[WIP] [1.1.2] DIRECT - Super-Heavy Launchers - REVAMP RELEASE

[CobaltWolf]

21 hours ago, sp1989 said:

Add me to the list of people curious about the progress of this mod is. I am gonna throw it into my save to see if its working, i don't forsee it not because its just a parts pack but I would like to know if its still being developed because its so beautiful.

Benjee has been busy lately with some real life work. I don't forsee anything being added to the pack but hopefully it continues to work.

[sp1989]

2 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:

Benjee has been busy lately with some real life work. I don't forsee anything being added to the pack but hopefully it continues to work.

I've been using it seems like it's all good. Beautiful parts and super useful for colony building. 

[komodo]

3 hours ago, sp1989 said:

I've been using it seems like it's all good. Beautiful parts and super useful for colony building. 

Depending on your preferences, there were/are some patches posted up the thread, circa nov 20 for adjusting the ratios used for these tanks c.f. other hydrogen using mods.

They are nice tanks though!

[PocketBrotector]

I have added some interstage nodes (with accompanying truss) to the DIRECT fairings, with the help of @IronCretin's fairing node calculator. 

The combined maintenance patches I've provided can be found here, with a Community Tech Tree support patch here.

EDIT: Combined patches and moved to here

Edited April 15, 2017 by PocketBrotector

[rasta013]

20 minutes ago, PocketBrotector said:

I have added some interstage nodes (with accompanying truss) to the DIRECT fairings, with the help of @IronCretin's fairing node calculator. 

The combined maintenance patches I've provided can be found here, with a Community Tech Tree support patch here.

As I haven't looked back into the thread - are these updates on the existing patches or add on to them?

[PocketBrotector]

On 4/10/2017 at 5:06 PM, rasta013 said:

As I haven't looked back into the thread - are these updates on the existing patches or add on to them?

It's the combined and updated version of everything I've provided to date (and looking back, I think I'm the only one who's been providing patches). So if you just have DIRECT itself and this, you'll have everything I have. If you want to use LH2, you'll want CryoEngines; and if you have CTT, you'll want the DIRECT_CTT patch I linked to above.

EDIT: combined all support patches and moved them to here

Edited April 15, 2017 by PocketBrotector

[rasta013]

Cool man thanks - saved me a bunch of time digging back through to try and remember who posted when and where.  'preciate the work!

[PocketBrotector]

Jupiter V!

Spoiler

Boasting 31 LH2O-fed SSMEs and 8 five-segment SRBs, it can lift 1000 tons to orbit. (A Jupiter III with 19 SSMEs and 4 SRBs can move a comparatively paltry 600 tons to LKO.)

Also, a Korolev cross made of shuttle EFTs is pretty neat...

Spoiler

Edited May 5, 2017 by PocketBrotector
eft korolev

[ISE]

On 6/16/2016 at 11:04 PM, Deimos Rast said:

No worries mate, this is a treat to play with as it is!

I actually came here to post a question about the ratios on the B-Series tanks, since it was way off the usual LH2/Ox norm. Turns out it's actually LF/Ox. Funny that.

As an aside, does anyone know of a good IVA for the Orion? All the ones I've tried don't match that well.

Are you referring to this pod?

 

Because I know an IVA mod that seems to work just great for this pod!  

[PocketBrotector]

1 hour ago, ISE said:

Because I know an IVA mod that seems to work just great for this pod!

Don't be coy

[ISE]

14 hours ago, PocketBrotector said:

Don't be coy

MK1-2 IVA Replacement by ASET   seemed to work just fine with this pod as well as the Mk1-2 Pod, I only got a glimpse, but I didn't see anything wrong when I tried it out for this pod. The IVA replacement is available on CKAN as well, I recommend installing it that way if you aren't all that familiar with installing. 

[PocketBrotector]

9 minutes ago, ISE said:

MK1-2 IVA Replacement by ASET   seemed to work just fine with this pod as well as the Mk1-2 Pod, I only got a glimpse, but I didn't see anything wrong when I tried it out for this pod. The IVA replacement is available on CKAN as well, I recommend installing it that way if you aren't all that familiar with installing. 

Oh... well, yeah, the DIRECT Orion uses the stock Mk1-2 IVA as a placeholder, so anything that replaces the Mk1-2 IVA will affect the Orion.

But the windows will still be in the wrong place & too small, not to mention that the Mk1-2 only has three seats while the Orion has six...

[ISE]

1 minute ago, PocketBrotector said:

Oh... well, yeah, the DIRECT Orion uses the stock Mk1-2 IVA as a placeholder, so anything that replaces the Mk1-2 IVA will affect the Orion.

But the windows will still be in the wrong place & too small, not to mention that the Mk1-2 only has three seats while the Orion has six...

I did not think of that..... what if you were to go into the cfgs for the prion pod and change it to only have 3 seats? and for the windows hmmm I see your point. 

[Rory Yammomoto]

I'm guessing the previously mentioned real life work hasn't stopped?

[EdwardB3020]

Is there a stock size version of this mod?

[Cheesecake]

As far as I know it is Stock Size. The Direct-Launchers are very big.
But you can edit them easily: Change the rescaleFactor in every cfg.

[Modding Maniac]

first, is this mod abandoned, i ask because the last answers were in early 2017, and two, does it work in 1.4.2, i dont want to test it because i refuse to risk my modded save (i sound like a jackass)

[CVerts]

@Modding Maniac A new thread of Direct has been made under reDirect:

 

[CobaltWolf]

pls update to 1.2.2

[benjee10]

2 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:

pls update to 1.2.2

Does FASA work with 0.9 yet?

[CobaltWolf]

16 minutes ago, benjee10 said:

Does FASA work with 0.9 yet?

no i havent submitted my pull request

[Modding Maniac]

8 hours ago, CVerts said:

@Modding Maniac A new thread of Direct has been made under reDirect:

 

oh the old parts looked cool

[benjee10]

2 hours ago, Modding Maniac said:

oh the old parts looked cool

New parts are basically the same but look cooler  

[Modding Maniac]

3 hours ago, benjee10 said:

New parts are basically the same but look cooler  

but what about that awsome looking capsule?

[CVerts]

The Orion one? It's more polished in reDIRECT. That's just my opinion though.