CobaltWolf

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. I'm going back and forth somewhat on what I want to do - stockalike versions of real rockets or completely original things. Somewhere between the two makes me happiest but I feel that other people would not be particularly happy. Also, once Atlas I / V are out, I'm planning on taking a break from launchers to work on other parts of the project - some more probe parts and other goodies. That probably won't happen BUUUUTTT... In other news... 0.05b is out now on Kerbalstuff! This update should fix the compatibility issues between DMagicOrbitalScience and BDB. Nobody reported it, but the same issue caused a compatibility error between us and FASA which has also been corrected. Also included is the new B109-D model - incidentally, that is NOT the Atlas vernier. That is getting it's own part. Also new - I'm going to start throwing up test release folders. They're basically going to be straight pulls from my dev gamedata folder of BDB and its dependencies. I'll upload them whenever I need something tested or want balance feedback before a release. Feel free to grab them, report bugs, give feedback, etc - just bear in mind they are not intended to be playable releases. Don't try and use them on a save you care about. (in other words, DO report problems, DON'T expect support, if that makes sense) The first one is available here. They'll also be linked in the OP.

I haven't planned on doing anything related to launch towers / clamps. It's definitely something that could be looked at in the future.

Thank you! AIES was one of my favorite mods when I started playing - I don't run it anymore (too many part mods!) but that really is a compliment. As for the Atlas V, I'll have to see if I can get you to put it back once I get around to redoing / finishing it. In other news: I have a working fix for the science! Unfortunately I have class now and am waiting for some PMs to see if there are better ways to fix it than I have done. But, once I do update, it will include this: (that's a tweakscaled baby skipper on a 1.5m tweakscaled launcher) The refresh on the radial engine is done! (and it only took two hours...) Re: Atlas / Centaur - still shooting for a release within the next two weeks. For... uh, reasons.

What if you had a 1.875m centaur?

Worked for a couple more minutes... I feel a little lost on these models. Any ideas? EDIT: Also, today I am going to try and get the science working and push another hotfix.

I've been away from my PC this weekend. I got some work done on the atlas engines last night.

Check out the previous page of the thread. (or apparently page 22)

Here's a good place to start. Good luck! Also, I believe it's ok to release cfg edits of stock parts if you want people to test your mod while you make art assets.

Alright thanks for the help! I'll have to ask DMagic about that one then. Thanks for looking into it. Yeah the center node is annoying. I think it's because the RL-10 is too close in height and it just says 'I can't connect to this bottom node so OBVIOUSLY I can't connect to anything else.'

Replace the sciencedefs.cfg file in the resources folder with this one. Because I use DMagic's experiment cfg, it tries to write it twice. Which apparently is no bueno. Same would happen with FASA I guess. I'll look into it.

Does it work on a clean install on your end? If so, what mods do you have installed so I have an idea of what the causes could be.

It's so odd because they work on my end. I can't figure out why identical files wouldn't work somewhere else. Do you have any other mods installed?

Try this one. I guess google drive doesn't work for some people.

You're right. I made most of the UV edges have the black panel edges so I didn't have to worry as much about seams. Better?

I cannot figure out why that is. Unless someone has any ideas? It's unedited from the config I based it on... I think the FASA Redstone. I am going to take another look at Redstone soon, probably going to include a fuel tank for it. I have learned a lot about texturing since I made it. I will look into it. The radial engine needs a look at the textures as a whole. Question: I did that to the top of the fuel tanks after seeing similar texturing done by Beale. What makes his designs more appropriate? If I understand it seems like there's a time to use that sort of segmented paneling and a time not to. EDIT: I mocked up a new design for the radial engine. I have to start the actual texture over from scratch (I make them using different techniques now) but here's a rough idea of what it might look like. Pending mesh updates. Credit for that more or less goes to Frizzank, even though I think I changed the weight, thrust, and ISP. So either credit Frizzank or call it an accident. The Atlas V parts are also going to be refined / expanded. I was very nervous about using polys in the earlier parts, and I knew little about texturing. The PGM and Muo parts only look as decent as they do because I sampled the stock textures for colors. The actual texturing is lacking. Also, the top half of the RD-180 is probably going to be redone because I'm not particularly happy with it either. (Also, because it confused me at first when I read it and thought you were referring to the RL-10, isn't it not a pair but rather a single engine with two thrust chambers / nozzles?) In my defense, it somewhat does that on the real one. I'll look at it when I get around to remaking / finishing Atlas V. Thank you! Thank DMagic if you see him - he updated his animation plugin for me. I have not added KIS compatibility to anything but I believe I specifically prevented an EVA Kerbal from activating the experiment - I don't want them to get hit. Not only because that would be bad, but it would also look silly since the debris doesn't have any physics attached to it. As a solution it feels somewhat hacked in but I figured it was way cooler than a static experiment. Thank you! I would like to go back and find things to animate in all the science parts. Perhaps little glowing particles for the ion trap, etc. I have a lot of plans for more science parts but they're somewhat far back on my list of obligations. And thanks for the feedback - this is exactly the kind of constructive stuff I like to see.

Are Porkjet's new end nodes available somewhere as a modder's resource? Fuji is looking good. On an aside, I really like when modders upload sketchfabs of their parts. :3

This is using the gamedata folder I uploaded on the last page, correct? Is it just stock and Bluedog + DMagicScienceAnimate? If not, what other mods are you running? I'll hit up some other modders and see if they know what the issue could be. I am at a loss.

Yup. You can see some old WIP models on page 16 or so. The engines have been refined a bit since but you'll get the idea.

Are you saying the texture is the same and the color adjusted via Unity?

Uhhh try now? Or I can upload to mediafire or something. EDIT: So, a note on update schedule. My goal is to have Atlas + Centaur released by November 10th, after which the mod probably going to go on hiatus for, uh, reasons. Until some time in December. EDIT2: Can anyone confirm if the science is fixed when the mod's folders are replaced with these folders?

Ok well, I am still not entirely sure what the issue is with the science parts. BUT I did get some more work done with Centaur... Textures are not quite finalized. I am going to make a custom fairing texture (eventually) (both one for stock and PFairings) I need help balancing these parts. If you want to try them out, I uploaded the folder for you! Toss it in Bluedog_DB/Parts. There are currently no 1.875m decoupler (that's being worked on with the Atlas parts) or a 2.5m > 1.875m adapter fairing for the engine mount. So you'll need Tweakscale or something with other 1.875m parts if you want to actually build stuff that works. It's basically just the parts you see in the screenshots.Known bugs: It's almost impossible to attach a center Centaur. Someone please tell me why that is. The texture might be missing when you load it into the game. Let me know if that happens. It's in the folder but... uh... strange things have happened on my end while testing.

Yes but I don't think that's what we want here. The idea isn't to use the stock textures but to create new ones that match the style.

This is odd. It works on my end. Try replacing your BDB / DMagicScienceAnimate folders with these. They're ripped straight from my dev copy of KSP and seem to be working. If they do then I'll package another release ASAP. (Also don't try and use any of the new parts in there they're not even halfway implemented haha)

Do they work if the mod's resources folder is removed?

Hurray!