Heat Shield MM Patch

[HeckuvaTester]

Hello all! Many people have talked about the weird heat shields and pods flipping over. I have created a ModuleManager patch that fixes this. The Heat Shields are set to be physicsless by default, and even though KSP now adds their mass to the root part, it doesn't shift the COM. So, by disabling the "physicsless" flag, they should move the COM and act properly during reentry. I haven't personally been able to test this yet, so, even though my name would imply otherwise, I need you guys to test it. Tell me how it goes!

Installation:

KSP 1.0.1 fixes this itself. I appreciate the 1,200+ downloads, but this mod is no longer required. Links removed.

Safe flying.

Released under MIT license.

Edited May 1, 2015 by HeckuvaTester
1.0.1 makes mod obsolete.

[stibbons]

(zapped old irrelevant comment about not having a link)

THANKYOU. Seeing instructions for manually editing config files being passed around was making me twitch. I'd been curious about the difference this makes, will give it a crack this evening.

Edited April 28, 2015 by stibbons

[HeckuvaTester]

- - - Updated - - -

Link is up! Sorry 'bout that.

Edited April 28, 2015 by HeckuvaTester

[quietghost]

I know it is a pain for such a small download and simple fix, but you need to include a license . I gotta admit though that the file is its own source code XD so you're covered there. Just a friendly reminder so that we can all keep benefitting from this simple but important fix.

[thedogs]

Does this fix work?

[stibbons]

There's a lot of discussion about the effectiveness of this change over in this thread

[futrtrubl]

Also this had already been put in the stickied stock bug fix thread.

[HeckuvaTester]

Didn't see that! This may, however, catch some more eyes, being amongst the other mods.

[HeckuvaTester]

Besides, this is a good start for me.

[thedogs]

Besides, this is a good start for me.

Looking for any help in the future?

I have coding experience...

[HeckuvaTester]

This was just a good first step. I want to start making parts mods with MM rebalancing for all parts, even taking in other parts packs, but any help will be appreciated.

[Jarin]

While I haven't had the chance to test this patch specifically, I can confirm that editing to change "PhysicsSignificance = 1" to 0 fixes the wonkyness and pods fly nice and straight again.

[HeckuvaTester]

That's exactly what I did, but I just put it as a ModuleManager config so it's installed just like any other mod.

[HeckuvaTester]

Has anyone confirmed that it works for them?

[HeckuvaTester]

With the release of 1.0.1, this mod is obsolete. This thread will be deleted.

Anyways, so long, and thanks for all the fish.