[Help] RCS and VFX vectors

[Tiberion]

So I am working on mapping the RCS thrusters for my shuttle nose:

There are 7 visual ports (only the 'down' port on the bottom since its flat) and 1 part can only have 6 thrusters, so I am leaving out the bottom one since the 2 angled 'roll' thrusters will combine to do a down thrust of equal power, since they are at 45 degrees.

I thought I had it pretty close, but the VFX and thrusters don\'t seem to fire off at the proper control inputs, so I guess I have something wrong.

What exactly does the rcsGroup flag in the config do?

Here\'s the VFX and thuster definitions as they stand right now:

// --- FX definitions ---

fx_gasJet_white = 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, rcsGroup0

fx_gasJet_white = -0.7, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0, rcsGroup1

fx_gasJet_white = 0.0, 0.0, 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, rcsGroup2

fx_gasJet_white = 0.0, 0.0, -0.7, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, rcsGroup3

fx_gasJet_white = 0.0, 0.65, -0.40, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, rcsGroup4

fx_gasJet_white = 0.7, 0.12, 0.35, 0.71, 0.0, 0.71, rcsGroup5

fx_gasJet_white = -0.7, 0.12, 0.35, -0.71, 0.0, 0.71, rcsGroup5

// thruster orientations and thrust (X, Y, Z, Thrust)

thrustVector0 = 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.5

thrustVector1 = -1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.5

//thrustVector2 = 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 2.5 (true DOWN Thrust)

thrustVector3 = 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 2.5

thrustVector4 = 0.0 1.0, 0.0, 2.5

thrustVector5 = -0.71, 0.0, -1.0, 2.5

thrustVector2 = 0.71, 0.0, 0.0, 2.5

//5 and 2 combine to simulate DOWN thrust (225 and 315 degress on the X axis)

Not sure why its not working.

Part file for anyone who wants to play with it:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46506740/TD_C7ShuttleNoseRCS.zip

[Straight Chillen]

// --- FX definitions ---

fx_gasJet_white = 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, rcsGroup0

fx_gasJet_white = -0.7, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0, 0.0, rcsGroup1

fx_gasJet_white = 0.0, 0.0, 0.7, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, rcsGroup2

fx_gasJet_white = 0.0, 0.0, -0.7, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, rcsGroup3

fx_gasJet_white = 0.0, 0.65, -0.40, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, rcsGroup4

fx_gasJet_white = 0.7, 0.12, 0.35, 0.71, 0.0, 0.71, rcsGroup5

fx_gasJet_white = -0.7, 0.12, 0.35, -0.71, 0.0, 0.71, rcsGroup5

It may be because this line is calling out the group you have ignored

[Tiberion]

I re-used thrustVector2 on the last line.. is that what the rcsGroups are tied to?

[aevionknight]

I belive the RCS groups identify axes of thrust, not the numbered thrust vectors.

So rcsGroup0 is +x or whatever (don\'t know what the actual mapping is).

[Tiberion]

Yeah that\'s the thing, I can\'t find any documentation on it anywhere, and I havent had any luck making the right VFX play.