Up to date (1.6) docking mods

[DeltaW7]

Are there any up to date docking mods available, I did a search and most are out dated.

What I'm looking for  is a docking port alignment mod.

 

[Snark]

Hello, and welcome to the forums!

10 minutes ago, DeltaW7 said:

Are there any up to date docking mods available, I did a search and most are out dated.

What I'm looking for  is a docking port alignment mod.

This one is my favorite :

 

[PunkyFickle]

@DeltaW7

Welcome to the forums!

Docking port alignment indicator is rather popular and easy to use too.

 

@Snark How do you embed a post like this? I can't find anything on the how to use the forum thread.

[Snark]

1 hour ago, PunkyFickle said:

How do you embed a post like this? I can't find anything on the how to use the forum thread.

You're gonna laugh...

Spoiler

Just paste the URL. It auto-embeds.

 

[PunkyFickle]

2 hours ago, PunkyFickle said:

@DeltaW7

Welcome to the forums!

 

 is rather popular and easy to use too.

@Snark How do you embed a post like this? I can't find anything on the 

 

HOLY THRUSTERS! This advanced technology is amazing!

[Tonka Crash]

7 hours ago, DeltaW7 said:

Are there any up to date docking mods available, I did a search and most are out dated.

What I'm looking for  is a docking port alignment mod.

 

Just because a mod is older doesn't mean it doesn't work. Most mods compiled for 1.4 or later work just fine. If it's just a parts pack with no .dll you can go even older. There are a few exceptions, but unless you look at the mod thread to find people complaining about it being broke just try it. Truly broken mods tend to get fixed. For docking I prefer the one by NavyFish which hasn't been compiled since 1.4.3 and works just fine now.

Edited January 29, 2019 by Tonka Crash

[PunkyFickle]

25 minutes ago, Tonka Crash said:

the one by NavyFish

Dang, so innovative! Much practicality!

[Hotel26]

I've been looking for an update to Docking Port Alignment Indicator, too.  It's been the last hold-out mod for 1.6.

Well, guess what?

I've learned to dock without it!

I've been using Snark's favorite/recommendation:

  I had this one installed side-by-side for some time, anyway.

Now that I have to use it, it's revolutionized my docking procedure and in such a way that very little thrust correction is required.

It's easy to "drive around" to the dock face side.  I just let the nose swing to the target and then stop short or go on to the "space side" of it (rather than the "vessel side").  Once parked "in the funnel", the following approach picture is possible (because the angle between dock axis and required motion is not so great it won't fit onto the visible part of the navball]:

You can see the docking Sparrow (top) is not on the Krux space station dock axis (partially shown) -- that is to say, it is approaching on an oblique line.

As long as the mustard 'V' attitude marker is in the red dock axis symbol and the target-relative motion (yellow circle) is kept on the pink target indicator and some forward motion is shown -- it's gonna dock.

[Yes, I know 50% of everybody already knew this, but 50% still don't and I only just got the memo, so my question is "why didn't I get the memo either then, hey?!"     Anyway, you can tell I'm excited and just had to tell someone!  ;)]

Edited January 29, 2019 by Hotel26