Any way to Modify Water Buoyancy?

[Supergamervictor 28]

Any way to change the settings for the water physics? Or even a mod that allows such a thing? Specifically I want things to sink more.

[sebi.zzr 294]

You can change buoyancy in physics.cfg.Everything is well documented and is patchable with Module Manager.

@PHYSICSGLOBALS
{
@buoyancyScalar = 1.2 // Scalar to buoyancy force
}

 The other method could be to edit parts buoyancy

@PART[*]
{
%buoyancy = 0.2  // You can try negative value or 0
%boundsMultiplier = 0.7
}

 

[KerikBalm 3,211]

Kopernicus mods should allow you to adjust that

[Streetwind 4,947]

The Alt+F12 debug menu may be worth checking out, specifically the physics tab. You can adjust things like drag and heat convection... so maybe also buoyancy, who knows?

[Supergamervictor 28]

33 minutes ago, Streetwind said:

The Alt+F12 debug menu may be worth checking out, specifically the physics tab. You can adjust things like drag and heat convection... so maybe also buoyancy, who knows?

That's the reason I came here to ask. Alt-F12 doesn't have that

49 minutes ago, KerikBalm said:

Kopernicus mods should allow you to adjust that

I was thinking of that too. However I'm not sure how to go about it. I read up that there was a visual UI but the thread is now gone. Can anyone give specific instructions?

[KerikBalm 3,211]

Hmmm, so a while back I added an ocean to Duna...
this was the .cfg... I don't see which value would correspond to the density :/

    Ocean
    {
            maxQuadLengthsPerFrame = 0.03
            minLevel = 2
            maxLevel = 16
            minDetailDistance = 16
            oceanColor = 0.25,0.35,0.35,1
            Material
            {
                colorFromSpace = 0.25,0.35,0.35,1
                color = 0.25,0.35,0.35,1
            }
            FallbackMaterial
            {
                colorFromSpace = 0.25,0.35,0.35,1
                color = 0.25,0.35,0.35,1
            }
            Mods
            {
                AerialPerspectiveMaterial
                {
                    globalDensity = -0.00001
                    heightFalloff = 6.75
                    atmosphereDepth = 150000
                    DEBUG_SetEveryFrame = true
                    cameraAlt = 0
                    cameraAtmosAlt = 0
                    heightDensAtViewer = 0
                    enabled = true
                    order = 200
                }
                OceanFX
                {
                    Watermain
                    {
                        waterTex-0 = BUILTIN/sea-water1
                        waterTex-1 = BUILTIN/sea-water2
                        waterTex-2 = BUILTIN/sea-water3
                        waterTex-3 = BUILTIN/sea-water4
                        waterTex-4 = BUILTIN/sea-water5
                        waterTex-5 = BUILTIN/sea-water6
                        waterTex-6 = BUILTIN/sea-water7
                        waterTex-7 = BUILTIN/sea-water8
                    }
                    framesPerSecond = 1
                    spaceAltitude = 1500000
                    blendA = 0
                    blendB = 0
                    texBlend = 0
                    angle = 0
                    specColor = 0.55,0.45,0.30,1
                    oceanOpacity = 0.01
                    spaceSurfaceBlend = 0
                    enabled = true
                    order = 200
                }
            }
            Fog
            {
                fogColorEnd = 0.45,0.45,0.45,1
                fogColorStart = 0.45,0.45,0.45,1
                skyColorOpacityBase = 0.5
            }
    }

 

[Supergamervictor 28]

 

I actually edited that scalar to 0. This mega monster of a ship still doesn't sink. Is the B9 HX part responsible or other settings in the physics.cfg?

 

Edited May 27, 2016 by victor tan

[Supergamervictor 28]

4 hours ago, sebi.zzr said:

You can change buoyancy in physics.cfg.Everything is well documented and is patchable with Module Manager.

@PHYSICSGLOBALS
{
@buoyancyScalar = 1.2 // Scalar to buoyancy force
}

 The other method could be to edit parts buoyancy

@PART[*]
{
%buoyancy = 0.2  // You can try negative value or 0
%boundsMultiplier = 0.7
}

 

The part patch works! Thank You @sebi.zzr!

Edited May 27, 2016 by victor tan

[KerikBalm 3,211]

4 hours ago, sebi.zzr said:

You can change buoyancy in physics.cfg.Everything is well documented and is patchable with Module Manager.

@PHYSICSGLOBALS
{
@buoyancyScalar = 1.2 // Scalar to buoyancy force
}

 The other method could be to edit parts buoyancy

@PART[*]
{
%buoyancy = 0.2  // You can try negative value or 0
%boundsMultiplier = 0.7
}

 

According to the wiki, the ocean density is defined somewhere:

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Eve#cite_note-2

Any idea where that is. I also recall hearing that it can be different for different planets...

[sebi.zzr 294]

1 hour ago, KerikBalm said:

According to the wiki, the ocean density is defined somewhere:

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Eve#cite_note-2

Any idea where that is. I also recall hearing that it can be different for different planets...

Sorry,can't help you here.I know about different values for celestial bodies,but probably those values are "hardcoded" and it would be appropriate to ask some more skillful.