Help with my planet mod

[Mr. Kerbin]

 Okay, so, two things are happening.

1. A odd white ring is on the back of my planet (named Sarkin) in map and normal view. I have normals and textures. I have attempted to look for fix to no avail, from retexturing, new normals, and misspells.  SEE EDIT 2

2. My moon of Sarkin, Lull,  fades out when I zoom out too far in the normal view. This is new. Kerbal can still do stuff and terrain works.

The pictures are here. https://imgur.com/a/XtDWP0C

These config's were from the help of @Sushut and @JoshTheKerbal's tutorials. Thanks for your time.

EDIT: FYI, the mods are Niako's Kopernicus Utility's, MM, Kopernicus, and KittopiaTech. I decided to make a separate game for this, not my main modded install.

EDIT 2x: It was the Gradient node. Problem 1 is solved.

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@Kopernicus
{
    Body
    {
        name = Lull
        cacheFile = BeyondJool/Cache/Lull.bin
        Template
        {
            name = Mun
            removeAllPQSMods = True
            
        }
        Properties
        {
             displayName = Lull^N
             description = Lull is just a boring moon that looks a lot like the Mun. It, like the moons of Jool, was found after somekerb found a "grey dot" that wouldn't come off
             radius = 216000
             geeASL = 0.2
             rotates = true
             tidallyLocked = True
             isHomeWorld = false
             ScienceValues
             {
                 landedDataValue = 11
                 inSpaceLowDataValue = 9
                 inSpaceHighDataValue = 9
                 recoveryValue = 8
                 spaceAtitudeThershold = 60000

             }
        }
        Orbit
        {
           referenceBody = Sarkin
           semiMajorAxis = 44500000
           eccentricity = 0.03
           inclination = 10.45
           longitudeOfAscendingNode = 22
           argumentOfPeriapsis = 3
           meanAnomalyAtEpoch = 8.65
           epoch = 0
           color = RGBA(100,100,100,200)
        }
        ScaledVersion
        {
            type = Vacuum
            fadeStart = 156000
            fadeEnd = 177500
            Material
            {
               texture = BeyondJool/Textures/PluginData/LullColor.png
               normals = BeyondJool/Textures/PluginData/LullNormal.png
               color = 1,1,1,1
               specColor = 0,0,0,0
               shininess = 0
            } 
        }
        PQS
        {  
           minLevel = 2
           maxLevel = 10
           minDetailDistance = 8
           maxQuadLengthsPerFrame = 0.03
           fadeStart = 60000
           fadeEnd = 120000
           deactivateAltitude = 120750
           mapMaxHeight = 9000
           materialType = AtmosphericTriplanarZoomRotation
           PhysicsMaterial
           {
          bounceCombine = Multiply
          frictionCombine = Maximum
          bounciness = 0
          staticFriction = 0.9
          dynamicFriction = 0.9
           }
           Material
           {
           factor = 10
           factorBlendWidth = 0.1
           factorRotation = 180
           saturation = 1.2
           contrast = 1
           tintColor = 1,1,1,0
           specularColor = 0.110294104,0.110294104,0.110294104,0.200000003
           albedoBrightness = 1.5
           steepPower = 2
           steepTexStart = 50000
           steepTexEnd = 1000000
           steepTex = BUILTIN/terrain_rock00
           steepTexScale = 1,1
           steepTexOffset = 0,0
           steepBumpMap = BUILTIN/Cliff (Layered Rock)_NRM
           steepBumpMapScale = 1,1
           steepBumpMapOffset = 0,0
           steepNearTiling = 125
           steepTiling = 50
           lowTex = BUILTIN/gillyMedTerrain_diffuse
           lowTexScale = 1,1
           lowTexOffset = 0,0
           lowTiling = 100000
           midTex = BUILTIN/gillyMedTerrain_diffuse
           midTexScale = 1,1
           midTexOffset = 0,0
           midTiling = 150000
           midBumpMap = BUILTIN/gillyMedTerrain_nrm
           midBumpMapScale = 1,1
           midBumpMapOffset = 0,0
           midBumpTiling = 150000
           highTex = BUILTIN/gillyMedTerrain_diffuse
           highTexScale = 1,1
           highTexOffset = 0,0
           highTiling = 100000
           lowStart = -1
           lowEnd = -1
           highStart = 1
           highEnd = 1
           planetOpacity = 1
           }
           FallbackMaterial
           {
            saturation = 1
            contrast = 1.83
            tintColor = 1,1,1,0
            texTiling = 1000
            texPower = 0.5
            multiPower = 0.3
            groundTexStart = 20000
            groundTexEnd = 60000
            multiFactor = 0.5
            mainTex = BUILTIN/SandyGround
                mainTexScale = 1,1
            mainTexOffset = 0,0
        planetOpacity = 1
           }
           Mods
           {
               VertexHeightMap
               {
                  map = BeyondJool/Textures/PluginData/LullHeight.png
                  deformity = 7000
                  offset = 0
                  scaleDeformityByRadius = False
                  enabled = True
                  order = 100
               }
               VertexHeightNoise
               { 
                  noiseType = Billow
                  deformity = 75
                  frequency = 100
                  persistence = 0.55
                  seed = 122
                  lacunarity = 2
                  octaves = 12
                  enabled = true
                  order = 104
               }
               VertexColorMap
               {
                  map = BeyondJool/Textures/PluginData/LullColor.png
                  order = 200
                  enabled = True
               }
               LandControl
               {
               altitudeBlend = 0
               altitudeFrequency = 1
               altitudeOctaves = 1
               altitudePersistance = 1
               altitudeSeed = 1
               createColors = True
               createScatter = True
               latitudeBlend = 0
               latitudeFrequency = 1
               latitudeOctaves = 1
               latitudePersistance = 1
               latitudeSeed = 1
               longitudeBlend = 0
               longitudeFrequency = 1
               longitudeOctaves = 1
               longitudePersistance = 1
               longitudeSeed = 1
               useHeightMap = False
           vHeightMax = 10000
           order = 999999
           enabled = True
           LandClasses
               {
               Value
               {
              name = Base
              alterApparentHeight = 0
              alterRealHeight = 0
              color = 0,0,0,0
              coverageBlend = 0
              coverageFrequency = 1
              coverageOctaves = 1
              coveragePersistance = 1
              coverageSeed = 123
              latDelta = 1
              latitudeDouble = False
              lonDelta = 1
              minimumRealHeight = 0
              noiseBlend = 0
              noiseColor = 0,0,0,0
              noiseFrequency = 1
              noiseOctaves = 1
              noisePersistance = 1
              noiseSeed = 321
              delete = False
              altitudeRange
              {
                  startStart = 0
                  startEnd = 0
                  endStart = 1
                  endEnd = 1
              } 
              latitudeRange
              {
                  startStart = 0
                  startEnd = 0
                  endStart = 1
                  endEnd = 1
              }
              longitudeRange
              {
                  startStart = 0
                  startEnd = 0
                  endStart = 1
                  endEnd = 1
                          }
                   }

               } 
            }
        }
    }
}

The planet configs are here

 

Edited July 16, 2024 by Mr. Kerbin
added some info

[Sushut]

  On 7/16/2024 at 4:22 AM, Mr. Kerbin said:

I decided to make a separate game for this, not my main modded install.

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That's what you should be doing, good that you did! (I've seen too many people make planets on their ultra modded mess and wonder why it's hard to debug.)

  On 7/16/2024 at 4:22 AM, Mr. Kerbin said:

ScaledVersion
        {
            type = Vacuum
            fadeStart = 156000
            fadeEnd = 177500
            Material
            {
               texture = BeyondJool/Textures/PluginData/LullColor.png
               normals = BeyondJool/Textures/PluginData/LullNormal.png
               color = 1,1,1,1
               specColor = 0,0,0,0
               shininess = 0
            } 
        }
        PQS
        {  
           minLevel = 2
           maxLevel = 10
           minDetailDistance = 8
           maxQuadLengthsPerFrame = 0.03
           fadeStart = 60000
           fadeEnd = 120000

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Anyway, the fadeStart in PQS had to be over and equal to the ScaledVersion fadeEnd. Generally it should be: Scaled fadeStart < Scaled fadeEnd = PQS fadeStart < PQS fadeEnd

Essentially, your PQS/Scaled transition isn't right.

[Mr. Kerbin]

Oh. I didn't know that.  You or KerbalHub should probably put that some where. Thanks! I copied some stuff from KerbalHub's Copy to Config thing.

P.S. IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, could you make tutorials on small gilly sized moons?  I don't want stuff to break and not know why.

[Mr. Kerbin]

Edit: How to make Procedural Gas Giants? They are available via Kop Expansion, but I don't know how.

EDIT 2X: Fixed oceans; just slightly changed color.

Edited September 3, 2024 by Mr. Kerbin

[Sushut]

  On 9/1/2024 at 5:58 PM, Mr. Kerbin said:

Edit: How to make Procedural Gas Giants? They are available via Kop Expansion, but I don't know how.

EDIT 2X: Fixed oceans; just slightly changed color.

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As far as I know, procedural gas giants don't work anymore.

  On 7/16/2024 at 11:25 PM, Mr. Kerbin said:

Also, could you make tutorials on small gilly sized moons?  I don't want stuff to break and not know why.

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The best way to fail is not to try at all, but if you really want some basic info:

1. lower detail heightmap (make all the features huge, the map can be a lower resolution too)
2. low radius
3. use PQS noise to your advantage

[Mr. Kerbin]

Edit 2x: figured out both

Edited November 1, 2024 by Mr. Kerbin