[1.0.5] Sigma: OuterSpaceComms

[Sigma88]

   

 

Sigma: OuterSpaceComms

 

A set of 3 antennas designed to probe deep into outer space. If you have one or more mods that add planets in orbit outside Jool you will be able to reach them with this set of dishes.

 

 

Dependencies

Requires RemoteTech* and ModuleManager

*(since the models of the antennas are not released to the general public this mod does NOT redistributes them)



Supported Mods

KSP-AVC: Warns you when a new patch is released.

 

 

Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to install this mod

1 - Download the mod
2 - If you have an old version installed, delete the folder GameData/Sigma/OuterSpaceComms
3 - Install the mod by merging the GameData folder from the archive with the one in your KSP install
4 - Make sure you have RemoteTech installed. If not, you can find it here.
5 - Make sure you have ModuleManager installed. If not, you can find it here.

or

Install it using CKAN

 

 

Downloads

Latest Release @GitHub

If you want to contribute to my caffeine addiction:
 
Don't expect anything in return other than my sincere gratitude. 

 

 

ChangeLog

v1.1.0
- Added Sigma Dimensions compatibility


v1.0.0
- First Release (non beta)

 

 

 

 

Credits

- Sarbian & Co. for ModuleManager
- the RemoteTech team for RemoteTech
- Cybutek for KSP-AVC

 

 

 

 

License

 

Edited March 25, 2016 by Sigma88

[Sigma88]

this should work fine with 1.0.5 so I'm updating the compatibility tag

if there are any problems just report them here ;)

[theersink]

CKAN needs to be updated. Still shows 1.0.4

[Sigma88]

I am updating this mod to make it compatible with SigmaDimensions

if anyone is still using it and has some feature request, now is the time to ask

[Sigma88]

Sigma: Outer Space Comms v1.1.0

is now available, download links in the OP

[gal20040]

CKAN needs to be updated. Still shows 1.0.4: https://yadi.sk/i/qPMg3ID1qXxdV

 

update 2016.03.28:

In the file "Sigma-OuterSpaceComms.version" i've found this:

"KSP_VERSION":{"MAJOR":1,"MINOR":0,"PATCH":4}

 

Is it reason why CKAN bot doesn't check this plugin compatible for 1.0.5?

Sigma88, did you update compatibility tag?

 

update 2016.03.28:

conversation of old plugin's version in CKAN:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/123049-105-sigma-antennas/#comment-2464622

Edited March 28, 2016 by gal20040

[politas]

Yes, CKAN is using the included .version file to know which versions of KSP are supported by this mod. I can code in an override so that v1.1.0 is marked as 1.0.5 compatible, but AVC will throw up an incompatibility message for anyone who has it installed.

[gal20040]

2 minutes ago, politas said:

Yes, CKAN is using the included .version file to know which versions of KSP are supported by this mod. I can code in an override so that v1.1.0 is marked as 1.0.5 compatible, but AVC will throw up an incompatibility message for anyone who has it installed.

Hi, politas!

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/123049-105-sigma-antennas/#comment-2476980 - another one conversation of that issue with " Sigma: Antennas".

What can you offer for solving this issue?

Why "AVC will throw up an incompatibility message"?

[politas]

Ah, reading in that other post I have realised that the database change will probably prevent AVC from complaining about the information in the .version file. CKAN doesn't use the AVC database, though, only the information contained in the .version file. I've put in a change to address both mods. 

[Sigma88]

49 minutes ago, politas said:

Ah, reading in that other post I have realised that the database change will probably prevent AVC from complaining about the information in the .version file. CKAN doesn't use the AVC database, though, only the information contained in the .version file. I've put in a change to address both mods. 

Thanks,

I didn't know CKAN was using the .version file, that's why I didn't bother changing it in the last release

From the next release I'll make sure to update the version file

[gal20040]

Sigma88, politas, thank you!

Waiting for new release.
 

Edited March 29, 2016 by gal20040

[Sigma88]

3 hours ago, gal20040 said:

Sigma88, politas, thank you!

Waiting for new release.
 

you don't need to wait for a new release, the changes politas added to CKAN will make this release work fine on 1.0.5

the next release will probably come after both KSP 1.1 and the relative RT patch have been released

[Sigma88]

I have decided to open a KSP Mods related Twitter account

If you want news on the development of my mods, as well as cool screenshots I take when I am checking them, you can find those here:

[blu3wolf]

same as with the other antennas, do these need updating to work with 1.1.2?

[Sigma88]

5 hours ago, blu3wolf said:

same as with the other antennas, do these need updating to work with 1.1.2?

Same as the others:

I have not tried them yet

 

I think they should work, but I have a lot of other mods to fix before trying this one. If you decide to try, make sure to backup your saves 

 

And feel free to report here if they work or not

[blu3wolf]

will do (for both) when Ive sorted out my current mod issue. Downloaded a bunch of mods, one of them must not play nice with the others (horrible stuttering).

Cheers for the quick reply!

[blu3wolf]

Looks like the parts are there in the tech tree, although they are all in the same node (Advanced Science Tech). Havent gotten far enough to use them yet. I might see about writing a MM config to move them around the tree a bit.

[Sigma88]

All in the same? I thought they were spread in 2 nodes

Edit: no you are right, they are all in the same node

 

You could check if they are working on a sandbox game. I've still got a bunch of mods to update, but I guess I could do a quick test to see if these work out of the box

Edited May 16, 2016 by Sigma88

[blu3wolf]

I could, but I havent started a sandbox game since career mode was added

[blu3wolf]

the last post was 1 hour prior... did this need a bump?

[Sigma88]

I can confirm this is working in 1.1.2 so I bumped the version up from 1.0.4 to 1.1.2

[Drakoflame]

If we plan to use this with Antenna Range, what steps should we take to get the high ranged antenna?

I like the limitations of Antenna Range, having to set up relays, but I don't like the realisticness of RemoteTech, I preffer having a 1:1 reaction time with my ships, and accidentally flying behind a planet, loosing control of the ship, only to have it crash into a moon or burn up in re-entry, doesn't really appeal to me. Would it be as simple as ripping the mod part from RT to make this work? or would we need to do some slighly more cheatsy things to make it work? (IIRC I had ripped the seismic sensor from Interstellar Quest back in uh... Beta I think, maybe .90? maybe earlier I can't remember. For the most part the single part I ripped worked, I just got an error saying the mod was installed incorrectly every time I started the game XD)

[Sigma88]

6 minutes ago, Drakoflame said:

If we plan to use this with Antenna Range, what steps should we take to get the high ranged antenna?

I like the limitations of Antenna Range, having to set up relays, but I don't like the realisticness of RemoteTech, I preffer having a 1:1 reaction time with my ships, and accidentally flying behind a planet, loosing control of the ship, only to have it crash into a moon or burn up in re-entry, doesn't really appeal to me. Would it be as simple as ripping the mod part from RT to make this work? or would we need to do some slighly more cheatsy things to make it work? (IIRC I had ripped the seismic sensor from Interstellar Quest back in uh... Beta I think, maybe .90? maybe earlier I can't remember. For the most part the single part I ripped worked, I just got an error saying the mod was installed incorrectly every time I started the game XD)

last time I checked AntennaRange diabled itself when remote tech was installed, and you need remote tech to install this mod.

so it shouldn't be possible to use this mod with AntennaRange

(unless things have changed)

[Drakoflame]

Just now, Sigma88 said:

last time I checked AntennaRange diabled itself when remote tech was installed, and you need remote tech to install this mod.

so it shouldn't be possible to use this mod with AntennaRange

(unless things have changed)

Dang... I was really hoping I'd be able to fudge something... I wanted to use it with OPM (and a few others, I just discovered you "Galactic Neighborhood" mod and am looking at the thread with a list of compatible mods XD)

[Bishop149]

I just upgraded to 1.1.3 and I'm getting vessels failing to load due to their missing these dishes.

Which is weird, this hugely outdated version worked fine in 1.1.2 but no longer

Prehaps it is no longer syncing well with the latest version of remote tech? Or community tech tree? Please fix this really is vital for the OPM IMO