Custom VAB/SPH categories

[birdog357]

I just installed TAC LS and would like to have all the parts for that mod placed in the Life Support tab that K&K has for their LS parts. Could someone point me to the correct method for sorting those out?

Thanks,

Birdog

Edited October 2, 2015 by birdog357

[SOTMead]

There is a way to edit the config files to add them, hopefully someone knowledgeable about that will post. I use the community tech tree mod, with the seti config, and they're in the right places there already. So that's an option as well.

[mattssheep4]

There is a way to add custom categories. There's a little arrow above the tabs (engines, fuel tanks, utility, etc.) that you can click on that gives more options, and you can click the + button to add custom categories like that.

[birdog357]

There is a way to add custom categories. There's a little arrow above the tabs (engines, fuel tanks, utility, etc.) that you can click on that gives more options, and you can click the + button to add custom categories like that.

Thanks, but that's not what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a custom tab like Real Chutes or KIS have. Those tabs remove the part from the utility category and place them in a different one.

[SOTMead]

Then I misread, my apologies

(yeah, for whatever reason I was thinking R&D, ignore me

[Alshain]

Custom categories like that are added in a filter code. You would have to create a dll that added them, and ensure it loaded after the other two mods. As far as I am aware, you can't do it in config files because the groups the mods add to the Filter By Function section are do not exist until the VAB or SPH is loaded.

If you still want to know the specific method is :

PartCategorizer.AddCustomSubcategoryFilter(PartCategorizer.Category, string, RUI.Icons.Selectable.Icon, System.Func<AvailablePart,bool>)

Edited October 2, 2015 by Alshain

[birdog357]

Well that sucks. I was hoping for something fairly easy to do. Coding is beyond my skill set.

[FancyMouse]

There is a mod called QuickSearch or something (on mobile, sorry for not linking), you can just type keywords and it searches parts for you. Really handy IMO.