Hiding/Replacing Parts from stock categories

[Hosch]

I want to ask if there is a way to hide parts from the stock categories (while using e.g. filter extentions). I think especially about TAC's life support which floods the utility folder.

Ii seperated them into another subcategory, but they're still load in utility.

when setting the category from "utility" to "none", the parts wont even be loaded into the game .... so does anyone know how to handle this?

I havn't seen a similar post and I hope this is the right place for this question

[Crzyrndm]

while using e.g. filter extentions ... I think especially about TAC's life support which floods the utility folder.

You need to change the Utility subcategory definition to block those parts. Utility is defined here, but you should do it via Module Manager so my updates don't break anything (example code below requires MM)

The fastest way to do it is to copy all your conditions into an inverted Check type (if they show up in the other category, it will block them)

@SUBCATEGORY[Utility]
{
    @FILTER,*
    {
        CHECK
        {
            type = check
            invert = true
            /////////////
            // copy all your subcategory's conditions here
            /////////////
            // eg.
            CHECK
            {
                type = path
                value = ThunderAerospace/LS // put the actual conditions you used here
            }
        }
    }
}

For parts to be visible when using FE, they need to be visible if FE wasn't installed (stock categories or mod categories). This is to prevent asteroids, kerbals, and other parts that aren't intended to be visible (including mod parts) from showing up. If you want to block something, you change the subcategory rather than the part.

Edited June 4, 2015 by Crzyrndm

[Hosch]

You need to change the Utility subcategory definition to block those parts. Utility is defined here, but you should do it via Module Manager so my updates don't break anything (example code below requires MM)

The fastest way to do it is to copy all your conditions into an inverted Check type (if they show up in the other category, it will block them)

@SUBCATEGORY[Utility]
{
    @FILTER,*
    {
        CHECK
        {
            type = check
            invert = true
            /////////////
            // copy all your subcategory's conditions here
            /////////////
            // eg.
            CHECK
            {
                type = path
                value = ThunderAerospace/LS // put the actual conditions you used here
            }
        }
    }
}

For parts to be visible when using FE, they need to be visible if FE wasn't installed (stock categories or mod categories). This is to prevent asteroids, kerbals, and other parts that aren't intended to be visible (including mod parts) from showing up. If you want to block something, you change the subcategory rather than the part.

Thank you very much! It does work exactly as i imagined. i did not expect the FE author to nitice this

anyway, this is my final edit:

CATEGORY
{
    name = Filter by Function
    type = stock
    value = replace

    SUBCATEGORIES
    {
        list = 19,Life Support
    }
}
SUBCATEGORY
{
    name = Life Support
    icon = Lifesupport

    FILTER
    {
        CHECK
        {
            type = folder
            value = ThunderAerospace
        }
    }
}
@SUBCATEGORY[Utility]
{
    @FILTER,*
    {
        CHECK
        {
        type = check
        invert = true
        CHECK
            {
            type = path
            value = ThunderAerospace
            }
        }
    }
}

TAC's parts are now no longer in the utility folder, but in a seperat one similar to your additions (e.g. Airintake, Langing Gear, ect.)

again, thank you very much

[Crzyrndm]

Yay for things that work first time

Thank you very much! It does work exactly as i imagined. i did not expect the FE author to nitice this

Who better to answer your question