[1.12] Science Lab Info (2022-05-05)

[flart]

Plugin:

Shows more info about Science Labs in the Editor and Flight (as PAW Group):

• Power Usage,
• Science Storage, 
• Data to Science Conversion Ratio,
• Research speed Modifiers,
• Data Bonuses

The plugin supports Science Labs in other mods (ex. SSPXr, Feline Utility Rovers)

Parts:

• MPL-LG-6: an enhanced copy of the stock Lab with unlocked all 6 seats — 2 seats on each floor.
  Data-to-Science conversion is 1:6, but the Lab is 10 times slower than stock MPL-LG-2.
• MPL-DSD-2: 1.875m early progression Lab.
  Data-to-Science conversion is 1:2, but the Lab is 10 times quicker than stock MPL-LG-2.

 

How was  The Lab Modifier  calculated ?

Spoiler

I combined two ModuleScienceConverter fields (dataProcessingMultiplier, researchTime) into one relative LabRateModifier:

LabRateModifier = dataProcessingMultiplier / 0.5 × 10^(7 - researchTime)

so  LabRateModifier is linear and equals 1.0 for the stock lab. 

 

 

Credits :

MPL-LG-6 originate in the 6 Crew Science Lab, but ScienceLabInfo isn't replaces the stock Lab and changes stats.
The model of MPL-DSD-2 is by JDCollie, and originates in the DSD Mobile Labs by Kielm. The texture has changed a bit, the part has been rescaled to 1.875m and has changed stats. 

Download:

Releases page: https://github.com/yalov/ScienceLabInfo/releases

  

    

Edited July 19, 2023 by flart

[MaverickSawyer]

I didn't know i needed this until I saw this.

 

Well done, sir.

[JH4C]

How very useful! Thanks for figuring it out  

[theJesuit]

Awesome work @flart!

Were the seat already present in the IVA?

Peace.

[flart]

@theJesuit

All 6 IVA seats works ok, and all texturing was done by squad.
4 InternalSeat MODULE's in the INTERNAL are only thing that was missing

[theonegalen]

Nice.

[root]

6 Crew Science Lab has been out for years https://spacedock.info/mod/248/6 Crew Science Lab

[flart]

@root  the link and an explanation how it is different has been in the OP. I made them bold for you there. 

On 10/30/2018 at 12:41 AM, flart said:

Add an enhanced Lab MPL-LG-6, a copy of the stock Lab, with unlocked all 6 seats (2 seats on each floor - same as 6 Crew Science Lab, but the stock Lab is not replaced).

The new Lab has changed mass, cost, required crew, power consumption, etc.

 

[Shizen]

@flart is this 1.60 compatible?

[flart]

@Shizen Yes, it is 1.6.0 compatible, just change KSP_VERSION and KSP_VERSION_MAX in the ScienceLabInfo.version

I will recompile it, but later.

Edited January 8, 2019 by flart

[Shizen]

ok thx

[flart]

Version 2.0.0

• added PAW group
• new Part: early progression 1.875m Lab with the data-to-science conversion 1:2, but 10 times quicker than stock MPL-LG-2.
  thanks to @JDCollie and @Kielm for the model (DSD Mobile Labs mod)
  • tweaked texture a little bit
  • found better IVA for the part
  • supported Restock endcap
• 6-Crew Lab now considered Hi-Tech Lab with the data-to-science conversion 1:6, but 10 times slower than stock MPL-LG-2.
• Recompile for KSP 1.11
• targeted .NET 4.7 
• MM v4.1.4

 

Edited February 7, 2021 by flart

[theJesuit]

That is pretty cool.  I like the smaller lab.  Where dod the better IVA come from?

[flart]

8 hours ago, theJesuit said:

Where did the better IVA come from?

It's scaled hitchhiker 

[Thygrrr]

When I play this, I ONLY get the  MPL-LG-2, and not the original and smaller labs.

Is there a dependency I am not satisfying?

[flart]

10 hours ago, Thygrrr said:

Is there a dependency I am not satisfying?

ModuleManager is included in the archive, there are no other dependencies. Try to create new sandbox game, and check there.

If that will not be working, share ksp.log and player.log please

Edited February 24, 2021 by flart

[Thygrrr]

Weird. I think there may be a conflict between this mod and the old 6-Crew Science Lab mod; and the conflict really messes up CKAN's idea of which mods are really installed.

Cleaning the directory up a little helped, but chances are perhaps there is a collision of some ID or GUID.

Mod works for me now but it took me half an hour to get CKAN to consider the right mod as removed and your mod as properly installed.

[flart]

The mods have different identifiers on CKAN and "Conflicts" relationship, so once one of them is installed, another is unallowed to be installed.
For switching conflicting pair of mods on CKAN, a safe way is delete one of them, and then install another.

 

Edited February 24, 2021 by flart

[traisjames]

When building a ship as soon as I add a science lab my game gets slow and laggy due to exceptions thrown at ScienceLabInfo.ModuleScienceInfo.LateUpdate.

[EXC 18:27:06.713] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	ScienceLabInfo.ModuleScienceInfo.LateUpdate () (at <67ea3299d57345539fd3fb7c02482586>:0)
	UnityEngine.DebugLogHandler:LogException(Exception, Object)
	ModuleManager.UnityLogHandle.InterceptLogHandler:LogException(Exception, Object)
	UnityEngine.Debug:CallOverridenDebugHandler(Exception, Object)

According to the ExceptionDetectorUpdated mod, the error is thrown 11 times per second while I am getting a frame rate of 11 frames per second.

[flart]

Version 2.0.2

• Recompile for ksp 1.12.3
• MM 4.2.1
• safety changes, that probably fix nullref, mentioned above

[Stone Blue]

WHY, do so many mods release an update... just *hours*, after I finally get around to grabbing the *last* update? ... LOL

Thanx for keeping this alive, flart

Oh! BTW... just dropping this here

 

Edited May 5, 2022 by Stone Blue