[1.8.x, 1.9.x, 1.10.x] Realistic Power Draw

[linuxgurugamer]

It's always bothered me that animations didn't use any power.  This addresses that issue.

This is a little mod which will make animations (stock parts for now) use EC.

Availability

• Download: https://spacedock.info/mod/2565/Realistic Power Draw
• Source:https://github.com/linuxgurugamer/RealisticPowerDraw
• License:  GPLv2

Dependencies

• Module Animate Generic Resource Usage

CKAN soon

Edited November 11, 2020 by linuxgurugamer

[computercat04]

That's a pretty nice addition to the game. How much power will an animation consume?

[Daniel Prates]

Great ideia. 

[JWS]

Nice idea indeed.

One silly question: If a ship runs out of battery, all animated part on it won't function?

[eightiesboi]

7 hours ago, computercat04 said:

That's a pretty nice addition to the game. How much power will an animation consume?

 

3 hours ago, JWS said:

Nice idea indeed.

One silly question: If a ship runs out of battery, all animated part on it won't function?

I peeked at the code on Github. It looks like between 2.5 and 7 EC per animation, with 5 being the mode (average). Based on my knowledge of coding, which is slightly higher than my ability to read ancient Sumerian, I would guess that animated parts affected by this code would not function with EC.

[Z3R0_0NL1N3]

Nice idea! What about internal and gear lights, or is there another mod that already covers that?

[DownHereInChile]

3 hours ago, Z3R0_0NL1N3 said:

Nice idea! What about internal and gear lights, or is there another mod that already covers that?

Gear lights already use EC depending on their size 

[Stone Blue]

IVA stuff would be nice...
 

[garwel]

Nice idea, but I encountered a bug. In Editor, when I try to toggle service bay's doors, it doesn't happen and I get this log error:

[EXC 21:40:47.310] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
	ModuleAnimateGeneric.UpdateAnimSwitch () (at <55ba45dc3a43403382024deac8dcd0be>:0)
	ModuleAnimateGeneric.Toggle () (at <55ba45dc3a43403382024deac8dcd0be>:0)
	AnimateWithResources.ModuleAnimGenericResourceUsage.Toggle () (at <c596c1789b9648078b0c6083f7701487>:0)
	BaseEvent.Invoke () (at <55ba45dc3a43403382024deac8dcd0be>:0)
	UIPartActionButton.OnClick () (at <55ba45dc3a43403382024deac8dcd0be>:0)
	UnityEngine.Events.InvokableCall.Invoke () (at <5aeafee3fea24f37abd1315553f2cfa6>:0)
	UnityEngine.Events.UnityEvent.Invoke () (at <5aeafee3fea24f37abd1315553f2cfa6>:0)
	UnityEngine.UI.Button.Press () (at <e7863072d20d4124957779539fa3ff58>:0)
	UnityEngine.UI.Button.OnPointerClick (UnityEngine.EventSystems.PointerEventData eventData) (at <e7863072d20d4124957779539fa3ff58>:0)
	UnityEngine.EventSystems.ExecuteEvents.Execute (UnityEngine.EventSystems.IPointerClickHandler handler, UnityEngine.EventSystems.BaseEventData eventData) (at <e7863072d20d4124957779539fa3ff58>:0)
	UnityEngine.EventSystems.ExecuteEvents.Execute[T] (UnityEngine.GameObject target, UnityEngine.EventSystems.BaseEventData eventData, UnityEngine.EventSystems.ExecuteEvents+EventFunction`1[T1] functor) (at <e7863072d20d4124957779539fa3ff58>:0)
	UnityEngine.DebugLogHandler:LogException(Exception, Object)
	ModuleManager.UnityLogHandle.InterceptLogHandler:LogException(Exception, Object)
	UnityEngine.EventSystems.EventSystem:Update()

 

[Z3R0_0NL1N3]

On 11/11/2020 at 10:34 AM, DownHereInChile said:

Gear lights already use EC depending on their size 

I must've missed the patch notes on that update, there definitely was a point where they didn't! Clearly I don't use the SPH enough

[Krzeszny]

1.11.2.

M700 Survey Scanner is always open in the VAB and can't be closed. Trying to close it displays console errors (Object reference not set to an instance of an object) and makes the Deploy and Retract buttons disappear.

Would you like some logs? I already uninstalled it and didn't test other animated modules in the VAB.

Edited June 12, 2021 by Krzeszny