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Load-rotating - rotate vessels on load


Spheniscine

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I'd like a mod that allows one to load a spacecraft onto the launch pad pre-rolled to a particular direction (set by the user by degrees). My reasons:

1. I could roll after launch, but that tends to push my craft slightly off center for some reason. I also often lack the torque to do so (relying mostly on gimbals for the gravity turn, as control surfaces on rockets don't work well with FAR and SAS)

2. I could pre-roll the craft in the VAB, but this makes it difficult to modify the craft after because everything has been rotated and must be rotated back just right; I have to resort to making two saves for any craft I want to tilt. Also removing and replacing fairings with Procedural Fairings tends to mess up their staging.

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I'd like a mod that allows one to load a spacecraft onto the launch pad pre-rolled to a particular direction (set by the user by degrees). My reasons:

1. I could roll after launch, but that tends to push my craft slightly off center for some reason. I also often lack the torque to do so (relying mostly on gimbals for the gravity turn, as control surfaces on rockets don't work well with FAR and SAS)

2. I could pre-roll the craft in the VAB, but this makes it difficult to modify the craft after because everything has been rotated and must be rotated back just right; I have to resort to making two saves for any craft I want to tilt. Also removing and replacing fairings with Procedural Fairings tends to mess up their staging.

I 2nd this, though for me it's more:

3) "Oh man, I forgot to rotate the ship before clicking launch. Now it'll take DOZENS OF SECONDS to revert, rotate, and relaunch." (AKA I'm lazy)

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