Editing Custom Parts list

[R3n3g4d3]

Editing Custom Parts list

Warning this is complicated and deals with the games CFG Files.

I take no responsibility for damage done to the game, so back it up. Only works on mods that are currently installed. So don’t remove them and verify part names between updates.

The problem- With all of my installed mods my parts list was getting rather big and time consuming trying to find the specific part that I wanted.  I knew that I could create custom categories for parts, but with the amount of parts I have it would take a really long time to do that in game.

My solution- (using Hooligan Labs Airships version 6.2 by jewelshisen as an example)

1^st I created a custom part categories for everything that I would want. (i.e. 4 categories; one for air force, one for navy, one for army, and one for airships.)

2^nd after closing the game, I found the name for every part (i.e. (….\KerbalSpaceProgram\Gamedata\(mod)\parts\(parts CFG File) – name of part found in part CFG File (usually close to the start, part = example)

3^rd I opened the gamedata folder and found the new CFG file found in (…\KerbalSpaceProgram\Gamedata \Squad \Partslist  –PartCategories (CFG File))

4^th I changed the PartCategories.cfg to the following

CUSTOM_PARTLIST_CATEGORY

{

                categoryName = HL Airships

                icon = stockIcon_fallback

                SUBCATEGORY

                {

                                categoryName = Structure

                                icon = stockIcon_fallback

                                PARTS

                                {

                                                part = ZepBay10mtr

                                                part = ZepMidHull

part = ZepMidHull2mtr

                                                part = ZepR2MotorMount

                                                part = OrbiterBasket

part = DeathStarBattery

part = KerblingOrbiter

part = AirshipPod

part = AirshipGondola5mtr

part = AirshipCap

part = AirshipCore

part = Mountinghub

part = AirshipNoseBase

part = AirshipNoseCap

part = AirshipTailBase

part = AirshipTailCap

part = AirEnabledKASBoatAnchorIV

                                }

                }

SUBCATEGORY

{

                                categoryName = Aero

                                icon = stockIcon_fallback

                                PARTS

                                {

                                                part = ZepMidNose

                                                part = ZepMidTailCone

                                                part = ZepNoseCone

                                                part = ZepTailCone

part = LedZep

part = ZepTailFin

part = PLift

part = ProtoLiftBody

part = HL_AirshipEnvelope_Una

part = HL_AirshipEnvelope_Ray

part= HL_AirshipEnvelope_Octo

part = Blimp

part = HL_AirshipEnvelopeHecto

part = HL_AirshipEnvelope_Dodec

part = HL_AirshipEnvelope_Cirrus_Real

part = HL_AirshipEnvelope_Cirrus

part = HL_AirshipEnvelope

                                }

                }

}

CUSTOM_PARTLIST_CATEGORY

………………..other parts from other mods, same format……………………

 

 

 

 

 

[SchwinnTropius]

Sounds like this could be done with Module Manager configs; it saves from directly editing in-game files.

[TheCardinal]

Thanks for sharing this, R3N3G4D3.