Custom Tech Tree Icons?

[Angelo Kerman]

I have a custom tech tree item added via ModuleManager patch and have a custom icon that goes in the Squad/Resources/RDSimpleIcons folder at present. Can I place that icon somewhere else and still have it loaded by the game, or am I stuck placing it in that RDSimpleIcons folder?

[DMagic]

I'll post this here too since I've seen this question come up a few times.

This method works for waypoint icons, I haven't tried it with tech tree icons, but it should work.

You should be able to put them somewhere else, you just have to trick KSP into thinking that it's in the correct location: https://github.com/DMagic1/Orbital-Science/blob/master/Source/DMConfigLoader.cs#L316-L327

At least that's how it works with the waypoint icons, I'm pretty sure that tech tree icons should work the same way, just change the path location to fit.

[sarbian]

More something along the line of :

RDController.Instance.iconLoader.iconDictionary.Add("MyIcondName",new RUI.Icons.Simple.Icon("MyIcondName", texture));

[Angelo Kerman]

More something along the line of :

RDController.Instance.iconLoader.iconDictionary.Add("MyIcondName",new RUI.Icons.Simple.Icon("MyIcondName", texture));

Any idea when RDController.Instance becomes valid? Thus far I haven't had any luck trying to load a custom icon using that method. I have tried loading a [KSPAddon] and checking for the instance, but each time it is null.

[Ser]

Any idea when RDController.Instance becomes valid? Thus far I haven't had any luck trying to load a custom icon using that method. I have tried loading a [KSPAddon] and checking for the instance, but each time it is null.

If it helps, there's a mod named TechManager that uses RDController. You may look through its source code .