Addon other than part

[magikos]

Can I create an add-on that isn\'t a part? Some other class of code that executes without the need for a part? IE: Weather, Random Events (part failures, etc) ? Or can I only make a new 'Part'?

[JebThrillMaster]

Do you mean plugins?

[magikos]

Yes, I guess so? I want to have some code execute without a part being installed on a ship. Can KSP support that? If so, where can I start?

[magikos]

All I can seem to find is in building a part? ???

[ddavis425]

Right now there\'s no other way to load a plugin other than it being on a part.

[CaptainArbitrary]

Right now there\'s no other way to load a plugin other than it being on a part.

Not entirely.. You would subclass PartModule, then add that subclass to a part.cfg file, yes. But once you\'ve done that, the sky\'s the limit. You can do literally anything you want in the game, via custom MonoBehaviour objects.

[magikos]

Not entirely.. You would subclass PartModule, then add that subclass to a part.cfg file, yes. But once you\'ve done that, the sky\'s the limit. You can do literally anything you want in the game, via custom MonoBehaviour objects.

Would the play be required to add a part in order for my sub class to work?

[CaptainArbitrary]

No. If you subclassed Part, then yes, every ship would have to have a special part on it that didn\'t do anything but carry your code into the game. But if you subclass PartModule, then your code can be added to any part, and thus carried on any ship.

[magikos]

Ah, I see. I haven\'t looked at the part.cfg much yet, as I was trying not to create a part. ;P

[ddavis425]

Ah, I see. I haven\'t looked at the part.cfg much yet, as I was trying not to create a part. ;P

You don\'t have to create your own part if you don\'t want to, you can copy another part and modify its part.cfg.