[1.0.5] Surface Mounted Stock-Alike Lights for Self-Illumination (v1.2.2 - 11/15/15)

[Camacha]

Whoa! What landing struts are those!?

I think it is the AIES pack. Lovely stuff.

[little square dot]

These lights are infinitely better than the stock ones. Great job.

[mwlue]

Whoa! What landing struts are those!?

I think it is the AIES pack. Lovely stuff.

Yep, that is AIES VHME-T Landing Strut.

[therealcrow999]

Does turning up Pixel Light Count too much effect performance? What's a good number everyone is using? I put my at 12, would going higher be too much?

[KerbMav]

Seems to work in .23 KSP.

[shadow651]

Seems to work in .23 KSP.

Thanks, I was wondering about that

[astropapi1]

Yep, part packs should work perfectly in 0.23.

It's the plugins that are screwed.

[Gaius]

Does turning up Pixel Light Count too much effect performance? What's a good number everyone is using? I put my at 12, would going higher be too much?

I just slid mine all the way to the right, which gives you 64, IIRC. Note that if you have less than 12 lights in a scene, it has zero impact on your performance whether you've got it set at 12 or 64. Now, if you put 64 lights on your craft and find it's slowing the game too much, you can always go turn it down...

[Brill0pad]

Since installing this mod I can no longer launch vessels from the SPH. It stalls when I hit launch, and I cannot load any crafts. I have messed with all my mods, and this is the only one that does this. I have these mods installed:

Achievements

Deadly Reentry

Enhanced Nav Ball

Procedural Fairings

Kerbal Joint Reinforcement

Nav Ball Docking Alignment Indicator

Remote Tech 2

SCANsat

TAC Life Support

I'd really love it if your mod worked with these, as I have your lights on pretty much every vessel.

[Brill0pad]

So, I lied. Your mod is apparently not the problem. That's good news, because I love the lights.

[problemecium]

I found this on SpacePort before seeing the thread here, and for some reason the button says "Buy Now" instead of "Download". What up wit' dat? Is there premium content or is it some kinda bug?

[tygoo7]

I found this on SpacePort before seeing the thread here, and for some reason the button says "Buy Now" instead of "Download". What up wit' dat? Is there premium content or is it some kinda bug?

Its a bug with spaceport

[lyndonguitar]

can someone help me how to make it work with KAS?

this seems a nice replacement for the stock big lights

Edited January 27, 2014 by lyndonguitar

[User Unrelated]

can someone help me how to make it work with KAS?

this seems a nice replacement for the stock big lights

I just had a similar question today with KAS regarding other parts

which reminded me of these lights

and now I am here.

Here's the post in the KAS thread that helped me.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/53134-Kerbal-Attachment-System-%28KAS%29-0-4-5-Struts-pipes-part-containers-and-more-%280-23%29?p=932371&viewfull=1#post932371

Take the "KASmodulegrab" module brackets at the bottom, and put them in the same place for all 3 light config files.

(this is the config file for "surfacelight"

PART
{
// --- general parameters ---
name = W485_SurfaceLight
module = Part
author = Why485

// --- asset parameters ---
mesh = SurfaceLight.mu
scale = 1.0
rescaleFactor = 1

// --- editor parameters ---
TechRequired = electrics
entryCost = 800
cost = 100
category = Utility
subcategory = 0
title = Surface Mounted Spotlight
manufacturer = Abrams LightCo
description = A small surface mounted spotlight designed for self illumination.

// --- node definitions ---
// definition format is Position X, Position Y, Position Z, Up X, Up Y, Up Z
node_attach = 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0, -1, 0, 0

// attachment rules: stack, srfAttach, allowStack, allowSrfAttach, allowCollision
attachRules = 0,1,0,0,0

// --- standard part parameters ---
mass = 0.01
dragModelType = default
maximum_drag = 0.1
minimum_drag = 0.1
angularDrag = 1
crashTolerance = 8
maxTemp = 3200

MODULE
{
	name = ModuleLight
        lightName = Light
	useAnimationDim = true
	lightBrightenSpeed = 2.5
	lightDimSpeed = 2.5
	resourceAmount = 0.02
	animationName = LightUp
	useResources = true
}

MODULE
{
	name = KASModuleGrab
	evaPartPos = (0.0, 0.0, -0.10)
	evaPartDir = (0,0,-1)
	storable = true
	storedSize = 1
	attachOnPart = True
	attachOnEva = False
	attachOnStatic = False
	customGroundPos = False
	dropPartPos = (0.0, -0.2, -0.7)
	dropPartRot = (-10.0, 0.0, 0.0)
}

}

[lyndonguitar]

I figured it out by myself anyway(and added more parts that i wanted). but thanks anyway for posting

[Snorkelmac]

These lights look great, I'm looking forward to using them on my station.

[Initar]

Is there a way to make 'em a little bit brighter? It doesn't seem to be set in the cfg...

[Jiraiyah]

can i have a suggestion? why not adding a little bit to the part config so that users can change the light color if they want?

thanks

[mrBlaQ]

Your answer may lie here.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/50903-0-21-Fully-Controllable-Lights-(color-intensity-range)

[z26]

The 4 way light doesn't work as intended, the last "light on/off" controls the 4 lights, while the other 3 options before it do nothing. The omnilight is pretty cool, tho.

[Ruedii]

It would be really cool to make them use tweakables for brightness and color. (I've been requesting this on all light mods, so if someone wants to make an add-on that would attach it to all lights, that would be nice too.)

[Climberfx]

Cool concepts. Installing...

I love your lights

And Thank you!

Edited March 12, 2014 by Climberfx

[1_Haiduk]

Does anyone know if they work with the 23.5 update?

[Solestis]

They seem to work fine for me, it even seems to work with the new light coloring system.

[1_Haiduk]

They seem to work fine for me, it even seems to work with the new light coloring system.

Thanks. Will get it now.