tg626 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) DPSoundFX Simple as the name, it adds the sorely missing sounds of collisions docking in orbit! Motivation Simply put, I wanted to hear something when 2 ships docked. I was so used to it in Orbiter (an open source space simulator) that I sorely missed it. So much so that I jumped into coding (again) to make it happen. My effects are based on my perception that Jeb wouldn't dock so much as "participate in a controlled collision" Installation Be sure to have the latest version of ModuleManger installed! Upzip it into your GameData folder, as with most other mods. API Reference Using a ModuleManager config, like below, you can specify your own sounds for any docking port in the game. @PART[someDockingPort]:NEEDS[FP_DPSoundFX] { MODULE { name = DPSoundFX sound_docking = CustomExample/crash sound_undocking = CustomExample/radio internalSoundsOnly = false } } How-To-Use Just listen, when docking or un-docking of course!! (Now also when decoupling!) Contributors Guru's who answered my questions: Snjo CrzyRndm Authors whose plugins were studied for clues and code: Pizzaoverhead License GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V3 dated 6/29/2007 Download / Source Download - GitHub Download - SpaceDock (CKAN enabled) Source Alternate Sounds Docking & Undocking - by Dashman (RAR archive) [Link Reported Broken: 8/22/21] Docking & Undocking - by akron Edited January 30, 2023 by tg626 Minor feature update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotawolf Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 lol again one of those why isnt that stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skykooler Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I didn't realize how much I needed this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHat Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Loved it also.... BUT, it seems a bit loud from the demo. Haven't tried it in game yet, but would it be possible to lower the volume of this sound by 1/3rd or 1/2? Or also include a quieter version and the user can select between them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg626 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Try it and let me know what you think. I have the music set very low in game, so it may be deceiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNM Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Will it be a bit muted (damped) from IVA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiagobs Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Really nice!!!!!!!!!Made me think about the Apollo 13 movie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaoverhead Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Excellent work! Another great addition to the soundscape of KSP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelLestat Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I dont understand the 4 knocking sounds after the main sound.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiaCloud Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Evil! There is no sound in space, and there are no docking sounds in space either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I dont understand the 4 knocking sounds after the main sound..That's the docking probe retracting and the docking latches engaging.And thanks to the mod author for this! I'd forgotten how much I missed the docking sounds from Orbiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallFatFetus Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I whipped together a quick sound for you, hope you like it.https://www./?ao8lbur17yll58y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlecat Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Will it be a bit muted (damped) from IVA ?Wouldn't it actually be louder (or only audible in) in IVA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg626 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 I dont understand the 4 knocking sounds after the main sound..As noted, it's the "Hard Dock Clamps" slamming home.Evil! There is no sound in space, and there are no docking sounds in space either!Yes, like Joss Weadon, I know this, but the game (for that matter most games, and SciFi) doesn't... I whipped together a quick sound for you, hope you like it.https://www./?ao8lbur17yll58yMore realistic then mine! I added it as an alternate download on the OP. Mine was deliberately over the top, since I see Jeb as the sort to more or less crash into another ship as much as gently dock!Wouldn't it actually be louder (or only audible in) in IVA?Should be, the code is set to "roll off" with distance so IVA and closeup External (as I was in the video) should be loud and it should get softer if you are zoomed out more.A couple planned but not promised updates in my head are:Option for IVA only sound (like RCSsounds has now)Particle effects when undocking making a small cloud of "ice" that dissipates.We'll see. Believe it or not, I'm really grouping in the dark here - my only formal programming training was in AppleBASIC on an Apple IIe back in the 1980s. I've dabbled since then, most notably in C++ (Quake 2 modding) and PHP scripting for web sites, but this is the first code I've released in decades... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Hunt Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I should point out that the stock docking ports are apparently soft-dock ports, since they have no latches or probe/drogue hookup, so technically they shouldn't make this much noise, but I like it anyway, I think it's more realistic and it'll add a lot to the act of docking. What sound does it make on undocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstah Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Awesome, these little mods are what make KSP a fantastic game rather than just a cool game.Oh, happy 666th, tg626 - - - Updated - - -Damn, you should have had your 666th post below this one, but I left the tab open too long and you ninja'd me. Oh well, good bye joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalou Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 amaizing, i like the 5 sounds at the end, who is the guy with a hammer destroying my ship? do you know what part/mechanism produce it IRL?and yes there is sound in spaceship, there is air inside the ship, sound can be also tranmitted by the structure vibrations(yeah man). if you said because the camera is outside, what a pretty sad ambience it will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inigma Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Nice, I like! Including this in my install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlonic Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Excellent addition, loving it !Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelLestat Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 That's the docking probe retracting and the docking latches engaging.As noted, it's the "Hard Dock Clamps" slamming home.ThanksMore realistic then mine! I added it as an alternate download on the OP. Mine was deliberately over the top, since I see Jeb as the sort to more or less crash into another ship as much as gently dock!Yeah I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beale Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 FEDERAL PRODUCTIONShttp://i.imgur.com/a0huqAj.jpg Simple as the name, it adds the sorely missing sounds of collisions docking in orbit!Wow!Must have!Do I need to do anything special to add compatibility with my own parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg626 Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 Nope. The included mm config will attach it to any part with moduledocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Hunt Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 noticed a small bug. When equipping a tool or a backpack with KIS it plays the docking sound.It was kinda funny, Bob equipped a backpack and BOOM...CLANG...CLANG...CLANG...CLANG, but I suspect it'll get old real fast. Maybe you could add a module that looks for any KIS modules and disables the sound FX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg626 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Alright, I,ll look into that. Did your nearby craft have docking ports? I suspect the backpack is triggering the docking event and I,ll have to find a way to verify what triggered the event. Right now the code will (I believe) assume that the trigger was a docking port docking to another and not a backpack "docking" to a kerbal. I bet the claw does it to an asteroid too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Hunt Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 hmm, yeah, he was standing next to my lander when it happened, that had a docking port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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