[1.12.X] Feline Utility Rovers v1.3.4 (28. April 2022)

[Nils277]

Kerbetrotter Ltd. is happy to announce its newest creation from the Feline Utility Rover series: The Lynx Rover.
A medium sized versatile rover that is capable to operate independently in the harshest environments. It is mainly
designed to operate on other planets, but also in the outback of Kerbin.
Depending on your configuration it can be used for crew transport, mobile research including a laboratory or as a
transport for various resources. You can also use bellowed joints to be more flexible in difficult terrain or use hover
engines to pass water. It now also includes a small propeller for when the rover is swimming.

Features

Joints and Hitches	Hover Engines
IVAs in all crewed parts	Custom Wheels
Fits in MK3 Cargo Bay	Configurable Containers

Galleries

Download

Please remove the folder of older versions of this Mod before installing!

The source code is available on GitHub

Instructions

For instructions on how to use the hitches and joints, please take a look at the KSPedia entry of Feline Utility Rovers

The Hitches and Joints are locked by default when you first launch your vessel. You have to click "Unlock" in the
right-click menu to unlock them.

The Hover Engines can be controlled with the controls for the Wheels to accelerate and steer. Lateral movement and 
height changes can be made with the controls for RCS. Please also visit the KSPedia for more information.

Translations

Español by @bice

Русский by @Tirathangil and @Sebra

中国语文 by @ssd21345, @vosskftw and @Levin845

Português (do Brasil) by @FellipeC

Deutsch by @DasSkelett and @Nils277

Italiano by @Simog

Français by @Mortimer Kerman

Looking for help:

If anyone is interested to translate FUR into Japanese please let me know!
You can find all the texts that need translation here: Localizable Texts.

Supported Mods (most mods need ModuleManager to work properly)

Life Support:
TAC-LS, USI-LS, Snacks!, Kerbalism, IFI Life Support

Gameplay:
KIS, KeepFit, RemoteTech, Connected Living Space, Pathfinder, Realfuels, Indicator Lights, Community Tech Tree

Visual:
JSI Advanced Transparend Pods, Raster Prop Monitor, ASET Props, Textures Unlimited

Supports resources from:
OSE Workshop, Extraplanetary Launchpads, MKS, Deepfreeze, Near Future Propulsion, Near Future Electrical

Support and bug reports

If you encounter a bug with Feline Utility Rovers, please follow these instructions to report it.
Most important: I need the KSP.log FILE. Otherwise i won't be able to help!

License

The art assets are licensed under: CC-BY-NC
The plugin code is licensed under: Apache License 2.0

Thanks

@sirkut and @Ziw for Infernal Robotics, which was used as reference/learning source for the functionality of the hitch.
Also thanks to @Snjo for the Firespitter mod. The Fuel-Switch is based on the one from Firespitter.

Last but not least thanks to @Rafael acevedo for testing and suggestions during the development.

Edited April 28, 2022 by Nils277
Update to version 1.3.4

[Warezcrawler]

Nice models, and I really like the flexible joints.

[JPLRepo]

Very nice @Nils277!!!

[ISE]

Very very nice!  

[klgraham1013]

I like these.

[Rafael acevedo]

Nils 

Congrats on the release. I had a blast putting this through its paces.  Thanks for the opportunity.

 

[Turtles4Life]

Like the parts, wheels are also really nice! Keep up the good work so far.

[vardicd]

Wow. This looks amazingly similar to RoverDude's Malemute Rover. I'm insanely curious as to how well these 2 rovers would work together. Either way, I'm downloading and trying it out.  

[Nils277]

22 minutes ago, vardicd said:

Wow. This looks amazingly similar to RoverDude's Malemute Rover. I'm insanely curious as to how well these 2 rovers would work together. Either way, I'm downloading and trying it out.  

I think that's the case because the both mods used the rover from the last days on mars as inspiration.   RoverDudes version is way closer to the original though.
I have posted an image of the cockpit long before the MaleMute was released but unfortunately deleted the image while cleaning up my Imgur account  

I don't think that you can combine the parts of both rovers seamlessly. They have quite a differend formfactor.

Edited January 21, 2017 by Nils277

[vardicd]

43 minutes ago, Nils277 said:

I think that's the case because the both mods used the rover from the last days on mars as inspiration.   RoverDudes version is way closer to the original though.
I have posted an image of the cockpit long before the MaleMute was released but unfortunately deleted the image while cleaning up my Imgur account  

I don't think that you can combine the parts of both rovers seamlessly. They have quite a differend formfactor.

True, I didn't mean work together as in, combine parts, I meant how useful it would be to use both rovers in a career game, as in can I find a specific use for each one, or will they both behave and or have the same usage, and thus only serve as a cosmetic difference between the 2 rovers.

[Nils277]

@vardicd I guess at the moment there is nothing that the Lynx Rover can do but Malemute can't. In fact when you use MKS, then the Malemute is of more use for you because MKS is not yet supported by this mod.

[DStaal]

30 minutes ago, Nils277 said:

@vardicd I guess at the moment there is nothing that the Lynx Rover can do but Malemute can't. In fact when you use MKS, then the Malemute is of more use for you because MKS is not yet supported by this mod.

I'm not so sure.  That cargo bay looks much more useful than the Malemute's - and the Malemute doen't really havy any special MKS integration.  (It's considered USI's 'small' rover, so it doesn't have habitation or anything.  The science lab is a low-quality recycler, and the storage bays can hold MKS resources, but that's it.)

[Nils277]

10 minutes ago, DStaal said:

I'm not so sure.  That cargo bay looks much more useful than the Malemute's - and the Malemute doen't really havy any special MKS integration.  (It's considered USI's 'small' rover, so it doesn't have habitation or anything.  The science lab is a low-quality recycler, and the storage bays can hold MKS resources, but that's it.)

Yeah, the resource for MKS are the only thing i considered as support for MKS.  

[Rafael acevedo]

here are some of the rovers, boats, and planes built during testing. Unless noted These were built using a stock plus install the plus included following feline utility rover, KPBS,tweakscale,kis/kas,usi-ls,kJR,ampyear, scansat, and mechjeb.

Rover, cranes, and cargo.

Inside hangar in preparation for launch

Rover and cargo rover on minmus, hangar open

Crane with only 3 mods in use kis, kas and feline rover monopropellant tanks on arms serve as ballast

Flatbed cargo with only 3 mods kis, kas and feline rover

Ok minmus with a super modded install ( over 40)

Planes

boats

hope you all like them

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2017 by Rafael acevedo

[Kombat engineer]

Nice we can now have trains with those bendy passenger carriage connectors.

[Kombat engineer]

@Nils277 Its not showing up on CKAN.

[Nils277]

@Kombat engineer I already made a pull request for it on Github. It just needs some time until it is merged by the maintainers. Patience you must have young padavan. 

[Kombat engineer]

Most impressive young modder.

[Kertech]

oooooh purdy!

[nascarlaser1]

Will this work with 1.2.1 since its a part mod? (all supported mods I have the correct version of them for my version of game btw).

[Kombat engineer]

Yes as 1.2.2 is a bugfix.

[Nils277]

2 minutes ago, nascarlaser1 said:

Will this work with 1.2.1 since its a part mod? (all supported mods I have the correct version of them for my version of game btw).

It should but I can't guarantee it because I haven't tested it with 1.2.1.

The code for the flexible parts is a bit more complex. But as said, it should work. Let me know if it doesn't. 

[Rafael acevedo]

I tried it in 1.2.1 with no issues ( stock with kpbs and feline rover mod)

[nascarlaser1]

24 minutes ago, Rafael acevedo said:

I tried it in 1.2.1 with no issues ( stock with kpbs and feline rover mod)

ok thxs!

 

[drtedastro]

very impressed.

will try and great work.

cheers.