The Lone Wolfling

Drat. And that's a good start, I suppose. Though, what, I'll have to walk the active vessel and target orbits and check distance? That's O(n^2), potentially. Also, that seems to contradict the stock "closest approach" on occasion. Do I really have to reinvent the wheel to that extent, though? The game does basically what I want already to display the closest approach(es).

The porkchop plot doesn't seem to be working (dev build 2.5.1.0-466): [EXC 12:52:32.407] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object MuMech.OrbitExtensions.SwappedOrbitNormal (.Orbit o) MuMech.OrbitExtensions.RelativeInclination (.Orbit a, .Orbit MuMech.OperationInterplanetaryTransfer.MakeNodeImpl (.Orbit o, Double UT, MuMech.MechJebModuleTargetController target) MuMech.Operation.MakeNode (.Orbit o, Double universalTime, MuMech.MechJebModuleTargetController target) UnityEngine.Debug:LogException(Exception) MuMech.Operation:MakeNode(Orbit, Double, MechJebModuleTargetController) MuMech.MechJebModuleManeuverPlanner:WindowGUI(Int32) UnityEngine.GUI:CallWindowDelegate(WindowFunction, Int32, GUISkin, Int32, Single, Single, GUIStyle) This is with an asteroid tug that I keep having problems with (of the random rotation / acceleration leading to explosions variety) - perhaps that has something to do with it?

That's what I figured, unfortunately. Meh, I guess I'll live with the stock SAS for now.

Is there a faster way to do incremental changes to a plugin then compiling, starting KSP, testing, shutting down KSP, making changes, repeat? I cannot reload the plugin because the dll is locked so I cannot copy the new version over to reload it. I'm spending more time reloading KSP than actually doing plugin dev currently. Also: is there a way to get the closest approach of a vessel to a target, including maneuver node(s)?

That mod does a whole lot more than just replace SAS, unfortunately. It makes a whole lot of other changes. If I wanted that level of automated control, I'd just use MechJeb. It also is active-craft-only.

I wish there was a decoupler that had an integrated sepatron.

Exactly the title. I'm looking for a mod (probably a plugin + MM config) that modifies SAS control so that the standard SAS mode actually tries to, say, hold the heading you locked in when you enabled it. None of the wishy-washy "let's give up and just slide" business, which makes it utterly useless for pretty much anytime I would want it for atmospheric work. (In particular with spaceplane reentry - "Let's go from a 45 degree angle of attack to -5 in 5 seconds! Because that's what he really wanted, right? Right? ...what are those flames doing there?". A small component of that is just absolute versus body-relative orientation, but nowhere near all of it - and that would tend to increase AOA, not decrease it. Stock SAS is supposedly a PID controller, but I have no idea what they did to mess things up that badly - it doesn't seem to have an I or P term, or it would at least try to return to its original setting later.) I wonder - is it possible to read the target position of stock SAS and just reset it every game tick? Or would that even help?

Except that a) it doesn't even work for that, and I'm talking about spaceplanes which have no problems with not breaking apart under manual control. A better option would be to have reaction wheel (and RCS) control strength tweakable, and always have SAS actually try to point in the right direction. And ideally, have top-level pilots automatically prioritize reactions wheels over RCS when possible. But that is another topic. - - - Updated - - - It seems to have to do with how much external forcing there is. On a direction with little-to-no control input required once things settle down, it's perfectly fine. On a direction where there's systematic control input required? It's utterly useless. (For instance: reentry with a spaceplane. It's absolute direction as opposed to relative to the body you're orbiting, yes - but the horizon doesn't change 45 degrees in 5 seconds) And trim doesn't even work with SAS.

The best radiator I've found, mass for mass, is the structural intake, of all things. Beats everything else I've tried, hands down. Lot of parts, though.

My ideal controls for a VTOL: Translational controls affect target velocity in each axis. Rotational controls affect target orientation for SAS. Throttle changes override vertical axis control, changing it to a target vertical height instead. Or perhaps a hotkey instead to swap between vertical speed mode and vertical height mode.

I find that it tends to be absurdly Kracken-baity, until/unless I toggle the bay doors. Then it's fine until the next time Physics loads. (For instance, quickloading or popping out of warp.) It's weird.

Well, for that to apply we first need it to actually be a PID controller. Currently it isn't - as can be evidenced by the fact that it'll drift and stay that way. Said drifting making the standard "hold orientation" almost useless almost always, unfortunately. For instance, with spaceplane reentries you can't simply hold 45 degrees any more - over time it'll slip down to less angle of attack and stay there even though it has the torque to make it most of the way there if not all. It also holds an absolute alignment as opposed to body-relative, which means you have to make constant corrections anyways with spaceplanes. I personally wish it was something along the lines of "hold angle X relative to Y". So if you control-clicked or something on one of the icons it'd change to hold the current orientation relative to the selected mode. Ten degrees off of prograde in a specific direction, for instance. Or at the very least, I wish there was a way to *actually* lock in a direction to hold. I currently resort to making maneuver nodes with absurd amounts of dv and telling it to hold to the maneuver node, which works better - which says a lot in and of itself.

I find the combination of radial attachments being insanely draggy (even when clipped), the rearmost part in a stack causing large amounts of drag even at supersonic speeds, and rockets being wobbly... not the best, shall I say. Fuel lines in particular. I wish the stock drag model did proper / reasonable part occlusion. Nothing fancy, just a check when parts change. Or at the very minimum struts and fuel lines didn't cause such absurd amounts of drag - struts are workarounds for engine limitations after all, and IRL you generally route fuel lines through the interior of the craft, if at all. Other than that, I quite liked the 1.0 aero model, and personally think that 1.0.2 is hideous. I don't think I would have found it hideous if I hadn't seen 1.0 aero, but with the comparison it is... less than stellar.

I updated it.

I just did a dump of part drag coefficients in standard configuration as OhioBob described. Note that not all parts are here - some, like the LV-N, are more complex. First number is frontal area, second drag coeff. 0.5277259 0.06571814 SEMIDEPLOYED Mk16 Parachute 0.08583698 0.07227632 Default AV-T1 Winglet 0.53627 0.09626622 Default Big-S Wing Strake 9.336478 0.1339481 SEMIDEPLOYED Mk16-XL Parachute 3.890279 0.1524063 A Communotron 88-88 1.108058 0.1574683 SEMIDEPLOYED Mk25 Parachute 0.1469518 0.1860022 neutral Standard Canard 2.62683 0.1961128 SEMIDEPLOYED Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute 2.515221 0.2005389 A Mk2 Cockpit 2.515221 0.2005389 B Mk2 Cockpit 0.134963 0.2096515 neutral Advanced Canard 0.1532288 0.2128663 Default Wing Strake 0.02798774 0.2196357 Default Basic Fin 0.1246012 0.2499593 neutral AV-R8 Winglet 0.1794599 0.2543047 neutral Tail Fin 0.4682146 0.2579988 fullDeflectionPos AV-R8 Winglet 0.3291357 0.2638914 fullDeflectionNeg Advanced Canard 0.3291357 0.26431 fullDeflectionPos Advanced Canard 1.263023 0.2716523 Default Mk1 Cockpit 0.508921 0.272541 fullDeflectionNeg Standard Canard 0.508921 0.2750442 fullDeflectionPos Standard Canard 0.8837043 0.2951582 Default Swept Wings 1.213026 0.3 Default Shock Cone Intake 0.4682551 0.3134894 fullDeflectionNeg AV-R8 Winglet 0.1838379 0.3374914 Default Structural Wing Type D 0.3631556 0.3378715 Default Structural Wing Type A 2.687976 0.3450436 fullDeflectionNeg Big-S Spaceplane Tail Fin 2.687976 0.3470565 fullDeflectionPos Big-S Spaceplane Tail Fin 1.213026 0.3476872 Default Advanced Nose Cone - Type A 0.1066304 0.3503792 neutral A.I.R.B.R.A.K.E.S 0.2258113 0.3636769 fullDeflectionNeg Delta-Deluxe Winglet 1.402586 0.3652771 fullDeflectionNeg FAT-455 Aeroplane Tail Fin 1.402586 0.3668208 fullDeflectionPos FAT-455 Aeroplane Tail Fin 0.2258113 0.3676945 fullDeflectionPos Delta-Deluxe Winglet 1.213026 0.3764403 Default NCS Adapter 1.997435 0.3834513 neutral Big-S Spaceplane Tail Fin 0.3032565 0.401173 Default Small Nose Cone 2.217873 0.4086532 Default Big-S Delta Wing 0.3032565 0.4088397 Default CH-J3 Fly-By-Wire Avionics Hub 0.9736729 0.4198655 fullDeflectionNeg Tail Fin 4.852105 0.4253745 Default C7 Brand Adapter - 2.5m to 1.25m 11.00077 0.4258759 Default Kerbodyne ADTP-2-3 10.30376 0.4265045 A Mk3 Cockpit 10.30376 0.4265045 B Mk3 Cockpit 1.121219 0.427267 neutral FAT-455 Aeroplane Tail Fin 0.9736729 0.4304603 fullDeflectionPos Tail Fin 0.09443884 0.4314213 neutral Delta-Deluxe Winglet 10.30376 0.4324292 Default Mk3 to Mk2 Adapter 0.7350084 0.4405829 Default Delta Wing 0.7350084 0.4405829 Default Swept Wing Type A 0.3631556 0.4429483 Default Small Delta Wing 1.218224 0.4454349 Default Ram Air Intake 1.213026 0.45 Default Circular Intake 0.6368431 0.4507724 Default Stayputnik Mk. 1 1.213026 0.45351 Default Advanced Nose Cone - Type B 0.02942616 0.4732037 Default Vernor Engine 1.250829 0.4787524 Default Mk1 Command Pod 0.7533474 0.4844982 Default Swept Wing Type B 0.6567075 0.4902819 SEMIDEPLOYED Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute 0.7350084 0.4921668 Default Structural Wing Type B 1.069721 0.4931759 fullDeflectionNeg FAT-445 Aeroplane Control Surface 0.9157104 0.4955477 Default Mk-55 "Thud" Liquid Fuel Engine 1.069721 0.4970603 fullDeflectionPos FAT-445 Aeroplane Control Surface 4.852105 0.5017468 Default C7 Brand Adapter Slanted - 2.5m to 1.25m 0.1905167 0.5056679 Default Wing Connector Type D 0.7533474 0.507181 Default Wing Connector Type B 1.144533 0.5080137 fullDeflectionNeg Big-S Elevon 1 2.575732 0.5080137 fullDeflectionNeg Big-S Elevon 2 0.7350084 0.5085866 Default Structural Wing Type C 4.748207 0.5121184 Default FAT-455 Aeroplane Main Wing 1.144533 0.5130815 fullDeflectionPos Big-S Elevon 1 2.575732 0.5130815 fullDeflectionPos Big-S Elevon 2 0.3668213 0.5154183 Default Wing Connector Type A 0.3668213 0.5154183 Default Wing Connector Type C 0.3668213 0.5154183 Default Wing Connector Type E 10.30376 0.5179489 Default Mk3 to 2.5m Adapter 4.643318 0.5247738 Default Mk1-2 Command Pod 0.6692767 0.5274513 fullDeflectionNeg Elevon 3 2.494812 0.52775 Default Mk2 to 1.25m Adapter Long 0.6692767 0.5310569 fullDeflectionPos Elevon 3 0.05735444 0.5314106 Default Small Hardpoint 1.037149 0.5314794 Default Launch Escape System 4.852105 0.5339531 Default Rockomax Brand Adapter 0.717287 0.5426252 fullDeflectionNeg Elevon 5 0.717287 0.5455235 fullDeflectionPos Elevon 5 0.2953996 0.5474034 fullDeflectionNeg Elevon 4 0.2953996 0.5506355 fullDeflectionPos Elevon 4 4.864884 0.5536323 Default 2.5m to Mk2 Adapter 10.30376 0.5620264 Default Mk3 to 2.5m Adapter Slanted 1.206113 0.575572 Default M700 Survey Scanner 0.03627452 0.5768754 Default O-10 "Puff" MonoPropellant Fuel Engine 2.494812 0.5802755 Default Mk2 to 1.25m Adapter 0.5332215 0.5823094 fullDeflectionNeg Elevon 2 0.5332215 0.5853868 fullDeflectionPos Elevon 2 4.852104 0.585743 Default Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk7 0.04734908 0.5881076 Default 24-77 "Twitch" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.04717465 0.614139 Default Place-Anywhere 7 Linear RCS Port 0.1500185 0.6147928 Default Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer 0.2053843 0.6157054 DEPLOYED LT-1 Landing Struts 0.02300333 0.625335 Default Pegasus I Mobility Enhancer 0.1241077 0.6268594 Default Illuminator Mk1 1.213026 0.6305804 Default Aerodynamic Nose Cone 0.2786326 0.6350702 Default LY-01 Fixed Landing Gear 0.06662689 0.6387991 Default EAS-4 Strut Connector 0.4553565 0.6411267 fullDeflectionNeg Elevon 1 0.2767665 0.6422904 PACKED Mk16 Parachute 1.213026 0.6429014 Default FL-A10 Adapter 0.4553565 0.643371 fullDeflectionPos Elevon 1 0.1995803 0.6497338 Default LY05 Steerable Landing Gear 0.1962595 0.6617573 Default FTX-2 External Fuel Duct 5.167493 0.6727995 Default TR-XL Stack Separator 0.5198182 0.6882359 DEPLOYED LT-2 Landing Strut 1.072426 0.6885879 Default 'Drill-O-Matic' Mining Excavator 0.02125349 0.6886963 PACKED Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute 0.08501394 0.6886963 PACKED Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute 0.194697 0.6915513 EXTENDED_B SP-W 3x2 Photovoltaic Panels 0.4195596 0.6937078 Default RoveMax Model M1 1.462059 0.6949234 A Advanced Grabbing Unit 6.84515 0.709805 Default LFB KR-1x2 "Twin-Boar" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.1418939 0.7119761 Default Structural Pylon 0.199248 0.7232357 EXTENDED_B SP-L 1x6 Photovoltaic Panels 0.4400986 0.7304751 neutral Elevon 5 1.108058 0.7324356 PACKED Mk16-XL Parachute 4.411602 0.7370769 Default TVR-1180C Mk1 Stack Tri-Coupler 0.005583212 0.7377104 Default OX-STAT Photovoltaic Panels 0.1580109 0.7471848 Default Illuminator Mk2 3.373985 0.7576349 RETRACTED LY-99 Large Landing Gear 0.4336735 0.758192 Default M4435 Narrow-Band Scanner 0.6089301 0.7589338 DEPLOYED LY-10 Small Landing Gear 0.5626312 0.7598909 neutral FAT-445 Aeroplane Control Surface 1.459697 0.7678789 RETRACTED LY-50 Medium Landing Gear 0.3501737 0.769372 neutral Elevon 3 0.3512916 0.7699307 neutral Elevon 1 0.3512916 0.7699307 neutral Elevon 2 111.1859 0.7713919 Default A potato like rock 0.5826902 0.772536 RETRACTED LY-10 Small Landing Gear 0.169239 0.7749686 neutral Elevon 4 1.108058 0.7803856 PACKED Mk25 Parachute 0.786228 0.7858429 Default TR-2L Ruggedized Vehicular Wheel 0.4131348 0.7869799 neutral Big-S Elevon 1 0.9294317 0.7869799 neutral Big-S Elevon 2 2.637873 0.7903831 Default Rockomax Brand Decoupler 1.802065 0.7919737 Default S1 SRB-KD25k "Kickback" Solid Fuel Booster 1.523956 0.7928757 Default BACC "Thumper" Solid Fuel Booster 0.07297606 0.7933471 Default EAS-1 External Command Seat 0.07835191 0.7934652 A Mystery Gooâ„¢ Containment Unit 0.07835191 0.7934652 B Mystery Gooâ„¢ Containment Unit 1.525142 0.7947727 Default Engine Nacelle 6.179663 0.7991401 Default TVR-2160C Mk2 Stack Quad-Coupler 1.373114 0.7999039 B Advanced Grabbing Unit 1.213328 0.8002112 B Clamp-O-Tron Shielded Docking Port 0.7809692 0.8005934 Default ROUND-8 Toroidal Fuel Tank 1.213026 0.8101062 Default Modular Girder Adapter 0.1042745 0.8137597 RETRACTED Gigantor XL Solar Array 2.770018 0.8184504 DEPLOYED LY-99 Large Landing Gear 1.500829 0.8234898 Default TR-18D Stack Separator 1.255602 0.8251827 DEPLOYED LY-50 Medium Landing Gear 0.06829663 0.8252227 RETRACTED LT-1 Landing Struts 4.019662 0.8257216 Default RoveMax Model XL3 0.1563825 0.8268632 Default Modular Girder Segment 0.1563825 0.8268632 Default Modular Girder Segment XL 1.292107 0.826995 fullDeflectionNeg A.I.R.B.R.A.K.E.S 0.1400948 0.8270175 Default TT-70 Radial Decoupler 0.1028258 0.8320935 Default RoveMax Model S2 0.4079032 0.8356299 Default Stratus-V Cylindrified Monopropellant Tank 2.173284 0.8379832 A Clamp-O-Tron Shielded Docking Port 1.29864 0.8380613 fullDeflectionPos A.I.R.B.R.A.K.E.S 5.34104 0.8409463 Default PPD-12 Cupola Module 0.1383333 0.8421784 RETRACTED LT-2 Landing Strut 0.02302167 0.8426529 Default Sepratron I 2.920341 0.8429655 Default Mk2 Bicoupler 11.00077 0.8435503 Default TR-38-D 0.1227822 0.8472515 DEPLOYED LT-05 Micro Landing Strut 1.491162 0.8475458 Default Mk1 Fuselage - Intake 0.4079709 0.8480761 Default Stratus-V Roundified Monopropellant Tank 3.017635 0.8486534 Default Rockomax HubMax Multi-Point Connector 1.744051 0.8601256 Default TT18-A Launch Stability Enhancer 5.900002 0.8656932 Default TVR-400L Stack Quad-Adapter 0.06222124 0.8659472 Default Z-100 Rechargeable Battery Pack 11.09492 0.8672472 Default Kerbodyne S3-14400 Tank 0.06201784 0.8677153 Default RV-105 RCS Thruster Block 0.1066288 0.86804 RETRACTED SP-L 1x6 Photovoltaic Panels 0.1066288 0.86804 RETRACTED SP-W 3x2 Photovoltaic Panels 11.00097 0.8703182 Default Kerbodyne S3-3600 Tank 11.00077 0.8703601 Default Kerbodyne S3-7200 Tank 0.002602082 0.8724858 Default 2HOT Thermometer 1.422248 0.8726512 Default Mk1 Inline Cockpit 12.46603 0.8735549 Default S3 KS-25x4 "Mammoth" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.02455195 0.8763497 Default LV-1R "Spider" Liquid Fuel Engine 3.035019 0.8765234 Default TVR-200 Stack Bi-Coupler 0.7979784 0.8789322 Default XM-G50 Radial Air Intake 0.08672652 0.8820359 Default Octagonal Strut 2.832794 0.8839089 A Mk2 Inline Cockpit 2.832794 0.8839089 B Mk2 Inline Cockpit 1.213026 0.8857412 Default Engine Pre-cooler 1.298492 0.8869943 Default Small Holding Tank 1.250829 0.890376 Default TR-18A Stack Decoupler 0.05712634 0.8928639 EXTENDED_B OX-4W 3x2 Photovoltaic Panels 0.05803576 0.8956292 RETRACTED OX-4L 1x6 Photovoltaic Panels 0.135664 0.9036931 Default PB-X50R Xenon Container 1.213026 0.9058469 Default Tail Connector B 1.213026 0.905847 Default Tail Connector A 0.3579872 0.9071469 Default Fuel Cell Array 0.5117092 0.9141183 Default Telus-LV Bay Mobility Enhancer 1.030476 0.91494 Default Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port 0.01850027 0.9158732 Default PB-NUK Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator 5.095304 0.9190335 Default AE-FF2 Airstream Protective Shell (2.5m) 0.3227818 0.9203191 Default Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Jr. 1.213026 0.9207465 Default FL-A5 Adapter 12.97919 0.9226444 EXTENDED_B Gigantor XL Solar Array 1.213026 0.9240832 Default FL-R25 RCS Fuel Tank 0.3062892 0.9249389 Default Small Inline Reaction Wheel 5.2274 0.9270337 Default Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tank 0.2518217 0.9304264 EXTENDED_A Gigantor XL Solar Array 0.05547886 0.9318035 RETRACTED OX-4W 3x2 Photovoltaic Panels 0.0190722 0.9318434 Default Double-C Seismic Accelerometer 5.167493 0.9326634 Default Rockomax X200-8 Fuel Tank 5.167493 0.9326643 Default Rockomax X200-32 Fuel Tank 5.167493 0.9326647 Default Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank 1.336596 0.9332057 Default AE-FF1 Airstream Protective Shell (1.25m) 1.299081 0.9353406 Default CR-7 R.A.P.I.E.R. Engine 5.02826 0.9356834 Default Large Holding Tank 1.213026 0.9359285 Clean LV-T30 "Reliant" Liquid Fuel Engine 1.213026 0.9359285 Clean LV-T45 "Swivel" Liquid Fuel Engine 1.225164 0.936101 Fairing LV-T30 "Reliant" Liquid Fuel Engine 1.225164 0.9361377 Fairing LV-T45 "Swivel" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.3032565 0.937167 Default FL-R10 RCS Fuel Tank 0.09160883 0.9372497 RETRACTED LT-05 Micro Landing Strut 0.2375867 0.9394995 Default Probodobodyne QBE 11.28847 0.9395066 Default AE-FF3 Airstream Protective Shell (3.75m) 1.22379 0.9398503 Default PB-X750 Xenon Container 4.911672 0.9399109 Default Mk2 Lander Can 2.20784 0.9474164 Default Mk1 Lander Can 0.9546443 0.9507048 Default Structural Intake 4.974336 0.9522132 Default PPD-10 Hitchhiker Storage Container 0.08041194 0.9525769 B Communotron 88-88 10.91724 0.9530882 Default Mk3 to 3.75m Adapter 0.06273968 0.9534463 EXTENDED_B OX-4L 1x6 Photovoltaic Panels 1.218463 0.9538159 B SC-9001 Science Jr. 5.049782 0.954417 Default TVR-300L Stack Tri-Adapter 5.201299 0.9547606 Default Mobile Processing Lab MPL-LG-2 1.270047 0.9548502 Clean Heat Shield (1.25m) 4.98264 0.955739 Clean Heat Shield (2.5m) 4.943268 0.9563304 Default Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Sr. 1.179047 0.9564069 Default FL-T200 Fuel Tank 1.234128 0.9579991 A SC-9001 Science Jr. 10.99105 0.9581243 Clean Heat Shield (3.75m) 4.83552 0.960785 Default Rockomax Brand Adapter 02 1.213026 0.9616039 Clean LV-909 "Terrier" Liquid Fuel Engine 4.920165 0.9618174 Default ISRU Converter 0.3032565 0.9619116 Default Oscar-B Fuel Tank 1.225164 0.9619871 Fairing LV-909 "Terrier" Liquid Fuel Engine 2.494907 0.962501 A Mk2 Cargo Bay CRG-08 2.494907 0.962501 B Mk2 Cargo Bay CRG-08 2.494907 0.962501 A Mk2 Cargo Bay CRG-04 2.494907 0.962501 B Mk2 Cargo Bay CRG-04 2.494907 0.962501 A Mk2 Clamp-O-Tron 2.494907 0.962501 B Mk2 Clamp-O-Tron 2.00367 0.9627626 Default MK2 Drone Core 1.213026 0.9634836 Default FL-T800 Fuel Tank 1.213026 0.9635206 Default FL-T400 Fuel Tank 1.209465 0.9635211 Default FL-T100 Fuel Tank 1.435374 0.963743 Fairing Heat Shield (1.25m) 0.1292328 0.9638181 Default The Not-Rockomax Micronode 12.44468 0.9640147 Fairing Heat Shield (3.75m) 1.213026 0.964168 Default Z-1k Rechargeable Battery Bank 5.323979 0.9645097 Fairing Heat Shield (2.5m) 11.02835 0.9671375 Fairing Kerbodyne KR-2L+ "Rhino" Liquid Fuel Engine 11.02835 0.9671375 Clean Kerbodyne KR-2L+ "Rhino" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.08431777 0.9676359 Default Fuel Cell 1.397561 0.9707813 Default RC-001S Remote Guidance Unit 0.3421403 0.9713244 Default Telus Mobility Enhancer 2.495003 0.9716405 Default Mk2 Rocket Fuel Fuselage Short 2.495003 0.9716405 Default Mk2 Liquid Fuel Fuselage Short 2.495003 0.9716405 Default Mk2 Monopropellant Tank 2.494907 0.9716777 Default Mk2 Rocket Fuel Fuselage 2.494907 0.9716777 Default Mk2 Liquid Fuel Fuselage 2.494812 0.9716985 A MK2 Crew Cabin 2.494812 0.9716985 B MK2 Crew Cabin 1.09417 0.973163 EXTENDED_A SP-W 3x2 Photovoltaic Panels 1.119855 0.973442 EXTENDED_A SP-L 1x6 Photovoltaic Panels 1.275294 0.9736242 Default J-X4 "Whiplash" Turbo Ramjet Engine 1.341376 0.9752622 A Inline Clamp-O-Tron 4.873881 0.9755011 Default Z-4K Rechargeable Battery Bank 0.3032566 0.9770594 Default Z-200 Rechargeable Battery Bank 0.1078951 0.9788685 Default Hydraulic Detachment Manifold 0.09692431 0.9788955 Default Surface Scanning Module 1.368542 0.979327 Default RT-10 "Hammer" Solid Fuel Booster 0.164711 0.9793838 Default Z-400 Rechargeable Battery 1.280057 0.9798979 Default Advanced Inline Stabilizer 5.269597 0.9805592 Default RC-L01 Remote Guidance Unit 1.0 0.9811638 Default M-1x1 Structural Panel 4.0 0.9831746 Default M-2x2 Structural Panel 1.5224 0.9840678 Default Probodobodyne RoveMate 0.3032565 0.9867921 Fairing 48-7S "Spark" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.3032565 0.9867921 Clean 48-7S "Spark" Liquid Fuel Engine 1.288626 0.987366 Default J-33 "Wheesley" Basic Jet Engine 4.852096 0.9880731 Fairing RE-M3 "Mainsail" Liquid Engine 4.852096 0.9880731 Clean RE-M3 "Mainsail" Liquid Engine 4.852105 0.9889317 Fairing RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine 4.852105 0.9889317 Clean RE-L10 "Poodle" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.003944054 0.9889904 A Communotron 16 0.003944054 0.9889904 B Communotron 16 4.852105 0.9893315 Default TVR-200L Stack Bi-Adapter 0.05062994 0.9895929 Default TT-38K Radial Decoupler 1.233268 0.9902019 B Inline Clamp-O-Tron 0.9842955 0.9916865 EXTENDED_A OX-4W 3x2 Photovoltaic Panels 1.017098 0.9919019 EXTENDED_A OX-4L 1x6 Photovoltaic Panels 0.3914828 0.9935443 Default Probodobodyne OKTO 0.2808021 0.9935781 Default Probodobodyne OKTO2 1.164635 0.993589 Default BZ-52 Radial Attachment Point 4.852105 0.9939718 Fairing RE-I5 "Skipper" Liquid Fuel Engine 4.852105 0.9939718 Clean RE-I5 "Skipper" Liquid Fuel Engine 1.322598 0.9949158 Default RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster 1.203519 0.9951853 Default Mk1 Liquid Fuel Fuselage 1.203519 0.9951853 Default Structural Fuselage 0.402149 0.9964361 Default Probodobodyne HECS 0.0218195 0.9968643 Default GRAVMAX Negative Gravioli Detector 0.0194956 0.997937 Default PresMat Barometer 1.353723 0.9985632 A Service Bay (1.25m) 5.414894 0.9985632 A Service Bay (2.5m) 1.286295 0.9987032 B Service Bay (1.25m) 5.145181 0.9987032 B Service Bay (2.5m) 10.33763 0.9995237 A Mk3 Passenger Module 10.33763 0.9995237 B Mk3 Passenger Module 1.562124 0.9999235 B Mk3 Cargo Bay CRG-100 1.562122 0.9999235 B Mk3 Cargo Bay CRG-50 1.562122 0.9999235 B Mk3 Cargo Bay CRG-25 1.539374 0.9999771 A Mk3 Cargo Bay CRG-100 1.539374 0.9999771 A Mk3 Cargo Bay CRG-50 1.539374 0.9999771 A Mk3 Cargo Bay CRG-25 0.3032565 1.0 Default IX-6315 "Dawn" Electric Propulsion System 1.219507 1.0 Default T-1 Toroidal "Aerospike" Liquid Fuel Engine 0.06776706 1.0 Default LV-1 "Ant" Liquid Fuel Engine 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Rocket Fuel Fuselage Long 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Rocket Fuel Fuselage Short 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Rocket Fuel Fuselage 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Liquid Fuel Fuselage Long 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Liquid Fuel Fuselage Short 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Liquid Fuel Fuselage 10.30376 1.0 Default Mk3 Monopropellant Tank 4.852105 1.0 Default FL-R1 RCS Fuel Tank 0.3032565 1.0 Default PB-X150 Xenon Container 0.02103621 1.0 Default M-Beam 200 I-Beam 0.02103621 1.0 Default M-Beam 200 I-Beam Pocket Edition 0.1215936 1.0 Default M-Beam 650 I-Beam 0.01524941 1.0 Default Cubic Octagonal Strut 0.3032565 1.0 Default TR-2C Stack Separator 0.3032565 1.0 Default TR-2V Stack Decoupler 12.2298 1.698923 DEPLOYED Mk25 Parachute 8.060574 3.852072 DEPLOYED Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute 52.80032 8.565606 DEPLOYED Mk16 Parachute 114.9405 12.0685 DEPLOYED Mk16-XL Parachute 32.24229 27.92752 DEPLOYED Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute

I, for one, would appreciate if the "must be recovered" part be configurable. Stock contracts are, after all.

My 2 cents? I agree with Foxster. I don't mind some of the nerfs. But I think they swung too far in the direction of "this is the one and only thing to use in this situation" - and it doesn't even do that well. There are multiple engines I haven't even bothered buying because their only vaguely decent use is in such a niche role that it's not worth it.

I am slightly alarmed by the 0.18% of water that's land, myself. Can you dump coordinates of water in land biomes, and vice versa?

I'm looking for a way to remove the fairing's whole "Cannot activate part while stowed" thing. I don't like it, especially as it makes no sense to me for (for example) an engine to not be able to burn out of an open end of a fairing, or an accelerometer not work. That sort of thing is already handled elsewhere and better. I looked through the config files, but it turns out it's not done there, so plugin time, yay. But wait, there's more! Turns out, it's not even done in ModuleCargoBay, it's actually checked by the parts themselves. So... I cannot think of a better way of doing this than adding a module that replaces the right-click / action group actions with its own copies that unshields the part, calls the proxied method, then reshields it. If that's even possible itself. So, sanity check. Is this the best hack to do this? Or is there a better one?

I find it really annoying, personally. But meh, easy enough to disable. It's just another thing on my list of settings to change whenever I start a new version. Fullscreen, full resolution, 60fps, no vsync, texture quality full, rover controls set to translational controls, external camera shake to 0, internal camera shake to 0.1. Maybe tweak graphics settings to see what works best.

Now if only I could lock it to prograde. Curse you early career mode!

Please do not switch to Curse. It's killed other communities before.

The hard sci-fi way of doing this would be to do the following: 1. Drill out the long axis of the asteroid 2. Inject water (ice?) 3. Slowly spin asteroid 4. Heat up until asteroid melts and expands into a balloon-like shape 5. Wait for asteroid to cool 6. Spin up asteroid and plug any holes. Bonus points if you use the same solar sail you used to heat up the asteroid to move it later.

I hope. But the number of things in Minecraft that were shelved and then forgotten about...

*sigh* This is starting to remind me of Minecraft, and not in a good way. Don't work on a feature for a while, get frustrated, and switch to some new and more flashy feature without dealing with the old one first. If Squad is worried about resources being too grindy, release a semi-official mod with the content and see what people think. But don't just abandon it, please. It's such an essential prerequisite of so many other things.