[1.0][Tutorial]How to create planets using Kopernicus.

[amarius1]

! BROKEN! PLEASE USE IT JUST TO LEARN WHAT SOME KEY PARAMITERS MEAN!

[SIZE=4][B]@Kopernicus:AFTER[Kopernicus][/B][/SIZE][SIZE=4][B]{[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]    Body[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]    {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]        name = Klack
[/B][/SIZE]

This is the name of your planet.

  
[SIZE=4][B]        flightGlobalsIndex = 701
[/B][/SIZE]

Every planet has this number it is like an ID for your planet, and determines in what order is your planet displayed when Tab-ing in Tracking Center/Map View

 
[SIZE=4]       Orbit[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]        {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   referenceBody = Sun[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   inclination = 1[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   eccentricity = 0.01[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   semiMajorAxis = 11773560320[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   longitudeOfAscendingNode = 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   argumentOfPeriapsis = 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   meanAnomalyAtEpoch = 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   epoch = 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   color = 0.35,0.325,0.3,1.0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]  }
[/B][/SIZE] 

Thiese are the orbital setting of your planet. SemiMajorAxis determines the radius of planet's orbit. Color determines the color of it's orbit in RGB numbers.

   

[SIZE=4][B]          Properties[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]          {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   description = This gas planet ain't giant - It's smaller than Kerbin.[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   radius = 100000[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   geeASL = 0.8[/B][/SIZE]

The description is what appears in the info tab in tracking station when selecting the planet. The radius determines how big is your planet.

 
[SIZE=4][B]        ScienceValues[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                flyingLowDataValue = 14[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                flyingHighDataValue = 13[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                inSpaceLowDataValue = 12[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                inSpaceHighDataValue = 11[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                recoveryValue = 11[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                flyingAltitudeThreshold = 130000[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                spaceAltitudeThreshold = 5000000[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]        }
[/B][/SIZE]

I think you know what these science values do.

 

[SIZE=4][B]        ScaledVersion[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]        {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            type = Atmospheric[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            fadeStart = 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            fadeEnd = 0[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]            Material[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                texture = ExamplePack/KlakSystem/Klak/Textures/Klak_color[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                shininess = 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                specular = 0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]                rimPower = 2.06 [/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                rimBlend = 0.3
[/B][/SIZE]

Texture determins path where you planet's texture lies. RimPower means how powerful is your planet's rim.

  

[SIZE=4][B]                Gradient[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                    0.0 = 0.22549,0.51961,0.83529,1[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                    0.6 = 0.1549,0.4784,0.741,1[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                    1.0 = 0.0196,0.3196,0.6196,1[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]        }
[/B][/SIZE]

Gradient determins the color of your rim as well as what you see inside the planet's atmo. It is also specified in RGB numbers.

   

[SIZE=4][B]        Atmosphere[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]        {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]            ambientColor = 0.57,0.48,0.97,1.0[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]            lightColor = 0.56,0.46,0.77,1.0
[/B][/SIZE]

ambientColor determines what color the light has. Specified in RGB numbers.

  

[SIZE=4][B]   enabled = true[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   oxygen = false[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]   albedo = 0.45[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]   altitude = 10000.0[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]   pressureCurve[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]    key = 0 1500[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                key = 10000 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   pressureCurveIsNormalized = false[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]   temperatureSeaLevel = 1238.15[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   temperatureCurve[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   {[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]    key = 0 1238.15[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]                key = 10000 0[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   temperatureCurveIsNormalized = false[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   temperatureLapseRate = 0.00466666666666667[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   temperatureSunMultCurve = false[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=4][B]   adiabaticIndex = 1.20000004768372[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   gasMassLapseRate = 1.481833765233[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]   atmosphereMolarMass = 0.0430000014603138    [/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]  }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]    }[/B][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][B]}[/B][/SIZE]

I don't fully understand atmospherea, but I know that atmosphere height should be specified in the "key" and "altitude" fields.

Edited May 30, 2015 by amarius1