Fuel Switch for 1.0 released ?

[Mapoko]

Hello,

I am missing the option to change my stock tanks from LFO to LF or O, but I lost track of which mod provided me the ability. It required Firespitter is all I remember.

Can you help me find it, so I can follow for update ?

[Blu_C]

Modular Fuel Tanks is the mod you are looking for.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/64117-0-90-Modular-Fuel-Tanks-v5-4-3

Currently the mod is completely broken I believe.

[Kellis]

It sounds like he's referring to something using the Firespitter dll to allow switching between "tank textures" and contents; a little next/previous button is added to the right click menu in the VAB/SPH. That's not Modular Fuel Tanks, which instead lets you specify the volume (up to a max) of which fuels to add to a tank, and which doesn't use Firespitter..

USI's Freight Transport Technologies (RoverDude) http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/91706- and Munar Industries - Fuel Tank Expansion http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/109885 both provide tanks that use it, for instance. (Assuming I'm remembering correctly.) B9 might, as well?

I've not actually seen a mod that adds that capability to the stock parts, though it does sound like it would be incredibly useful. From what I remember from poking through the .cfg files for the two listed mods, it shouldn't be too difficult to set something up. Probably tedious, since it might require each tank to be Module-Manager-configured separately. (Disclaimer: only fiddled with modding for my own amusement, so not overly familiar with either Module Manager or the Firespitter FSTextureSwitch module..I think that was the one.) ...be far nicer to find such a thing, admittedly.

[FreeThinker]

If people are interested , perhaps I will put the Interstellar Fuel Switch in a separate download, which is an improved version of FireSpitter Fuel Switch. It fixes several of the issues it has and improves on it further. I'm planning to add some advanced features to it like Window Gui and powered Cryogenic storage.

Edited April 29, 2015 by FreeThinker

[passinglurker]

If people are interested , perhaps I will put the Interstellar Fuel Switch in a separate download, which is an improved version of FireSpitter Fuel Switch. It fixes several of the issues it has and improves on it further. I'm planning to add some advanced features to it like Window Gui and powered Cryogenic storage.

does it have a mesh switch as well for changing tank appearance to reflect contents?

[FreeThinker]

does it have a mesh switch as well for changing tank appearance to reflect contents?

Not Yet, but probably will be.

[Mapoko]

I should look into it again, but it was included in one of the fuel tank mods and basically gave the ability of every circular stock tank (no mk2 and mk3) the ability to switch between LF, O and LFO

As far as I remember it had a cfg with override and list of every stock module or something like that.

[Kellis]

Looks like Nertea has put out a(n early version) "Cryogenic Engines Pack" which along with a liquid hydrogen fuel for the new engines also includes a Module Manager patch to try to add Firespitter tank switching to all tanks that don't already have it. You might try that, or if you don't want the full mod, see what's happening with the MM patch file and see if you can just keep some portion of that.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/117766-1-0-Cryogenic-Engines-Pack-%28high-Isp-chemical-rockets!%29

[FreeThinker]

I released Interstellar Fuel Switch, which is a stand alone mod now