Rockomax Brand Decoupler Fairing

[LordFerret]

KSP: v1.2.2 64-bit Windows 8.1

Problem: The fairing on the Rockomax Brand Decoupler has a tendency to become 'detached', although it is still connected to the ship. I notice this most often when switching to various ships which use it. See images below for examples. This is new for me as of KSP v1.2.2

Mods Installed:

• Chatterer-0.9.92
• HullcamVDS_Continued-0.1.6
• Kerbal_Alarm_Clock-3.8.3.0
• MemGraph_1.1.0.3
• ModuleManager-2.7.5
• SCANsat-v16.11

Reproduction steps: Build a few ships which use the part and start switching back and forth between them.

Logs & Files:

• output_log.txt
• persistent.sfs
• AstroCatch.craft

Image samples:

 

Edited January 6, 2017 by LordFerret

[Gianni1122]

@LordFerret

Maybe(?) It has something to do with the grabber.

You actually don't "need" a fairing there. I have noticed, when placing a decoupler directly on a heat shield there are 2 attach nodes. I.e. you can attach the decoupler directly to the shield or slightly under it (if slightly under it will create a "fairing"). To see what I'm talking about, go to VAB, add a pod with a shield, grab a decoupler and you will notice there are 2 ways to attach it to the bottom of the shield.

To fix: Try attaching the decoupler "directly" to the heat shield so that it doesn't create a fairing

[LordFerret]

1 hour ago, Gianni1122 said:

@LordFerret

Maybe(?) It has something to do with the grabber.

You actually don't "need" a fairing there. I have noticed, when placing a decoupler directly on a heat shield there are 2 attach nodes. I.e. you can attach the decoupler directly to the shield or slightly under it (if slightly under it will create a "fairing"). To see what I'm talking about, go to VAB, add a pod with a shield, grab a decoupler and you will notice there are 2 ways to attach it to the bottom of the shield.

To fix: Try attaching the decoupler "directly" to the heat shield so that it doesn't create a fairing

I just now tried your suggestion; I never knew this... indeed, there is a second attachment mark. I also just discovered (realized) that the shroud is a part of the heat shield and not the decoupler! So that now makes this an issue / bug with the heat shield. Thank you for pointing this out.

I don't think this offset problem has anything to do with the grabber however, as I've a number of other ships without any grabber that have the same issue... see image example below. The issue is new as of v1.2, along with some weird behaviors with the Hitchhiker module and Mobile Science Lab. I'll be posting about that elsewhere.

Thanks again.

 

[Gianni1122]

22 hours ago, LordFerret said:

Thanks again.

Cheers, man. I'm glad that helped. I had always assumed it was the decoupler that created the shroud so thank you for clearing that up.