[Where to get old versions of KSP?]

Where do I get old versions of ksp? As in paid versions I'm pretty sure 13.3 and further. ( If it matters I got it on steam )

[How to get PartTools?]

Oh, sorry. But thanks!  

[How to get PartTools?]

Where is a link for Unity PartTools?

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4 minutes ago, Matuchkin said:

Hold on. STK- just how accurate is it?

Lets not go off topic but I'm guessing it's as accurate as the people controlling it are

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Well whats the tilt of Bennu?

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Still need to buy a license

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10 minutes ago, IonStorm said:

 

xD sorry it got stuck there and I couldn't delete it but where is the free viewer?

3 minutes ago, IonStorm said:

And it ain't cheap.  But some universities have site licenses, perhaps you have access.  There is also a free viewer or something, but I'm on a Mac so I can't use it.  It is also overkill unless you want to launch it for real anyway.

Nvm then actually xD

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1 minute ago, IonStorm said:

Nope.  We did our analysis with STK, and by "we" I mean a team of skilled navigators for years from NASA Goddard*, KinetX, and Lockheed Martin not including me.  Besides a Project Scientist specializes in "why" Engineers specialize in "how."  

*Steven Hughes is a creator of GMAT but did not work directly on OSIRIS-REx. 

Ahh okay thanks!

1 minute ago, IonStorm said:

Nope.  We did our analysis with STK, and by "we" I mean a team of skilled navigators for years from NASA Goddard*, KinetX, and Lockheed Martin not including me.  Besides a Project Scientist specializes in "why" Engineers specialize in "how."  

*Steven Hughes is a creator of GMAT but did not work directly on OSIRIS-REx. 

I need a license for it 

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Just found out what a .obj is. @KillAshley Am I able to import it to unity 4.6.4 ( The current one ) then atleast TRY to get it to work as a texture for Bennu in KSP?

( The one that IonStorm sent a link to )

Also I found this: 

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58 minutes ago, Jetski said:

I think that's part of the challenge. Make something cool!

I really want to make it realistic but I don't know much about what to do :/ I know the very basics though.

 

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@IonStorm If you know how to can you setup some code for a General Mission Analysis Tool ( a.k.a. GMAT ) If you want to and/or know how too thanks!

Or any other Open Source windows compatible software would be great. I don't know how to use GMAT

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2 hours ago, KillAshley said:

very cool man, makes it a little better to get the right shape, ill see if i can create a good representation from the model (after a little subdivision of the mesh )

still gonna be a little tricky to get the exact features onto a spherical heightmap for use in game, however i SHOULd be able to get a pretty close approximation of the shape itself and procedurally generate the surface closer up

How do you change heightmap?

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How do I make the Osiris-REx spacecraft?

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Encountered an error.

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So are we not using RSS anymore?

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Just now, Jetski said:

Bennu is wandering between Earth and Mars, so I put this one in between Duna and Kerbin, scaled down from the info in the PDF.  Shouldn't have anything to do with Jool?

The thing asks for the install thing to be for custom ones outside or inside jool orbit

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2 minutes ago, Jetski said:

OK, now the hackiest hack that ever did hack.  I've mucked about with Custom Asteroids mod, and gotten Bennu to spawn in more or less the right place for a stock Kerbol universe. 

1) install Custom Asteroids, an amazing mod by Starstrider42

2) Drop this config file in the GameData\CustomAsteroids\config\ directory.  Delete the other files in there if you don't want Jool asteroids and comets, stuff that comes with CustomAsteroids

3) Start KSP

4) Go to Tracking Station and warp for a bit until an object appears near Kerbin/Duna orbits.

5) Track it.  If it has BENNU in the name, that's the one.  If not repeat 4)

6) Fly there!

Outside or inside jool orbit?

 

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Ok, thanks I'm currently working on Bennu too xD

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Do I have to download Kopernicus for the examples to work?

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2 minutes ago, KillAshley said:

Well mine can be used for both when it's done, as conditional paths can be used for the orbit to change it based on either stock or rss.

And yeah your maths for the rotation is a little off, it's rotational period is approximately 4hrs, 17mins 

Ahhh thanks it said 0.002 - 0.0065 I probably misread it

Is Kopernicus compatible with ksp 1.1 pre-release?

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15 minutes ago, Jetski said:

I made one and stashed it in with the RSS Kopernicus planets in case there were pathing issues, and it worked.  Literally just duplicated pluto and mangled the orbital parameters and mass, etc. I'm obviously learning as I go, though.  Going to try a stock version today, maybe as a custom asteroid, since KillAshley is handling the RSS one with actual skills

If I'm reading the orbital properties right the rotation is more like 400 days. I think the 7.2 secs is just panning around the model

Nope orbit is probably like you said I mean rotation about its axis here is the text from the pdf:  3.1.1 Sidereal Rotation Period • Defined as the period of time for Bennu to rotate about its axis relative to the stellar reference frame. • Source: Mike Nolan and Carl Hergenrother – Nolan et al. (2013) and Hergenrother et al. (2013) P = 4.297461 ± 0.002 hours (1-sigma uncertainty)

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Are you able to insert the .cfg's to gamedata and it do anything?

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6 minutes ago, KillAshley said:

Well kopernicus has its own examples, made by this awesome dude called KillAshley, there's also a few tutorials written in the add-on forums somewhere...plus there are numerous packs out that can be used for reference too (like in my Sig)

xD

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Just now, KillAshley said:

yeah i know i can restore it, but im on my phone so cbf right now.... plus when i re-upload the file tomorrow it wont be a simple Gilly clone, and will actually look like Bennu instead \o/

:/ okay cya

1 minute ago, KillAshley said:

yeah i know i can restore it, but im on my phone so cbf right now.... plus when i re-upload the file tomorrow it wont be a simple Gilly clone, and will actually look like Bennu instead \o/

Oh, quick do you know where to go to learn to make planets?

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Just now, KillAshley said:

just deleted the file by mistake while cleaning my dropbox account, my bad...ill reupload it tomorrow with a heightmap for the body to reflect it's actual terrain

Great! D: I wish I downloaded it!

1 minute ago, KillAshley said:

just deleted the file by mistake while cleaning my dropbox account, my bad...ill reupload it tomorrow with a heightmap for the body to reflect it's actual terrain

1. Sign in to the Dropbox website.
2. Click Deleted files in the left sidebar.
3. If the event you're looking for occurred in a shared folder, select the shared folder from the pull-down menu at the top of the page.
4. Locate the deleted files you want to recover, hover over the event, and click the Restore button that appears. Or click on the event to see what files were deleted.

Note: Restorations can take time if there's a large number of files to restore.