[1.12.x] Landertrons (Automatic Landing Retro-Rockets) v1.3.0 (02021 Sep 06)

[DStaal]

I would think it's something that would have to be baked into the engine, not the controller - and the controller can throttle back down if the engines are throttle-able.

It might be something you could add as a part upgrade or as an advanced version of the part for the all-in-one SRB landing engines however.

[JAFO]

10 hours ago, Kerbas_ad_astra said:

...Well, don't keep me waiting, I wanna see it!  I'm not inclined to change the controller, but if it's technologically straightforward, I might add an 'advanced' controller to take advantage of it.

All I can tell you is that I've come across references to throttleable SRBs that were not baked-in types, that Scott Manley has talked about it in one of his videos (possibly the one where he was invited along with some other youtubers to the progress reveal of KSP2), and that the KSP2 team intend to have them in-game. If I recall correctly, it involves using steerable baffles to redirect the rocket exhaust, similar to the way a jet engine does to produce reverse thrust. More than that, you'd have to research yourself.

Edited April 1, 2020 by JAFO

[Phoenix-D]

Small problem in 1.8.1- the landertrons are arming on stating regardless of what stage they are in. Easy to work around via manually disarming them. Although they were almost a good JATO for that spaceplane launch...hmm.

 

re throttleable SRBs:

 

[RandomKerbal]

 

On 5/22/2020 at 6:23 AM, Phoenix-D said:

re throttleable SRBs:

 

Reminds me of the Aluminium Hybrid SRB from Interstellar Extended.

Edited July 25, 2020 by RandomKerbal

[Kerbas_ad_astra]

Just as KSP has had its final major release, XT Landertron 1.3.0 "KISS" is here!

• Updated part configs to use KSP's stock EVA construction system. (Also had to recompile the DLL, so this version should only be used with KSP 1.12.x!)
• Fixed a few config errors.