Commlines [1.2.0]

[gamendegamer]

Commlines
Adds the CommNet lines from KSP 1 to KSP 2. This will allow you to see the CommNet you have set up in KSP 2.

 

Lines

Simply install the mod and whenever you open the map screen, you can see the green lines between vessels that can
communicate with each other. As vessels get further away from each other, the lines will slowly start fading from green
to red. Where a green line indicates a strong connection, and red a weak connection. If the lines become too much, you
can enable path mode in the settings, which will only show the path the connection takes from that vessel back to the
KSC. (see also the images below for a comparison)

To change the viewing mode, open the ingame settings menu and go to the "mods" tab. There you can find a section
called "CommLines", where you can change the mode. When changing the viewing mode, it might take a few seconds to
update. The available viewing modes are:

- Hop -> Only shows the first hop in your vessels path to the KSC
- VesselLinks -> Only shows connection to the vessel you can reach in 1 hop
- ActivePathOnly -> Show only the path from the active vessel to the KSC
- PathOnly -> Show the path from each vessel to the KSC
- All -> Show all connections between all vessels

 

Quick switch button

While in flight mode there is a button in the app bar. Pressing this button will switch your commlines view to the next
in the same order as the different modes are listed above. This is an easier way to go through all the different modes
and see the result than going into the settings menu. To make it quicker to toggle switch through the modes, the mod
will try to keep the app tray open.
The disabled or enabled indication next to the button can be ignored.

Keep in mind, it will still take a few seconds for the lines to actually update!

 

Transmission speed

When enabling the transmission multiplier in the settings or config, the amount of time needed to transmit a science
experiment will be increased depending on how well you are connected to the KSC. This calculation is done using the
slowest link between your vessel and the KSC, meaning that you can go very far distances without a significant increase,
as long as there are a lot of relays between the vessel and the KSC.

 

Source code

GitHub: https://github.com/gamendegamer321/Commlines (MIT license)

SpaceDock: https://spacedock.info/mod/3433/Commlines

This mod requires SpaceWarp, it is recommended to use the newest version.

 

Images
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Edited May 14 by gamendegamer
Updated information to v1.2.0

[ShadowDev]

this is a cool mod. 

[Aknar]

Hey, 

Like the mod but is there an in-game way to quickly switch between pathmode on , off and commlines off? Maybe it exists and I am mistaken and it doesn't display because the mod hasn't been updated to the latest build of the game? If not it could really help to have a button to do this in the app tray

[Maelstromeous]

Yeah I also wish there was a way to toggle it on and off.

[MossToss]

Really nice mod, but +1 for a quick toggle option.

Also the lines passing through celestial bodies are somewhat confusing. In the example below (pathmode on) I'd expect the Ike orbiter to connect to the right-most relay sat within clear line of sight, not through two bodies to the most distant relay.

Edited January 28 by MossToss
image link fixed

[Deadly_Laser]

On 1/27/2024 at 11:03 PM, MossToss said:

Really nice mod, but +1 for a quick toggle option.

Also the lines passing through celestial bodies are somewhat confusing. In the example below (pathmode on) I'd expect the Ike orbiter to connect to the right-most relay sat within clear line of sight, not through two bodies to the most distant relay.

There is currently no signal occlusion in the game, so the signal going through celestial bodies is correct gameplay-wise.

[MossToss]

Yeah I found out about the missing occlusion. Still I'd expect the connection made to the closest relay, but that's probably another bug/shortcoming of the current game.

[RadioFreeKerbin]

Relays don't really function in KSP2 yet though, right? I'm assuming this mod doesn't add that functionality, just provides visual information?

[gamendegamer]

Yeah this mod is purely visual, the visuals when in path mode are also taken straight from the calculation the game already does and simply shows that. From my testing it appears it usually picks the closer one but that may also be coincidence, it will probably only affect you when using the transmission multiplier.

As far as I know all vessels act as relays so there is no distinction in that.

After quite a while I'm back to modding, so I'll add the quick toggle button when in flight mode.