Determining if a Kerbal is conscious??

[tg626]

Looking for a way to tell if an EVA'd kerbal is conscious or not. I'm working on my own derivative of an EVA parachute and I don't want the Kerbal to be able to deploy it if he/she got knocked out exiting the ship.

While I'm at it, any way to force a kerbal to LET GO of the ladder/hatch?

Edited May 14, 2015 by tg626

[MrHappyFace]

If you've already added a PartModule to the EVA part (male and female kerbals are seperate parts apparently, so keep that in mind) then you can just use vessel.evaController.isRagdoll

As for forcing the kerbal off the ladder, I assume a small force to push the kerbal off the ladder would suffice, but if you want more control, look into vessel.evaController.fsm. It's the animation/event engine for EVAs that allows you to run events like becoming ragdoll, jumping, or even letting go of a ladder. I suggest looking at the source code of the Follow Me mod. Even though the mod is from 0.25, the code still works though.

[tg626]

Excellent! Thanks for the pointers, I will look into that.