BananaDealer

New version! Removed a lot of cheaty parts, added some probe-based experiments. Will add more surface probe-based experiments in awhile, mostly "internal" stuff...

The Cabana Corp. R&D mod has been updated!

You don't need to be helping Cabana Corp. as a whole, or be part of it. The thing is intended to be community-driven. The idea is that, instead of having a bunch of small "additions" of one-two experiments made by people, we cooperate and make the stuff into one big package with experiments compatible with each other and possibly even "working together" for better SCIENCE! results. Cabana Corp.'s own "Expanded SCIENCE!" Project is part of the larger Science Extended- Community Science Project.

Well, I'm interested in any rover-based experiments but most of those would depend on an external part which would need a model... You can take the wheel on EVA experiments though... In any case, I'll be updating (finally) the Cabana Corp. R&D mod with the new probe experiments along with tech-tree compatibility...

Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of sandbox and career mode?

Interesting... Though an upgrade system would probably be hard to implement with the current SCIENCE! system... And yes, you can make your own tech nodes/trees with the TreeLoader plugin... I'm not sure about merging different trees however...

Hmmm... Having High/Low for InSpace for Moho and Eve seems to work fine, as in the flavour text shows up properly... As for experiments, if you're finished with the "passive" science gain module, can you maybe give me code for it (as in the module specifics for config files) so I can add functionality to the probes? For the R&D Facility, I'd be interested in any experiments performed by/in the Kido Module of the ISS. I will/am looking around for various equipment/experiments that were on Mars and Lunar rovers. Since I'm planning on those being "external" experiments (i.e- rover drills, radiation emitters, lasers etc.), I would need someone to make models. Though that can wait... If you like the sig, I've added it to the Cabana Corp. R&D Mod since it is the company flag...

I wasn't using the thread for recruitment... At least not in my mind... And in any case, contributing to Cabana Corp.'s own "Expanded SCIENCE!" Project does not require a long-term commitment to Cabana Corp. R&D... Anyways... Anyone have any clever ideas for rover/probe lander experiments and possible flavour text? Also- does things like MohoInSpaceHigh and MohoInSpaceLow make a difference with non-biome planets?

Hey, I totally understand if you don't have time. Do your own thing, the Cabana Corp. will be fine.

You will be... Oh, you will be...

Nobody said we shouldn't work together... In any case, I have most of the "Expanded Probe Capabilities" done. I'll be adding some more rover-related experiments to the probes (not counting the Stayputnik) in awhile... I'll look into using Module Manager to add the config lines, instead of having separate parts later on...

That's actually part of the reason why I want to create data storage drives. And again, would you have anything against maybe making a couple of models for the Cabana Corp. R&D Facility? @Swifty, I was having the same idea about my aforementioned R&D Facility. It would function similarly to the Japanese Scientific Module on the ISS (Kibo), where available experiments can be exchanged for different results. You are also welcome to try and code a module for the Data Drives, I'm very bad at coding, so yeah... As long as you have it working the way I intend it (I've specified on several places), I'll be happy...

Hmm... Interesting... Would you ever consider becoming part of the Cabana Corp. R&D's community-driven "Expanded SCIENCE!" Project? You can read about it in the mods' thread (link in my signature).

I was just stating a fact, sorry if it seemed like rushing you or anything... Keep up the awesome work! P.S: Would you perhaps be willing to make some models for Cabana Corp.'s upcoming R&D Facility? I quite like the Dum Dum/FusTek look and Cabana Corp. is always willing to co-operate (read- outsource)!

It works with .22 sandbox, the parts still need to be implemented into the tech-tree for "complete" .22 compatibility...

The nature and origin will matter. The way I intend it, data stored on drives will be handled similarly to EVA reports, where only one EVA report per environment/biome can "exist" on the drive at any one time. You can indeed have multiple results from the same experiment, but only if they are under different circumstances- for instance one Goo result from Mun's Highlands alongside another Goo result from its' Midlands. @Captain Sierra, Message me if you wish to be part of Cabana Corp.'s community-driven Science Expansion Project.

Ok... So... As per my previous post, I've been trying to figure out how Mits are handled... As far as I've managed to gather, Mits are used for antennae transmissions where each packet the antenna sends is 2 Mits of the data being sent. Mits don't seem to be an actual resource that can be accumulated, however... Based on several experiments, I have determined that 1Mit is equal to 0.3 science when all other variables are ignored and the experiment is performed for the first time, on the Launchpad. I have no idea where I'm going with this however...

How would you make it output science?

I'm thinking of some sort of equipment that passively gathers environmental data and stores it on a data drive. It would require an electric charge input and would function like transmitting experiments, only instead of sending them to Kerbin for diminishing returns, it would store results (so long as from different environments) to be returned later, or transmitted in bulk at a later point... That of course would require me setting up the data drives to start with...

Send me a message with a way to reach you for brain-storming/sharing ideas! If you haven't already- track my latest posts if you need any more information on what I'm currently working on.

Cabana Corp. R&D is currently looking into ways of expanding science options. If you're interested, you can visit the mod thread- the intended new features are on the last page.

Well, Cabana Corp. is always looking for new um... "employees"... yes... You're welcome to join the team! So long as you don't give the monkeys peanuts... Bad things tend to happen...

This doesn't seem like it would allow for a "storage capacity" feature, instead letting an unlimited amount of data being stored until transmission... I'm looking to make the data drives progressive, each having more capacity than the previous model. Capacity would be represented by a total value of Mits. For instance, the Basic Data Drive will have a total capacity of 20 Mits, allowing for storage of either one big 20-Mit experiment or 4 smaller, 5-Mit ones. The drives would also function in the same manner as EVA Report storage, where only one experiment of the same kind can be stored per environment.

Welp, I'm having headaches... I'm trying to create data storage drives for SCIENCE! (you can read more from my signature, last page of the mod thread)... The drives will function similarly to a command pod's ability to store EVA reports from different environments, but with a focus on "external" equipment- Mystery Goo and such. The intention is to create a way to store data gathered from one set of equipment, leaving it free to be used in a different environment; instead of having data from "external" experiments stored directly on the equipment used. The capacity of the drives will also be dependant on the size of each experiment stored (the "Mits" value of each experiment). For instance, the Basic Data Drive, which has a capacity of 20 Mits, can hold either one 20-Mit experiment or 4 5-Mit ones. Attempting to store the same results (i.e- them being from the same equipment and environment) from experiments will result in only the most current one being stored (like with EVAs/Crew Reports). Results from the same experiment/equipment but from different environments will be stored alongside each other. These drives will of course have an energy requirement similar to stock probe parts. That said, I've been trying to figure how to code this most of the day... Lets just say I haven't done scripting, ever... Anyone feel like helping? Message me if you're interested!

Neat! Does the data stored via this part count along with data stored on pods? As in, does it break the "only one report per biome" rule?