landetAt[] usage?

[Naelo]

Hey!

I stumbled across a char array called vessel.landedAt and I was wondering how to use it? (What index to specify and what the char result means).

Thanks for any help!

[Romfarer]

If you do a classic Romfarer landing, you need an array to describe the landing position. =P

[HarvesteR]

That should be a string value actually (which, admittedly, is a char[]). It will be an empty string when you\'re landed on normal terrain, but it will have a few values on specific situations:

If you\'re landed near KSC, it will read 'KSC'.

If you\'re landed at the runway, it will read 'Runway'.

and if you\'re landed at the launchpad, it will read 'Launchpad'.

That value is used by persistence mostly, and gets saved in the SFS file as well. It\'s mostly used to detect the launchpad and runway being obstructed, and also to clear debris off the area around the space center.

Cheers

[Naelo]

That should be a string value actually (which, admittedly, is a char[]). It will be an empty string when you\'re landed on normal terrain, but it will have a few values on specific situations:

If you\'re landed near KSC, it will read 'KSC'.

If you\'re landed at the runway, it will read 'Runway'.

and if you\'re landed at the launchpad, it will read 'Launchpad'.

That value is used by persistence mostly, and gets saved in the SFS file as well. It\'s mostly used to detect the launchpad and runway being obstructed, and also to clear debris off the area around the space center.

Cheers

Thanks for the info!

One question is left:

If I do

      vessel.checkLanded();
      GUILayout.Label(vessel.landedAt, mySty,GUILayout.ExpandWidth(true));

in my GUI Update to check the values, the label at launch first shows 'Launchpad' but goes blank when the physics engine kicks in.

Is this intended or am I doing something wrong?

[HarvesteR]

Thanks for the info!

One question is left:

If I do

      vessel.checkLanded();
      GUILayout.Label(vessel.landedAt, mySty,GUILayout.ExpandWidth(true));

in my GUI Update to check the values, the label at launch first shows 'Launchpad' but goes blank when the physics engine kicks in.

Is this intended or am I doing something wrong?

That's probably correct. LandedAt will be blank unless you're landed at the launchpad, runway, or the area around KSC. Otherwise it is "".

And you shouldn't be calling checkLanded on OnGUI really. That might cause trouble, since OnGUI doesn't run during physics update. Landing detection is done automatically, and the values should update themselves.

Cheers