Starhelperdude Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Beale said: Well without further ado, here is the inital GitHub commit of TantaresSP, that is, Tantares - Space Probes. A new mod focusing compltely on robotic lunar / interplanetary exploration. https://github.com/Tantares/TantaresSP As ever, this mod has no dependencies, but I will be looking to integrate with DMOS, or BDB if you have them installed - to share experiment definitions. Few things still need to be configured, such as the cosmic ray detector, but the ion trap experiment is fully implemented, but a little basic. Right now you can create a generic 1MV spacecraft, but neither Mars 1M or Venera 1VA exactly, yet. More to come while I learn with rigging an unfurling antenna. Tentative mod plans: 1MV 3MV 4MV Prop-M Special eggs Special washing machines Cats?!?! Cars?!?! Spikey bois Luna? Fobos? nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinjrius Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Decided nonmongo to experiment with Buran, what do you think has become more interesting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinjrius Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 10 hours ago, Beale said: Well without further ado, here is the inital GitHub commit of TantaresSP, that is, Tantares - Space Probes. A new mod focusing compltely on robotic lunar / interplanetary exploration. https://github.com/Tantares/TantaresSP As ever, this mod has no dependencies, but I will be looking to integrate with DMOS, or BDB if you have them installed - to share experiment definitions. Few things still need to be configured, such as the cosmic ray detector, but the ion trap experiment is fully implemented, but a little basic. Right now you can create a generic 1MV spacecraft, but neither Mars 1M or Venera 1VA exactly, yet. More to come while I learn with rigging an unfurling antenna. Tentative mod plans: 1MV 3MV 4MV Prop-M Special eggs Special washing machines Cats?!?! Cars?!?! Spikey bois Luna? Fobos? I would like to throw in the proposal. Once you're busy designing a new mod. can we add some details for your soyus? It's about these details. I'm sure this will make soyus much more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Prates Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 15 hours ago, Beale said: Cars?!?! This. To shoot them all the way up towards Duna's orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy12 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 3:54 PM, Jack Wolfe said: How'd you get the silver CSM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberro+ Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 9 hours ago, prinjrius said: I would like to throw in the proposal. Once you're busy designing a new mod. can we add some details for your soyus? It's about these details. I'm sure this will make soyus much more interesting. Would definetely add some much needed detail. Anither suggestion would be to reduce thruster power for Soyuz' RCS, they're crazy powerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, prinjrius said: I would like to throw in the proposal. Once you're busy designing a new mod. can we add some details for your soyus? It's about these details. I'm sure this will make soyus much more interesting. 22 minutes ago, alberro+ said: Would definetely add some much needed detail. Anither suggestion would be to reduce thruster power for Soyuz' RCS, they're crazy powerful. Alterations to the Soyuz are not really on the cards, but I will take a look at the RCS balancing, nobody ever brought it up before. Edited August 9, 2020 by Beale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Venera 1VA deployable antenna Mars 1M antenna may have been slightly different looking at museum examples, but most likely was identical. My first ever skinned mesh / rigged part. What a joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinjrius Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 11 hours ago, Beale said: Изменения в «Союзе» на самом деле не обсуждаются, но я посмотрю на балансировку RCS , о которой раньше никто не говорил. When folded, the antenna looked different. maybe this and another probe is a little bit, but it is the same most likely. 11 hours ago, Beale said: Изменения в «Союзе» на самом деле не обсуждаются, но я посмотрю на балансировку RCS , о которой раньше никто не говорил. And what about the details? They just ask to add them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinjrius Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 But will there be such a spherical, unfolding apparatus? And isn't it better to make it in the form of an empty cantainer, so that the player himself can put the modules he needs there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Flight testing, antenna can break off by aerodynamic forces. Ideally camera will be configured to produce red, green, and blue images separately, you can then stack these in your image editor of choice to get something like the bottom image, if things are moving fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptKordite Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 8/9/2020 at 2:59 AM, prinjrius said: Decided nonmongo to experiment with Buran I, also, have been experimenting with Buran. My literal first attempt at flying the Soviet Burya space shuttle. The orbiter is a Tunguska-Avalanche (craft file https://kerbalx.com/Flakbadger/Tungus...) from Flakbadger at Kerbal X. I added a 16-seat passenger compartment and rebalanced the RCS. Then instead of his stock Energia launcher, I built a new one with Tantares parts. The launch was a little squirrely because I did a roll to get a lower inclination but otherwise didn't have too many problems getting to orbit. It looks like a 200 km orbit is it's operational altitude. The added passenger module cuts down the on orbit dV from 500 m/s to about 350 m/s. Coming back, I reentered a little steep and and exploded the nose cone. I also overshot my runway. (Hey, it's only my third reentry of a spaceplane ever). Mis-staged the landing parachute (I'll need to work on action groups). I then had my jet engines running, trying to get control, which I couldn't until I was well below 5000 meters (rereading the craft description would have told me that). At that point, I had expended too much fuel to get back to the runway and put down on the steppes. And was surprised when it didn't explode. Not bad for a first flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 GitHub https://github.com/Tantares/TantaresSP Little tweaks to 1MV, and the new antenna. Still no propulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphisor Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Woah. I look away for a few days and suddenly Beale is building the coolest Soviet probes ever. Hyped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrack Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) @Beale, any chance you're interested in making a more detailed Prichal Node? http://russianspaceweb.com/iss_node.html http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/node/silo_1.jpg http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/node/um_autonomous_firing_1.jpg That Soyuz with the node attached at the bottom of that article is quite sexy. Edited August 11, 2020 by hendrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Morphisor said: Woah. I look away for a few days and suddenly Beale is building the coolest Soviet probes ever. Hyped! It's been something really I would like to do for a while, there was just a lot of technical debt in Tantares itself to pay off first 3 minutes ago, hendrack said: @Beale, any chance you're interested in making a more detailed Prichal Node? http://russianspaceweb.com/iss_node.html http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/node/silo_1.jpg http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/node/um_autonomous_firing_1.jpg That Soyuz with the node attached at the bottom of that article is quite sexy. Prichal not exactly, but taking a second look at the FGB node I will certainly take some details from this for sure Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, hendrack said: @Beale, any chance you're interested in making a more detailed Prichal Node? http://russianspaceweb.com/iss_node.html http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/node/silo_1.jpg http://russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/space_stations/iss/node/um_autonomous_firing_1.jpg That Soyuz with the node attached at the bottom of that article is quite sexy. 12 minutes ago, Beale said: It's been something really I would like to do for a while, there was just a lot of technical debt in Tantares itself to pay off first Prichal not exactly, but taking a second look at the FGB node I will certainly take some details from this for sure Many thanks. The Aquila or Eridani nodes can be used in place or Prichal. Maybe we could get a white variant to mimic Prichal @Beale ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, GoldForest said: The Aquila or Eridani nodes can be used in place or Prichal. Maybe we could get a white variant to mimic Prichal @Beale ? Think TNIC already supports this unless I'm mistaken. It's not on the cards for me until I take a second look at FGB, then it will get the same white skin the VA got. If you want to make and distribute a white skin, happy to provide the source texture files. Edited August 11, 2020 by Beale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinjrius Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Beale said: Думаю, TNIC уже поддерживает это, если я не ошибаюсь. Это не для меня, пока я не взгляну на FGB во второй раз, тогда он получит ту же белую кожу, что и VA. Если вы хотите сделать и распространить белый скин, с радостью предоставим исходные файлы текстур. and long-awaited details will be added to soyus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (Let me just leave it here) 19K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarbon44 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Simply delight to play with, truly feels like lego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, kerbiloid said: (Let me just leave it here) 19K It's a neat idea, I saw that done a few times already with existing parts.. 7 hours ago, Zarbon44 said: Simply delight to play with, truly feels like lego. Great to see these in use already. Unfortunately work on getting the camera to function hit a roadblock, with some very buggy images. Maybe will just integrate scan sat. Smorlle RCS Edited August 12, 2020 by Beale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 GitHub https://github.com/Tantares/TantaresSP All done, except for a few needed balance tweaks. What I am doing now is adding integration for: kOS ScanSat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golkaidakhaana Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 @Beale I love it . I forget if this has been asked before but do you also plan to make 4MV parts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 The landing was picture perfect... Until it was discovered too late that the LK was much too close to the LEM, and clipped the LEM with its landing gear... I wonder if GEICO roadside assistance handles off-planet accidents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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