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February 6, 2020

14 hours ago, zer0Kerbal said:

so how did you end up adapting this?

I didn't^^

In the end, I was used to go through the logs just by using the search function of notepad++, I usually found the part of the log I'm interested in much fast, then by starting an additional plugin.

If you want to try it anyway: it's a fairly simple xml file which includes the search terms but since the output_log doesn't contain prefixes for errors, warnings, etc, you have to edit them and maybe even add a few more. Can't remember if the terms are case sensitive but that should be easy to find out

November 30, 2019

3 hours ago, Klapaucius said:

EVE is an overarching platform and SVE and STE are addons that work in conjunction with EVE?

Yes for SVE, no for SVT.

Short answer: SVE + EVE takes care of the sky and SVT + kopernicus of the ground

Slightly more detailed answer:

EVE is indeed "just" the tool which allows to add clouds (and city lights) to the game but without any configs and textures, nothing will change by just installing EVE.

SVE Provides these textures and configs, so it depends on EVE.

SVT on the other hand, uses kopernicus to change ground textures (and adds additional ground scatter). Same principle but based on kopernicus:
Kopernicus is "just" the tool which allows to modify celestial bodies but without a config, nothing will change (at least on the surface, some stuff may happen internally but these are unnecessary details now).

SVT provides configs and textures to modify the appearance of the surface of celestial bodies and depends on kopernicus (but not on EVE).

November 29, 2019

The option is not in the game, but in steam. I've recently described the procedure to someone else, who wanted to use the german translation. Just follow the same steps but set it to french

November 25, 2019

Welcome to the forum @Azrael0904

right-click the game in your steam library -> properties -> language, select german in the drop down menu and Steam will download the required files for you

Btw: if you try to load an existing savegame which was created in the englisch version of the game, it's possible that some words will still be displayed in englisch instead of german. Unfortunately, I don't know why this happens or how to fix it since I couldn't figure out a reason for this behavior.

And just in case you prefer an answer in german:

Mache einen Rechtsklick auf das Spiel in deiner Steam-Bibliothek, klicke auf Eigenschaften -> Sprache -> wähle Deutsch aus und Steam kümmert sich um alles weitere
Falls du einen bereits bestehenden Spielstand lädst, welcher in der englsichen Version des Spiels erstellt wurde, kann es übrigens passieren das manche Worte nach wie vor auf Englisch angezeigt werden. Hab leider keine Ahnung woran das liegt, geschweige denn wie man das Ändern kann, da es aus technischer Sicht keinen Grund für dieses Verhalten gibt.

November 14, 2019

There is a version of vessel mover, compatible with 1.7.1: https://github.com/jrodrigv/VesselMover/releases/tag/1.7.5

Like @pmborg already said, also try restock+ for the correct KSP version.

Btw: the .version file is only relevant for KSP-AVC (and of course Mini-AVC) which just compares numbers to tell you, if there is an update available and/or the mod version is incompatible with your game version. It doesn't "unload" incompatible mods or prevents their execution.

November 9, 2019

It takes some effort but it's possible to download very old versions of KSP through the steam console. There are quite a few tutorials on this topic in general since it's possible for every steam game, for example this one:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1086279994

The oldest available version should be 0.22, but I'm not absolute sure about this. The "manifest" list doesn't contain version numbers, just dates when theses were added to the library but if you compare it with the version history of KSP, you get an idea which manifest is required for a specific version:

https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Version_history

Also, keep in mind that steam doesn't provide full download speed for these old versions. It is slow....really, really slow and you don't get a progression bar. You may have to wait for an hour or two to get finish the download.

November 9, 2019

5 hours ago, Jestersage said:

I will try to load it without the Craftmanager extension. Hold on...

EDIT: I did not get the error either with the default loader or CraftManager. Which part does it declared missing? I (re)built it in 1.8.1.

It doesn't complain about a missing part, just an unknown part module and KSP doesn't tell me which one. I would actually expect a more detailed warning or error message as soon as I try to load it but it works just fine and KSP loads the craft without any issues.

Spoiler

When I actually copy it to the subassemblies folder instead of the ships folder, so that's probably just my own fault

5 hours ago, Jestersage said:

The reason I have to make that one is because the original version is now underweight when parts get replaced.

Yeah, that's the case since the 1.6 update, IIRC. It shouldn't disqualify any entry which uses the old fuel pod since it is still linked as the required payload and I know for a fact, there is at least one entry here in the thread which got verified by myself anyway, exactly for this reason^^

Still, it's nice to use an alternative pod with the proper mass

Btw: which parts did you change? On the first sight, I cannot spot any difference to the old pod

November 9, 2019

5 hours ago, Jestersage said:

Would you verify if this can be used for the challenge?

https://kerbalx.com/Jestersage/JS-40t-STS-Challenge-Fuel-Pod

It weights 40t, so it's perfectly fine

For some reasons, it says "unknown part modules" for me but still loads fine though.

October 30, 2019

Stuff like this should be reported to @VITAS or in general in the spacedock thread:

This one in particular, was reported there 6 hours ago

October 28, 2019

16 hours ago, Fraus said:

Pure stock all the way, and the tank itself is composed of one large 3.75 tank in the core fully fueled, and 6 wrapped around it partially fueled to get a more desirable diameter

You did a great job on clipping these parts, I didn't notice it until you've mentioned it

Thanks for clarification on the used parts and congratulations to your badge

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23 hours ago, EveMaster said:

My newest shuttle creation is called the Pico Space Shuttle. It weigths 3.44 tons fully fueled and with boosters and fits into a MK2 cargo bay. The only mod used is KER.

Wow, that's impressive

It's arguable if this is actually still a shuttle by the definition in the OP since you didn't land horizontally, but...3.44 tons?! You sir, got some serious skills and the new SRBs seem to work very well and so does the Spark engine. Since you've used the SRBs just to gain altitude but no horizontal speed, I wouldn't expect you to reach an orbit but I'm definitely wrong there^^ Well done and much kodus for this tiny build

I'll give it a shot once I've updated to 1.8

Thank you very much for sharing your craft and the mission report. You already earned the STS - 1 Commander badge with your Nano shuttle, I'll leave it to @michal.don if you get another badge for this one

While speaking of @michal.don: He returned from his holiday and will take care of you guys again, so for now, this was my last review.

Thanks again for giving me permission to look after this great challenge once more and thanks to everyone who participated during this time, I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did

October 28, 2019

16 hours ago, michal.don said:

Hi guys,

so I am back home, tired, jet-lagged as hell, but with many great memories and interesting experiences

I was watching the thread when possible, and I am glad to see many new faces, as well as a few comebacks. I'll have a closer look at the entries when I get a full night of sleep, now I'm just stopping by to say hello to you all and thank@4x4cheesecake for doing an awesome job, I really appreciate it

Michal.don

Welcome back Michal

I hope you enjoyed your holiday and you overcome the jet-lag soon. Did you bring us some souvenirs like the last time?

There were indeed quite some awesome entries in the last weeks, you'll definitely like them

October 27, 2019

On 10/26/2019 at 1:41 AM, Fraus said:

Here is a STS-1 Commander entry with my new take on a visually accurate STS

Oh cool, these are the new SRBs, aren't they? I haven't tried them yet but they look really nice

You put a lot of details on your shuttle and the payload, even the launch clamps are covered and the "heatshield" of the orbiter looks beautiful

The flight itself looks very stable and the gimbals on the SRB seem to help a lot to vector the thrust properly during launch. You reached an orbit with ease and I'm not sure if you overshot the KSC on purpose to fly a little loop like the real shuttle or if it happened by accident but it definitely worked out very well

I have two questions before I'll reward you with a badge though:

1) Did you use any mods? Looks like it is pure stock but I want to be sure
2) How did you manage to add more then 120k units of LFO to your shuttle?! That's insane

October 25, 2019

On 10/23/2019 at 10:42 PM, MarkoeZ said:

STS3 Commander Run!

Ok, let's see what we got here

I said it already but let me repeat myself: You've done an amazing job on this telescope. It is indeed "slightly" different to a "goo in a can" Beautiful usage of the robotic parts to fold the telescope so you can perfectly use the available space in the cargobay. Once the telescope is put together in space with some help of these nice tittle MMUs and it starts to unfolds, I had a "wow" moment...it looks a bit messy in the first moment but it becomes beautiful very quick. Much kudos an this design, I really love it!

Beside of the telescope, you've demonstrated some nice piloting skills. While it is comparatively easy to launch into an inclined orbit, it is pretty tough to perform a precise landing without going to an equatorial orbit first but it looks like you did it with ease. Well done
For a brief moment, I thought you lost an elevon on the runway but apparently, it's just one of the landing lights xD

Out of curiosity: Have you tried to roll the shuttle during the launch instead of putting it on the pad in the required orientation to archive an inclined orbit? It's surprisingly challenging with an asymmetrical design and I never managed to pull it off properly

Congratulations to your well deserved commander badge

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16 hours ago, Mopoii said:

So here's the end of STS-3 : https://imgur.com/gallery/AenzC0Z

Thank you

The landing looks solid and well performed as usual, so I'm happy to hand out a new badge to you. Congratulations

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10 minutes ago, Soviet_Noddle said:

Im not quite sure what happened, hopefully this link works

https://imgur.com/gallery/2uqdJSg

It should be a full mission report, only two things went wrong

The link works fine this time

I really like your shuttle design, it looks modern and slim which is quite impressive for a mission which requires some heavy lifting

Solid launch and stage separation, well done so far.

Unfortunately, I have to tell you about two issues on your mission:

1) You left the fuel pod in an orbit which doesn't fulfill the tolerance requirements. You got an Ap of 88.0208km and a Pe of 87.8512km which sums up to a difference of ~170m between these points while just 100m are allowed. Even before you deployed the pod, you were above the tolerance (122m)

2) You forgot to add a screenshot to prove, the fuel pod is still fully fueled after deploying it.

I'll leave it up to you, if you want to redo the mission or fix this one. For example, it would be perfectly fine for me if you launch another shuttle to deliver a little (RCS powered) tug to the pod, dock to tug to the pod and adjust the orbit. Put the tug back into the shuttle and land it back on Kerbin.
If you've accidentally used any fuel from the pod, you should just redo the mission though.

Regarding the landing: Even if you don't feel confident to land on the runway and the mission description says "land wherever you like", it is not recommend to land in the ocean since the orbiter is meant to be reusable Well, you seem to have some issues with the landing gear, so this was actually the only way to land it in this case but it would be much more elegant to fix the gear and land land on solid ground

October 24, 2019

Wow, that's quite a lot of new content here, makes me happy every time

Ok, where did I stop *scroll up*

On 10/22/2019 at 5:55 PM, Mopoii said:

That's right, here's a quick look (the full abort is in the gallery at the end) :

Oh, this is cool. I'm impressed you manged to balance out such a small vessel properly and you can actually land it on some gear, not just a parachute. Well done!

On 10/22/2019 at 5:55 PM, Mopoii said:

It's true I wasn't very careful on that one. The correction is shown is the gallery at the end.

Thanks for adjusting it, the new orbit is very close to be perfect. You deserve this badge, congratulations

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On 10/22/2019 at 5:55 PM, Mopoii said:

I'm unsure if the latter still qualifies as a shuttle according to the challenge's definition though

Would be worth a discussion.

The definition states:

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is capable of a horizontal landing

which can be interpreted like "in a horizontal orientation". The first picture in your link show the orbiter in a horizontal orientation but on chutes, so basically just moving vertically but not prograde/forward. I think, it would still satisfy the definition even though it is a bit "edgy". Also, it would be really tough to land it on the runway, so it's will become more challenging to obtain a commander badge. I would love to hear the opinion of @michal.don on this topic, he will be back from his holiday soon

On 10/22/2019 at 5:55 PM, Mopoii said:

Here is the full mission gallery for STS-3, the abort test, and the corrected comsat orbits : https://imgur.com/gallery/LyyxCe3

Wow, these are the smallest KMUs I've every seen and they still look like some actual orbital construction equipment I love it!
Are there even any reaction wheels on it? Must be hard to do a precise docking maneuver with such a light vehicle controlled just on RCS.

Also the telescope which comes with a hinged lid, just beautiful

Uhm...am I blind or did you forget to include the landing of STS - 3 in this album? The second picture loos like from reentry but that's it...nothing else The landing is a important part of every mission, without a documentation of it, I cannot reward a badge, I'm sorry
I hope you just forgot to include them in the album or you got an savegame befor you landed...

On 10/22/2019 at 7:24 PM, Soviet_Noddle said:

After a few revisions I have come up with an STS-1b.

https://imgur.com/a/2uqdJSg

Once again, any and all feedback is helpful!

Is this supposed to be a single picture or a full mission report? The design looks really cool, looking forward to see it in action

23 hours ago, MarkoeZ said:

Album: https://imgur.com/gallery/7jLatZB

I already took a first look and the design is just amazing, beautiful usage of the robotic parts. :wub: Unfortunately, I don't have the time to do a proper review right now but don't worry, I didn't forget you Also, thanks for jumping in to answer some questions here

Will be back tomorrow with plenty of time for the review such an entry deserves

October 22, 2019

2 hours ago, Mopoii said:

Here is my mods list :

Thanks and enjoy your new badge

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16 hours ago, EveMaster said:

I reached orbit and landed back at the KSC with my "Nano Space Shuttle", thereby achieving STS-1a on level commander . The craft weights 7.650t including all boosters and fully fueled.

Awwww, it's so cute :wub:

Really well performed mission in a very unique shuttle, I love it. You don't seem to have a lot of fuel reserves, how many tries did it take for you to get into an orbit?
Also, probably the first time I've witnessed an "upside down" aerobreak to protect the landing gear while exposing a kerbal to the atmosphere...whatever it is in the helmets, they should use it to build landing gears out of it
Thanks for including the craft file, I'll give it a try...looks like a lot of fun

For the sake of completeness, please add a complete modlist if you want to participate in any further mission as well. The craft file is evidence enough for this time though

Congratulations to you very well deserved badge

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4 hours ago, Mopoii said:

Here is my STS-2a mission, for which I decided to use the Shuttle Evolution Block II

Cool stuff :cool:

When you say "abort system" does it mean you are able to separate the cockpit and land it like a small,. bulky plane?

You get quite a lot of horizontal thrust during launch, don't you? It's not a bad thing and you reached an orbit with ease, it's just something I've noticed^^

I'm curious since you didn't include a screenshot which shows the orbital parameters of the orbiter before the ComSats are deployed: Did you actually park the orbiter in a stationary orbit or is it an elliptical orbit and the satellites reached their final orbit on their own power?
Speaking of orbital parameters: The second ComSat is not positioned very well, its orbital period is 14min longer then a Kerbin day, at least in the screenshot. Did you adjust it's orbit afterwards or do you have at least some RCS fuel left to allow such a correction?

No badge yet but if you can provide a screenshot of the second ComSat which shows a decent amount of monoprop in it's tanks (1-2 Units should already be fine, doesn't take a lot to adjust the orbit), I'm willing to hand out a badge to you. Of course, you can also actually adjust the orbit but it would be already fine for me to know, that would be possible

October 22, 2019

18 hours ago, Mopoii said:

This is the second time I participate in this challenge, but last time was long ago and I consider I have somewhat improved since then. So here is my second entry for STS-1a. For this mission, I decided to go for the Space Transportation System, which I don't find is the most effective or interesting, but it had to be used at some point. Here's the mission recap : https://imgur.com/a/7NBGu0G

Welcome back to the challenge

That's a really cool replica you've build there, even the with a "heat shield" at the bottom, I like it
The flight looks very controlled at every moment, really unfortunate that you didn't make it to the runway

Before I can reward you a badge, I need a complete mod list. I can see some visual stuff and KER but there are also some parts on the shuttle which are probably not stock (I'm having some trouble to identify the OMS engines and the bottom 'cap' of the external tank).

18 hours ago, Soviet_Noddle said:

I've stalked this challenge and procrastinated for a while, but I've finally come up with my STS-1a Mission.

Welcome to the challenge

I'm not sure if we already had a MK1 shuttle in this thread, it's definitely not a common thing...I like it
These are some powerful boosters for such a small, non-cargo shuttle. You may want to consider to reduce the thrust at launch to prevent reentry effects on your way up
Beside of that, your shuttle performs very well, really unfortunate that you missed the runway though.

Congratulations to your first badge

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If you want to continue this challenge, and I really hope so, I have a little request: Please don't cut the screenshots. If you want to emphasis a detail on the picture, you can write a comment about it in the imgur album. For example: When you cut out just the orbital info display, there is absolute no way to tell, if these numbers are actually from this flight. Just post the full screenshot and write "orbital parameters" or something like this on it

Regarding the chute:

16 hours ago, Artienia said:

unsure if deploying a parachute is allowed in mid air. the rules could have changed since than

I cannot remember a rule which prohibit the usage of chutes in "mid air". You may get a problem, when you land the orbiter by using just chutes since it is technically not a horizontal landing which is required (definition of an orbiter in the OP) but it is totally fine to fire a chute during the descent to slow down a bit more or just by accident

I'm a bit short on time and have to go, but I'll be back in a few hours to review the other entries

October 20, 2019

17 minutes ago, MarkoeZ said:

What exactly defines a telescope?

You can basically put a goo on a service bay, strap some batteries and a solar panel on it and call it a telescope It's up to you

19 minutes ago, MarkoeZ said:

MMU: just basically a kerbal in a seat with some RCS fuel, thrusters and a docking port attached?

Correct. Claw would be fine as well but it's pretty big though

20 minutes ago, MarkoeZ said:

Orbital construction, so adding docking ports and adding panels to those in space?

Also correct.

21 minutes ago, MarkoeZ said:

Edit: And quick general question: How do i make my signature slightly smaller so the images show up properly?

You can edit the size of the pictures in your signature. In the editor for your signature, double click the images and choose a different size. I use 100pixels for my badges to fit there

October 20, 2019

12 hours ago, MarkoeZ said:

STS-2b run!

Cool, you managed to land that heavy beast!

I love it how you use a piston to get a second docking connection. The usual solution for this issue, were autostruts but using some of the new mechanics like robotics and same vessel interaction, is great
Just on a sidenote: Since it is not specified where you have to land and there is actually no pilot or commander rank for this mission, just the "you did it rank", you could have land it wherever you want but you really really don't want your orbiter to bounce on an uneven surface while it is heavily loaded. The runway provides a perfectly flat surface and is highly recommend to use for this mission

Congratulations to your new and well deserved badge

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October 17, 2019

22 hours ago, DunaManiac said:

STS Mun 5-7 Can you LOP-G complete.

STS 5: https://imgur.com/a/LKlFXAM

STS 6:https://imgur.com/a/u0sD8aU

STS 7:https://imgur.com/a/YZhh8jc

Nice!

That's a solid station and you shuttle performed very well, as expected I like the screenshot of the tumbling STS-6 orbiter, that's beautiful (and probably a bit scary )
So the station has a mass of 20t and you had 'just' 4 ion engines? How long did you have to burn to increase the Ap above 2000km? I barely use these engines but I have the gut feeling it took some time.
Are you going for Duna now? I'm already curious to see how you will deal with the thin atmosphere during STS-2 and the aerobreak while returning to kerbin
Of course, you will do your next mission with a brand new badge on your chest

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3 hours ago, MarkoeZ said:

Currently working on the STS-2b challenge, but man, that thing is hard to land Did the entire run, but kept failing on the landing, over an hour of quicksave restarts did not help

So rebuilding now, hopefully i'll have an entry later this week!

Yeah, it's a tough mission and you are definitely not the first one, who had to rebuild or at least modify the orbiter for this mission.It may takes a few more quickloads even with the new orbiter though but I'm certain you can do this

Looking forward to see your solution

October 15, 2019

What's exactly a "Guest" account? It popped-up in my notifications but the thread actually contains just the post of MarkoeZ:

Is that what happens if an account actually got deleted?

October 15, 2019

15 hours ago, MarkoeZ said:

STS-2a Commander attempt!

I went for the resonant orbit, worked like a charm. Actually planned to record this run again, but the second test launch was already a succesful full run

Nice, glad to hear/see you managed to utilize a resonant orbit and it looks like, it worked out very well. The sats are at least close enough to a stationary orbit and evenly spaced, well done

The landing looks like a lot of fun, except for the Kerbals on board

Congratulations to your new badge

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October 12, 2019

12 hours ago, DunaManiac said:

Mun STS 2-4 Mission complete!

STS 2: https://imgur.com/a/PM7JGUp

STS 3: https://imgur.com/a/E36gqC3

STS 4:https://imgur.com/a/DmcnnwA

Hope you like!

I do!

It's nice to see someone going for the pilot ranks. I'm around in this challenge for quite some time but I never noticed that the EEV doesn't require to reenter on it's own for the pilot badge and to be honest: launching a little rocket shaped lander from the surface of the mun and return it to Kerbin is fairly common but a rendevouz in a low mun orbit to pick up the EEV is actually pretty cool and in my opinion slightly more challenging

You performed very well during this mission so enjoy your new badge

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October 12, 2019

I took a look at the "remotecache.vdf" of KSP (basically the config for the steam cloud) and apparently, the stock craft folder (~\Kerbal Space Program\Ships\*) is actually backed up in the cloud. So when you delete a craft file from the stock craft folder, may it be a stock craft or any other craft you put there manually, it will be restored from the cloud on the next game launch.
I have honestly no idea why SQUAD decided to do this and I'll open a bug report / feedback on the bugtracker for this.

October 11, 2019

Where do you download the .craft files and do you use a tool/mod for this like Craft Manager? KerbalX? Steam workshop?

If you get the files from the steam workshop, you have to unsubscribe from the crafts or steam will keep them for you. These crafts are also not stored within the game files but in your steam install directory:

~\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\220200\*

("220200" is the steam id of KSP. There are probably more directories with just numbers instead of names)

If you download them from KerbalX via Craft Manager, they are probably stored within your savegame. I don't use the mod, so I'm not sure about this part but if you backup your savegame, reinstall KSP and then restore the backup, that would perfectly explain it. Since KSP 1.4.4, steam cloud is supported and enabled by default so the backup is created and restored by steam automatically.
You can test this by creating a new sandbox savegame.

If you installed the crafts manually in "KSP\ships\VAB\*" they are probably saved into the steam cloud as well...I remember some cases where people complained about crafts not getting removed from the game after a reinstall and these crafts where stored in the same directory. I don't know why SQUAD should setup the steam cloud config to backup this directory but this might be the case. Should be easy to test by removing the manually installed crafts and then start the game directly via the KSP_x64.exe and not via the steam launcher.

Regarding the missing parts: Well, that's something the creator of the craft have to take care of. I would suggest to write a comment on KerbalX or the steam workshop and ask the creator for more information.
Since KSP will tell you the names of the missing parts, you can also try the part search of KerbalX to figure out the mod it comes from: https://kerbalx.com/parts

October 10, 2019

8 hours ago, DunaManiac said:

I have a question, can the rover use the claw to dock to the base on Mun STS-2?

Well, it's not prohibited but the required docking port of the habitat module is supposed to be used to dock the rover to the base.

I'm not going to decline an entry which uses the claw to bypass the typical hight issues since it will create a docking connection as well but it is not exactly how it is supposed to be

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