[1.12.x] B.Dynamics - Retracting/vectoring engines, Critter Crawler

[linuxgurugamer]

Originally by @BahamutoD, original thread is here: 

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/74412-10-bdynamics-retractingvectoring-engines-etc-v120-may-6/

There have been many requests over the years to get the Critter Crawler working again.

Your requests have now been answered.

Together with @Starwaster, the Critter Crawler is crawling out of the woodwork again. 

My thanks to @Starwaster, who responded to a request for a little help with a LOT of help

This includes the following parts:

• XJ-48k Vector - 1.25m powerful turbojet with thrust vectoring.
• Critter Crawler - hexapod rover body built to be able to go places that wheeled rovers can not.
• MJ-88 Mini Vector - 0.625m  turbojet with an advanced thrust vectoring system.
• R-RCS-B5 Retractable RCS Block (Flat) - Flat retracting RCS block 
• VTx-202 Retractable Engine - A retractable dual nozzle, liquid fuel and oxidizer powered rocket engine.
• ILX-40 Retractable Engine - a small Retractable rocket engine
• ICU-360 Spotlight Turret - A spotlight which follows the mouse
• TRR-1 Tiny Retractable Radial Engine Cluster

Availability

• Download: https://spacedock.info/mod/1641/Retracting/vectoring engines, Critter Crawler
• Source: https://github.com/linuxgurugamer/CritterCrawlerRetractingVectoringEngines
• License: CC-BY-SA
• Available in CKAN

Dependencies

• BDAnimationModules
• KSPWheel (version 0.10.5.22 or later)

Featured in StarMod

 

The Critter Crawler needs the KSPWheel mod, the engines need the BDAnimationModules mod

And of course, a picture is worth a thousand words, have a few below:

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Edited June 30, 2019 by linuxgurugamer

[Mecripp]

The Critter Crawler lives 

[Mecripp]

YES YES love that little critter

[Drew Kerman]

critter crawler is cool but I've always loved the retractable engines and RCS, great to have them back (officially - I think they were working before with the updated animation plugin). As always, great work LGG!

Edited January 8, 2018 by Drew Kerman

[MaxPeck]

Darn you and your mods that I suddenly have to have.  My computer can only take so much.

[linuxgurugamer]

4 hours ago, Drew Kerman said:

critter crawler is cool but I've always loved the retractable engines and RCS, great to have them back (officially - I think they were working before with the updated animation plugin). As always, great work LGG!

Yes, they were, but I also did some updating of the cfg, including adding tags

[Drew Kerman]

1 hour ago, linuxgurugamer said:

Yes, they were, but I also did some updating of the cfg, including adding tags

yup, figured. That's what I meant by "officially" being updated. Good stuff

[TheKurgan]

awwww..... the critter's legs don't move. Are they supposed to?

I never saw it before last night.

Edited January 8, 2018 by TheKurgan

[linuxgurugamer]

6 minutes ago, TheKurgan said:

awwww..... the critter's legs don't move. Are they supposed to?

I never saw it before last night.

Did you install all the dependencies?

[TheKurgan]

yeah, I have had the engines from this mod, plus the dependencies for ages. I downloaded the newest ones too... I'm pretty sure. I'll double check.

They deploy and stuff, but they do not move after that. 

[linuxgurugamer]

You should totally delete the old directory, you probably have a conflict.  without a log file (hint), i can't guess anything else

[linuxgurugamer]

New release, 1.3.1

• Replaced TGA with DDS files

IMPORTANT - If installing by hand, you MUST delete the old directory before installing this, and then reinstall the BDAnimation mod again

Edited January 9, 2018 by linuxgurugamer

[TheKurgan]

Ref the Critter Crawler, I reinstalled the newest ver of BDAnimationModules (from the link) and the newest KSPWheel... and I made this video:

https://youtu.be/7RNrKFy3Vzk

Is this how it's supposed to behave? I never saw the original in action.

@linuxgurugamer

Edited January 9, 2018 by TheKurgan

[linuxgurugamer]

No, the lega are animated. Its acting as if either KSPWheel isnt installed or the old file, neither of which makes sense.

Log file, please

[Guest]

Im assuming the AJE patches for the original still work?

[TheKurgan]

@linuxgurugamer 

Here you go, I tested it in a minimal install so the logs wouldn't be MASSIVE

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v14wni2wpyslnco/KSP.log?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yly44t4rfflqkcl/output_log.txt?dl=0

 

Sigh... I reinstalled everything AGAIN... and now it works. But it didn't work for those logs.

KSP is making a liar out of me lately.

I am still curious as to what I had done wrong though, because I can't figure it out.

 

Wrong version of KSPWheel?

Edited January 10, 2018 by TheKurgan

[linuxgurugamer]

20 minutes ago, TheKurgan said:

@linuxgurugamer 

Here you go, I tested it in a minimal install so the logs wouldn't be MASSIVE

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v14wni2wpyslnco/KSP.log?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yly44t4rfflqkcl/output_log.txt?dl=0

 

Sigh... I reinstalled everything AGAIN... and now it works. But it didn't work for those logs.

KSP is making a liar out of me lately.

I am still curious as to what I had done wrong though, because I can't figure it out.

 

Wrong version of KSPWheel?

I'm glad you got it working.  Did you happen to keep the old install around?

[TheKurgan]

I deleted it, but it's in the recycle bin

 

[linuxgurugamer]

Looks like something was off with KSPWheel, see these log entries:

Cannot find a PartModule of typename 'KSPWheelAnimationRemoval'
 
(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 42)

Cannot find a PartModule of typename 'KSPWheelDeployCollider'
 
(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 42)

Cannot find a PartModule of typename 'KSPWheelAnimation'
 
(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 42)

Cannot find a PartModule of typename 'KSPWheelMultiMotorUI

I'm guessing the wrong version of KSPWheel, those partmodules were added for the CritterCrawler

[TheKurgan]

I compared all the files... only seemed like I had the last version of KSPWheel.

 

[linuxgurugamer]

Just now, TheKurgan said:

I deleted it, but it's in the recycle bin

 

May not be worth it, since it's working for you, but you can pull it out of the recycle bin and take a look at the dll

[TheKurgan]

yep, that was it I guess. weird. twice I was sure I installed all the newest stuff... brain fart. Thanks LGG.

[linuxgurugamer]

And one more thing.  I'm guessing you may have downloaded a dll only, because there is an AVC .version file which should be with the KSPWheel mod, which would be displayed in the log file, and I don't see it in the log file.

[TheKurgan]

no, it's the whole thing. I just compared both folders. but yeah definitely the last version of KSPWheel.

 

[Geonovast]

On 1/7/2018 at 2:50 PM, linuxgurugamer said:

YEEEEEEES!