[0.90] [WIP] 2.5m Resource Tanks

[Snarfster]

UPDATE 2015.03.02: This going to be a series of texture switched resource tanks. The plan is to provide RCS, LiquidFuel and a selection from the community resource pack. As I can't update the thread title, this note will have to do.

UPDATE 2015.03.02: Just realized that you CAN change the title if you "go advanced"... Screenshot of the current status has been added at the end.

UPDATE 2015.03.04: Latest status can be found here.

I've noticed that during refuelling the stock 2.5m RCS tank just isn't big enough for me.

This is something I am working on.

2.5m RCS tanks, size comparable to the Rockomax X200 series.

Very early work-in-progress screenshot:

Still debating whether to keep the inset as it is right now or put a spherical tank in there.

Edited March 4, 2015 by Snarfster

[Mekan1k]

Keep the collider as-is, but place a spherical tank in the middle if this is supposed to be for large deep-space vessels.

[Snarfster]

How about something like this?

[Starwhip]

IMO, the first looks more stock-like, but it's your mod!

[Fueniker S.]

I think the sphere works better, but do agree that the first one looks more stock. My suggestion is to do like Ven's 2.5m RCS, which IIRC, has a slight bulge to it. Both ways looking good though.

[Snarfster]

Question: Happen to have a link to Ven's 2.5m RCS?

Debating what to do, I like them both. Could imagine eventually texture switching them with firespitter to work with the community resource pack as well.

First things first though

[Fueniker S.]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/92764-90-Stock-Part-Revamp-Update-1-7-2!/page82

Voila, the best I could find, I would of taken a pic myself, but my KSP is buggy as heck right now, no matter which mod is installed.

Hope this helps, you can kinda see the curvature where it says "FL-R1".

[Snarfster]

Thanks. In the end I've gone for a rounded cylinder for the tank. Also to keep a somewhat normal collision mesh.

Fighting with the textures now. (Planning on using the texture switching from firespitter to use the tank for the community resource pack).

[renejant]

im interested in how much monopropellant it will have... we could use a tank with a large capacity, since the most ones out there don't hold much...

[Snarfster]

For now, the plan is to have this size and double this size.

Going to calculate the capacity based on the stock tank. (It'll be a sensible amount for the size of the tank).

[montyben101]

Urm could you make a half sized one as I find it too big for spacecraft and have to use the radial tanks which look horrible...

[Snarfster]

I'll put it on the todo list.

[Sampa]

Cool, if you get this put out soon, I'd be interested in showing it in a future youtube series I'm working on!

[Snarfster]

OK, time for another work in progress picture. Model is pretty much set. Texture needs (a lot of) work.

[Snarfster]

Work had me busy for a while so it took a while to iron out the errors in the mesh and the textures.

Below is the tentative final product next to the stock tank it is equally sized to.

Decided to go the texture switching way, so it'll be a series of "stock-ish" resource tanks for the community resource pack.

Will update the first post and title to match this.

EDIT: the actual tank, inside the frame, is made to look weathered.

[Snarfster]

LiquidFuel only and MonoPropellant tanks.

To come:

CRP resources

[sumghai]

Looking good so far!

LiquidFuel only and MonoPropellant tanks.

http://i.imgur.com/O3hE05v.png

It might be a good idea to use standardized colors for stock resources. I believe KSPX uses blue for Oxidizer, yellow for MonoProp and grey for LiquidFuel:

If you want to sample the exact colors of the textures, you can use taniwha's Blender .mu import/export addon to extract the KSPX part textures and resave them from MBM to the more editable PNG.

[Snarfster]

Thank you!

Sounds like a good idea. I don't think the colour has to be "exactly" the same. Like real life, small deviations should exist

I'll have a look at that tomorrow. (Nearly midnight and need to be up for work at 6).

BTW, there's some texture tools around as well that convert the mbm textures to png without even having to open Blender. I found the link on these forums somewhere.

[sumghai]

Sounds like a good idea. I don't think the colour has to be "exactly" the same. Like real life, small deviations should exist

Yep. In fact, you could probably just sample the color directly from the screenshot, and it would probably work just fine.

[Snarfster]

Alright, been busy again. Current progress:

Left stack from top to bottom: MonoPropellant, LiquidFuel, Minerals, Ore

Middle stack from top to bottom: Substrate, Water, Karbonite, Chemicals

Right stack from top to bottom: Metal, Polymers, RocketParts

Colors were picked to match RoverDude's FTT Kontainers.

To be done:

* Decide whether to split the CRP resources to a separate tank so it won't clash with the stock resources.

* Add TAC LS resources. Plan is: Balanced for non-scrubber and scrubber equipped craft. (This may also end up as a separate tank.)

* Collision mesh tweaking. (done)

* Add the double sized tanks.

* If I split the tanks, figure out if I can prevent them loading if you are missing the appropriate mod. (with module manager).

* Add the quad sized tanks.

* Add the half sized tanks.

Resource volumes (and prices) have been checked and double-checked. If you empty the tank in the VAB, you end up with just the bare tank cost.

(Never realized how cheap water is in the community resource pack.)

Edited March 6, 2015 by Snarfster

[Snarfster]

Untextured model of the next size up. To save on memory, it will reuse the textures of the original tank.

[fatcargo]

Hi! Just popping in to say i appreciate this parts pack.

I was wondering why there are so few tanks packs for CRP, most of them are available inside USI, Interstellar, TACLS and similar addons and are limited in by grouping resources, no individual resources are available.

Having tanks parts pack is welcome change ! One note : if it is not too much trouble can TweakScale be supported if you or someone else makes MM patches for it ?

Edited June 6, 2015 by fatcargo

[Snarfster]

Hey there, been having some computer issues lately. But TweakScale support is fine with me.

I'll see if I can push out an update next week.