Make fairings transparent

[Vortygont]

I came up with this idea when I wanted to edit my spacecraft under x2 fairing. Problem that I didn't see craft because fairing blocked my view. Fairing opening depends on camera and cursor positions, and this system doesn't work well. For example half of x2 fairing still blocks view, while other half jerks sharply and blocks view if you zoom very much. If fairings were transparent, these problems would be solved easily and craft editing would become much comfortable

[cocoscacao]

There should be an eye icon when you hover on fairing that toggles transparency

[Vortygont]

3 hours ago, cocoscacao said:

There should be an eye icon when you hover on fairing that toggles transparency

There is no transparency, it just open one half of fairing in 2x case, and it doesn't become transparent. In other cases, the view is better because most of the fairing is ajar

[pandaman]

3 hours ago, cocoscacao said:

There should be an eye icon when you hover on fairing that toggles transparency

Oh, so that's what it's supposed to do.  

[cocoscacao]

11 minutes ago, Vortygont said:

There is no transparency

Gah, you're correct. My wishes clouded my memory. I have no idea why fairings (and making them) is changed. KSP 1 had a perfect implementation.

@pandaman Nah, my bad. It just opens half of the fairing.

Edited April 26, 2023 by cocoscacao

[GalileOh-No]

The engine plate fairings do have transparency, might explain the mix-up @cocoscacao

Anybody else that can confirm it's not just me on that?

[Vortygont]

7 hours ago, GalileOh-No said:

Anybody else that can confirm it's not just me on that?

Yes, eye icon on engine plate fairings toggle transparency, unlike ordinary fairings

[Jup]

2 hours ago, Vortygont said:

Yes, eye icon on engine plate fairings toggle transparency, unlike ordinary fairings

 Which means that it's doable. Sweet.

[Revengist]

You can toggle on and off fairings and they keep their shape