[1.12.x] OrbitIconsPack 1.4.0 [Updated March 16th 2025 CET]

[Oprissmian]

Greetings!

This mod allows anyone to give their planets their own orbital icon texture. As, at least to my knowledge, only a few planet packs use that feature so I wanted to make this little mod for planet pack creators.

As with planet packs, this mod requires Kopernicus and its dependencies to function. In order to apply the new icon textures, add either

iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_TypeAbbreviation.png

to your planet's/moon's config under the "Orbit" section, or create a patch config with

@Kopernicus:AFTER[Mod]
{
	@Body[Example]
	{
		@Orbit
		{
			iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_TypeAbbreviation.png
		}
	}
}

In the patch config, replace "Mod" with the name of your planet pack and "Example" with the name of the body you want the custom icon to apply to. For the "TypeAbbreviation", selcet one of these letter combinations:

T (Icon_T.png) "Terrestrial": This is for terrestrial worlds without atmosphere, like the moon.
RT (Icon_RT.png) "Ringed Terrestrial": For non-atmospheric rocky worlds that have Rings around them.
O (Icon_O) "Ocean": For pure ocean worlds with no land above sea level.
RO (Icon_RO) "Ringed Ocean": For ocean worlds with rings. Has no affiliation with Realism Overhaul.
AT (Icon_AT.png) "Atmospheric Terrestrial": For rocky planets with an atmosphere, like Earth, Mars, etc.
RAT (Icon_RAT) "Ringed Atmospheric Terrestrial": Imagine Earth with Rings. Not to be confused with the animal called "rat".
GG (Icon_GG) "Gas Giant": Good Game... err... I mean this icon is for Gas Giants.
RGG (Icon_RGG) "Ringed Gas Giant": Think of Saturn.
IG (Icon_IG) "Ice Giant": For those gassy ones with Methane, Ammonia, etc. in their atmosphere.
RIG (Icon_RIG) "Ringed Ice Giant": Uranus could use that. Don't take that out of context, please.
A (Icon_A) "Asteroid": This is for asteroids/irregular moons/bodies that aren't massive/large enough to become sufficiently spheroid.
RA (Icon_RA) "Ringed Asteroid": Apparently there are some out there. This icon is for them.
C (Icon_C) "Comet": Not to be confused with the first commercial airliner. For bodies like 1P/Halley.
S (Icon_S) "Star": For any star, no matter the size or spectral class.
BnS (Icon_BnS) "Binary Star": For systems like Alpha Centauri, best used for the barycenter of such systems.

This mod can be downloaded on GitHub and Spacedock. It is licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License. If you want, you can redistribute this mod together with your planet pack under the terms of the license.

Now, for version numbers:
The first number is the main version. This will probably stay the same unless I'll redo all icon textures or something like that. The second number is for updates that add icons. The third will be for smaller patches that will add the configs for existing mods without custom icons and smaller icon updates.

If you want me to make configs for mods that currently don't have custom orbital icons, let me know! If you encounter any problems with the mod, please send a description of the problem via PM or comment here.

With all that being said, have fun with this little mod!

If you like my projects, a donation would be appreciated. They are by no means necessary, but help me fuel my caffeine addiction and help me justify the time I use for my projects to my girlfriend Donate on PayPal

Edited March 16 by Oprissmian
Update 1.4.0 released

[Streetwind]

This seems right up my alley.

Let's see whether it breaks when thrown into a running game with ResearchBodies and several planets in various states of partial discovery

[Streetwind]

Appears to be working fine. The new icons override the questionmark icon that ResearchBodies attempts to give newly discovered bodies, but tbh I don't care

May I request an "A" icon, for "asteroid"? Would be applicable to Gilly, Bop, and a number of other sub-planetoid bodies from planet packs.

[Oprissmian]

  On 9/27/2024 at 10:58 AM, Streetwind said:

Appears to be working fine. The new icons override the questionmark icon that ResearchBodies attempts to give newly discovered bodies, but tbh I don't care

May I request an "A" icon, for "asteroid"? Would be applicable to Gilly, Bop, and a number of other sub-planetoid bodies from planet packs.

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No problem

That's planned for the next update which should be available tomorrow or on Sunday. Also might try to get that thing with ResearchBodies done.

[Oprissmian]

  On 9/27/2024 at 10:58 AM, Streetwind said:

Appears to be working fine. The new icons override the questionmark icon that ResearchBodies attempts to give newly discovered bodies, but tbh I don't care

May I request an "A" icon, for "asteroid"? Would be applicable to Gilly, Bop, and a number of other sub-planetoid bodies from planet packs.

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It's done

[Mr. Kerbin]

Nice mod! Writing a patch to add this!

[Oprissmian]

Version 1.1.1 released

Changes in this version:

• Resized all Icons to 1024x1024
• Slightly updated "Asteroid" and "Ringed Asteroid" Icons

[Iapetus7342]

Now that the forums exist again, mind adding icons for stars?

[Oprissmian]

  On 10/28/2024 at 9:13 PM, Iapetus7342 said:

Now that the forums exist again, mind adding icons for stars?

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Gonna do that in the coming days when I have time.
(Probably Wednesday or Thursday)

[OrbitalManeuvers]

Helloooo this is a neat idea - thanks for sharing your work with the community.

If anyone would like KSRSS Reborn, I have done the planets and the moons all the things.  The file in the google drive folder is called ksrss-reborn-orbit-icons.cfg which you can place anywhere under GameData. Then just install this mod as distributed.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nj-stO5XIIRXmbe-_7iZwNr8QiUVLu76?usp=sharing

Before anyone @'s me about Triton, I picked T and not AT because the cfg says vacuum but you can do whatever

 

Small request: comet icon? KSRSS has 67P and Halley

Edits: I updated to add all the tracking station objects (I think!), and renamed it ksrss-reborn-orbit-icons.cfg, because KSRSS has other branches, and RSS is different still. 

Edited November 11, 2024 by OrbitalManeuvers

[Oprissmian]

  On 11/11/2024 at 8:44 PM, OrbitalManeuvers said:

Helloooo this is a neat idea - thanks for sharing your work with the community.

If anyone would like KSRSS Reborn, I have done the planets and the moons all the things.  The file in the google drive folder is called ksrss-reborn-orbit-icons.cfg which you can place anywhere under GameData. Then just install this mod as distributed.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nj-stO5XIIRXmbe-_7iZwNr8QiUVLu76?usp=sharing

Before anyone @'s me about Triton, I picked T and not AT because the cfg says vacuum but you can do whatever

 

Small request: comet icon? KSRSS has 67P and Halley

Edits: I updated to add all the tracking station objects (I think!), and renamed it ksrss-reborn-orbit-icons.cfg, because KSRSS has other branches, and RSS is different still. 

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Comet Icons will be added as well

[Oprissmian]

Version 1.2.0 released

Changes in this version:

• Added Icons for "Star", "Binary Star" & "Comet"

[Oprissmian]

Version 1.2.1 released

Download Links:
Github
Spacedock

Changes in this version:

• Added configs for the stock Kerbol System and the Outer Planets Mod

[Professor K]

Very nice, just installed and whipped up configs for Dwarf Planets Plus , Ghekta and Outer Kerbin.

Have you considered an icon for Ice Giants? (DPP has one).

-K

[Oprissmian]

  On 11/25/2024 at 3:31 PM, Professor K said:

Have you considered an icon for Ice Giants?

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Hmm I might actually consider adding one, considering Gas Giants and Ice Giants are different.

Might take me a few weeks to figure out a design for the icon as I'm busy with real life and my planet pack at the moment, but I'll definitively try

Edited November 25, 2024 by Oprissmian

[Oprissmian]

Version 1.3.0 released

Download Links:
Github
Spacedock

Changes in this version:

• Added Icons for "Ice Giant" & "Ringed Ice Giant"

[StarDagger]

One of my favorite micro mods with a macro impact!  Now with Ice Giants, and married Ice Giants!!

[DareMightyThingsJPL]

I think that the asteroid Icon could be reworked, but apart from that everything works well.

[DareMightyThingsJPL]

If I had to suggest some additions, icons for:

 - Ocean planets (like, all ocean and no land)

 - A dedicated icon for moons

 - 'Venusian' planets, ie planets with a dense atmosphere

 - Minor planets

 - Minor moons (eg captured asteroids and non-spherical moons)

 - Binary planets

 - Brown Dwarfs

 And of course, ringed versions for each one for parity (except the binary planet icon, for obvious reasons)

[Oprissmian]

  On 1/21/2025 at 4:45 AM, DareMightyThingsJPL said:

If I had to suggest some additions, icons for:

 - Ocean planets (like, all ocean and no land)

 - A dedicated icon for moons

 - 'Venusian' planets, ie planets with a dense atmosphere

 - Minor planets

 - Minor moons (eg captured asteroids and non-spherical moons)

 - Binary planets

 - Brown Dwarfs

 And of course, ringed versions for each one for parity (except the binary planet icon, for obvious reasons)

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Gonna look into those ideas in the near future

Probably won't do all of them, but certainly a good amount

[PicoSpace]

Some Smaller Objects in MPE etc are HourGlass Shaped
Might also consider Volcanic Icon (Planet with a Volcano on the top).

[Oprissmian]

Version 1.4.0 released

Download Links:
Github
Spacedock

Changes in this version:

• Added Icons for "Ocean" & "Ringed Ocean"

  On 2/26/2025 at 10:36 PM, PicoSpace said:

Some Smaller Objects in MPE etc are HourGlass Shaped
Might also consider Volcanic Icon (Planet with a Volcano on the top).

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An Icon for a volcanic world sounds interesting, will look into it sometime

[DareMightyThingsJPL]

I've created configs for KSRSS, and assumedly (if you change the AFTER: to RSS) RSS. Here they are. @Oprissmian is fully allowed to incorperate them into the mod:

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@Kopernicus:AFTER[KSRSS]
{
    @Body[Mercury]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Venus]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_AT.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Earth]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_AT.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Kerbin]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_AT.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Moon]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Mun]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Mars]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_AT.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Phobos]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_A.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Deimos]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_A.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Ryugu]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_A.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Eros]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_A.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Vesta]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Ceres]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[ChuryumovGerasimenko]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_C.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[67P]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_C.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Halley]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_C.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Jupiter]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_GG.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Io]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Europa]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Ganymede]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Callisto]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Saturn]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_RGG.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Mimas]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Enceladus]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Tethys]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Dione]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Rhea]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Titan]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_AT.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Iapetus]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Uranus]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_RIG.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Miranda]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Ariel]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Umbriel]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Titania]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Oberon]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Neptune]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_IG.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Triton]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_AT.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Pluto]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
    @Body[Charon]
    {
        @Orbit
        {
            iconTexture = OrbitIconsPack/PluginData/Icon_T.png  
        }
    }
}

 

The icons for Kerbin and The Mun are left in, because as a general rule, planet packs can't modify the names of the local Kerbin system. Asa failsafe if this is incorrect, icons are also assigned to Earth and Moon.

Edited March 18 by DareMightyThingsJPL
Removed Superfluous Code