Fix Stock Docking Nodes is a mod that fixes the drift that occurs in stock docking nodes with KSP 1.12.2. It should work with ONLY version of KSP 1.12.2.
NOTE: This fix ONLY works for docking ports that are LOCKED or Undocked!
It will not fix docking ports that are unlocked and docked!!! So the bottom line is leave your docking ports LOCKED unless you are actively rotating them.
This mod replaces the stock Docking Node module with a fixed version of the Module.
This mod requires
tl;dr. Plus the other post you made tl;dr.
So whilst your scenarios are all true in a convoluted way. I think you forgot one important point. I'm the lead engineer on the project.
So when I fix the bug in the stock code I can also ensure that this patch is handled by the stock code. Not that it requires a engineer on the project to do this.
There are public interfaces in the game that can be used for exactly this.
So thanks anyway.
So moving on :
@Serenity