Kerbal Space Program 1.4.4 and Making History 1.3 launching today!

[Whirligig Girl]

* Fix reentry VFX showing from hidden side of vessel (ie. showing through the vessel). FINALLY

* Removed Red Shell. Nice.

 

But I still don't see any fix for the swapped engine models of the Skiff and the Wolfhound.

Edited June 21, 2018 by GregroxMun

[jagfour]

KSP launcher update button is greyed out. What do I need to do, save from yet again dl it from the website?

[klesh]

Just fired up the game on Steam and upon exit I am  seeing the could save functionality.  Unfortunately it appears to be uploading at <3kb/sec over my 150mb/sec-up fiber optic internet line.  Anyone else seeing slow uploads to the cloud?

[VSPRemag]

1 hour ago, UomoCapra said:

 

Hello everyone!

Kerbal Space Program 1.4.4 and Making History 1.3 is about to be launched!

This patch includes various improvements and bug fixes for both the base game and the Making History Expansion, as well as language corrections.

Additionally, this patch includes some new Steam features, including the full in-game integration of the Official KSP Steam Workshop hub, the implementation of Cloud Saves on Steam for both game saves and missions and an improved and expanded controller support via the Steam Controller framework. Click here to learn more.

Check out this patch's Changelog for further details:

=================================== v1.4.4 & MH 1.3============================================================
1.4.4 Changelog - BaseGame ONLY (see below for MH changelog)

+++ Improvements
* Improve wheel suspension micro-oscillation and sliding.
* Added steam controller profiles for officially supported controllers (XB1, PS4) as well as a generic profile for HOTAS-like joysticks.
* Added Steam Workshop support for craft files.
* Added Steam cloud support for saves (Career, Science and Sandbox) and craft files, as well as helper files.
* Increase PQS cache on startup and performance improvements.
* Added vessel position data to debug menu.
* Updated map nodes to be visually different when behind a celestial body.
* Added version display in game to include installed expansion versions.

+++ Localization
* Localization string changes for German.
* KSPedia updates for German.

+++ Parts
* ModulePartVariants now supports cost and mass modifiers for variants.  Note that if this is added to existing variants, the mass of crafts in flight will be preserved at the old value.  Only new vessels are affected.

+++ Bugfixes
* Fix smoke plume VFX issues across all smoke types.
* Fix missing Jetpack EVA jets for rotation groups in all suits.
* Fix Rapier Smoke plume.
* Fix splashdown VFX being on wrong world axis.
* Fix splashdown VFX being under the surface.
* Fix Smoke VFX velocity being changed by engine input (ie once its emmited its in the world space).
* Fix lower quality reentry VFX not displaying.
* Fix reentry VFX being too compacted.
* Fix reentry VFX showing from hidden side of vessel (ie. showing through the vessel).
* Fix various other VFX emitter issues: Flameout VFX, SRB Engine flame VFX, Explosion VFX
* Fix screen resolutions list in the main KSP game settings.
* Fix timing issue in startup of cargo bays sometimes occluding parts they shouldn’t.
* Fix parachute breaking RCS when P is pressed while kerbal is EVA in space.
* Fix Gilly and Bop scaling in map mode.
* Fix Kerbal (EVA) occlusion inside cargo bays, fairings, etc.
* Fix Resource contracts unable to complete (in non-English games) due to localized resource name being persisted in saves.
* Fix Craft Thumbnails not rendering when tall launchclamps in use.
* Fix Tylo crater biomes.
* Fix launch site display being unlocalized in tracking station widgets.
* Fix fairings and shroud displacement when switching to vessels.
* Fix open URL calls so that Steam doesn’t think KSP is still running once shutdown and a URL link has been opened.
* Fix advanced tweakables in PAW to correctly display all text in Asian languages.

+++ Mods
* Allow ScenarioModule’s to start at MainMenu scene.

+++Miscellaneous
* Added internal ability to filter and display game settings by DLC Expansion.
* Removed Red Shell.

1.3 Changelog - Making History DLC ONLY

+++ Improvements
* Add SPH camera panning to the GAP when SPH camera controls are set.
* Add Making History stock launch sites to Career game Points of Interest list.
* Add parameter details for any action nodes in the Missions App during mission play.
* Add validation error for nodes that have part selectors and the selected part is invalid.
* Add incompatibility checks to mission files for a range of checks including version issues and action or test modules that aren’t available.
* Improve information displayed in node body for repair node.
* Add Steam Workshop support for mission files.
* Added Steam cloud support for missions.
* Improved Mission file size and load performance.
* Reworked builder canvas and camera to improve performance
* Change line connectors in the builder to improve visual quality.
* Added GAP camera settings and canvas zoom setting to game settings.
* Added ability to set launch sites as targets for vessel crashed and landed nodes.
* Auto-recover vessels on launch sites when spawning creator defined vessels to launch sites during a mission.
* Remove launch clamps from vessels spawning splashed on liquid surface.
* Added key binding to focus the search bar in the mission builder.
* Added Escape key binding for closing all dialogs in the mission builder.
* Added tab and shift-tab key binding to move between SAP input fields in mission builder.

+++ Localization
* Localize values and status for no active vessel on test nodes.

+++ Parts
* Updated the M1-F rover wheel suspension to resolve an issue with ground bounce / jitter and increased the suspension stiffness and ground clearance.
* Structural tubes now vary mass and cost based on length/diameter.  Note that mass updates only apply to new instances of these parts - vessels in flight will not have the mass of these parts adjusted.

+++ Bugfixes
* Fix mouse scroll in the GAP to work when mouseover GAP, and not require a click first.
* Fix mission browser from locking up whilst a pending delete confirmation dialog is open.
* Fix error when docking nodes in the mission builder and selecting Undo.
* Fix NRE when deleting nodes in mission builder in pressing Delete key twice.
* Fix crew dialog list/assignments in editors (VAB/SPH) when stay in editor is selected during mission play.
* Fix spawning vessels during mission play and whilst in the flight scene.
* Fix bug when attempting to test mission from the mission builder with the default mission loaded.
* Fix destructible building log errors when changing scenes during mission play.
* Fix crew assignment test node when using multiple instances of the same craft file in a mission.
* Fix mission node updates in mission builder for nodes that have number range parameters.
* Fix resource drain node not draining resources correctly in some circumstances.
* Fix part failure and repair node display in the mission builder and missions app.
* Fix localised resource names used in the part resource drain and part resource amount nodes.
* Fix localized resource names display in mission builder node bodies.
* Fix Point Of Interest bonus being awarded for reaching new launchsites if you are able to launch directly there.
* Fix Mission Objectives Flow from missing some branches in logic.
* Fix launch site display name in mission builder canvas nodes UI.
* Fix test vessel situations against launch sites.
* Fix Mission Builder music on returning from Editor.
* Fix flag spawning at start of mission when player created vessels on start node.
* Fix stuck at loading orrery on play mission under certain conditions.
* Fix infinite loading screen if user tries to test/play an empty mission.
* Fix mission browser dialogs cancel button being not interactable after deleting a mission.
* Fix automatic completion of kerbal recovery node when set to Any kerbal.
* Fix launchsite rotation to match model rotation.
* Fix possible lock-up if mission banners are missing.
* Fix NREs when spawning vessels with RCS.
* Fix not saving a revert checkpoint when spawning vessels in flight during a mission and vessel is not set to switch to that vessel.
* Fix deleting missions and possibility to have inoperable cancel button.
* Fix builder dragging at non-100% UI scaling.
* Fix vessel spawning in a mission during flight.

+++ Missions
* Fix localized text in Mission - To the Mun Via Minmus.
* Fix localized text in Mission - Munar 1.
* Fix localized text in Mission - Sally-Hut 1.
* Fix localized crew names in Mission - Acapello 13.

+++Miscellaneous
* Corrected prices for structural tubes.

Happy launchings!

Great work guys

 

[wizisi2k]

1 hour ago, garwel said:

Fantastic! I don't think mods will have to be rebuilt for 1.4.4?

Kopernicius tells you straight-out that it won't work with 1.4.4.  Outta curiosity, is anyone else only seeing the update on Steam?  When are the KSP store builds being updated?

[SayNoToRedShell]

Much respect to Squad/TTI for listening to the feedback of it's players, and removing RedShell.

Thank-you to everyone who used their voices to create change. It's a powerful message.

This means goodbye for me.

Cheers, everyone.

-SNTRS

[klesh]

Nice, that Steam craft sharing is pretty slick.  Well done.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1418126978

 

 

One piece of feedback I would add is that the auto-generated thumbnail that is used does not render the fairings very well, if at all.  It seems to show the parts inside the fairing, but with a plain white texture over them:

 

 

Here is another example of someone's SaturnV uploaded to the Workshop, missing its fairings:

Edited June 21, 2018 by klesh

[I2Y]

1 hour ago, jjansen said:

So, is the Launcher dead now? I've been using it for years to get fullscreen windowed mode to run KSP in the background.

KSP does NOT use real (exclusive) fullscreen mode from version 0.90 which is sad as it is boost performance on low-end GPUs

So just check the option at in-game settings to run game in background. 

34 minutes ago, klesh said:

Just fired up the game on Steam and upon exit I am  seeing the could save functionality.  Unfortunately it appears to be uploading at <3kb/sec over my 150mb/sec-up fiber optic internet line.  Anyone else seeing slow uploads to the cloud?

No, it's just you.

[LoSBoL]

24 minutes ago, SayNoToRedShell said:

Much respect to Squad/TTI for listening to the feedback of it's players, and removing RedShell.

Thank-you to everyone who used their voices to create change. It's a powerful message.

This means goodbye for me.

Cheers, everyone.

-SNTRS

[HebaruSan]

36 minutes ago, GregroxMun said:

But I still don't see any fix for the swapped engine models of the Skiff and the Wolfhound.

Perhaps the devs do not consider them to have been swapped. It's been pointed out previously that their current values fit their intended roles (launch sustainer vs pure vacuum), while the real life analogues have "swapped" stats due to factors that aren't represented in stock KSP (different fuel types). You may not agree with that analysis, but it should at least be acknowledged when inquiring about this.

[klesh]

1 minute ago, HebaruSan said:

Perhaps the devs do not consider them to have been swapped. It's been pointed out previously that their current values fit their intended roles (launch sustainer vs pure vacuum), while the real life analogues have "swapped" stats due to factors that aren't represented in stock KSP (different fuel types). You may not agree with that analysis, but it should at least be acknowledged when inquiring about this.

 

Indeed.   For what it's worth, deep in the comments section of Scott Manley's video showcasing the MH engines, he confirms that the stats are as such for gameplay reasons.   He's not a dev, to be sure, but I'm sure he is in the know when it comes to those values.  It's good enough for me.

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

[M1_A4_Abrams]

Yay bugfixes! And it's nice to see Workshop support. Now we just need achievements!

[klesh]

Please add 1.4.4 to the bugtracker pulldown.  Found a couple doozies.

 

Spoiler

You can lock your game up requiring a forced (alt+f4 shutdown) by opening the settings menu and hitting escape to close it.  Locks the game up 100%. 

Also:

 

 

Edited June 21, 2018 by klesh

[RoboRay]

* Updated map nodes to be visually different when behind a celestial body.

Can we get a setting to turn this off?  Dimming out the parameters text to make it hard to read is not a desirable feature to me.

 

[wookiee_goldberg]

1.3 Changelog - Making History DLC ONLY
+++ Improvements
* Add SPH camera panning to the GAP when SPH camera controls are set.
* Added GAP camera settings and canvas zoom setting to game settings.
--
+++ Bugfixes
* Fix mouse scroll in the GAP to work when mouseover GAP, and not require a click first.

what's the "GAP" thing referring to?

[HebaruSan]

8 minutes ago, wookiee_goldberg said:

1.3 Changelog - Making History DLC ONLY
+++ Improvements
* Add SPH camera panning to the GAP when SPH camera controls are set.
* Added GAP camera settings and canvas zoom setting to game settings.
--
+++ Bugfixes
* Fix mouse scroll in the GAP to work when mouseover GAP, and not require a click first.

what's the "GAP" thing referring to?

Graphical (?) Action Pane, the box in the lower right corner of the mission builder.

[sathill]

Another victim of ".SFS file is incompatible with this KSP version" here.

Long story short. Being me. Just common steam player. Steam updates games automatically. I dont even notice KSP get updated because i have a lot of active games. Load a save and play a little bit. Realize some mods don't work. Revert to previous version. Being a victim.

Yea i read now answers from dev team back from 2015 about making backups before updates. But after it happens to me.

Not even mad because im new on ksp and in my science save i was somewhere in mun landings, and making space stations in mun orbit so not far. But still... if i could chose i wish i can play on my previous save.

Like i wrote, dont need to reply to my post i read reaplies from 2015, just let you guys now, another victim.

 

[ioresult]

1 hour ago, klesh said:

Just fired up the game on Steam and upon exit I am  seeing the could save functionality.  Unfortunately it appears to be uploading at <3kb/sec over my 150mb/sec-up fiber optic internet line.  Anyone else seeing slow uploads to the cloud?

Congratulations on your obviously very good internet connection. We all needed to know that.

[klesh]

1 minute ago, ioresult said:

Congratulations on your obviously very good internet connection. We all needed to know that.

 

Uh okay.  I figured it might be relevant to the discussion of poor upload speeds to the Steam Workshop.  

1.4.4 drops and that all you have to say huh?  Yikes.

[DMagic]

2 hours ago, klesh said:

Just fired up the game on Steam and upon exit I am  seeing the could save functionality.  Unfortunately it appears to be uploading at <3kb/sec over my 150mb/sec-up fiber optic internet line.  Anyone else seeing slow uploads to the cloud?

The Steam summer sale started at about the same time as the KSP update was released. So slow speeds are to be expected for a while.

 

Please add 1.4.4 to the bugtracker pulldown.  Found a couple doozies.

You can lock your game up requiring a forced (alt+f4 shutdown) by opening the settings menu and hitting escape to close it.  Locks the game up 100%. 

Also seeing this.

Edited June 21, 2018 by DMagic

[Darth C3P0]

Now we need a mod section on the Steam workshop

[Redneck]

thank you devs

Edited June 21, 2018 by Redneck

[wookiee_goldberg]

35 minutes ago, sathill said:

Another victim of ".SFS file is incompatible with this KSP version" here.

Long story short. Being me. Just common steam player. Steam updates games automatically. I dont even notice KSP get updated because i have a lot of active games. Load a save and play a little bit. Realize some mods don't work. Revert to previous version. Being a victim.

Yea i read now answers from dev team back from 2015 about making backups before updates. But after it happens to me.

Not even mad because im new on ksp and in my science save i was somewhere in mun landings, and making space stations in mun orbit so not far. But still... if i could chose i wish i can play on my previous save.

Like i wrote, dont need to reply to my post i read reaplies from 2015, just let you guys now, another victim.

 

you can go back to 1.4.3 within steam if you want, if you right click on KSP in your Library, then go to Properties > Betas > pick the version you want.

[nestor]

1 hour ago, wookiee_goldberg said:

1.3 Changelog - Making History DLC ONLY
+++ Improvements
* Add SPH camera panning to the GAP when SPH camera controls are set.
* Added GAP camera settings and canvas zoom setting to game settings.
--
+++ Bugfixes
* Fix mouse scroll in the GAP to work when mouseover GAP, and not require a click first.

what's the "GAP" thing referring to?

GAP is the Graphic Action Pane. That's the window where you can place vessels, kerbals, orbits, etc in the Mission Builder. 

[Vexillar]

Yayy!  Thanks Squad!!