[1.0.5]AutoRove - autonomous rovermovement in the background

[Badsector]

1 hour ago, Wotano said:

There is a bug in the function for getting the electric generator (like RTG) power on the vessel.

Could you try AutoRove 1.0.2_rc1.zip to see if it fixes the issue?

Seems work fine thanks !!!

Is possible set negative values for coordinates ?

Regards Luca

 

[TheLoki]

Wow, exactly what i was looking for the past 500 hours in the game.

Thank you for this great piece of work!

[JeffreyCor]

This looks like something that will solve the overall problem with rovers. Nice work!

[Kebra]

How does it work?

Do you calculate an arrival time to the coordinate and just change the location of the craft after that amount of time?

What happens if i go back to the rover before the time has passed, will it be a fraction of the way there?

Sounds like an awesome mod

[1of6Billion]

I didn't even know I needed this. Instant download!

[skykooler]

This is awesome!

Would it be possible to have this work with other probe cores as well? The Rove Body is a rather late-game part.

[Wotano]

10 hours ago, Kebra said:

How does it work?

Do you calculate an arrival time to the coordinate and just change the location of the craft after that amount of time?

What happens if i go back to the rover before the time has passed, will it be a fraction of the way there?

Sounds like an awesome mod

It records the time difference between two updates multiplies it with maximum allowed speed to get the driven distance then sets it on the corresponding position towards the target, or on the target if it would had been reached or turns it off if the vessel would have been splashed.

you can switch to the vessel as you like and do whatever you want. it will continue towards the target as soon as you leave the flight scene (as long as the vessel is landed, not splashed or in orbit)

 

3 hours ago, skykooler said:

This is awesome!

Would it be possible to have this work with other probe cores as well? The Rove Body is a rather late-game part.

It's so far only a single module that can be attached to any part (someone earlier posted a MM config to attach it to the MechJeb-case). Question is where it would fit best in the techtree.

[Wotano]

16 hours ago, Badsector said:

Seems work fine thanks !!!

Is possible set negative values for coordinates ?

Regards Luca

 

should work but it will translate them to the range of +0° to +360° and then follow the direct route.

[Kerbas_ad_astra]

Maybe it could be tied to SAS level, as a marker of "advanced" probes -- with a patch like this, it can be applied to any probe core with SAS level 1 or more (or whatever value you prefer):

@PART[*]:HAS[@MODULE[ModuleSAS]:HAS[#SASServiceLevel[>0]],@MODULE[ModuleCommand]:HAS[#minimumCrew[0]]]
{
	MODULE
	{
		name = AutoRoveModule
	}
}

The RoveMate only has SAS "level 0", but I'd suggest leaving it with the AutoRove module (with the current patch), since it feels right for rover-oriented probes to have that capability.  I'd also suggest adding the AutoRove modules to the rover bodies from Dr. Jet's Chop Shop: roverBodyXL, RuggedRoverBody, and RtgRoverBody.

[Starbuckminsterfullerton]

This is great, a massive improvement over even rover autopilot (which still needed the active vessel)!

I'm curious, how do you account for differences in the terrain height at new locations?

I agree with attempts to automatically add the module to any relevant probe bodies, it's perfect for a lot of the RLA probes. 

 

Edit: NVM, found an answer to my question upon re-read of the thread, you have a good solution. This brings up a new question though: what happens when the rover encounters water? 

Edited January 8, 2016 by Starbuckminsterfullerton

[Kowgan]

Awesome! I wanted this for so long, you have no idea. Thank you so much, and welcome to the forums, Wotano!

[Badsector]

I have a problem on the mun, i get a speed of 0 for the target and my rover don't move at all, i don't know if is related at those exception i get at startup

[EXC 13:01:58.225] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	AutoRove.autoRoveConfig.get_gravityScaleFactor ()
	AutoRove.AutoRoveModule..ctor ()
	UnityEngine.GameObject:AddComponent(Type)
	Part:AddModule(String)
	Part:AddModule(ConfigNode)
	PartLoader:ParsePart(UrlConfig, ConfigNode)
	:MoveNext()
[EXC 13:01:58.239] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	AutoRove.autoRoveConfig.get_gravityScaleFactor ()
	AutoRove.AutoRoveModule..ctor ()
	UnityEngine.Object:Instantiate(Object)
	PartLoader:CreatePartIcon(GameObject, Single&)
	PartLoader:ParsePart(UrlConfig, ConfigNode)
	:MoveNext()
[LOG 13:01:58.260] PartLoader: Part 'Squad/Parts/Command/probeRoverBody/probeRoverBody/roverBody' has no database record. Creating.
[EXC 13:01:58.261] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	AutoRove.autoRoveConfig.get_gravityScaleFactor ()
	AutoRove.AutoRoveModule..ctor ()
	UnityEngine.Object:Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion)
	:MoveNext()
	UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour:StartCoroutine(IEnumerator)
	:MoveNext()
	UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour:StartCoroutine(IEnumerator)
	:MoveNext()

Sorry for my bad english

Regards Luca

 

[Chonner]

Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but from how you've explained how it works, I feel this could also be somewhat easily adapted into an autopilot for boats if you flip the Splashed and Landed requirements.

I guess the difficulties would be coming up with a maximum speed for the ship based on some parameters, I'm not sure what could be used, and as most boats use jet engines at the moment (apart from RoverDudes Submersible) you would probably want some kind of resource usage so you didn't get infinite endurance with a finite amount of Liquid Fuel.

An idea for a future feature if you ever have the time and will. 

[Wjolcz]

Looks like a very useful mod. Wish it was stock even though it's a kind of autopilot, but then rovers are painful to use.

[Wotano]

3 hours ago, Badsector said:

I have a problem on the mun, i get a speed of 0 for the target and my rover don't move at all, i don't know if is related at those exception i get at startup

[EXC 13:01:58.225] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	AutoRove.autoRoveConfig.get_gravityScaleFactor ()
	AutoRove.AutoRoveModule..ctor ()
	UnityEngine.GameObject:AddComponent(Type)
	Part:AddModule(String)
	Part:AddModule(ConfigNode)
	PartLoader:ParsePart(UrlConfig, ConfigNode)
	:MoveNext()
[EXC 13:01:58.239] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	AutoRove.autoRoveConfig.get_gravityScaleFactor ()
	AutoRove.AutoRoveModule..ctor ()
	UnityEngine.Object:Instantiate(Object)
	PartLoader:CreatePartIcon(GameObject, Single&)
	PartLoader:ParsePart(UrlConfig, ConfigNode)
	:MoveNext()
[LOG 13:01:58.260] PartLoader: Part 'Squad/Parts/Command/probeRoverBody/probeRoverBody/roverBody' has no database record. Creating.
[EXC 13:01:58.261] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	AutoRove.autoRoveConfig.get_gravityScaleFactor ()
	AutoRove.AutoRoveModule..ctor ()
	UnityEngine.Object:Instantiate(Object, Vector3, Quaternion)
	:MoveNext()
	UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour:StartCoroutine(IEnumerator)
	:MoveNext()
	UnityEngine.MonoBehaviour:StartCoroutine(IEnumerator)
	:MoveNext()

Sorry for my bad english

Regards Luca

 

I messed up the loading time of the config file, which wasn't always an issue? Added some null checks to the config loader, seems the exception is gone.

Could you confirm: AutoRove 1.0.3_rc1.zip ?

[Badsector]

Sorry if i make trouble, now the exceptions are gone and in 1 save the mod work fine, now i have problems with my other save where i have 2 manned rover and over kerbin it work but my mun rover don't want start and i think is a conflict with lifesupport but i want make some more test first.

Regards Luca

Edit

Probably i have find the culprit, roverbody need to be the root part otherwise the mod don't work

Edited January 9, 2016 by Badsector
More test

[Arduin]

That is a really nice mod! Thanks a ton for that How about adding it to the CKAN?

[Red Iron Crown]

18 minutes ago, Arduin said:

That is a really nice mod! Thanks a ton for that How about adding it to the CKAN?

Best to ask for that in the CKAN thread.

Also: Welcome aboard!

[Hotaru]

On 1/6/2016 at 0:28 PM, The Yellow Dart said:

This sounds great! This might be a dumb quetions but how would one get the coordinates of a location in game? I know it tells you a landed craft's coordinates, but if it is a contract target, is there a way to get those coordinates?

 

Since I haven't seen it suggested yet: One good way of getting coordinates is to use MechJeb's landing guidance "Select Target On Map" option. This allows you to mouse over the planet surface in map view, and shows coordinates, elevation, and biome of the location in question. Just copy the coordinates and enter them as a destination. Should be a pretty good way to find exact coordinates for smaller biomes like the Midland/Highland Craters on the Mun.

Edited January 10, 2016 by Hotaru

[Spartwo]

So many things to do with this.

[Galacticat]

Any plans to release this on CKAN? Really want to keep all my mods streamlined in one place and this looks like a keeper. Great work!

[blu3wolf]

8 hours ago, Red Iron Crown said:

Best to ask for that in the CKAN thread.

Also: Welcome aboard!

Except not really? Its on KerbalStuff, so its literally a single checkbox for the author to check, to have it added to CKAN.

[Wotano]

17 hours ago, Badsector said:

Sorry if i make trouble, now the exceptions are gone and in 1 save the mod work fine, now i have problems with my other save where i have 2 manned rover and over kerbin it work but my mun rover don't want start and i think is a conflict with lifesupport but i want make some more test first.

Regards Luca

Edit

Probably i have find the culprit, roverbody need to be the root part otherwise the mod don't work

I like bug reports a lot! You were right, ProtoPartSnapshots contains only the root part, changed it to translate the ProtoVessel to a ConfigNode then query and manipulate that and override the old ProtoVessel when finished.

next try: AutoRove 1.0.3_rc2.zip

8 hours ago, blu3wolf said:

Except not really? Its on KerbalStuff, so its literally a single checkbox for the author to check, to have it added to CKAN.

I checked that box but I guess I have to upload a netcan-file by hand. I'm looking in to this.

[blu3wolf]

If its not done it automatically after checking the box, that is unusual. If you have a more complex install process than 'copy this GameData folder into your Gamedata folder', then I believe you do need to create a netkan file.

I think I am going to need this mod :/ yet another thing to fit into limited memory

[Badsector]

1 hour ago, Wotano said:

I like bug reports a lot! You were right, ProtoPartSnapshots contains only the root part, changed it to translate the ProtoVessel to a ConfigNode then query and manipulate that and override the old ProtoVessel when finished.

next try: AutoRove 1.0.3_rc2.zip

The problem seems fixed , no exceptions and all rovers are moving fast like ferrari, finally i can reduce space program cost with some useful rovers

Thanks again for this great mod

Regards Luca