Can an upgrade add a new module?

[linuxgurugamer]

I'm making a science probe, which will initially only have a couple of experiments, but I'd like to be able to upgrade it over time with other sensors.  Can this be done via the upgrade system?

[wasml]

Some enable/disable partmodule discussion in this thread with input from ShotgunNija and Shadowmage.

 

[JPLRepo]

You can't add PartModules via the Part Upgrade system.
You can change the stats of a PartModule though.

[linuxgurugamer]

I solved it in a different way, created new parts.  Putting multiple sensors on a part had a very confusing interface

Thanks

[JPLRepo]

The best way to work with how it works would be to create a partmodule that upgrades change the stats of and the module then acts differently based on those stats.
So at first it does nothing, etc.

[linuxgurugamer]

I wanted to add existing functionality of existing modules.

I solved the problem by adding new parts with what I needed

Thanks for replying

[JPLRepo]

I'm not following. But anyway, Good Luck!

[linuxgurugamer]

I wanted to have a part which did multiple science experiments (using stock experiments), but didn't want those experiments available in this part until they were available in the stock tree.

Roverdude let me use one of his models so I now have 4 science parts.  Actually a better solution in this case.

[steedcrugeon]

On ‎24‎/‎04‎/‎2017 at 1:00 PM, linuxgurugamer said:

I wanted to have a part which did multiple science experiments (using stock experiments), but didn't want those experiments available in this part until they were available in the stock tree.

Could you expand on this? Have you managed to make it so that, for instance, if a basic science lab thing was on Mun it could do maybe 2 experiments out of the box. Then you upgrade the tech tree and unlike two new science parts. This then makes those science parts experiment's available to the Lab already on Mun to do those new experiments (total experiments now = 4)? 

[linuxgurugamer]

3 hours ago, steedcrugeon said:

Could you expand on this? Have you managed to make it so that, for instance, if a basic science lab thing was on Mun it could do maybe 2 experiments out of the box. Then you upgrade the tech tree and unlike two new science parts. This then makes those science parts experiment's available to the Lab already on Mun to do those new experiments (total experiments now = 4)? 

This was for the Kurrikane, which I released.

My original idea was to have the original probe, and then, as more science researched, to add more capabilities to the probe itself.  This had a problem in that the right-click menu got too big when all the science was there.

I went a different route and created 4 new science parts, using @roverdude's model of the science package for his Sounding Rockets mod (with permission).  Then I added attach nodes in appropriate spots on the Kurrikane, so now those parts become available rather than having to play around with code and adding modules on the fly.

[sebi.zzr]

@linuxgurugamer,look her if this fits your needs:

 

[steedcrugeon]

1 hour ago, sebi.zzr said:

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So, in simplest form, the part starts with (newly added in the config) science experiments which yield nothing, then as they get upgraded the science experiments (stock, with stock values) are added?

[sebi.zzr]

7 hours ago, steedcrugeon said:

So, in simplest form, the part starts with (newly added in the config) science experiments which yield nothing, then as they get upgraded the science experiments (stock, with stock values) are added?

Exactly