How to make antennas stay deployed?

[CatastrophicFailure]

Might not be right forum. Anyways, last time I did this (back in .25), tweaking the line below in the part .cfg's caused antennas to stay deployed even when they weren't transmitting:

DeployFxModules = 0

to

DeployFxModules = 1

Doesn't seem to work now, with it they don't deploy at all (but seem to work just fine otherwise) and the menu is all flickery. Anyone have any ideas how to get this to work?

[r4pt0r]

I thought there used to be an "extend" button, and It would save that state when you reloaded that craft?

[problemecium]

I can confirm that the Extend button keeps the antenna extended, but as soon as you actually use it to transmit anything, it returns to its default behavior and retracts when finished.

I too would like a way to keep it stuck out when desired. :\

[CatastrophicFailure]

Beat me to it. Yeah, as soon as you transmit, it retracts. Reduces aesthetic efficiency by at least 53.6%.

[WOODY01]

Really messes up my satelites' and space stations' curb appeal.

[Warzouz]

Dishes don't offer the "Extend" option, only "Transfert Data" (and close when done)

[KerbMav]

Dishes don't offer the "Extend" option, only "Transfert Data" (and close when done)

I think you can click extend before the first transmission, but I could be wrong and only remember this from the VAB.

I concur, it is a cosmetic bug and should be squashed like any other.

[Umlüx]

so there is still no way to keep the antennas deployed?

i even started to add a hidden communotron 16 to all my probes for science transmission, so the 88-88 can stay open.

[n0xiety]

Action keys people. I am not sure if you are able to keep it open all the time but toggle action key works even after transmitting something.

[Umlüx]

not a bad idea. this is actually working and could be a good workaround. thanks!

[CatastrophicFailure]

Asked on the RemoteTech thread and got this:

You can use this:

@PART
[*]:HAS[@MODULE[ModuleDataTransmitter]]:Final
{
@MODULE[ModuleDataTransmitter]
 {
 %DeployFxModules = 1
 %ProgressFxModules = 1
 }
}

It wont play animation when you transmit data,but you can manually set the state of antenna.

Seems to work OK but haven't tested it much yet.