KSP Weekly September 03, 2013

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<h2> September 3rd, 2013 </h2>
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<h3>KSP Headline</h3>
<p> PAX and Unite have finally come to a close so it's time to get back to normal scheduling! </p>
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<li>I would like to give a very warm send off to TommyGunYeah who is leaving KSPTV to focus on his last year of college. Best of luck to you Tommy in your future career!</li>
<li> Your weekly developer update. </li>
<li> Kerbal National Defense strategies? </li>
<li> Navyfish brings out the precision tools to make docking easy! </li>
<li> Pleborian brings you a double community feature!</li>

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<h3>KSP Team Updates</h3>
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<li><b>Felipe (Harvester)</b>: Currently out of the office because of PAX.</li>

<li><b>Rob (N3X15)</b>: More Spaceport 2, mostly concentrating on presenting addons and adding in statistics tracking. Somewhat hampered by vB4 breaking and a DDoS on Sunday on top of relatives visiting, but got quite a bit done.</li>

<li><b>Jim (Romfarer)</b>: This week my main focus has been on the R&D tech tree icons. There’s 42, lets say 42 icons and they all look different now. </li>

<li><b>Chad (C7)</b>: Currently out of the office because of PAX.</li>

<li><b>Alex (aLeXmOrA)</b>: I attended Unite 2013 in Vancouver, Canada last week. I learned a lot from the conferences and also watched Felipe and Mike’s talk of KSP at the event. Now I’m back in Mexico fixing some Launcher bugs. </li>

<li><b>Marco (Samssonart)</b>: I squashed a whole lot of Launcher bugs, there are still some left, but we’re getting there</li>

<li><b>Daniel (DanRosas)</b>: Finished modeling the environment for the new animation. </li>

<li><b>Mike (Mu)</b>: I went to Unite in Vancouver to give the aforementioned talk with Felipe. Arrived back yesterday. Slept. </li>

<li><b>Ted (Ted)</b>: I've been continuing to test the Launcher with the QA Team, as well as some other fixes here and there. I've also done a bit of work on a blog which I'll hopefully have ready for viewing soon. </li>

<li><b>Artyom (Bac9)</b>: Finished the work on R&D and worked on optimizing some of the buildings. </li>

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<h3>YouTube Spotlight</h3>
<p> Today we look at user Hizuk1 and his ballistic approach to national defense. This isn't the first time he's been featured and he does create some quality material. He may even be worth a subscription. </p>
<div align="center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Hizuk1?feature=watch" target="_blank">Hizuk1</a></div>
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<h3>KSP Mod Spotlight</h3>
<p> Today we feature Navyfish and his Docking Port Alignment Indicator mod. This is a very intuitive docking mod that will allow you to precisely line up to the 1/10th of a degree in roll rotation and allow those precise alignments for those that are picky with alignments. One of the best parts is you no longer have to be pointing directly at the docking port, but instead you can line up directly from the start so you never have to move your "docking" orientation but instead just translate in the direction you need to go without worrying if you lined up correctly or not.</p>
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<li><a href="http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/43901-0-21-Docking-Port-Alignment-Indicator-%28Version-2-1-Updated-8-17-13%29%29" title="" target="_blank">Docking Port Alignment Indicator Forum Thread</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kerbalspaceport.com/dock-align-indicator/" title="" target="_blank">Docking Port Alignment Indicator Spaceport Download</a></li>
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<h3>KSP Mod Showcase</h3>
<p> So let's get down to the nitty gritty and go over some of the basic functions to expect out of Navyfish's docking mod.</p>
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<li>Automatically pops-up when you target a docking port.</li>
<li>Requires no special parts. Use it on existing ships with ease.</li>
<li>Provides orientation indicators for yaw, pitch and roll.</li>
<li>Displays a 'Turn Towards' arrow when alignment is too far off.</li>
<li>Displays 'Course Deviation' from your target’s approach centerline.</li>
<li>Displays distance to target and closure velocity.</li>
<li>Visually depicts translational movement with respect to centerline.</li>
<li>Easy-to-read, simple gauge. No numbers or head-scratching.</li>
<div align="center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/xpdxtv?feature=watch" target="_blank">PD</a></div>
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<h3> Through The Telescope </h3>
<p>By: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/pleborianlives" target="_blank"> Pleborian </a></p>
<p>This weeks Through The Telescope certainly has an Apollo feel to it, with a look at not one but two pieces of community gold. First up is a creation by forum user Check who has created a perfect replica of the Apollo/Saturn V rocket using the <a href="http://kerbalspaceport.com/procedural-fairings/">Procedural Fairings</a> and <a href="http://kerbalspaceport.com/stretchytanks/">Stretchy Tanks</a> mods.
<div align="center"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/ZCEC4cr.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/m9hWDdh.png" alt="Saturn V Replica" /></a></div>
<p>As you can see, this is one rocket you don't want to leave at home. Why not create your own using <a href="http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/47273-Saturn-V-Apollo-using-the-Stretchy-Tanks-Procedural-Fairings-mods">Checks detailed post</a> as a guide?</p>
<p>Secondly, for this week only, I leave you with something I found so amazing I couldn't not feature it: this is a short movie created by Youtube user BarryDennen12 and is simply entitled 'In the shadow of the Mun'.</p>
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BarryDennen12?feature=watch" target="_blank">BarryDennen12</a></div>
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<p>Special thanks to PD for letting me have a double feature this week </p>
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<h3>Editor's Notes</h3>
<p> Don't forget to keep sending in your fan creations! We love to see them all; from mods, pictures and spacecraft to videos and animations or anything else you have created! You name it we want to see and feature it! Send xPDxTV a personal message on the forums with your link to imgur, the forums, spaceport or youtube for a chance to be featured in the KSP Weekly.</p>

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<b>Brought to you by the KSP Media Group</b><br/>
Author / Editor: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/xpdxtv" target="_blank">xPDxTV</a><br/>
Reporter: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/pleborianlives" target="_blank">Pleborian</a><br/>
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