window scaling issue where other mods were affected by SM when changing the KSP Scale. This was caused by GUI.skin issues as SM was altering the built in skins. SM now uses a custom skin constructed dynamically from the selected built-in scales, so only SM windows are affected. Issue: Forum post https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/56643-112x-ship-manifest-crew-science-resources-v-6070-25-apr-23/&do=findComment&comment=4277051 - Changed: adjusted window heights for the Unity skin and the KSP skin. This makes window resizing more reliable. Version 6.0.7.0 - Release 25 Apr 2023 - KSP 1.12.5 -------------------------------------------------- - Fixed: Correct error in Manifest window with the vessel name. Was using a nonlocalized name. Now properly localized. - Fixed: Rate Modifier field in Science window was displaying incorrect value. Now properly displays the value. - Fixed: Correct resource display error when RealXfers setting is changed and Saved in Realism settings. Issue: https://github.com/PapaJoesSoup/ShipManifest/issues/63 - Fixed: Memory leak on SM destruction. One handler was not being removed. Issue: https://github.com/PapaJoesSoup/ShipManifest/issues/64 - New: Refactored mod to support KSP UI scaling. You folks with the 4k monitors should be able to see the text now. - New: Localized Screen messages in Crew transfers. Note: Many localizations are machine translations. Any help in improving them is appreciated. - New: Added a Settings button to the Roster window when in the Space Center. This button appears if you disable the Settings icon on the toolbar. This setting is in the Config Tab. - Changed: Refactored remaining windows and tabs to clean up display code. Moved a lot of redundant code into GUI utility methods. - Changed: Refactored all windows to cache all localization strings and object size values. Object size values only recalculate if the screen resolution is changed. Hopefully this helps a bit with performance. Installation: 1. Remove the ShipManifest folder from your GameData folder before installing any new version.. 2. Overwrite your GameData folder with the contents of the archive. Ship Manifest is KSP-AVC aware and is CKAN indexed Support: If you expect me to provide support for issues with this mod, I will expect that you have read and will follow these instructions. Change History: This work was originally based in large part on Crew manifest 0.5.6.0 by xxSovereignxx as modified by Sarbian to work with 0.22. It has since been completely reworked and massively expanded. Videos: - Kottabos did a fine review here: (Feb 28th, 2014). It was very educational for me . I've long since fixed the bugs and added much more... Screenshots: Donations: I wrote and support SM (and other mods) as it is an opportunity to give back to the community I love in some small way. But, some folks have asked me how they could donate. It completely blew my mind. So, I've added a donation button. It is Completely voluntary, absolutely amazing, and I very much appreciate the gesture!

(KAX, FireSpitter, TweakScale - for 1.4.1 to 1.7.0 Kerbal Aircraft Expansion /L - Under Lisias Management, forever THE pack of selected vanilla-inspired parts for your aircrafting needs! In a Hurry Release 2.8.1.0 [2021-0824] Announce. Download SpaceDock GitHub Issue Tracker Documentation Yes, it works with KSP 1.12.5 YES, it works with KSP 1.7.3 (with Making History and Breaking Ground) YES, it works with KSP 1.3.1 too!!! Project's README Install Instructions Change Log Known Issues TODO list Description An Add'On for Kerbal Space Program Originally created by Keptin, then maintained by SpannerMonkey and the SM Industries team, and now under Lisias' Management, KAX is a pack of select vanilla-inspired parts for your aircrafting needs! Included Parts: Turboprop Radial Engine Radial Engine Long Cowl Electric Propeller Helicopter Main Rotor Helicopter Tail Rotor Heavy Landing Gear Jump Jet Engine 2M Aircraft Cockpit 2M Fuselage (jet fuel) 2M Structural Fuselage (empty) 2M Tail Boom This Add'On Requires Firespitter and Module Manager to enable all the features. Project Directives This Management (Lisias) had agreed to oblige himself to the following directives for this project: KAX will remain KAX it will not be rolled into another Add'On it can be expanded expansions must be in keeping with the tone of the Add'On it must be vaguely (as much as possible) stockalike. This project aims to preserve the stock a like compatibility and versatility of these parts, and any subsequent parts will be designed with that in mind. The goal is that any new part will blend seamlessly with the current parts and add to rather than detract from the Add'Ons functionality. Acknowledgements Powered by Firespitter, special thanks to Snjo for his plugin. Additional Models by @SpannerMonkey(smce). Stockalike textures by Doctor Davinci. Greetings to @TheKurgan for his helpful work on the SMCS's add'ons (including this one). See LICENSE for the formal legalese. Please note the copyrights and trademarks in NOTICE. References SpannerMonkey(smce) -- Previous Maintainer Forum GitHub Keptin -- Original Author Forum Curse Forge

Kourageous Tourists /L is the sequel for the venerable Kourageous Tourists, from @whale_2 (the great). In a Hurry: Current Release: 0.6.0.1 for KSP >= 1.3 (2022-1128) It works from KSP 1.3.1 to KSP 1.12.4! Seriously! IMPORTANT Module Manager is needed for handling the patches. Read this post before updating! Downloads on GitHub (for early adopters and beta testers) on CurseForge . on SpaceDock. Description: Space Tourism is the Future, and the Future is now for Kerbals! Kourageous Tourists /L is the sequel for the venerable Kourageous Tourists, adding different and challenging (or not!) rewarding missions related to tourism to the game: Skydiving on planets with atmospheres Swimming on planets with hydrosphere Expeditions to many Points of Interest scattered on the Kerbol System and more to come! Tourists need to be trained, you just can't let a rookie to sky dive on Laythe without proper training - how to do it and still be profitable is the real challenge! Don't forget to allow your tourist to take selfies! Remember, "Pictures of it didn't happened!". Support: I need help in order to proper help you. Open the spoiler for instructions about how to get support:

RealChute is a complete rework of the stock parachute module to fix a few of its inconveniences and get more realistic results out of parachutes! Issues that do not follow the bug reporting format will be ignored. NO LOGS, NO SUPPORT. Download - GitHub Special thanks to @Starwaster for the KSP 1.4 compatibility update! ModuleManager patch files included in the download. Issues that do not follow the bug reporting format will be ignored. NO LOGS, NO SUPPORT. NOTICE: I'm no longer developing this version, no new features are going in, only compatibility updates will be pushed out. I'm also not officially supporting this mod anymore, but plenty of people can help you, and I may pop in once in a while. My focus is on RealChute 2, which is coming Soon™ Features: Gradual deployment: Chutes gradually deploy, increasing realism and decreasing deployment shock. New Deployment Conditions: Chutes deploy in conditions ranging from Eve's crushing clouds to Duna's silken veil. Parachutes deploy either according to atmospheric density or altitude and will not deploy when not intended to; e.g. in space or on the pad. Autocuts can be set for a certain altitude per chute to cut some chutes while other deploy! Parachutes on Ground: Parachutes will not autocut upon nearly stopping mid-air or touching the ground, enabling drag chutes for planes! Parachutes Return to Staging: Parachutes can be restaged again and again without restrictions! Drag Chute: Drag chutes deploy at low altitude to slow landing airplanes. Full Customization: Parachutes' values can be edited, and modders can add the plugin to their packs. Combo Chute: Deploys a drogue and next a main chute. Custom parts: sumghai gave this pack its own parts! Vessel Hangs from Chute: Even nose chutes! Editor window: Edit parachutes from the editor for any shape, size, or characteristics! Presets: Quickly edit parachutes by saving configurations into presets and loading them quickly later! Thanks to Duxwing for rewriting this part Video by 7499275 showcasing the mod Changelog Documentation And now finally, if you want to donate a little something to support for all the coffee and the nights I spent on this, you are very welcome, and it would make my day my year. FAQ (if you ask a question that is here, I'm not answering you.): Q: How/Where do I edit and customize parachutes? A: In the action groups panel. Click on the said panel like you wanted to edit action groups, then click on the parachute you want to edit. A window with all the editing options will appear. for this specific parachute. Don't forget to press apply before leaving. Q: This panel is too complicated, isn't there a simpler way to do this? A: If you don't want to use the editor panel, you really don't have to. There is a preset system that allows you to select the parachute's type (main, droge, drag, or combo), it's size (0.625m - 2.5m for cones/stacks, small - large for radials), and apply it to your current chute. You don't even have to complicate your life. Q: When I'm pressing apply, it's telling me that the craft is too heavy for the parachute. What do I do? A: Make sure the the only parts attached to the craft when you press apply are the parts that you want to land. Detach your launcher or any other fluff before pressing apply. The parachute is calculated with the weight of all the parts currently attached to the craft. You can also toggle dry/wet mass in the editor to help, but it defaults at dry. Q: What is this "parachutes used" field in the editor window? A: This is the amount of parachutes deployed at the same time to land your parachute. This option will spread the load of your craft throughout all the parachutes used, effectively lowering the size of each. Be careful: a triple canopy is only a visual effect, it's only one chute. Stach chutes, on the other side, are two chutes (one comes out on each side). This is why this field does not say parts; a part can have multiple chutes on it (like the stacks and the combos). This is why a cone chute with a triple canopy would put one in parachutes used, and a stack chute would put two. Four radial chutes in symmetry would use four. Basically, you just put in the amount of individual active chutes at the same time, regardless of what the canopies look like. Q: Why can't I access the parachute editor when starting career? When does it come available? A: The parachute editor comes with the action groups panel. As long as the most basic action groups are unavailable, the panel is unavailable. In a normal stock game, the basic action groups become available with the first VAB and SPH upgrades. Q: I used to be able to resize parachutes with the right click menu, but those options aren't there anymore. What happened to them? A: The right click resizing menu is a helping too with the previous questions. While the action groups menu is unavailable, you can resize parachutes with the right click menu. When they are, resizing now happens in the action groups menu. This only happens in career mode, so in science and sandbox, you would always go to the action groups window. Q: Why does the Engineer's Report say there are no chutes on the craft when I clearly put some? A: The Engineer's Report looks for stock chutes. I haven't implemented a check for RealChute yet. Be patient. Q: Does this work on Windows 64bit builds of KSP? A: As of KSP 1.1, yes. However, this is absolutely not something that is sure never to change. If the Winx64 builds of the game return to being unstable, buggy messes, you bet that the lock will absolutely return, and I reserve the right to bring it back at any moment I see fit, and at my discretion, and mine only. But, with the current look of things, I do not anticipate the need to do this in any foreseeable future. You have, however, been warned. Q: Do the parachutes hold on at 4x physical time warp? A: Depending on how fast you are coming down and which chute you are using, yes. Most often they will hold on just fine, but I really can't guarantee they will. However be careful, the chutes fully deployed added to high physical timewarp values can lead to bad stuff, you've been warned. Q: Is this FAR compatible? A: FAR has it's own built-in implementation of RealChute, added by me, providing basic RealChute-esque behaviour, minus all the fluff. If you want the in game editor and all the additional features RealChute provides, install this, it'll override the version built into far. Q: Can you make a ModuleManager file for *insert mod here*? A: I currently don't have much time to work on configs for mods, but if you make one and are 100% sure it works, send it to me, I'll see about including it. Q: I'm trying to add a secondary parachute to a part but it's not working! A: It's not working because you can't add a secondary parachute to any part. It needs a second parachute transform, a second set of parachute animations, etc. A modeller needs to make a part that has two parachute to allow it. Q: What is your favourite pie flavour? A: I love cherry and blueberry pie tbh. Special thanks to UbioZur, r4m0n, Sarbian, Cilph, sirkut, taniwha, NathanKell, ferram4, toadicus and the rest of #kspmodders for helping this mod happen The cut and repack sounds were graciously given by ymir9, big thanks to him! Very special thanks to @sumghai for those awesome parts, as well as the logos, icons, and flags!! GitHub repository (source) License: You are free to copy, fork, and modify RealChute as you see fit. However, redistribution is only permitted for unmodified versions of RealChute, and under attribution clause. If you want to distribute a modified version of RealChute, be it code, textures, configs, or any other asset and piece of work, you must get my explicit permission on the matter through a private channel, and must also distribute it through the attribution clause, and must make it clear to anyone using your modification of my work that they must report any problem related to this usage to you, and not to me. This clause expires if I happen to be inactive (no connection) for a period of 90 days on the official KSP forums. In that case, the license reverts back to CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 INTL.

What it does It makes better automatic default choices for crew assignments (e.g. "labs need scientists" or "drills need engineers"). It remembers your assignments, so that the next time you launch that ship, it will try to do the same thing. (No more discovering, *after* you're in orbit, that your gosh-darn rescue ship filled up all the slots and you've got nowhere to put the stranded kerbal!) You can customize the default behavior with ModuleManager config. NOTE: This mod is not compatible with Kerbal Construction Time. Download from SpaceDock License: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 Source code How to install Unzip into your GameData folder, same as any mod. How to use Just play KSP! The mod is deliberately minimalistic. It adds no UI, it doesn't require any special actions to use. It just silently makes the crew-assignment experience better. The only thing that affects you at all is: if you go into the "crew" tab of the editor and change crew assignments, then your choices won't be persisted unless you hit the "save" button before launching the ship. That's it, that's all there is to know. Cool things it does by default Makes sure there's a pilot on board, if you don't have any SAS-capable probe cores. Staffs science labs with scientists. If you have any non-rerunnable science experiments on board, makes sure there's at least one scientist. If you have any parts that need an engineer (ISRU, drills), makes sure there's at least one engineer. Repairable parts (parachutes, landing legs, wheels) also have an engineer requirement (if there's an available engineer of sufficient level). Tries to pick the highest-level crewmembers available. (Except for pilots; if you have an SAS-capable probe core and your pilots are all lower-level than the core, it picks the *lowest* pilot available.) Tries to fill all command pods; doesn't try to fill passenger cabins. If you do manual assignments in the crew tab and then save the ship, it remembers your choices the next time you load the ship. Empty slots will be left empty. It will try to assign specific kerbals by name (e.g. "Jeb goes in slot 0 of this command pod"), and if that crewmember is unavailable, will try to assign another kerbal of the same profession (e.g. "I want Jeb, but he's on a mission already, so I'll use this pilot here.") How it decides The mod works with two types of assignments: default choices, and player choices. Default choices Default choices are controlled by ModuleManager config in a file that comes with the mod (see "How to customize", below). There are two flavors of default choices, *assignments* and *requirements*. Assignments are default choices for crew slots in specific crewable modules. The default config that comes with the mod assigns scientists to science labs, and all crewmembers to command pods. The default config deliberately leaves passenger cabins empty, though you can tweak this by adding your own config if you like. Requirements are added to parts that are not themselves crewable, but which need a particular type of kerbal to operate them. If your vessel has any parts that specify requirements, then the mod will try to ensure that at least one of the specified kerbal type is present in the crew. The default config that comes with the mod adds a "scientist" requirement to all non-rerunnable science experiments (Mystery Goo, Science Jr.), and an "engineer" requirement to ISRU units and ore drills. Player choices When you load a new ship, or add a new part, then everything is controlled by the default behavior and assignments will be updated dynamically as you switch stuff around on your ship. It can do this because you haven't *observed* the assignments and it's therefore free to shuffle assignments around without invalidating any of your choices. However, the moment you switch to the "crew" tab in the editor and see what the assignments are, it then nails all the assignments in place. (It's a Heisenbergian sort of thing.) Basically, what it's doing is assuming that the moment you *see* the assignments, they become your conscious choices rather than something the program assigned. Once you see the assignments (and make any changes of your own), those get persisted to the ship, and will be saved when you hit the "save" button. Such specific choices are assumed to be for a specific kerbal, or for a kerbal of that profession if the kerbal isn't available. How to customize Since all crew assignments/requirements are controlled by ModuleManager config, you can add your own .cfg file to change the behavior to whatever you like. If you'd like to customize the behavior, the following references may be helpful: BetterCrewAssignment.cfg: This is the ModuleManager config that is installed with the mod. It includes detailed comments explaining how it works, so that you can write your own config. ModuleManager documentation: You can find helpful information here and here. Video review by @Kottabos A word of thanks Many thanks to @sarbian for a small but vital bit of advice that unblocked the completion of this mod. Thanks to @HebaruSan for the feature suggestion of adding engineer requirements to repairable parts.

Ever felt KSP needs more explosions? Me neither really, but space debris is a problem in real life, and now it can be a problem in your game too! When/if you start leaving debris in orbit, your craft may encounter a "micrometeroid", which will explode a random part of your ship, unless the game considers it to be shielded from the airstream. Debris only counts (and therefore explosions can happen) if: 1) It's Periapsis is above the atmosphere height (or 5000m for airless bodies) 2) Your vessel is outside the atmosphere (or 5000m for airless bodies), and below the Apoapsis of the debris. More debris = more chance of an explosion (the exact amount this is affected can be changed in the difficulty settings) I know, no pics no clicks, so here's some screenshots from some earlier versions with pretty explosions: License: MIT Download it here