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[KSP 1.3.1] SimpleConstruction (new thread) - Stock rocket building (Version 3.4.6 - 2017-10-15)

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Recently @MatterBeam asked me to take care of his great Simple Construction mod. With my pleasure I accepted torch from his hands, so that his glorious work wouldn't be lost in time.

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Hi.

 This mod aims to provide simple rocket building capability to stock parts. 

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Requires:

Module Manager, Interstellar Fuel Switch Core (both not distributed with the mod)


Special thanks to: @maculator, @taniwha, @Eleusis La Arwall, @Badsector, @cy-one for their contributions.

@MatterBeam for creating this cool mod.

 

How to ROCK!

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Mining Ore

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Refining Ore to Metal

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Printing Rocketparts from Metal

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Building Rockets

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Finalize build!

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No extra parts

No RAM usage

Added functionality for the Mobile Processing Lab in the late game

Simple, configurable and adds levels of depth to the gameplay without a learning curve

After testing out Extraplanetary Launchpads and Roverdude's MK/OKS, I had the idea of creating a simple, user friendly mod that would allow you to build rockets without taking a 200MB hit to RAM or having to juggle multitudes of resource pathways. If you know how to set up a drill, ISRU and a fuel tank for an Ore to Fuel conversion, then you should know how to build rockets. 

Changelog:

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Version 3.4.6:

  • Updated EL to version 5.9.0

Version 3.4.5:

  • Updated EL to version 5.8.2
  • Updated EL experience traits
  • Updated El resource resipes
  • Added plaque.png to EL folder

Version 3.4.4:

  • Stopped MM from adding IFS module when module is not actually available by DefiantZombie
  • Updated EL to version 5.8.0

Version 3.4.3:

  • Updated EL to version 5.7.1
  • Further extension of KPBS support:
    • K&K Metal Ore Drill removed to avoid confusion
    • K&K X1000 Metal Storage becomes K&K X1200 Metal Storage
    • K&K X1000 Rocket Part Storage becomes K&K X2400 Rocket Part Storage
    • K&K X1000 MetalOre Storage becomes K&K X1200 Ore Storage
    • K&K Workshop is capable of producing rocket parts with the same rate as any lab
    • K&K Smelter is capable of converting ore to metal with the same rate as K&K Planetary ISRU
  • EL recycler outputs metal
  • Decreased SpecialistEfficiencyFactor on rocket parts printing, so bonuses from engineers will resemble stock values

Version 3.4.2:

  • Updated EL to version 5.6.0

Version 3.4.1:

  • Updated EL to version 5.5.4

Version 3.4:

  • Fixed duplicate ExWorkshop definition for ModuleScienceLab
  • Rely on CrewCapacity instead of minimumCrew
  • Unified crew pods patch, every mannable pod is now ExWorkshop
  • Reorganized file structure
  • ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads icons are bundled with SimpleConstruction inside ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads folder
  • IFS and MM are not bundled
  • Unified ISRU patch, so metal refining rate corresponds to stock values, Convert-O-Tron 125 is now spendthrift :D
  • Diminished ore input rate and metal output rate twice, so Convert-O-Tron 250 will consume 0.5/sec and output 0.25/sec
  • Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Jr. is not renamed to Construction Port anymore
  • Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port and Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Sr. can be used for construction too
  • Only engineers have construction skill
  • Extended KPBS support
  • SME support
  • Added AVC support
  • Changed metal density to 0.0078 (~11.5% higher) to be equal to CRP metals and divisible by EL metal density. Makes integration with KDVA easier

v3.3:
Fixed a possible Launch Clamp bug with the help of @FizzerUK

v3.2:
Implemented some efficiency suggestions by @RealGecko

v3.1:
Updated to v1.2.1 of the game.

Disclaimers:

This mod contains @taniwha's Launchpad.dll and textures from his Extraplanetary Launchpads.

License:

MIT

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This work was previously Licensed under a Creative Commons

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Version 3.4 has arrived:

  • Fixed duplicate ExWorkshop definition for ModuleScienceLab
  • Rely on CrewCapacity instead of minimumCrew
  • Unified crew pods patch, every mannable pod is now ExWorkshop
  • Reorganized file structure
  • ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads icons are bundled with SimpleConstruction inside ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads folder
  • IFS and MM are not bundled
  • Unified ISRU patch, so metal refining rate corresponds to stock values, Convert-O-Tron 125 is now spendthrift :D
  • Diminished ore input rate and metal output rate twice, so Convert-O-Tron 250 will consume 0.5/sec and output 0.25/sec
  • Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Jr. is not renamed to Construction Port anymore
  • Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port and Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Sr. can be used for construction too
  • Only engineers have construction skill
  • Extended KPBS support
  • SME support
  • Added AVC support
  • Changed metal density to 0.0078 (~11.5% higher) to be equal to CRP metals and divisible by EL metal density. Makes integration with KDVA easier

Warning!!! Delete previous version before installing new one!!!

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I love this mod. I'm just now getting to know it. This and Not So Simple are my first exposure to the Extra-planetary Launchpads lifestyle. Maybe everyone else learned it there, but I had to figure out through trial and error that while 90% of this process is Kerbal-free, the Construction port requires a soul on-board (not an external command seat) in order for the construction to take place. I'd be excited if that's a bug to be squashed but understand if it's intentional to keep a challenge.

Thanks for your hard work MatterBeam and RealGecko!

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46 minutes ago, Elix said:

but I had to figure out through trial and error that while 90% of this process is Kerbal-free

Yeah, I spent ~3 hours figuring out entire production chain from mining ore to a new shiny rocket, and after I imagined that I'll have to deliver all that stuff to orbit and land it on Mun I was upset :D

And SC simply converted my Mun and Minmus stations to fully functional rocket building facilities, neat :)

48 minutes ago, Elix said:

(not an external command seat)

By the way EL defines some productivity factor for command seat, completely forgot about that. Will fix in next release.

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1 minute ago, RealGecko said:

deliver all that stuff to orbit and land it on Mun

My thought was to build and land a lightweight, barely functional forward-scout that can slowly (with the help of Simple Logistics :wink: ) build itself a full-power factory on site.

3 minutes ago, RealGecko said:

forgot about that. Will fix in next release.

You're awesome, thanks again!

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I just had a random thought - as the only thing I really want that this doesn't provide is recycling (Stakes are nice and all but I can live without them). Would it be possible to trigger the "recycle this ship" action from a right-click menu? My thoughts are like this:

  1. Be in control of the ship/base that has empty rocketpart tanks.
  2. Right click any part on another vessel that's nearby.
  3. Included in the other options ("target this" for example) is a "recycle this ship" button. Click it. Maybe get a warning as this is a very dangerous action.
  4. The ship then acts exactly like it passed through the recycling trigger on the active vessel.
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3 minutes ago, RealGecko said:

There were intensive attempts to add this feature in SC

Oh I know (the referenced post quotes me), but I don't remember the idea of a right-click menu on other craft being among the options.

Do not get me wrong in the least, NSSC is a great middle ground between this and EPL. I just don't personally want to use the middle ground. I want all stock if at all possible.

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The recycler code relies on a trigger collider on the part, so a stock part would have to be MODEL{} hacked to have such a collider. This would be done by creating a .mu file with just the collider, and an MM patch to put the appropriate MODEL{} magic into the part's cfg (the MODEL node would reference the stock part's .mu and the collider's .mu).

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OK, so stack Engineers for mining/construction speed, a Pilot for survey sticks. Do Scientists serve any unique benefit to this mod or can I leave them to do other things around my universe?

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SC "conflicts" and "provides" ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads.

Emmm, sounds unclear I presume :D

SC conflicts with EL so they cannot be co-installed, but SC also "provides" EL, so mods like KDVA may use SC as alternative without defining some extra dependencies on CKAN.

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