[1.4 / 1.4.1] Kerbalow Aerospace Inflatable / Expandables Parts Pack

[bcink]

(Formerly KA-330 and KEAM)

 

Welcome to the release thread for Kerbalow Aerospace's inflatable / expandable modules parts pack!

Please feel free to leave any comments, questions or suggestions you may have for this project.

 

 

KEAM Features:

4x Unique Science Experiments

• Distributed Impact Detection System
• Deployment Dynamic Sensors
• Wireless Temperature Sensors
• Radiation Environment Monitor

Kerbal Inventory System Storage Space Compatibility

Connected Living Space Compatibility

Tweakscale Compatibility

 

KA-330 Features:

Inflatable / Expandable module
Sun-tracking solar panels
Functioning expanding radiators
Functioning lights
IVA interior cut-out view
Fully furnished interior when using Near-Future Prop
Flat ends for attaching any 1.25 meter docking ports

KA-330 Compatibility Patches:

Tweakscale

Connected Living Space

Kerbal Inventory / Attachment System

PBR texture (reflections) patch - This is a test / demonstration / incomplete

KA-330 Life Support Compatibility:

With USI Life Support: Acts as a functioning habitat
With Snacks: Stores snacks / soil
With Keep-Fit: Is a "COMFY" room
With TACLS: Contains standard life support resources

 

 

Kerbalow Aerospace is 100% Dependent upon Textures Unlimited by @Shadowmage

 

Installation:

Extract the contents of the GameData folder to your GameData folder. Structure should then read GameData\Kerbalow

 

Optional KA-330 Compatibility and Life Support Configs Installation:

 

Copy the config files from the Optional Configs folder to GameData\Kerbalow

 

 

 

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A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:

@CobaltWolf, @Nertea, @Shadowmage @Beale @Pak @steedcrugeon 

 

 

Kerbalow Aerospace is License CC-BY-4.0

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Edited March 19, 2018 by bcink

[debaker02]

Nice!

[thederper121]

This looks cool! Is it compatible with Kerbalism?

[bcink]

4 hours ago, debaker02 said:

Nice!

Thanks!

 

2 hours ago, thederper121 said:

This looks cool! Is it compatible with Kerbalism?

Thanks! I haven't created a Kerbalism patch yet but maybe I can do this for the next update.

[leatherneck6017]

Looks good. I do get a failed MM patch on the ka330-science.cfg. It's caused by a common patch that sets science rewards to full. Looking at the part cfg file itself, I can see that there is a typo. It says "scienceVap" instead of "scienceCap"!

[bcink]

9 hours ago, leatherneck6017 said:

Looks good. I do get a failed MM patch on the ka330-science.cfg. It's caused by a common patch that sets science rewards to full. Looking at the part cfg file itself, I can see that there is a typo. It says "scienceVap" instead of "scienceCap"!

Damn that's frustrating. I literally changed that as part of the release. I don't know what happened. Spacedock has been updated with the release / fix and CKAN should have it sometime later. Update going through on Curse now as well. Thanks for the heads up on that.

[Barzon]

Is there an IVA for K.E.A.M?

[bcink]

On ‎4‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 8:35 AM, Barzon Kerman said:

Is there an IVA for K.E.A.M?

Yep, there is

[Barzon]

Thanks!  

[Jhaxxar]

Having problems getting this Mod to work. 

I have done the following:

Forced KSP to use OpenGL

installed into GameData

    000_TexturesUnlimited

    ConnectedLivingSpace

    NearFutureProps

    TweakScale

    UmbraSpaceIndustries

 

Is there a guide to so that I can get this Mod running.

[bcink]

23 hours ago, Jhaxxar said:

Is there a guide to so that I can get this Mod running.

That is all that needs done.

Please view:

 

[Jhaxxar]

I now have a nice Station Complex in Orbit. The only problem is the KEAM is PINK.

 

[Barzon]

Is this working in the latest version @bcink?

[Jhaxxar]

Barzon   It works as of KSP Ver 1.5.1 See my previous post as to which mods are required?

JoAnn Donaldson

[Barzon]

Thanks!

[Gordon Dry]

@bcink I'm trying to add a Kerbalism support patch, so for that I need to know if this is somehow "important" for the inflation of the KA330exterior and what it actually is:
 

	MODULE
{
	name = moduleAnimateGeneric
	animationName = blah
}

Or is this some remain that you forgot to delete?

Same in KEAM ...

[Gordon Dry]

Can you also tell me the part's volume and surface of KA330exterior and KEAM ?

[bcink]

17 hours ago, Gordon Dry said:

Or is this some remain that you forgot to delete?

Same in KEAM ...

I wasn't quite hip with exactly what was going on at the time. Science experiments kept spitting error about part module 1 doesn't implement iscalarmodule - Essentially the science experiment I copied from was linked to an animation or effect which was not present in my model / config. Adding a bunk animation removed the error. In retrospect, what should have happened is simply removing FXModules = 1 from the science experiments and removing the fake animation module. It was a dirty fix that should be resolved if there's ever an update.

17 hours ago, Gordon Dry said:

Can you also tell me the part's volume and surface of KA330exterior and KEAM ?

Surface = 1.34685 m^3

Volume = 0.0500128 m^3

 

Thanks

[Gordon Dry]

2 minutes ago, bcink said:

Surface = 1.34685 m^3

Volume = 0.0500128 m^3

That is KEAM?

[bcink]

13 minutes ago, Gordon Dry said:

That is KEAM?

Correct, oh - let me get you KA330 also:

Contracted surface area: 6.697988 m^3

Expanded surface area: 18.1358

Expanded volume: 0.327852 m^3

Can't get exact contracted volume due to shape keys in blender. Hope that helps!

Edited November 3, 2018 by bcink

[Gordon Dry]

15 minutes ago, bcink said:

Expanded volume: 0.327852 m^3

Hmm. I don't feel that this is enough for a crew of 3 ... When I see the picture in the OP and the part in VAB ...
Do you know how much that is? Less than a bath tube ...

If I don't provide these variables in the Kerbalism config, Kerbalism will get them by code - but only if the model was not rotated in the 3D editor ...

Quote

note: this can only be called when part has not been rotated, we could use the partPrefab bounding box, but then it isn't available in GetInfo()

 

btw what I wanted to say is that I think you made a mistake by getting these values - especially the volume.

[bcink]

15 minutes ago, Gordon Dry said:

Less than a bath tube …

Hopefully these numbers are better... these are from the print3d plugin

KA330 expanded

vol = 4968654cm3

surface = 4576904cm3

KEAM expanded

vol = 5429843cm3

surface = 173912cm3

[Barzon]

@bcink would you ever think about adding a BA-2100?

[Cheesecake]

@bcinkDo you have plans for an update? The inflatable parts don`t work in 1.7.x.

[bcink]

On 9/13/2019 at 3:42 AM, Cheesecake said:

@bcinkDo you have plans for an update? The inflatable parts don`t work in 1.7.x.

I realize I'm a bit late here, but just tested and seems OK to me. The only thing that may not work is TACLS - config file reads "ThunderAerospace" and that has been updated to "TacLifeSupport", I believe. What isn't working for you?

 

On 3/30/2019 at 9:16 AM, Barzon said:

@bcink would you ever think about adding a BA-2100?

Probably not... I feel that it's much too similar to the existing one, IVA included. =/

Edited October 6, 2019 by bcink