HotRockets! Particle FX Replacement + Tutorial

[InfiniteDice]

Hey guys... wondering if you'd be interested in this...

If so I made a module to help out... just pop the module in your cfg... change the settings and you'll get grow/shrink for all the KSP particle effects on the vessel. You can make it change by speed, heat, or atmospheric density. Values can be positive or negative...

MODULE

{

name = IDKspParticleChanger

enableParticleSizeChange = true

sizeChangeBySpeed = true

sizeChangeWithHeat = false

sizeChangeWithAtmos = false

changeRate = 10

affectMaxLife = false

affectMaxPSize = true

}

Instructions:

1) pop the dll into any plugins folder... doesn't matter which.

2) add the cfg entry above to any part that uses a kspparticleeffect exported from unity via parttools... also works on the rapier engine... as seen above.

3) change settings to suit your needs.

Notes: I haven't tested the change with heat or atmdensity yet. Have fun!

Here is the dll

Edited January 26, 2014 by InfiniteDice

[The Space Man]

Hey guys... wondering if you'd be interested in this...

http://i44.tinypic.com/30d9yl1.png

http://i41.tinypic.com/2jca8p1.png

If so I made a module to help out... just pop the module in your cfg... change the settings and you'll get grow/shrink for all the KSP particle effects on the vessel. You can make it change by speed, heat, or atmospheric density. Values can be positive or negative...

MODULE

{

name = IDKspParticleChanger

enableParticleSizeChange = true

sizeChangeBySpeed = true

sizeChangeWithHeat = false

sizeChangeWithAtmos = false

changeRate = 10

affectMaxLife = false

affectMaxPSize = true

}

Instructions:

1) pop the dll into any plugins folder... doesn't matter which.

2) add the cfg entry above to any part that uses a kspparticleeffect exported from unity via parttools... also works on the rapier engine... as seen above.

3) change settings to suit your needs.

Notes: I haven't tested the change with heat or atmdensity yet. Have fun!

Here is the dll

I'm Probably doing something wrong but i can't get this to work. Just to be sure can the plugin go in GameData/MP_Nazari/Plugins

[InfiniteDice]

I'm Probably doing something wrong but i can't get this to work. Just to be sure can the plugin go in GameData/MP_Nazari/Plugins

Yeah that's fine... try applying it to the stock rapier engine. If that works but it doesn't work with Nazari's stuff just let me know.

[Mecripp]

Nice InfiniteDice that looks great thanks.

[The Space Man]

Yeah that's fine... try applying it to the stock rapier engine. If that works but it doesn't work with Nazari's stuff just let me know.

Ok i tried rapier engine and still no luck.

Is this how the .cfg should be

TechRequired = hypersonicFlight

entryCost = 65000

cost = 5900

category = Propulsion

subcategory = 0

title = R.A.P.I.E.R. Engine

manufacturer = C7 Aerospace Division and Rockmax Conglomerate

description = The R.A.P.I.E.R. (Reactive Alternate-Propellant Intelligent Engine for Rockets) is a joint venture between C7 Aerospace and the Rockomax Conglomerate. Designed to fill a gap in the design requirements for sustainable single stage to orbit aircraft, this engine combines the best of rocket and air-breathing thrust technology.

// attachment rules: stack, srfAttach, allowStack, allowSrfAttach, allowCollision

attachRules = 1,0,1,1,0

MODULE

{

name = IDKspParticleChanger

enableParticleSizeChange = true

sizeChangeBySpeed = true

sizeChangeWithHeat = false

sizeChangeWithAtmos = false

changeRate = 10

affectMaxLife = false

affectMaxPSize = true

}

EFFECTS

{

running_closed

{

AUDIO

{

channel = Ship

clip = sound_rocket_spurts

volume = 0.0 0.0

volume = 1.0 1.0

pitch = 0.0 0.2

pitch = 1.0 1.0

loop = true

[InfiniteDice]

Ok i tried rapier engine and still no luck.

I'd pop it down lower at the bottom, not sure if load order would be a factor, the plugins directory doesn't matter... make sure it's Plugins, and not plugins...

If anyone else can confirm this is working we can narrow down what's wrong.

[rasheed]

Figured out how to get the custom FX. And jeb loves it....

[Mecripp]

nice 1 rasheed, I try'ed to add this FX to FTmN Atomic Rockets mod and now have 2 start engines, funny thing is each 1 as a diffrant FX or run them both which don't look bad.

Edited January 27, 2014 by Mecripp2

[Whirligig Girl]

The SRBs REALLY need a faster FX. They look sad compared to the old FX. Also, I'm still looking forwards to those new smoke FX.

[astropapi1]

ERMAGHERD!

I love these!

[Galacticruler]

Loving these.

Would love some configs for the TV PP parts, as they overwrite the stock engines sometimes, and that removes these tasty effects.(I'd do it myself, but I'm lazy and don't have time)

[Naten]

May I include the FX in my mod? I'd love it if I could share the beauty with other people, and pair my mod's engines with your particles... it would be amazing...

[Mecripp]

Can some one tell me what, I need to change to get the FX closer to the engine or farther away and maybe wider ?

[Boamere]

May I include the FX in my mod? I'd love it if I could share the beauty with other people, and pair my mod's engines with your particles... it would be amazing...

YOU! you're here too?!

[Boamere]

Can some one tell me what, I need to change to get the FX closer to the engine or farther away and maybe wider ?

I haven't fiddled around with the configs :/

Also is this being updated at all?

ERMAGHERD!

I love these!

ERHMAHGERD WERTER!

[Nazari1382]

I haven't fiddled around with the configs :/

Also is this being updated at all?

ERHMAHGERD WERTER!

It'll be updated sometime, just working on other things!

[DasBananenbrot]

It'll be updated sometime, just working on other things!

Kerbin Mini Shuttle I guess

[Boamere]

It'll be updated sometime, just working on other things!

Cool thanks for the info!

[CoolBeer]

I love this mod, it's beautiful.

I did a side-by-side comparison video with stock engines:

Something I did notice while making the video is a change in the thrust/ISP on the RT-10 Solid Fuel Booster(imagine test rig spinning out of control).

-

Kolbjorn

[vardicd]

Okay, some one help me please, I installed this mod, and suddenly I'm having engine overheat issues, and I think I read somewhere that if you use deadly reentry, you need the latest version. If this is my issue, can someone tell me what version I need? I thought I had the latest. If this isn't my issue, and someone knows what's going on, can you tell me?

[DasBananenbrot]

Okay, some one help me please, I installed this mod, and suddenly I'm having engine overheat issues, and I think I read somewhere that if you use deadly reentry, you need the latest version. If this is my issue, can someone tell me what version I need? I thought I had the latest. If this isn't my issue, and someone knows what's going on, can you tell me?

You need to do a quick fix so it is compatible with DRE. I quoted it for you

The reason this breaks with DRE is because the modulemanager patch in DRE expects ModuleEngines, not ModuleEnginesFX. To fix this for now, for each engine that this modifies, find its entry in DeadlyReentry.cfg and

1. change @PART[whatever] to @PART[whatever]:Final

2. Right below, change @MODULE[ModuleEngines] to @MODULE[ModuleEnginesFX]

Note that what *really* won't work with this is Real Fuels. In fact, Bad Things could happen if you try to run them both together.

[vardicd]

The reason this breaks with DRE is because the modulemanager patch in DRE expects ModuleEngines, not ModuleEnginesFX. To fix this for now, for each engine that this modifies, find its entry in DeadlyReentry.cfg and

1. change @PART[whatever] to @PART[whatever]:Final

2. Right below, change @MODULE[ModuleEngines] to @MODULE[ModuleEnginesFX]

Note that what *really* won't work with this is Real Fuels. In fact, Bad Things could happen if you try to run them both together.

Ok, this, way beyond my modding level. This mod is amazing, but I'm going to have to pass, unless the author makes some kind of fix for this with instructions, drag into gamedata folder....

also I noticed that when my engines do get hot, the heat glow doesn't show like in the base game, is that also do to this^ issue or is that something else?

Edited January 31, 2014 by vardicd

[Mecripp]

The reason this breaks with DRE is because the modulemanager patch in DRE expects ModuleEngines, not ModuleEnginesFX. To fix this for now, for each engine that this modifies, find its entry in DeadlyReentry.cfg and

1. change @PART[whatever] to @PART[whatever]:Final

2. Right below, change @MODULE[ModuleEngines] to @MODULE[ModuleEnginesFX]

Note that what *really* won't work with this is Real Fuels. In fact, Bad Things could happen if you try to run them both together.

Ok, this, way beyond my modding level. This mod is amazing, but I'm going to have to pass, unless the author makes some kind of fix for this with instructions, drag into gamedata folder....

also I noticed that when my engines do get hot, the heat glow doesn't show like in the base game, is that also do to this^ issue or is that something else?

My Bad

Edited January 31, 2014 by Mecripp2
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[Nazari1382]

This mod is amazing, but I'm going to have to pass, unless the author makes some kind of fix for this with instructions, drag into gamedata folder....

also I noticed that when my engines do get hot, the heat glow doesn't show like in the base game, is that also do to this^ issue or is that something else?

OK. Try this file in place of your current Deadly Reentry cfg file in the DRE folder. (Extract this folder to GameData)

http://www./download/bssj1zzpbo5izv8/DeadlyReentry_HotRocketsCFG.zip

[NathanKell]

EDIT: Ninja'd by Nazari with a working cfg.

MeCripp: Uh, no, no you can't. That's not even in module manager syntax (<> ????), and if it were (@MODULE[ModuleEngines] { @name = ModuleEnginesFX } it wouldn't do what you want. What you want, as I said in the original quoted post, is to update the DeadlyReentry patch file to notice the engines whose modules have been changed, not to change modules itself.