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

[Skywalket]

Thank you!

Now to try it...

[Skywalket]

It works!

[amarius1]

Outstanding mod, my friend! Just using this great creation on my new machine! Hope you can work with me again

 

[Nils277]

Update to 1.0.4 ~Keep driving~

Changelog:

Quote Bug Fixes: Fixed collider of thin Cargo Bay Fixed label of the small freight kontainer Removed debug logs from the Texture Switch Fixed a rare error in the resource switch when a module of another mod cannot be loaded

Download:

[Skywalket]

On 1/21/2017 at 5:40 AM, Nils277 said:

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

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

 Português (do Brasil) by @FellipeC

 Deutsch by @Nils277

Looking for help:

If anyone is interested to translate FUR into Japanese (or the other languages that will be supported), please
let me know! You can find all the texts that need translation here: Localizable Texts.

Supported Mods

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

Gameplay:
KIS, KeepFit, RemoteTech, Connected Living Space, Pathfinder, Realfuels

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

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.

In your next FUR mod, how about a Bobcat Rover?

It could be loosely based off of the Ares Rover from The Martian

[FellipeC]

How you folks are installing radiators on your rovers?

[Skywalket]

8 hours ago, FellipeC said:

How you folks are installing radiators on your rovers?

SPACE!

[Skywalket]

On 10/17/2017 at 12:31 PM, FellipeC said:

How you folks are installing radiators on your rovers?

I slap some flatbeds on and then add the radiators on there

 

[dericke]

I would like to second the request for a FUR form factor Science Jr module.

[Skywalket]

On 10/28/2017 at 1:14 PM, dericke said:

I would like to second the request for a FUR form factor Science Jr module.

I second that! It would be great to have.

[Esendis]

Any chance for an agroponics module for USI-LS?

Spamming the small usi modules to fit the lynx form factor is killing the part count number.

[Nils277]

On 28.10.2017 at 7:14 PM, dericke said:

I would like to second the request for a FUR form factor Science Jr module.

A science module might be a good idea. Will add one in the future.

On 30.10.2017 at 8:41 AM, Esendis said:

Any chance for an agroponics module for USI-LS?

Spamming the small usi modules to fit the lynx form factor is killing the part count number.

I'm sorry, but an agroponics module is not really in the scope of this mod. When you have the big LifeSupport Module installed, it alone provides enough supplies for 3 kerbals for 46 days.

[Eric S]

On 10/28/2017 at 10:14 AM, dericke said:

I would like to second the request for a FUR form factor Science Jr module.

I'm thinking of going one step farther and setting up a lynx part that has room for some Universal Storage slots.  I can probably pull it off without designing any new parts, just combining one of the Lynx parts with a few of the 4-container bases.

Not that many of the other science parts would need dedicated parts since they can fit in the Lynx science bay, but it opens up a few more options.

[DStaal]

13 minutes ago, Eric S said:

I'm thinking of going one step farther and setting up a lynx part that has room for some Universal Storage slots.  I can probably pull it off without designing any new parts, just combining one of the Lynx parts with a few of the 4-container bases.

Not that many of the other science parts would need dedicated parts since they can fit in the Lynx science bay, but it opens up a few more options.

That idea I like.  I never have trouble with fitting a science jr on - but then I have several parts packs that provide alternate parts for it.  But the idea that it's designed to fit the same universal racks as the capsules, and that you can move those parts back and forth...  That's interesting.

Might want to check how Universal Storage 2.0 is coming along though - I know they're working on a full revamp.

[Eric S]

2 minutes ago, DStaal said:

Might want to check how Universal Storage 2.0 is coming along though - I know they're working on a full revamp.

True, but I honestly expect the part to take a few hours at most, and most of that is learning, so even if I only use it for one save, it's worth it.

 

[Space Kadet]

 

[Kyros]

Hello, I don't have any resource available for the freight containers (both Big and Small)

I'm installed the mod with CKAN and intended to use it with SimpleConstruction.

Should the vanilla Ore be available or it supports just resources from other mods?

Pic: https://imgur.com/a/rYklI

 

BTW thanks for this and KPBS. These are my favourite mods.

 

EDIT: Ok, As soons as I removed Insterstellar Fuel Switch Core along SimpleConstructions, Ore resource showed up indeed.

Edited November 6, 2017 by Kyros

[Nils277]

16 hours ago, Kyros said:

Hello, I don't have any resource available for the freight containers (both Big and Small)

I'm installed the mod with CKAN and intended to use it with SimpleConstruction.

Should the vanilla Ore be available or it supports just resources from other mods?

Pic: https://imgur.com/a/rYklI

 

BTW thanks for this and KPBS. These are my favourite mods.

 

EDIT: Ok, As soons as I removed Insterstellar Fuel Switch Core along SimpleConstructions, Ore resource showed up indeed.

It seems that IFS or SC messes around with the resources or the definition of resources of other mods.
Can you send me a log file (the KSP.log one from KSPs main folder) so i can see if this is caused by accident or if not if i can take any countermeasures on my end to prevent this?

EDIT: Just tested it out with Simple Contruciton and IFS and the Freight container offers me the options to carry Ore, Metal or MetalOre. So it seems to work as it should for me. There is probably an interaction with yet another mod that causes this. I definitely need the KPS.log file to find out what is happening.

Edited November 7, 2017 by Nils277

[Kyros]

10 hours ago, Nils277 said:

It seems that IFS or SC messes around with the resources or the definition of resources of other mods.
Can you send me a log file (the KSP.log one from KSPs main folder) so i can see if this is caused by accident or if not if i can take any countermeasures on my end to prevent this?

EDIT: Just tested it out with Simple Contruciton and IFS and the Freight container offers me the options to carry Ore, Metal or MetalOre. So it seems to work as it should for me. There is probably an interaction with yet another mod that causes this. I definitely need the KPS.log file to find out what is happening.

So I completely wiped KSP from my system and downloaded only FUR, KBPS and SimpleConstruction (along with the dependencies of course) from CKAN. Same issue though, no resource shows up and the container is named as "Freight".

Here's the log:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aX6Hkc5_s6woQzb60qs-L-lKALvC40pY/view

 

 

[FellipeC]

Unfortunately for some reason I can't figure out, some parts like the rear airlock, drill and rear tank are missing the toggle lights button.

I can still turn lights on or off lights button, but the right click option is missing as you can see in the link: https://imgur.com/a/8Tg4q

 

[happliy]

I think you should increase the vehicle's interfacing to the vehicle to increase the car length. You should also add adapters to improve transport efficiency.

The suspension engine's sinicization is incomplete.

[Nils277]

On 7.11.2017 at 8:27 PM, Kyros said:

So I completely wiped KSP from my system and downloaded only FUR, KBPS and SimpleConstruction (along with the dependencies of course) from CKAN. Same issue though, no resource shows up and the container is named as "Freight".

Here's the log:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aX6Hkc5_s6woQzb60qs-L-lKALvC40pY/view

 

 

Hmm....i can't see anything weird in your log file that would explain your problem. What's about the standard fueltanks, do they have the ability to switch between LFO, Liquid Fuel, Mono etc?
Will prepare a debug version of the plugin that prints out everything it does...maybe this way the bug can be found. 

On 9.11.2017 at 2:50 AM, FellipeC said:

Unfortunately for some reason I can't figure out, some parts like the rear airlock, drill and rear tank are missing the toggle lights button.

I can still turn lights on or off lights button, but the right click option is missing as you can see in the link: https://imgur.com/a/8Tg4q

 

You are right, there is a bug that causes the lights button to only be available when the front light setting is chosen. Will correct that in the future.

6 hours ago, happliy said:

I think you should increase the vehicle's interfacing to the vehicle to increase the car length. You should also add adapters to improve transport efficiency.

The suspension engine's sinicization is incomplete.

1. I have not the slightest idea what you mean by "the vehicle's interfacing". can you elaborate
2. Adapters to what? There are already adapters to add it to a rocket, it's the "Lynx Structural Decoupler". Do you mean that?
3. Do you mean that the chinese translation for the engines is missing? I know that it is missing but i cannot change it, because i can't speak chinese. There are already volunteers that help to translate the texts but they also just have limited time and so far not everything is translated.

[Eric S]

On 11/2/2017 at 12:22 PM, Eric S said:

True, but I honestly expect the part to take a few hours at most, and most of that is learning, so even if I only use it for one save, it's worth it.

 

 

Well, I finally got around to spending the few hours, and while I'm not happy with the hexcore yet, here's my quadcore.  It uses the Lynx service bay and gives you four places for Universal Storage wedges, as you probably guessed from the name.  It requires the Lynx, Universal Storage, and ModuleManager. 

I had to slightly scale down the US QuadCores so that they weren't obviously bigger than the space they were put in.  The wedges, when installed, will slightly clip into the floor and ceiling.  Something that's niggling at me, despite using mirrored coordinates, one pair of nodes appears closer to the floor than the other pair (hard to see the difference before you install wedges, so it could be the wedges that are out of balance).  I haven't tweaked the cost or mass of the part, and I'm not sure I really need to for balance purposes.

Create a directory under GameData, paste this into a .cfg file within the directory, and restart KSP.
 

+PART[Lynx_ServiceBay]
{
    @name = LynxUSQuad
    @author = Original part authors Nils277 and Paul Kingtiger & Daishi, merged by Eric S
    @title = Lynx Universal Storage QuadCore
    
    // Nodes for Universal Storage nodes
    node_stack_rightUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore1 = -0.466, 0.194, -0.16, -1, 0, 0, 0
    node_stack_rightUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore2 = -0.466, -0.194, -0.16, -1, 0, 0, 0
    node_stack_leftUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore3 = 0.466, 0.194, -0.16, 1, 0, 0, 0
    node_stack_leftUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore4 = 0.466, -0.194, -0.16, 1, 0, 0, 0

    MODEL
    {
        model = UniversalStorage/Parts/US_1C10_Wedge_Quadcore/model
        position = -0.3, 0.194, -0.16
        scale = 0.95, 0.95, 0.95
    }
    MODEL
    {
        model = UniversalStorage/Parts/US_1C10_Wedge_Quadcore/model
        position = -0.3, -0.194, -0.16
        scale = 0.95, 0.95, 0.95
    }
    MODEL
    {
        model = UniversalStorage/Parts/US_1C10_Wedge_Quadcore/model
        position = 0.3, 0.194, -0.16
        scale = 0.95, 0.95, 0.95
    }
    MODEL
    {
        model = UniversalStorage/Parts/US_1C10_Wedge_Quadcore/model
        position = 0.3, -0.194, -0.16
        scale = 0.95, 0.95, 0.95
    }
    
    MODULE:NEEDS[KIS]
        {
            name = ModuleKISPartMount
            sndStorePath = KIS/Sounds/containerMount
            allowRelease = true
            MOUNT
            {
                attachNode = node_stack_rightUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore1
                allowedPartName= US_1M110_Wedge_ScienceBay
                allowedPartName= US_1P110_Wedge_Fuelcell
                allowedPartName= US_1P120_Wedge_Elektron
                allowedPartName= US_1P130_Wedge_Sabatier
                allowedPartName= US_1P140_Wedge_WRS
                allowedPartName= US_1R110_Wedge_KISContainer
                allowedPartName= US_1R210_Wedge_Liquidfuel
                allowedPartName= US_1R220_Wedge_Monoprop
                allowedPartName= US_1R310_Wedge_CarbonDioxide
                allowedPartName= US_1R320_Wedge_Food
                allowedPartName= US_1R330_Wedge_Hydrogen
                allowedPartName= US_1R340_Wedge_Oxygen
                allowedPartName= US_1R350_Wedge_Waste
                allowedPartName= US_1R360_Wedge_Water
                allowedPartName= US_1R370_Wedge_WasteWater
                allowedPartName= dmUSAsert
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoo
                allowedPartName= dmUSMat
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoreSat
                allowedPartName= dmUSImagingPlatform
                allowedPartName= USRPWS
                allowedPartName= dmUSMagBoom
                allowedPartName= dmUSScope
                allowedPartName= dmUSSoilMoisture
                allowedPartName= dmUSSolarParticles
                allowedPartName= dmUSPresTemp
                allowedPartName= dmUSAccGrav
                allowedPartName= dmUSAtmosSense
            }
            MOUNT
            {
                attachNode = node_stack_rightUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore2
                allowedPartName= US_1M110_Wedge_ScienceBay
                allowedPartName= US_1P110_Wedge_Fuelcell
                allowedPartName= US_1P120_Wedge_Elektron
                allowedPartName= US_1P130_Wedge_Sabatier
                allowedPartName= US_1P140_Wedge_WRS
                allowedPartName= US_1R110_Wedge_KISContainer
                allowedPartName= US_1R210_Wedge_Liquidfuel
                allowedPartName= US_1R220_Wedge_Monoprop
                allowedPartName= US_1R310_Wedge_CarbonDioxide
                allowedPartName= US_1R320_Wedge_Food
                allowedPartName= US_1R330_Wedge_Hydrogen
                allowedPartName= US_1R340_Wedge_Oxygen
                allowedPartName= US_1R350_Wedge_Waste
                allowedPartName= US_1R360_Wedge_Water
                allowedPartName= US_1R370_Wedge_WasteWater
                allowedPartName= dmUSAsert
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoo
                allowedPartName= dmUSMat
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoreSat
                allowedPartName= dmUSImagingPlatform
                allowedPartName= USRPWS
                allowedPartName= dmUSMagBoom
                allowedPartName= dmUSScope
                allowedPartName= dmUSSoilMoisture
                allowedPartName= dmUSSolarParticles
                allowedPartName= dmUSPresTemp
                allowedPartName= dmUSAccGrav
                allowedPartName= dmUSAtmosSense
            }
            MOUNT
            {
                attachNode = node_stack_leftUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore3
                allowedPartName= US_1M110_Wedge_ScienceBay
                allowedPartName= US_1P110_Wedge_Fuelcell
                allowedPartName= US_1P120_Wedge_Elektron
                allowedPartName= US_1P130_Wedge_Sabatier
                allowedPartName= US_1P140_Wedge_WRS
                allowedPartName= US_1R110_Wedge_KISContainer
                allowedPartName= US_1R210_Wedge_Liquidfuel
                allowedPartName= US_1R220_Wedge_Monoprop
                allowedPartName= US_1R310_Wedge_CarbonDioxide
                allowedPartName= US_1R320_Wedge_Food
                allowedPartName= US_1R330_Wedge_Hydrogen
                allowedPartName= US_1R340_Wedge_Oxygen
                allowedPartName= US_1R350_Wedge_Waste
                allowedPartName= US_1R360_Wedge_Water
                allowedPartName= US_1R370_Wedge_WasteWater
                allowedPartName= dmUSAsert
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoo
                allowedPartName= dmUSMat
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoreSat
                allowedPartName= dmUSImagingPlatform
                allowedPartName= USRPWS
                allowedPartName= dmUSMagBoom
                allowedPartName= dmUSScope
                allowedPartName= dmUSSoilMoisture
                allowedPartName= dmUSSolarParticles
                allowedPartName= dmUSPresTemp
                allowedPartName= dmUSAccGrav
                allowedPartName= dmUSAtmosSense
            }
            MOUNT
            {
                attachNode = node_stack_leftUS.1C10.Wedge.Quadcore4
                allowedPartName= US_1M110_Wedge_ScienceBay
                allowedPartName= US_1P110_Wedge_Fuelcell
                allowedPartName= US_1P120_Wedge_Elektron
                allowedPartName= US_1P130_Wedge_Sabatier
                allowedPartName= US_1P140_Wedge_WRS
                allowedPartName= US_1R110_Wedge_KISContainer
                allowedPartName= US_1R210_Wedge_Liquidfuel
                allowedPartName= US_1R220_Wedge_Monoprop
                allowedPartName= US_1R310_Wedge_CarbonDioxide
                allowedPartName= US_1R320_Wedge_Food
                allowedPartName= US_1R330_Wedge_Hydrogen
                allowedPartName= US_1R340_Wedge_Oxygen
                allowedPartName= US_1R350_Wedge_Waste
                allowedPartName= US_1R360_Wedge_Water
                allowedPartName= US_1R370_Wedge_WasteWater
                allowedPartName= dmUSAsert
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoo
                allowedPartName= dmUSMat
                allowedPartName= dmUSGoreSat
                allowedPartName= dmUSImagingPlatform
                allowedPartName= USRPWS
                allowedPartName= dmUSMagBoom
                allowedPartName= dmUSScope
                allowedPartName= dmUSSoilMoisture
                allowedPartName= dmUSSolarParticles
                allowedPartName= dmUSPresTemp
                allowedPartName= dmUSAccGrav
                allowedPartName= dmUSAtmosSense
            }    
        }
}

If you're curious about the hexcore issues, basically, there's way too much clipping involved and you can't reach the two middle nodes easily outside of the VAB.  I can ignore the latter, but I'll probably need to either leave out the quadcore models, leaving it with nodes floating in the air (or lack thereof), or come up with a custom model of the bracket in order to get rid of the clipping.  There's just not much room left if you try to fit six wedges in a "Lynx Cargo Bay (Small)" and leave the four outer wedges facing the doors.

And yes, if there's interest and no objections, I'll probably package this up as an actual mod somewhere.

 

[happliy]

@Nils277

1. I typed it wrong. Should be "docking port"
2. very sorry. I did not see it.

BTW thanks for this and KPBS. These are my favourite mods,too.

Edited November 13, 2017 by happliy

[JediRangerkendor]

How do I increase the hover height of the engines?