[Answered]Stack Nodes refusing to connect

[FreeThinker]

For unknown reason, all my parts refuse to connect in stack after KSP 1.0.

I first have to turn them around before they want to connect. For tanks this is possible which have both a top and bottom node, but for parts that only have one mode, it become impossible.

Does anyone have a clue how to fix the Part note problems?

Edit: I notice that all squad parts now use .dds files, could this have something to do with it? When I tried the Old Squad Mods, I had the exact same problem!!!

Edit: Something has fundamentally changed in the graphics, something which not that obvious

Edited April 29, 2015 by FreeThinker

[lo-fi]

In the few minutes I've spent messing with 1.0 so far, I realised they seem to have tightened up the stack orientation rules. For example, take the small octagonal probe core, and try attaching a truss. You used to be able to attach the truss to either node on the core, with one way clipping the core inside the truss. Not any more!! Check your node vectors, or use actual transforms and NODE definitions (IIRC).

DDS is just the textures - I assume they've switched to this for speed an memory optimisation. I doubt very much it'll have anything to do with stack node issues.

[FreeThinker]

In the few minutes I've spent messing with 1.0 so far, I realized they seem to have tightened up the stack orientation rules. For example, take the small octagonal probe core, and try attaching a truss. You used to be able to attach the truss to either node on the core, with one way clipping the core inside the truss. Not any more!! Check your node vectors, or use actual transforms and NODE definitions (IIRC).

DDS is just the textures - I assume they've switched to this for speed an memory optimization. I doubt very much it'll have anything to do with stack node issues.

Alright, how to update our models? I'm not a modeler myself. How am I supposed to do that?

Could someone help me?

Edited April 28, 2015 by FreeThinker

[Crzyrndm]

Bottom of this post: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/116916-Comprehensive-Mod-Compatibility-List-for-KSP-1-0

[NecroBones]

FYI, the attachment node orientation has indeed been enforced, and the quick fix (which actually corresponds to what squad did in their CFGs) is to turn the bottom node upside-down.

For instance, in the FL-T100 tank, the attachment nodes used to be:

	node_stack_top = 0.0, 0.3125, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1
	node_stack_bottom = 0.0, -0.3125, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1

And now, they are: (note the negative axis in the "bottom" node)

	node_stack_top = 0.0, 0.3125, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1
	node_stack_bottom = 0.0, -0.3125, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1

[FreeThinker]

Thanks this seems to work!

Edited April 29, 2015 by FreeThinker