CobaltWolf

Grats on TotM!

Grats on TotM!

Some more WIP stuff, for a new set of proper MOL parts...

I believe those texture were made before a lot of the significant touchups to the Saturn textures...

First.

Still finishing eating, but in the meantime come hop into the stream for some LDC dev (as voted on by like, 4 people whom I asked earlier)

I need to check them against the restock panels / @Nertea's newer stuff. Those all look... idk almost teal compared to mine. They are a slightly different pattern than normal - they're extra space between the columns, because Helios was only partially solar cells and the rest was polished metal to try and reflect heat. I did, incidentally, try it with the new shader but wasn't really happy with the look.

Yeah, I'm super hyped to remake all those little old rockets Stream starting now!

The big issue I have is the fresnel/rim lighting effect that happens with the shader that occurs regardless of lighting. That's why the insulated F-1 didn't use the shader, I tested a bunch of different textures with the reflective shader and the bright rim lighting around the top of the engines, around the otherwise dark/dull base of the rocket, was really distracting. EDIT: Also, saving that pic cus it's nice. Have a pic of some WIP Thor revamp that I haven't shown yet... Also... BDB dev stream tonight starting some time between 5:30 and 6:30 PM Eastern.

The problem is the shader works really poorly for anything that isn't just "solid shiny". On the IUS I could just keep the foil areas as a separate mesh. The Agena is too complicated. Again, the shader is a really crap implementation that gives you almost no control over what you're doing. As a result I wasn't intending on using it for the Agena. But yes, Agena is getting a full remake same as the Titan, but not until after the Titan update is released.

@Gremillion o/ Very cool, I love a nice clean looking LV family!

Quiet here... First off, wanted to announce that I'm likely streaming at least two nights this week. Keep an eye on the thread or follow me on Twitch to get notified when I start. Second, here's another sneak peek of the next update: Agena engine revamp!

Thank you! Progress on Helios probe parts! Almost ready to get in game

Helios dev stream starting in about an hour on Twitch!

I'd like to, but I think right now I'm not going to add more LEM stuff without redoing the LEM first to make it easier to work with. The current models/textures aren't very good and would be hard to add on to in that way.

There's a Github issue tracking bugs for the parts here.

Another sneak peek at the next update (after Titan)

They're PFairings using @Drakenex's WIP BDB textures

I fixed the new docking port, still a bunch of tweaks needed for the other parts.

I haven't gotten a chance to fix the Gemini Lander bits and it looks like I'll be busy for a couple days... anyone building anything cool in the mean time?

Oooooh, very exciting! I cannot wait!

Yeah, it was all in the 2.7x stock system I have right now. The Centaur was the TMI stage and the Transtage performed MOI and TKI burn. The two launches were completely separate and rendezvoused in lunar orbit. Shoutouts to @Lupi and @taniwha for showing me how to rendezvous and dock, by the way!