Angelo Kerman

Thanks, I'll take a look. Kinda fried tonight from work, will get to it later this week. Thanks again.

It has been working with DeepFreeze since the part was introduced. Last time I tested it I had no difficulties. Glad you got it working, can you send me a pull request?

Any of the Buckboards can.

DSEV 2.0.0.8 is now available: - Minor udpate to consolidate ASET/RPM ModuleManager parts into one file. - Fix for IVA screens not remembering what image they were displaying.

MOLE 1.6.6 is now available: - Minor update to consolidate ASET/RPM ModuleManager patches into one file. - Fix for IVA screens not remembering what image they were displaying.

Pathfinder 1.8.6 is now avaiable: - Minor update to consolidate RPM/ASET ModuleManager patches into one file. - VTOL Manager has improved hover management during low framerate conditions. - Fix for IVA screens not remembering what image they were displaying.

Buffalo 2.0.6 is now available: - Minor update to consolidate RPM/ASET ModuleManager patches into one file. - VTOL Manager has improved hover management during low framerate conditions. - Fix for IVA screens not remembering what image they were displaying.

This should do the trick... Heisenberg 2.4.1 is now available: - Minor update to consolidate RPM/ASET ModuleManager patches into one file. - VTOL Manager has improved hover management during low framerate conditions. - Fix for IVA screens not remembering what image they were displaying. - GondoLab has all of its templates again.

The Coach can carry ResearchKits. Simply right-click and reconfigure the part's storage. Consult the Wikipedia, it tells you how.

I ran into the vessel exploding due to reload while over the water issue, and tried to fix it by downloading your source code on github. As far as I can tell, the source code on github doesn't match how the compiled dll works, and I'm wondering if the github repro is out of date or missing some stuff. For example, this code will cause an NRE due to Body never being initialized. But when you park an aircraft using the dll provided, no NRE issue occurs. //Code Adapted from Hyperedit landing functions //https://github.com/Ezriilc/HyperEdit public CelestialBody Body { get; set; } public double Latitude { get; set; } public double Longitude { get; set; } public double Altitude { get; set; } public double alt; public Vector3d teleportPosition; public void SetAltitudeToCurrent() { var pqs = Body.pqsController; if (pqs == null) { Destroy(this); return; } var alt = pqs.GetSurfaceHeight(QuaternionD.AngleAxis(Longitude, Vector3d.down) * QuaternionD.AngleAxis(Latitude, Vector3d.forward) * Vector3d.right) - pqs.radius; //alt = Math.Max(alt, 0); // No need for underwater check, allow park subs Altitude = GetComponent<Vessel>().altitude - alt; } I also noticed that the air park part module is using static variables for critical information such as the parked state of a vessel. Unfortunately for me, I need multiple air park parts on my airship; the airship itself and the aircraft it carries. If I launch the aircraft and they remain in physics range, then toggling air park on one craft will toggle air park on all other aircraft in physics range that also have the air park part. I can fix that as well, but it would really help to know what the dll is doing differently than the source in github. I've almost got a rewrite working, but my code causes the aircraft/camera to jitter as the plane switches between flying and landed; it appears that the game is doing that.. Anyway, I'd appreciate any help you could provide.

Yay, it's... somebody... to the rescue!

Mind you, it's not a testament to my pilot abilities, but rather one to how easy you make it to work with all of these different parts. Appreciate all of your hard work Angel-125! Nicely done!

Thanks! I'm having fun, especially after taking months and months to build up my mods. Finally get to use them beyond just test driving. When SCANSAT-1 launched into polar orbit and completed its scan, scientists found glitches in the radar maps. The satellite mapped several anomalies scattered around Kerbin. After determining that SCANSAT-1 had faulty electronics, the TB-4 mission launched into polar orbit with Bill and Valentina to repair the satellite. Bill whipped out his new portable ladder, attached it to the satellite, and got to work replacing electronic components and installing new ones. The mission proved to be a successful demonstration of in-space satellite servicing, and all systems checked out. But the anomalies remained. Then some bright intern at KSC examined the map and noticed that Donna Katalina Island and The Monolith were both listed as anomalies. He notified his supervisor, who notified his supervisor, and so on, until the Kerbal Intelligence Agency got involved. The KIA knew that Donna Katalina had a radioactive waste disposal site hidden in a cave, a product of the Last War. Well, it was supposed to be a waste disposal site. In truth, the site held atomic weapons that were supposed to be dismantled as part of the Total Disarmament Treaty. But they couldn’t tell anybody that the previous administration decided not to be totally transparent about their arms disposal. Apparently, other nations had similar ideas. President Kenny wanted those anomalies checked, so the KIA came up with a plan. Taking a page from history, they created the Kerbin Elcano Exploration Project (KEEP), named after Elcano donKerman, the first kerbal to circumnavigate the globe. Unlike Elcano, KEEP would circle the globe in an airship, the KSNS Akron. Since astronauts are instant celebrities wherever they go, one team would create a distraction while the other team investigated the anomaly. Arguments went back and forth between the Kerbal Space Program and the KIA about using astronauts as spies, taking valuable recovery assets away from KSC, and so on. But ultimately it came down to a bribe; the government would fully fund KSP’s Project Pathfinder in exchange for using the Akron's crew and their student astronauts as part of the cover. The Akron would even get to field test some of the Pathfinder prototypes. Not everybody was happy about the arrangement, but the road to space isn’t a straight line, and if the student astronauts wanted to ride a rocket, they’d have to play along. After a brief stop back at KSC to refuel and pack up the Pathfinder prototypes, the Akron launched into the skies once again. Overflight permissions were still being negotiated with several nations, so Captain James elected to head east to Echana, then south to the mcKerman Isles before entering Ecrya . The Kerman States had treaties with all three nations, so overflight wouldn’t be a problem. It was a long run, but the Akron had the range for it. “What’s wrong with the lights,” Captain James asked (*). “She’s an old airship, skipper,” Raphia responded, “looks like faulty wiring. I’ll grab Samalla and Bobus to do some wiring checks. We should have it fixed in a couple of hours.” With some sleuthing and debugging work, the Akron’s lights were back in action before the airship landed. She set down in Echana’s Leswubia Peninsula, right next to the Munar Sample Return canister. The MSR brought back the first samples of Ore from the Mun a few weeks ago, and Echana’s President insisted that the canister remain where it landed. She knew that it would become a great tourist attraction- all they needed to do is create an airport. With no airport to refuel at, Akron received permission to drill for Ore and refuel. Since it would take a few days, Liscella took the The Five New Guys out for a field trip to a location northwest of the airship. “Rio Grande, you are cleared for takeoff,” Kimgee radioed. “Thanks Kimgee,” Liscella radioed back, “see you guys in a few.” The Rio Grande took a short hop about a dozen kilometers northwest of the airship, and ran into some difficulty trying to land. “Hover autopilot’s acting up,” Liscella noted(*), “other instruments too. Switching to manual.” The seasoned Navy pilot set the runabout down with some difficulty. A few minutes later, the troubles ceased. She ran diagnostics but couldn’t find anything wrong. Just to be sure, Liscella had Samalla mount the spare science instruments onto the Rio Grande to take some readings before the class filed out. They gathered around a flag planted in the ground. “YAML-10,” Bobus read. “No way! Are we really here?” “What’s so special about this site,” Munvan asked. “YAML-10 was the first successful orbital flight,” Bobus answered excitedly. “Major Jebediah Kerman became the first kerbal to orbit Kerbin!” “Oh, that YAML flight,” Munvan realized. “Uh, what does YAML stand for,” Payin asked. “Yet Another Mission Log,” Liscella answered. “After shooting off a bunch of various failed sounding rocket projects, somebody at KSC got tired of naming programs, so they gave the Mk1 program the call sign ‘YAML.’ The name was supposed to be temporary, but the press got wind of the program before anybody could change it.” “It’s a good thing the press doesn’t know what that acronym means,” Bobus said. “Let’s see: YAML-7 shot Jeb out of the atmosphere- first kerbal to do so, YAML-11 was Commander Valentina’s first orbital flight, Jeb flew again on YAML-12 and put Echo Relay-1 into orbit, YAML-13 and 14 launched Echo Relay 2 and 3 into orbit, and gave Major Bill and Bob their astronaut wings. I’ve got all the missions memorized.” “Oh really,” Liscella said, grinning. “Ok, hot shot, TA-12.” “That’s easy. TA-12: first operational use of the Corvette upper stage engine. Range test of the Echo Relay network. First Kermanned flyby of the Mun, done by Commander Valentina and Bob.” “Ok, TA-13?” “Oh please. Titan-Appaloosa 13 was the last flight of the Appaloosa. First successful rendezvous in space.” “Not bad,” Liscella admitted. “How about TAT-1?” “Uh, hm… Titan-Appaloosa Tourist?” “You’re guessing, but yeah. KSC flew a tourist in the Appaloosa’s backseat while delivering Echo Relay 4. It’s also known as TA-14.” “I didn’t know that KSP flew tourists,” Payin said. “It’s not well publicized,” Liscella admitted, “but tourists helped pay for KSP’s early missions. They-“ Just then, Licella’s remote buzzed. The runabout’s science instruments registered an electromagnetic spike. “Playtime is over, class, looks like there’s a source to our haywire instruments. Let’s check it out.” * * * Moments later, the Rio Grande was in the air again in search of the mystery signal. “Just keep me informed,” Captain James said over the radio. It didn’t take long to spot something… “What is that,” Kelbin asked. “Looks like a satellite dish,” Licella answered, “but we don’t have anything like that out here.” “Who built it then?” “I don’t know, Kelbin, but we’re going to find out- woah! Instruments going crazy, I’m keeping her on manual from here on out.” “Holy Moho, that thing is huge! It could easily reach beyond Sarnus. That’s not one of ours,” Samalla said. Liscella set the runabout down near the enormous satellite dish so they could check it out. Munvan and Payin took some science readings. Except for the sporadic radio bursts, nothing seemed out of place. “Munvan, Bobus, you’re with me. Kelbin, you and the rest stay back, and keep us in sight. If anything happens, head back to the Akron and get help.” “Uh,” “That’s an order, lieutenant.” “Yes Ma’am.” The trio approached the giant installation as Kelbin and his half of the class watched. Their caution thankfully proved unnecessary. Licella gave Kelbin a thumbs up. “No radiation,” Munvan noted. “Explains why it’s not on our anomaly map. What’s it powered by?” “Geothermal, maybe,” Bobus said, studying the construction. “Hard to say, this installation is ginormous. Definitely made of some form of konkrete. But look carefully, there’s no weathering. No sign of any heavy construction vehicles either.” “So, it’s brand new, and it just appeared here? That makes no sense.” “Judging by the local foliage, Liscella, it’s been here years. Decades even. If there were tracks, we’d see at least faint traces. fossil records even. There’s nothing like that around here.” “How would you know?” “I was a Long Stride Scout when I was a kid. I got my Specialty Badge in tracking.” “Ah. Ok, Mr. Long Stride, what’s next?” Liscella and her students circled the installation looking for any signs of construction equipment, but found none. With nothing more they could do, they returned to Kelbin and his team, and then boarded the Rio Grande. Minutes later, the runabout was airborne again and headed back to the Akron. The crew told KSC about the strange find, but their request to study it further was denied. “We’ll send a follow-up team,” Gene informed them. “Finish your refueling and head to the first anomaly.” For now, the origins of the enormous satellite dish would remain a mystery. (*) Bugs that’ll fixed in the next Heisenberg release…

It was becoming a tradition that the newest class of astronauts get to watch a launch from the VAB’s rooftop, and the latest class watched Brumby 4 lift off into the afternoon sky. TB-4 was the first Kermanned polar launch. Bill and Valentina also had the honor of attempting the first satellite repair in space. With the launch range clear, Kerman Navy veteran Captain James T. Kerman herded his charges aboard the Rio Grande, a tiltrotor runabout, and headed to their first stop: The Monolith. Very little is known about it, but Captain James explained what he knew: it is 1-meter thick, 4-meters wide, and 9-meters tall. It is estimated to mass 99 tonnes. It is very old and appears to be a monument to an ancient religion. It’s the only one ever found. And it’s made of polished black granite, with some radioactive elements thrown in. Prolonged exposure is hazardous to your health, which is why it is off limits to the public. “That’s it?” Lieutenant Kelbin Kerman, a Kerman Air Force pilot on loan to KSP, wasn’t impressed. “What were you expecting,” Captain James quipped, “mystery glyphs around the bottom? A portal to Minmus? A sentient computer that maintains The Persistence?” “I just thought there would be more to it,” the young pilot responded. There was a lot of hype and rumor and conspiracy theory surrounding The Monolith due to it being off limits. Sure, KSC’s lattice page mentioned the radiation, but that explanation was a cover-up, right? To hear that the radiation hazard was actually true was, well, kind of a letdown. “Not every discovery brings miraculous technology or stunning revelations,” Captain James lectured. “A lot of space exploration involves pretty mundane stuff.” “Look at how precise those carvings of SQUAD are,” Samalla Kerman, one of the engineering students said. “It must’ve been made by aliens.” Payin, a budding scientist and Samalla’s twin sister, scoffed at the idea. “You’ve said ‘it was aliens’ all your life, sis.” “Tall Pink Men exist!” “Let’s go, nuggets,” Captain James said. “This diversion is putting us behind schedule, but a bet’s a bet, and I settle my debts. But if Munvan ever challenges you to a game of 21, you better run.” The trainees chuckled. “I played a lot in second school,” Munvan, the class’ other scientist, responded. * * * The Rio Grande lifted off from KSC and made its way to Donna Katalina Island. Within a few minutes, they were transitioning to vertical flight again in preparation for landing. Kelbin gasped as he got a front row view of their new assignment: the KSNS Akron! After circling around the airship, Kelbin gasped again as Captain James put him in charge of landing the Rio Grande. The runabout wobbled and augured around the sky until James suggested that Kelbin use the RCS thrusters, at which point, the KAF pilot plopped the tiltrotor plane onto the deck. Kimgee, the ship’s Landing Signal Officer, left her duty station to handle the incoming aircraft. The student astronauts disembarked and gathered around to listen to Kimgee's introduction. “Welcome aboard the Kerman States Navy Ship Akron,” Kimgee proclaimed. “My name is Lieutenant Commander Kimgee Kerman, and I’m the Landing Signal Officer aboard this ship. Just call me Kimgee, we’re pretty informal around here, except when things get exciting. Before you come aboard and before you leave, you talk to me. “The Akron is a non-commissioned vessel, but she’s property of the Kerman Navy. She’s on permanent loan to KSP though. Akron is an early model Heisenberg-class airship, back before they flipped the cargo bay upside down to make containerized cargo handling easier. She’s one of the last of her kind. “The Kerman States bought her and her sister ships just before the Last War. After hostilities broke out, the Navy turned them into flying aircraft carriers and used them as armed scouts. After the war’s end, Akron languished in a hangar for decades until KSP petitioned the Navy to use her as a capsule recovery craft and mobile classroom. We trained The Original Four, The Next Three, and now we get to train you five new guys.” “Thanks Kimgee,” Captain James said approvingly. “Ok, nuggets, while she gets the Rio Grande squared away below decks- it’s 'her' airplane after we disembark- let’s head to the briefing room. Follow me, we have a full day ahead.” Once in the ship’s briefing room, they were introduced to Liscella, Raphia, and Mosa, the ship’s first officer, chief engineer, and science officer, respectively. They would be handling most of the training assignments, including airship operations, and they wasted no time. While Raphia took Samalla and Bobus on a tour of the ship for their first engineering lesson, Mosa excitedly grabbed Munvan and Payin and Fido, the ship’s rover, for a field trip round Donna Katalina. “I’ll take Kelbin on a tour of the airfield, Liscella” Captain James decided. “Mind the store until I get back.” “Bored again, are we, Sir?” “The Commander usually points out about now that all we pilots get to do is fly the ship, while the scientists and engineers have the biggest workload on a mission,” Captain James responded. “It’s true, but command pilots have a bit more to do, being in charge and all.” As the captain and Kelbin made their way below decks and out of the airship, Fido and her passengers emerged from Akron’s belly ramp at about the same time, waving as they sped by. Mosa rushed through basic procedures for operating the rover’s scientific equipment, and Munvan and Payin struggled to keep up. Then she turned them loose, directing her students to take readings at various locations around the island. “Go anywhere you want,” Mosa instructed, “just not into any of the caves. They’re off limits. I want to see three good readings from all the instruments.” Meanwhile, Captain James and Kelbin meandered over to the dilapidated hangar nearest to the crumbling air traffic control tower. Several rocket components lay strewn about in various states of disrepair. “That there,” the captain said, pointing at a charred capsule being ravaged by the elements, “is Kapollo 1.” “Kapollo 1? I thought Kapollo was still on the drawing board,” Kelbin thought aloud. “The redesign is, this is the original.” “But it looks really weathered, like it’s been out here for years,” the KAF pilot noticed. “Six years in fact.” “But how? The Kerbal Space Program hasn’t been around that long.” “Officially, you’re right, it’s only been about a year. But actually, it started six years ago, and nearly ended back then too. The Original Four aren’t KSP’s original astronauts. They were Lengan, Joeley, Randall, and yours truly.” “You're an astronaut? What happened,” Kelbin asked. “Greed, go fever, carelessness and corruption happened. The Mk1-1 was rushed into production along with those shoddy engines and fuel tanks over there. Somebody didn’t use enough struts, failed to check their staging, and-“ Captain James paused, remembering the screams of his friends over the capsule communications system as the rocket exploded. “The accident investigation nearly shut down the whole program, but we kept quiet about the incident- the press didn’t care about us back then- and we learned from our mistakes. We realized that a 3-crew capsule was too much for our first launch attempt, and Kapollo went back to the drawing board. We hired Bill, Bob, Jeb, and Val, rolled out the Mk1, flew those YAML missions, and well, you know the rest.” Kelbin looked at the rotting spacecraft. “So that’s why there’s that memorial at KSC,” Kelbin realized. “I asked around, but nobody would talk about it.” “Yup. Space is a dangerous business, Kelbin, you’re going to lose people. People under your command... If you can’t live with that, you best rethink why you joined up.” The captain stood motionless, lost in thought, only to be interrupted by the squawking from his voice box. Reluctantly, he picked it up. “This is James.” “Captain,” Liscella said. Her tone was serious. “Flight says to recall the class and report aboard the Akron immediately.” “What’s up?” “Sir, the training mission’s been scrubbed.”

The only thing it needs is the plugin. You can delete the parts if desired.

Eventually.

One of the reasons I created the Heisenberg mod and the recent Buffalo Wings update was so that I could go explore Kerbin. I haven't done that before, and it seemed like a good thing to do. The idea originated from watching EJ-SA's "Kerbin Exploration Initiative" streams and from the Elcano Aviation Challenge. I had the notion of making an epic story out of the mission, with lots of dialogue and plot twists, but after months of modding, I'm still not finished with my mods, and time constraints mean that I wouldn't be able to do my story justice. So rather than let my hard work go to waste, I opted for a more traditional mission report with news reports sprinkled in that's relatively light on story. I can update it when I have the time, but at least I get to play KSP again instead of just modding it. Chapters Prologue (this post) Chapter One: The Five New Guys Chapter Two: That's No Data Glitch Chapter Three: Well, It Looked Good On Paper Chapter Four: Southbound And Down Chapter Five: Graviolium Chapter Six: Away Teams Interlude Chapter Seven: Dream A Little Dream With Me Chapter Eight: Never Goes As Planned Chapter Nine: Astronauts and S.A.V.E.s Chapter Ten: Going For A Swim Chapter Eleven: All That Glitters Chapter Twelve: Revelations Chapter Thirteen: Lucky You... Chapter Fourteen: That's No Mountain... Chapter Fifteen: Pyramid Schemes Part 1 Chapter Sixteen: Pyramid Schemes Part 2 Chapter Seventeen: Kosmodrome Chapter Eighteen: Space Racing Chapter Nineteen: Munshot Chapter Twenty: Landfall Chapter Twenty One: Full Circle Epilogue --- Mod List Prologue

Hm, I haven't seen that one before, I'll try to reproduce it. For the LabTime, it isn't supposed to be transferred around to other experiments, so if you're doing that, that's cheating.

You're running KSP 1.1.2? I fixed several errors in the updates since then...

Glad you like the mod. There's still more to do, but it's in solid shape now.

Glad it's working for you.

Ok, both parts still exist in the mod, they're in the Gondola folder. Not sure why you're seeing the issue, but go to GondoHab.cfg and change TechRequired = Unresearchable category = None to TechRequired = advExploration category = Utility Do the same for GondoLab and GondoGarden, and you should be back in business.

The hangout spot is a really nice touch. Looks great! Should only be deprecated, not deleted. The original parts are still there.

Pathfinder 1.8.5 is now available: Gold Strike - Some locations now have a higher chance of containing valuable resources than others. - WBT update

MOLE 1.6.5 is now available: - WBT Update