[WIP][1.0.4] EVA Enhancements - pitch,roll,navball and more! [v0.9.3]

[seanmcdougall]

EVA Enhancements has now been released - come on over to the new release thread for the latest updates.

Edited August 10, 2015 by seanmcdougall
Version 1.0

[Vahal]

I'm in to try it! Finaly, navball! Yay!

[Svm420]

Don't know if you have considered it, but is there anyway to edit thruster isp? This looks really awesome, but also wonder does this conflict with tweakable everything Eva tweakable? Nice work definitely want the navball and pitch/roll

[Drew Kerman]

this looks like a great replacement for tweakable everything's basic EVA tweakable - the only thing I like about that module is it lets me set a default jetpack thruster value through MM:

@EVA_MODULE[ModuleTweakableEVA]
{
    thrusterPowerThrottle = 0.15
}

Not saying that's how you have to do it, but a customizable default setting would be cool

[Tarheel1999]

Awesome. Proper EVA control has been sorely lacking in this game. The lack of precision control is mind-blowing.

[Gaalidas]

Finally, Navball support without the need for a MMU vessel.

[eddiew]

Very handy - should make deorbiting via jetpack a bit more predictable

[seanmcdougall]

Don't know if you have considered it, but is there anyway to edit thruster isp?

For this first release I've been trying to focus on enhancing the EVA experience without affecting the balance, so boosting (or nerfing) ISP isn't something I want to add right now. Maybe for a future release though. I could add some extra options like this that would be off by default and would have to be explicitly enabled. I did play around with boosting the jetpack power to ridiculous levels during early testing, and I'll admit it is rather fun to achieve orbit around Kerbin using just the jetpack :-)

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this looks like a great replacement for tweakable everything's basic EVA tweakable - the only thing I like about that module is it lets me set a default jetpack thruster value through MM

Good idea - I've added a new setting to the config file that will let you set a default power level. It'll be in 0.9.1 which I'll release later today.

[Nori]

So this looks like it would replace FreeEVA then as it has the same orient feature, but then adds the cool extra stuff. Sound right?

[Tarheel1999]

So this looks like it would replace FreeEVA then as it has the same orient feature, but then adds the cool extra stuff. Sound right?

Yeah it looks like you can replace FreeEva, Tweakable Everything's EVA stuff, plus get a NavBall, and precision control with capslock.

[SmashBrown]

Going to have to give this a try, sounds like another mod I wont be able live without.

[seanmcdougall]

Version 0.9.1 is now up... the only change is the addition of a "defaultJetPackPower" setting in the config file.

[Svm420]

Does this mod run any changes at the main menu Ala TweakableEverything does this with its EVA module so I was wondering if this does it the same way/time. I am asking because T.E. has a conflict with quickstart by malah in that I can skip the main menu and this makes T.E.s EVA module not get added to the kerbals. Thanks, and either way defiantly a great replacement

[seanmcdougall]

Does this mod run any changes at the main menu Ala TweakableEverything does this with its EVA module so I was wondering if this does it the same way/time. I am asking because T.E. has a conflict with quickstart by malah in that I can skip the main menu and this makes T.E.s EVA module not get added to the kerbals. Thanks, and either way defiantly a great replacement

Yeah, I do have a routine that runs at the main menu to add a module to Kerbal EVAs. However I just installed QuickStart to try it out and it seems to get along fine with EVAEnhancements. I took a look at the changelog and it appears malah fixed that particular compatibility issue in v1.01.

[eLDude]

thanks for your work!

low gravity - big fun:D

YEHAW!

[Tarheel1999]

Loving it. I haven't noticed any bugs yet.

[seanmcdougall]

Version 0.9.2 is now up, adding a "Settings" window so you can change the pitch/roll keymappings and default jetpack power level on the fly. I debated adding this to the stock toolbar (or using Blizzy78's version) but if you're like me you already have enough things in your toolbars. These settings aren't something you should have to access very often, so I put them in the EVA right-click action menu.

If no one notices any problems, I plan to do an official 1.0 release this weekend through the usual channels (Kerbal Stuff, Curse and CKAN). Thanks for all the feedback so far!

[Drew Kerman]

Well the cool thing about blizzy's (despite the extra work of adding support for it) is that you can choose not to show the icon if you don't want it. That said, right-click menu works too

[Tarheel1999]

What if you were to add the settings to the Space Center the way a lot of other mods due their housekeeping settings, like TAC-LS, FAR, etc. That way you won't have to look at it every you do an EVA, surface sample, etc.

[seanmcdougall]

Yeah, good points - ok, I'll redo it and add proper toolbar support. Stay tuned

[seanmcdougall]

Version 0.9.3 is up, which removes the "Settings" from the right-click menu and adds stock/Blizzy78 toolbar buttons instead. I opted to make them visible during flight instead of forcing you to go back to the Space Center to change them.

[Gaalidas]

That's appreciated. I hate having to go back to the space center to change options.

[seanmcdougall]

Version 1.0 is now out! It fixes a dumb little bug where changing pitch/roll keybindings wouldn't affect active EVAs, so definitely come on over to the release thread and grab the new version.