Hollow docking port

[TheKurgan]

Hello all, I have a problem I am trying to solve.

The following is an image of one of my science ships. The one pictured has a modified Karborundum engine that works in atmosphere  and a GN Drive. I will be using this ship to gather science and explore planets on my deep space (other solar systems) missions. This craft will be docked to a much much larger warp capable ship that I have built and named the Galileo III.

This ship is ridiculously fast and maneuverable, and I have extensively tested it... but I cannot get the modified Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port XL from SXT Continued to dock to anything...

The modification in question is a simple tweakscale MM patch:

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@PART[SXTdockingPortVeryLarge]:NEEDS[TweakScale]
{
    MODULE
    {
        name = TweakScale
        type = stack
        defaultScale = 3.75
    }
}

 

Does anyone know how I could make this work... maybe @linuxgurugamer ?

I would love to make it compatible with the stock Clamp-O-Tron Docking Port Sr.

Thanks.

Edited August 19, 2017 by TheKurgan

[TheKurgan]

Short video testing the maneuverability:

https://youtu.be/F1hsNlzyGHE

 

No cheats used... except the GN drive ... oh and and KJR, but that's not cheating

Edited August 19, 2017 by TheKurgan

[linuxgurugamer]

sorry, I don't' do Tweakscale.  Try asking in that thread

[TheKurgan]

I found a solution if anyone is interested.

the Docking Iris Sr from @Sticky32's mod Kerbal Tubes works perfectly by replacing the ModuleDockingNode in it's .cfg file with the ModuleDockingNode from Squad's Clamp-O-Tron Sr.

[genericeventhandler]

The trick to docking ports is the nodeType

These are all the docking port nodes that I've been able to find

@nodeType = size0,size1,size2,apasSize1,CPAS,DM2Size1,apasSize0,apasSize1,size1p5

Adding that to your nodeType of your custom docking port, will allow it to dock to just about anything. 

 

[TheKurgan]

Awesome, I just found this:

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@PART[*]:HAS[@MODULE[ModuleDockingNode]]:Final
{    
@MODULE[ModuleDockingNode]
 {
 @nodeType = size0,size1,size2,size3
 }
}

Thanks for the "point in the right direction" I appreciate it.

[genericeventhandler]

3 hours ago, TheKurgan said:

Awesome, I just found this:

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@PART[*]:HAS[@MODULE[ModuleDockingNode]]:Final
{    
@MODULE[ModuleDockingNode]
 {
 @nodeType = size0,size1,size2,size3
 }
}

Thanks for the "point in the right direction" I appreciate it.

That's what my patch does,  be warned though if you dock a Jr to the regular sized port  undocking will be tricky.  

To get to the port you have to focus the camera on the port then rotate it to JUST the right position to right click the JR port. 

My main use is to dock, Contares - CIDAS-A9 Androgynus Docking Port to a standard docking port. 

GEH

[BGYT]

is this still working and if so i would love to have this in my game

[JadeOfMaar]

On 3/20/2023 at 5:57 PM, BGYT said:

is this still working and if so i would love to have this in my game

Well, it's on SpaceDock so you can definitely try it and share your findings with the class.

https://spacedock.info/mod/34/Kerbal Tubes