Reviving a mod

[Ryan_Coates]

So I want to revive all the USI mod by RoverDude and fix it and update it. I tried message him no answer. Is there anything i have to allow or do?

[Tornado77]

First, sometime when you download a mod you need to accept conditions, like to not reproduce the mod. If it does, you can't upload it. If the mod is a compiled plugin, i dont think you can update it yourself because you would need the Unity file but if its a part mod you can update the configs like this 

PART
{
	name = fuelTankSmallFlat //This MUST be unique!!!
	module = Part
	author = Squad
	mesh = model.mu	//This is case sensitive, and assumed the config is in the same folder as your .mu
	rescaleFactor = 1.0 // default is 1.25 Use at your discretion.
	node_stack_top = 0.0, 0.3125, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1 //this defines a stack node. See Note below.
	node_stack_bottom = 0.0, -0.3125, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1
	node_attach = 0.5, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0 //this is the surface attachment node.
	TechRequired = basicRocketry //defined the tech node
	entryCost = 1200
	cost = 150
	category = FuelTank //Only certain categories are pre-defined. Be careful to choose one of them.
	subcategory = 0
	title = FL-T100 Fuel Tank //This is what appears in the editor tool tip box
	manufacturer = Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co
	description = The T100 is a miniature fuel tank made to be even more adorable than its bigger brother, the T200. Handle stoically and with care.
	attachRules = 1,1,1,1,0 // attachment rules: stack, srfAttach, allowStack, allowSrfAttach, allowCollision
	mass = 0.0625
	dragModelType = default
	maximum_drag = 0.2
	minimum_drag = 0.2
	angularDrag = 2
	crashTolerance = 6
	maxTemp = 2000
	breakingForce = 50 //how much force before the joint breaks
	breakingTorque = 50 //how much twisting before the joint breaks
	bulkheadProfiles = size1, srf //part size for sorting in the editor. Does not affect part physics.

	//PART MODULES AND RESOURCE DEFINITIONS GO HERE
}

Also there is a tutorial how to make an asset from start to finish on the KSP Wiki if you need it https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Tutorial:Making_an_asset_from_start_to_finish

But usually outdated parts mod still working, I installed FASA for 1.0.5 and it worked for 1.7.3, I just needed to remove the reflection plugin.

[Ryan_Coates]

It's a part mod and I know how to update them. And make asset.  @Tornado77

Edited July 15, 2019 by Ryan_Coates
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[Tonka Crash]

2 hours ago, Ryan_Coates said:

So I want to revive all the USI mod by RoverDude and fix it and update it. I tried message him no answer. Is there anything i have to allow or do?

You might want to let @RoverDude know about it, because I don't think he's abandoned his mods. I'm using a few just fine on 1.7.3.

[Ryan_Coates]

@Tonka Crash Okay

[goldenpsp]

Yes I'd be interested in what mod you are referencing.  I don't know of any of his mods that he has left behind.  Now he has taken some mods and integrated them into other mods, but I don't know of any he has abandoned.

[Ryan_Coates]

@goldenpsp okay

[goldenpsp]

1 hour ago, Ryan_Coates said:

@goldenpsp okay

So i just realized from re-reading your OP that you mentioned all the USI mods.  Keep in mind Roverdude is really bad about updating his thread titles, but rest assured if you check github they are up to date.

[RoverDude]

umm....  PR's are welcome, but I am very much alive and well...