Exo's Lab Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) THE MINOR PLANETS EXPANSION - 1.0.8 This One's for the Little Guys! I have worked on this mod for a few months now. It all started after I failed to find a mod that added analogues to various minor planets that was on par with something like OPM, or at the very least compatible, and the few mods I did find were all outdated. I took it upon myself to make a mod myself that would fill in these missing niches in the Stock+OPM system. Particularly, asteroids, comets, centaurs, and dwarf planets. I wrote down a list of nine objects, and now, four months later, I have now created my first planet pack! All of these new worlds were made from hand-drawn maps, with very little reliance on real world data to ensure a stock-alike feel. This mod is made to be used along side OPM, think of it as an unofficial, fan-made expansion pack for OPM. The analogue list: Edas - Eros Vant - Vesta Zore - Psyche Lint/Mikey - 67P Crokslev - Chariklo Geito - Halley's Comet Havous - Haumea Kal - Namaka Ki'KI - Hi'iaka Mracksis - Makemake Flake - MK2 (not really, but it's a moon around a Makemake analogue) Ervo - Eris Archae - Dysnomia Soden - Sedna Lon - No Real-World Analogue Images: (taken from the v1.1 update which is still in development, the difference between what is shown and currently released is relatively minor) Spoiler Edas Vant Zore 68P/Lint-Miky 1P/Geito (Geito's Comet) Crokslev Havous and its moons, Kal and Ki'Ki Mracksis and its moon, Flake Ervo and its moon, Archae Soden and its moon, Lon (small yellow smudge to the right) Bonus Features: (Can Be Disabled by Deleting the "Bonus" Folder) Spoiler Eeloo Overhaul Jool Rings Backlighting Support for OPM's Ring Systems (Sarnus' Shown) REQUIREMENTS: Kopernicus KSPCommunityFixes (Turn off Stock Maneuver Tool in Settings) DOWNLOAD: SpaceDock Link GitHub Link This mod can also be acquired through CKAN! License - MIT A Word of Warning: SpaceDock/CKAN Still Carries the Initial 1.1.0 Build DO NOT Use 1.1.0's Parallax Config - THEY ARE UNSTABLE MPE 1.1.1 "Not-Minor Update" Patch Notes: Spoiler Minor Planet Expansion's Largest Post-Release Update! Featuring new textures, new mod compatibility, and visual mod support! This update wouldn't have been possible without contributions from the community! *Added Support for Scatterer* - Ervo now supports scatterer for its atmosphere and lakes - Lint-Mikey and Geito now have cometary comas - These are repurposed Scatterer atmospheres - Do Not Affect Gameplay *Added Partial Parallax Support* *Added Stock System Support* - When OPM is not installed, some of MPE's objects will be moved appropriately - Havous, Mracksis, Ervo, and Soden moved inwards (Orbits are proportional to Jool's orbit as they are with Neidon in OPM) - Crokslev made Jool Trojan - Stock system descriptions added for Crokslev, Havous, Mracksis, and Ervo *Added Support for Kerbol System Expansion* *Added Optional Bonus Content* - Jool Rings - Enhanced Jool Rings - Eeloo Overhaul *Visual Enhancements* - New Scaled Space Textures - New lake colors and overlays for Ervo - Completely redone Archae colormap - Completely redone Havous colormap - Completely redone Crokslev colormap - Completely redone Zore colormap - Changed Crokslev's orbit color - Additional texturing added to Kal's colormap - Additional texturing added to Ki'Ki's colormap - Additional texturing added to Vant's colormap - Mracksis' colormap adjusted to reflect new terrain - Subtle slope coloration to break up Soden's flatter regions - Completely Remade Edas *Enhanced Terrain* - Changes to PQS Terrain on Several Bodies - Ervo, increased deformity - Archae, increased deformity - Kal, added new noise mods - Ki'Ki, added new noise mods - Mracksis, increased deformity, added procedrual craters - Soden, increased deformity - Added new procedural craters to Zore *Additional Functionality* - Added Stock Terrain Scatters for All Bodies - Added Spanish Translations Curtosy of @InterplanetJanet - Added SpaceDust Support Curtosy of @DareMightyThingsJPL *Bug Fixes* - Fixed Flashing Terrain Errors - Fixed Terraced Terrain on Ki'Ki - Fixed Discolored Terrain on Ki'Ki - Fixed Irregular Resolution for Zore's Crater Heightmap - Identified Incompatibility with Stock Maneuver Tool - (KSPCommunityFixes added as dependancy) - Adjusted PQS/Scaled Fades for Most Bodies If you have a bug? Report it! Edited January 27 by Exo's Lab SpaceDock Disclaimer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirligig Girl Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 It is finally available! Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricpants Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 congrats on the release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thank you, friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowmanA081 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 New mod? It is! A nice premise, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfAblator Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlgisawsome02 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Once kopernicus 1.9.1 comes out will you update this to that version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biohazard15 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Looks awesome, trying it right now. Hopefully rescaling (2.5x) will work properly on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regor Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 This is awesome! Does it have all the biomes and science defs. etc. etc.? Cause if it does then that is way more awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorSabe Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 4 hours ago, mabdi36 said: This is awesome! Does it have all the biomes and science defs. etc. etc.? Cause if it does then that is way more awesome! I believe so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, mabdi36 said: This is awesome! Does it have all the biomes and science defs. etc. etc.? Cause if it does then that is way more awesome! They do indeed! Biomes maps and science definitions are pretty much done! Mystery Goo reports were a bit lazy, I will admit, but I simply didn't like writing them as they're more comedic than they are actual science tools. More mystery goo reports may come in a future update, but as of now there are at least two goo report per object. However most everything has a full set of fun, lore-building reports for anything crew related! EVA reports, surface samples, and crew reports are where all the best ones are! Edited April 2, 2020 by Exo's Lab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 6 hours ago, Mlgisawsome02 said: Once kopernicus 1.9.1 comes out will you update this to that version? It depends. This version of the mod does work on Kopernicus 1.8.1 as far as I'm aware, however ring-shaders are very broken, making all rings appear very dark for both OPM and MPE. If this visual glitch is fixed in Kop 1.9.1, I will be more than happy to update the mod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Kerman Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I'm confused as what to do with the Optional and Temp folders. They seem to hold the same thing. Looking at the folder names in the config file (I get you need to rename it to activate it) it seems you need to use the files to replace the config in /KopConfig and add the textures to /MPE-Textures/PluginData - and only do this if not using KSP v1.8.x. Correct? Is Temp not supposed to be there and just a dupe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Drew Kerman said: I'm confused as what to do with the Optional and Temp folders. They seem to hold the same thing. Looking at the folder names in the config file (I get you need to rename it to activate it) it seems you need to use the files to replace the config in /KopConfig and add the textures to /MPE-Textures/PluginData - and only do this if not using KSP v1.8.x. Correct? Is Temp not supposed to be there and just a dupe? Yes, temp is a dupe. The textures simply need to be moved into the MPE>MPE_Textures>PluginData folder within the mod, and the Config into the KopConfigs folder. It uses Kopernicus Expansion regional PQS to give Ervo better, more realistic craters, it was more of an experiment a friend demonstrated to me rather than a proper intentional piece of the final product. That config may have some outdated features, I can't remember when I removed KopEx requirements from the base mod, but it may have been even before I added biome maps, so I wouldn't recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) To be fair, after some consideration with some other people who are also confused about the optional Ervo features, I might just remove the option entirely. It's no where near a major feature and doesn't add much at all. However on the topic of features... this mod has had a much better launch thus far than I expected. I put together a list of 7 potential candidate minor planet systems (14 objects when including moons/binary companions) to considering adding in subsequent updates to the mod due to this positive reception. Can't confirm if I'll do anything like that at this point, since I am quite eager to do a system replacer in the near-ish future. However, that list does exist at this point and I may go ahead with adding those new objects sooner rather than later since this passion project is getting better traction than I anticipated. Edited April 2, 2020 by Exo's Lab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphisor Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 A small bodies pack add-on like this should a great and easy-to-add extra for most systems. I would advise caution on adding more bodies however, more stuff tends to make it harder to achieve compatibility with all the other stuff out there. I'd recommend quality over quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Morphisor said: A small bodies pack add-on like this should a great and easy-to-add extra for most systems. I would advise caution on adding more bodies however, more stuff tends to make it harder to achieve compatibility with all the other stuff out there. I'd recommend quality over quantity. Of course! Quality over quantity is a very important thing that I feel some planet modders overlook. Even if I were to add in more objects they would be one or two at a time and would be added along side a lot of polishing to the already featured bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regor Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 @Exo's Lab i am currently running 1.8.1 and kopernicus 1.8.1-1 and I am happy to say that the ring shaders for the planets are indeed not broken and function as expected (in ScaledSpace anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kspnerd122 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Kongrats on the release hope to use your mod soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biohazard15 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 hours ago, mabdi36 said: i am currently running 1.8.1 and kopernicus 1.8.1-1 and I am happy to say that the ring shaders for the planets are indeed not broken and function as expected (in ScaledSpace anyway) Same here (I hope this would serve as a hint for guys and gals in BDB thread... Can you guess the spacecraft? It is modeled after a real proposal to this particular body!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, biohazard15 said: Same here (I hope this would serve as a hint for guys and gals in BDB thread... Can you guess the spacecraft? It is modeled after a real proposal to this particular body!) I know that one! I used a low-effort replica of that particular spacecraft in my screenshot of the object! I can't remember the name, but it would be unfair to spoil it anyways On 4/3/2020 at 8:47 AM, mabdi36 said: @Exo's Lab i am currently running 1.8.1 and kopernicus 1.8.1-1 and I am happy to say that the ring shaders for the planets are indeed not broken and function as expected (in ScaledSpace anyway) That is fantastic news! I'll be sure to update the SpaceDock page promptly! Thank you so much! Edited April 4, 2020 by Exo's Lab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSPrynk Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 This looks fantastic, and really fills in a niche that should've been covered a long time ago. Any pointers on how to get a transfer when the SOIs are small, orbits are eccentric, and also fairly inclined? I spent two hours trying to get to 433 Edas, and MJ and Astrogator didn't give much in the way of positive feedback. I think they make an honest attempt, but, yikes - SO many correction burns.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo's Lab Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Just now, KSPrynk said: This looks fantastic, and really fills in a niche that should've been covered a long time ago. Any pointers on how to get a transfer when the SOIs are small, orbits are eccentric, and also fairly inclined? I spent two hours trying to get to 433 Edas, and MJ and Astrogator didn't give much in the way of positive feedback. I think they make an honest attempt, but, yikes - SO many correction burns.... My advice would be to do a mid course correction burn to change inclination while on the way assuming a transfer window. However you might want to try changing inclination with an assist off Eve, Mun, or Duna before moving to intercept Edas. These small bodies can require out-of-the-box thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biohazard15 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 10 hours ago, KSPrynk said: I spent two hours trying to get to 433 Edas, and MJ and Astrogator didn't give much in the way of positive feedback. I think they make an honest attempt, but, yikes - SO many correction burns.... Think of it as of asteroid rendezvous, not interplanetary transfer. What you want to do here is to match inclination and approach it as slowly as possible, thus minimizing dV required for orbital insertion. Here's NEAR Shoemaker's flight path: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Kerman Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 oh wow I just noticed how the asteroids are using the asteroid icon for their body locations. Nice little touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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