Miza Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 8:38 PM, alberro+ said: I know this mod is supposed to be (re)stockalike, but how come the solar panel on the Dragon V2 trunk is blue and not black? I think it’d look a lot cooler with a black curved panel. Edit: I just noticed that the trunk doesn’t decouple on stage. This would be awesome! Especially if the panels were also reflective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) Tundra Exploration v1.7.1 is out!Version 1.7.1 - Added umbilical to Rodan's trunk - Added missing Mk4 SH tank fuel types - Methalox mode engine nerf for same launch TWR - Mk4 SL Raptors should be a little weaker - Control toggle for all the big command pods - Added stock subcats - Fixed CGT links - Fixed Rodan inventory where the command pod would dissapear in the VAB Happy launches! Download links in the OP! Edited January 15, 2020 by damonvv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOfMaar Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) 34 minutes ago, damonvv said: Added stock subcats Flip the Advanced Mode toggle by the search bar ( <||| ) as though to access Subassemblies and you'll see them. Edited January 15, 2020 by JadeOfMaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedShot7 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) Will the solar-panel portion of the Crew Dragon (Rodan) trunk be made black as it is in reality? If not, how could I do it myself? Edited January 20, 2020 by SpeedShot7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardicd Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 @damonvv Forgive what may be an obvious question, but is this mod balanced for stock? I saw on the first page mention of it having it's own RO patch, but I wasn't sure if that meant the mod was built for stock, with optional patches for RO, or the statement of it having a RO patch meant that it was built for RO. I just found this mod, and you had me instantly with the Godzilla name scheme, but i only play stock, and don't really have an interest in playing with mods built for realism, as in my experience, they tend to be way overpowered for stock experience. Again, sorry if this is a stupid question, but It wasn't clear to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOfMaar Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) @vardicd Balanced for stock scale: No. If it was, Starship would be built in 3.75m not 5m. And 5m is too big for a mod like this for stock scale. The engines would have to be as efficient as SRBs, or the tanks would need to have far less volume. Tundra's RO patches are a separate download in the 3rd post or so on page 1 of this thread. 2.5x~2.7x system scale is the middleground between stock scale for beginners and real scale for the hardest of players-- where you don't even need yet to add mods to keep stock parts playable. Edited January 20, 2020 by JadeOfMaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 16 hours ago, SpeedShot7 said: Will the solar-panel portion of the Crew Dragon (Rodan) trunk be made black as it is in reality? If not, how could I do it myself? No. Not a single solar panel in KSP is black. I tried it once and it doesn't look right. I might consider it in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberro+ Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Do the plumes for the Crew Dragon use SmokeScreen? I was wondering, because I really do like the Smokescreen configs for the F9, FH, and Starship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) On 1/20/2020 at 10:47 PM, damonvv said: No. Not a single solar panel in KSP is black. I tried it once and it doesn't look right. I might consider it in the future. This is a problem with KSP, and something that annoys me to no end (and if Star Theory messes them up, as well, I'm gonna pester them until they fix it). IRL, most solar panels are black and highly reflective. The new shader is pretty good for that. For someone who knows anything about how real solar panels work, KSP ones are horrible, and even ReStock/NFSolar ones are lacking. Sadly, I've never had the skill to edit them (not for the lack of trying). Edited January 22, 2020 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miza Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Dragon01 said: This is a problem with KSP, and something that annoys me to no end (and if Star Theory messes them up, as well, I'm gonna pester them until they fix it). IRL, most solar panels are black and highly reflective. The new shader is pretty good for that. For someone who knows anything about how real solar panels work, KSP ones are horrible, and even ReStock/NFSolar ones are lacking. Sadly, I've never had the skill to edit them (not for the lack of trying). It might just be a deliberate stylistic choice. But with KSP having drifted to a slightly more realistic, industrialized style with its parts over the years, the panels certainly look a tad outdated now, and I too would love black/reflective ones, especially on Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 It represents a real capsule and actually does a decent job at this, so it should also represent its solar panels. IRL, the black color is there for a reason. That's because those are monocrystalline cells, which are more efficient than polycrystalline cells (which are blue, but not quite KSP blue, either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 1:05 AM, Miza said: It might just be a deliberate stylistic choice. But with KSP having drifted to a slightly more realistic, industrialized style with its parts over the years, the panels certainly look a tad outdated now, and I too would love black/reflective ones, especially on Dragon. I guess we have to wait for KSP 1.10 and see if they will revamp the solar panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberro+ Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, damonvv said: I guess we have to wait for KSP 1.10 and see if they will revamp the solar panels. Perhaps it doesn't have to be only black. Maybe an alternating function between realistic black and stockalike blue? Edited January 24, 2020 by alberro+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOfMaar Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) @damonvv You don't have to wait to see if Squad revamps the solar panels. (That might never happen so it's dumb to wait on that... For all we know... Squad might redo all the plane parts and THEN the misc stuff like solar panels, structural panels and the RTG.) I advised that your Dragon solar panels be blue so that they'd be easily recognized by folks who weren't expecting solar panels. But mods do exist that have solar panels in colors other than blue, like any ISS parts mod with the famous yellow or orange. The fanbase seems to really want black panels now so the only question is "When do you feel like it?" I do believe it would be super easy to do and there's no obligation not to provide it. Edited January 25, 2020 by JadeOfMaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susam Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Can anyone make a manual of mk3 and mk4 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natokerbal Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 2:21 AM, Susam said: Can anyone make a manual of mk3 and mk4 ? what do you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedShot7 Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) Three Questions: Will there be any update to the Crew Dragon (Rodan)'s engines? Such as the plume, throttle etc. I am trying to disable the Superdraco thrust delay in the RO version of the Crew Dragon, but with no success. How could I do that? What do I need to change in the cfg file? And finally: Will there be another RO update for Tundra? Edited February 2, 2020 by SpeedShot7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miza Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 9:24 PM, SpeedShot7 said: Three Questions: Will there be any update to the Crew Dragon (Rodan)'s engines? Such as the plume, throttle etc. I am trying to disable the Superdraco thrust delay in the RO version of the Crew Dragon, but with no success. How could I do that? What do I need to change in the cfg file? And finally: Will there be another RO update for Tundra? In TundraExploration\Patches\RO, open D2_RO.cfg. Under @MODULE[ModuleEngines*] add"%throttleResponseRate = 100000" (without the quotation marks). I pasted mine in between ignition threshold and minthrust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_powder Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) On 12/10/2019 at 1:10 AM, TheShadow1138 said: Try going in to KSP's Settings -> Graphics and setting "Reflection Refresh Mode" to "Low" if it is set to "Off". When I was making my reflective Orion capsule I discovered that it was shiny in the VAB, but dull black on the launch pad. When I changed "Reflection Refresh Mode" to low instead of off, it was shiny and reflective in the VAB and on the launch pad. old quote I know, but this doesn't work for me. reflection refresh mode is set to medium and TU is installed (unless I need something else, but I don't know where that "something else" is). mk4 parts look dark. gonna try running it with d3d11 EDIT: yes running d3d11 did fix it Edited February 5, 2020 by space_powder fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberro+ Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Is it just me or should Rodan's abort thrusters (SuperDracos) be more powerful than they are right now? The only way I can abort safely is by shutting down , the main engines, and then aborting. Also, the issue with the trunk decoupler icon is still unresolved. The patch that was added didn't change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natokerbal Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 13 hours ago, alberro+ said: Is it just me or should Rodan's abort thrusters (SuperDracos) be more powerful than they are right now? The only way I can abort safely is by shutting down , the main engines, and then aborting. Also, the issue with the trunk decoupler icon is still unresolved. The patch that was added didn't change it. the way falcon 9 works is that the engines are supposed to shutdown before they explode. and if it's an issue with the tank the engines won't exactly have much thrust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberro+ Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, Natokerbal said: the way falcon 9 works is that the engines are supposed to shutdown before they explode. and if it's an issue with the tank the engines won't exactly have much thrust. No no, the mod works perfectly fine, I should thought it was kinda interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elro2k Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) Great mod! I’ve been working on getting my starship reentry / landing down. Has anyone made a video tutorial for this? If not I’m sure we could all work to make one. I also have a few questions. 1 - does starship have orbital refueling? Is this something you plan to add in the future? Also my starship doesn’t have solar panels. Do I need the full near future solar mod in order to have the parts? I only have the core installed. Thanks! Edited February 7, 2020 by Elro2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natokerbal Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, Elro2k said: Great mod! I’ve been working on getting my starship reentry / landing down. Has anyone made a video tutorial for this? If not I’m sure we could all work to make one. I also have a few questions. 1 - does starship have orbital refueling? Is this something you plan to add in the future? Also my starship doesn’t have solar panels. Do I need the full near future solar mod in order to have the parts? I only have the core installed. Thanks! 1. yes it does you dock them butt to butt how elon showed it. 2. you need the full mod for the solar panels. 1 hour ago, alberro+ said: No no, the mod works perfectly fine, I should thought it was kinda interesting. I meant the real falcon 9 fuel tanks issue not TE lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elro2k Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Natokerbal said: 1. yes it does you dock them butt to butt how elon showed it. 2. you need the full mod for the solar panels. I meant the real falcon 9 fuel tanks issue not TE lol Got it thank you! What should I use as my "control from here" when I dock? What should my target be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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