[1.2.2] Kargantua System [v0.2a] - the first PROPER black hole system in KSP

[Kombat engineer]

Now you can relive the 2014 spiritual successor to 2001: A Space Odyssey that makes the martian look better in comparison without the 1h:30m of exposition.

[daniel l.]

@Artyomka15 May I use your plugin for TBG? It seems to be configurable. You would receive credit.

[themaster401]

Excellent work! I was tinkering with SpaceEngine clouds for Namm and Limmer just before you released an update with virtually the same thing haha

[Starslinger999]

Is there a wormhole near Jool I can go through to get to Kargantua?

Edited March 11, 2017 by Starslinger999

[Artyomka15]

10 minutes ago, Starslinger999 said:

Is there a wormhole near Jool I can go through to get to Kargantua?

For now there's no wormhole

But i'm planning to add it. I think it will not be too hard to write the wormhole plugin... (I already done it before in my previous mod, but, well, the previous version of the wormhole was very glitchy) 

Edited March 11, 2017 by Artyomka15

[lajoswinkler]

This is very interesting, but it's way too close to Kerbol. As it has been said, it's within Plock-Karen orbit. I'd push this at least 10x further away and that's really, really close.

There are mods that allow travel to great distances, much greater than OPM gives us. Why not use this fact?

 

If you're gonna add a wormhole (somehow), make it an addon for Sarnus from OPM.

Edited March 11, 2017 by lajoswinkler

[The-Doctor]

Wow, this is beautiful. Is it compatible with kerbalism? Better question, what's it compatible with? This is on my to play list

[TheEpicSquared]

1 hour ago, lajoswinkler said:

This is very interesting, but it's way too close to Kerbol. As it has been said, it's within Plock-Karen orbit. I'd push this at least 10x further away and that's really, really close.

There are mods that allow travel to great distances, much greater than OPM gives us. Why not use this fact?

 

If you're gonna add a wormhole (somehow), make it an addon for Sarnus from OPM.

I agree with the distance being too close, but I think the wormhole should be with Jool, not Sarnus, so people that don't use OPM can still benefit from the mod. Sure, I know may people do use OPM, but there are those who do not.  

[The-Doctor]

@Artyomka15 I want to play career but start on a planet around Kargantua, is it possible?

[Artyomka15]

1 minute ago, The-Doctor said:

@Artyomka15 I want to play career but start on a planet around Kargantua, is it possible?

Er...

There is the mod that allow you to start from other planets, but I forgot the name...

[The-Doctor]

KSC switcher?

[Artyomka15]

2 minutes ago, The-Doctor said:

KSC switcher?

Probably

I honestly can't remember...

[rskennymore]

I'd like to report a bug: The pulsar jets block sunlight from my solar panels, instead of vaporizing my ship. I would like it to vaporize my ship please. 

 

Awesome mod. Great to have somewhere else to fly to finally.

[Nansuchao]

3 hours ago, Artyomka15 said:

Er...

There is the mod that allow you to start from other planets, but I forgot the name...

Alien Space Program, it's the only mod that can put the KSC somewhere else out of Kerbin.

[The Raging Sandwich]

Another bug I spotted, may just be in my game, the event horizon in the newest release is just a spinning white square.

Otherwise, beautiful mod, here are some screenshots.

Spoiler

(From last release)

 

[The-Doctor]

I know it's a lot to ask, but could you add a config/version where you start on one of the planets? I'm thinking of doing a youtube series with this and I really wouldn't want to start on Kerbin

[Starslinger999]

20 hours ago, lajoswinkler said:

This is very interesting, but it's way too close to Kerbol. As it has been said, it's within Plock-Karen orbit. I'd push this at least 10x further away and that's really, really close.

There are mods that allow travel to great distances, much greater than OPM gives us. Why not use this fact?

 

If you're gonna add a wormhole (somehow), make it an addon for Sarnus from OPM.

it could be that if you don't have OPM (AKA Stock) it will be around Jool, If you have OPM it would move it to Sarnus

[nascarlaser1]

what happens if you try to land on the blackhole and/or pulsar? do you get thrown out of the solar system or explode like when you land on the stock sun?

[lajoswinkler]

1 hour ago, Starslinger999 said:

it could be that if you don't have OPM (AKA Stock) it will be around Jool, If you have OPM it would move it to Sarnus

Yes, that's an excellent compromise.

[Spraki]

I'm still stuck with GPP, but this is certainly on my to-play-dis-mod list. Like the stuff.

Haha, I wonder how this would work with that n-dynamics mod  xD

[themaster401]

Just a thought, perhaps package the visual enhancements part of the mod in a separate mod or just a separate addon that's integrated into this thread? Would make it easier for others to create their own adaptations of a "Kargantua Visual Enhancements" or even just make it easier for first-timers and not have their PC blow up

Also, maybe not package visual enhancements for every body in the Kerbol system with the mod?

Edited March 13, 2017 by themaster401

[Rhedd]

Pretty cool!

Just so you know, it's very easy to change the scatterer ocean settings to, for instance, make HUGE choppy waves on your ocean planet.

[MerseesreM]

this is verry cool but, how compatible is this mod with other planet packs and rescale mods?

[Artyomka15]

1 hour ago, MerseesreM said:

this is verry cool but, how compatible is this mod with other planet packs and rescale mods?

It should be fully compatible with any other planet packs, but I'm not sure if its compatible with the packs that replaces the stock Kerbol system, they might have planets that orbits at high distance and might intersect the orbit of Kargantua, so it might cause a lot of glitches.

 

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Working on a visual overhaul

 

 

 

Also, completely redesigned Admun's atmosphere/clouds (inspired by the Alien planet from Space Engineers)

 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2017 by Artyomka15

[Nailed it!]

Incredible black hole mod man! But I have two questions:

How did you find a good map with a giant volcano?

And could you add a wormhole so you can make Jool mission rockets instead of cheating or warping there?

But cool mod! I would like to see it develop and grow into a nice sized Solar System.