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    How do I make an advanced aerospike engine with a model swap? [Question/Request]

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

    Posted

    I really like the ingame aerospike engine. However, its low thrust prevents me from using it on larger rockets.

    I tried using tweakscale, but it has not subdivisions between 1.25 and 2.5m.

    I'm interested in creating an Advanced Aerospike engine by switching the regular aerospike engine's ParticleFX from yellow to blue. I can already work the .cfg file settings, but have no idea how to change particle colour.

    The other, more difficult project I have in mind is a nuclear aerospike. It looks like the LV-N, but the nozzle is replaced by an inverted Shock Cone. Blender flies right over my head, so I guess I should request this. Unless someone can tell me how to replace just part of a model with another without using blender stuff...

    Annoying contracts

    in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials

    Posted · Edited by TruthQuark

    Hi!

    Is there a way to stop the game from giving me certain types of contract? While I love the 'explore X planet' or 'land X craft on X body' missions, I absolutely detest the contracts that ask me to test certain items landed/in flight or go and survey specific areas...

    I'd love to know how.

    [1.0.5] TAC Life Support v0.11.2.1 [12Dec]

    in KSP1 Mod Releases

    Posted

    TACLS Declutter

    TACLS Declutter condenses thirty resource containers down to two tweakable, resizable containers.

    http://i.imgur.com/JWHbGE2.png

    Requirements

    Safety First

    You can safely use TACLS Declutter with an existing save -- the default TACLS containers are hidden in the editor and tech tree but the actual parts are still in the game. Craft built after TACLS Declutter is installed will break if it's removed.

    Known Issues

    • The waste containers start filled. You need to manually empty the contents in the editor.
    • All containers are based on the 1.25m or 1x sizes. The resources in scaled containers might vary from the stock TACLS equivalents. Plan accordingly.

    Please let me know if you encounter any problems.


    // TACLS Declutter by Somnambulist v.1 2014-11-02
    // =====================================================================
    // Simplifies TAC LS' containers down to two parts. Requires FireSpitter
    // for resource/texture switching and TweakScale for scaling.
    // License: The MIT License (MIT) http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
    // =====================================================================

    +PART[HexCanLifeSupport]:NEEDS[TacLifeSupport]
    {
        @name = HexCanConfigurableTACLifeSupport
        @title = TACLS HexCan

        @description = A configurable hexagonal canister for holding Life Support products.

        !RESOURCE[Food] {}
        !RESOURCE[Water] {}
        !RESOURCE[Oxygen] {}

        @MODEL,0 {
        !texture,0 =
        }

        MODULE
        {
            name = FStextureSwitch2
            objectNames = Canister
            nextButtonText = Next Canister
            prevButtonText = Previous Canister
            textureRootFolder = ThunderAerospace/TacLifeSupportHexCans/
            textureNames = HexCanLifeSupport/Texture;HexCanFood/Texture;HexCanBreathingOxygen/Texture;HexCanDrinkingWater/Texture;HexCanWaste/WasteTexture;
            textureDisplayNames = Life Support;Food;Oxygen;Water;Waste;
            useFuelSwitchModule = true
            fuelTankSetups = 0;1;2;3;4;
            showInfo = true
        }

        MODULE
        {
            name = FSfuelSwitch
            resourceNames = Oxygen,Water,Food;Food;Oxygen;Water;Waste,WasteWater,CarbonDioxide;
            resourceAmounts = 6211.2,40.5,61.3;130;28747.5;130;10.5,98,10183.4;
            displayCurrentTankCost = true
            hasGUI = false
            showInfo = false
        }

        MODULE
        {
            name = TweakScale
            type = surface
               freeScale = false
               defaultScale = 1.0
            scaleFactors = .5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0
            scaleNames = 50%, 100%, 200%, 400%
            techRequired = survivability, survivability, heavyRocketry, experimentalRocketry
        }
    }

    @PART[HexCan*]:HAS[#author[*Taranis*]]
    {
        @category = -1
        @subcategory = 0
        @TechRequired = unresearchable
    }

    @PART[HexCanConfigurableTACLifeSupport]:NEEDS[TacLifeSupport]:FINAL
    {
        @category = Utility
        @subcategory = 0
        @TechRequired = survivability
    }

    +PART[TacLifeSupportContainer]:NEEDS[TacLifeSupport]
    {
        @name = ContainerConfigurableTACLifeSupport
        @title = TACLS Container

        @description = A configurable container for holding Life Support products.

        !RESOURCE[Food] {}
        !RESOURCE[Water] {}
        !RESOURCE[Oxygen] {}

        @MODEL,0 {
        !texture,0 =
        }

        MODULE
        {
            name = FStextureSwitch2
            objectNames = MyContainer
            nextButtonText = Next Container
            prevButtonText = Previous Container
            textureRootFolder = ThunderAerospace/TacLifeSupportContainers/
            textureNames = Texture;FoodTexture;OxygenTexture;WaterTexture;WasteTexture;
            textureDisplayNames = Life Support;Food;Oxygen;Water;Waste;
            useFuelSwitchModule = true
            fuelTankSetups = 0;1;2;3;4;
            showInfo = true
        }

        MODULE
        {
            name = FSfuelSwitch
            resourceNames = Oxygen,Water,Food;Food;Oxygen;Water;Waste,WasteWater,CarbonDioxide;
            resourceAmounts = 6211.2,40.5,61.3;240;53072.3;240;19.5,180.9,18800.1;
            displayCurrentTankCost = true
            hasGUI = false
            showInfo = false
        }

        MODULE
        {
            name = TweakScale
            type = stack
               techRequired = survivability, survivability, heavyRocketry, veryHeavyRocketry, experimentalRocketry
        }
    }

    @PART[Tac*Container*]:HAS[#author[*Taranis*]]
    {
        @category = -1
        @subcategory = 0
        @TechRequired = unresearchable
    }

    @PART[ContainerConfigurableTACLifeSupport]:NEEDS[TacLifeSupport]:FINAL
    {
        @category = Utility
        @subcategory = 0
        @TechRequired = survivability
    }

    I've looked everywhere. HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THIS?

    Nuclear Engine HT (0.25) (v0.1) (10xThrust)

    in KSP1 Mod Development

    Posted

    Well,

    the spheres on the side are coolant, so they should be at least connected to the reaction chamber with a tube.

    the thin tube going down to the nozzle should be the propellant, circulated around the nozzle to keep it cool. There should be tubes going both ways: one down from the tank, one up to the reaction chamber.

    There should also be provisions for gimballing: maybe set the whole thing on joints.

    New to modding and modelling, but I must persevere! [Mod project]

    in KSP1 Mod Development

    Posted

    Hi!

    I'm trying to add a modpack that includes a variety of rocket engines, an extended research tree and realistic science experiments.

    However, as the thread has mentioned, I have never modded for KSP before, and I have zero experience in modelling.

    Project goals:

    I-Rocket engines:

    1-Convert all calculated data into .cfg files

    2-Create low resolution stock-like models for the new rockets and fuel tanks

    II-Science Experiments:

    1-Alter .cfg files with new text and science outcomes

    2-Add extended experimentation options to the stock modules.

    III-Integration into the research tree

    1-Add mod parts to existing nodes

    2-Extend the research tree with mod nodes

    Currently, I am able to do .cfg file editing, so I-1 and II-1 can be completed.

    However, I need to be able to do the following:

    -Create a model in KSP that combines existing in-game models into new ones.

    -Program extra options into the left-click window of in-game science parts.

    -Modify the research tree

    Can you help me, or direct me to where I can find answers?

    Some questions for engine modding

    in KSP1 Mod Development

    Posted

    Hi!

    I'm trying to make a series of interplanetary drives that use nuclear technology. I have made and tested modded config files that have the proper statistics for the engines (thrust, Isp .ect)

    However, I want to go further.

    Currently, all I can do is duplicate existing engines and change the characteristics. Visually, they are identical, which is annoying.

    1)How do I change the rocket exhaust color and intensity? For example, a 25000K Open-Cycle Gaseous-core Nuclear engine, the exhaust would leave as a near-invisible deep purple haze.

    2)How do I make engines use a different resource as fuel? The LV-N in-game uses rocket fuel and oxidizer. How do I make an engine consume Xenon gas or Monopropellant, as stand-ins for LH2 for example?

    3)How do I force the game to consider four or five parts stuck together as one model? For example, I want to create a Gasdynamic Mirror Fusion engine that requires a very long tube, radiators along its length and a reactor at the bottom. In-game, I would attach two Gigantor XL solar arrays to an S1 SRB-KD25k rocket booster, and on the bottom, link an Advanced SAS Module, Large to a PB-ION Electric Propulsion system.

    My wish to click on the 'Gasdynamic Mirror Fusion' engine and have all five parts appear stuck together and functioning as one engine.

    4)How do I make engines consume ElectricalCharge as a resource?

    5)How do I make models bigger or smaller without using modelling software? Is this possible through configuration files (rescale factor)?

    Thank you for your answers.

    'Design an engine' mod

    in KSP1 Mods Discussions

    Posted

    Hi!

    I'm looking for a mod that allows me to add an engine to the game with characteristics I choose myself.

    What I'm trying to do is implement technologies such as Nuclear Salt Water rockets, Inertial containment fusion reactors, Fission Fragment drives or even antimatter rockets.

    I don't need special visual models...

    Is there anything like this out there?

    Or,

    Can it be done by tweaking the game files?

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