[Answered] Action Groups and Vessel.IsCommandable/IsControllable

[Diazo]

Answer: Alright, it looks pretty straightforward.

.IsCommandable is simply a check if it's a vessel or not, so this should be false for debris and true for pretty much everything else. (By command part as per Boris's post below.)

.IsControllable appears to be what I'm looking for and checks if there is a Kerbal in control, or a probe core with electricity present.

This is just from tests on the launch pad though, I may have missed an edge case somewhere.

 

Alright.

I've recently realized my AGX mod bypasses the control lockout that is supposed to prevent you from commanding a vessel when it does not have a Kerbal or a Probe Core on board.

Looking at how I can add this lockout to match the expected behavior, it looks like either the Vessel.IsCommandable or Vessel.IsControllable is what I need to look at, but what's the difference?

Or should I be looking somewhere else to see if I should allow action groups to execute or not?

Note that this is only on the player's keyboard input, other mods will not be subject to this so something like Smart Parts altitude sensor triggering a parachute on a discarded booster stage will still work.

D.

Edited December 13, 2015 by Diazo

[Boris-Barboris]

use IsControllable, isCommandable is false when you don't have control parts at all (for example, debris).