bulletrhli Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Forgive me if this has been asked before, but is there a way to have a parachute on each kerbal by default, for example, each now has a flag by default. Is that such thing a possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 It should be, I'll look into it.Just saw that Scott Manley used this mod in his new video, was already asking myself why people are posting in this thread now^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolingThunder Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Is it possible to open the ejection chutes at the same time? Whenever I fly multi-crew, I can only manage to save one Kerbal, the other 2 fall down helpless, as I'm not able to open their chutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Pressing EVA Jump key + EVA Use key (space+f by default) deploys parachutes on all Kerbals. If less than 100m above the ground, they deploy fully, otherwise they do only semi-deploy.You can of course press these keys again after falling down to less than 100m to fully deploy, but you should survive the landing in semi mode too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer225 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Apparently Jeb likes it when he was on a jetpack... even if he's pulled by a parachute after an ejection... (The ejection system worked.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fel Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Forgive me if this has been asked before, but is there a way to have a parachute on each kerbal by default, for example, each now has a flag by default. Is that such thing a possibility?I was actually looking through the source to see the best way to do this XD.Well, just from copying source I already have.*Link does not contain the Vanguard plugin nor replaces said plugin, it merely attaches the module as specified in the part.cfgLicense is "Do Whatever you want with this source code" Edited June 11, 2013 by Fel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) PartLoader.getPartInfoByName("kerbalEVA").partPrefab.AddModule(EVA);Nice line, probably whould've used a bad hack here myself...Is the OnStart-calling part really necessary? It should be called when the vessel is set up, I only had to add it manually because when adding a part module during flight, it isn't called (or better, wasn't called in .19).If you'd put that under the CC BY license, I could integrate it in the plugin (of course I'd add a config thing that allows turning it off). I'm not sure if I should keep the parachute boxes then, the only argument for that is "always having a parachute makes it too easy", but then again an ejection module already doesn't have any impact on most vessels' performance and it whould still be required to get everyone out.What I'd personally like most whould be still having parachute boxes but being able to purchase parachutes for individual Kerbals, but that'd require campaign mode, I guess...Edit: Linked your plugin in the first post. Edited June 11, 2013 by Kreuzung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomtoomX Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I am unable to deploy the parachutes using either of the 2 methods. I have the default parachute plug, the vanguard plug, and the parachute mod, and have re-implemented the mod twice. Could it be a compatibility problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Do you have a model in GameData\VNG\parachute\? If not, you have to download the mod again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomtoomX Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Do you have a model in GameData\VNG\parachute\? If not, you have to download the mod again.Yes, there are 3 files inside that folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer225 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yes, there are 3 files inside that folder.Is GameData folder inside VNG-Parachutes and/or VNG-Plugin? If so, you need to move GameData out and into KSP main directory. When it says to merge the folder, press "yes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomtoomX Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 No, the sub-folders are inside the VNG folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Eh, that's not the problem then. Does the debug log say anything? I'll think about what could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boberts314 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just reporting the existence of what seems to be a compatability issue of some sort. I had the parachutes working smoothly after first installing them but while trying to integrate the ejection module with my command pods I discovered that the parachutes wouldn't deploy anymore, even when using the official part. After a some tinkering and a couple of rounds of deleting and re-installing the mod I've reached the conclusion that something is keeping VanguardTechnologies.dll from working. The problem is identical to what I had before I realised that the .dll was seperate, and I've determined that the parachutes still work just fine if I install the mod in a mostly clean KSP install.Unfortunately I can't tell much other than that. I've got too many mods in my main KSP install now to tinker with them easily. VNG seems to play nice with ioncross and ISA Mapsat, so maybe Kethane or Extraplanetary launchpads is causing an issue? More experimentation to come. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomtoomX Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 This is the problem I had. I will post what I think caused this in a few minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomtoomX Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Just reporting the existence of what seems to be a compatability issue of some sort. I had the parachutes working smoothly after first installing them but while trying to integrate the ejection module with my command pods I discovered that the parachutes wouldn't deploy anymore, even when using the official part. After a some tinkering and a couple of rounds of deleting and re-installing the mod I've reached the conclusion that something is keeping VanguardTechnologies.dll from working. The problem is identical to what I had before I realised that the .dll was seperate, and I've determined that the parachutes still work just fine if I install the mod in a mostly clean KSP install.Unfortunately I can't tell much other than that. I've got too many mods in my main KSP install now to tinker with them easily. VNG seems to play nice with ioncross and ISA Mapsat, so maybe Kethane or Extraplanetary launchpads is causing an issue? More experimentation to come. . . Check your plugin folder for Vangaurd dll files... I think it may be a conflict of versions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boberts314 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Check your plugin folder for Vangaurd dll files... I think it may be a conflict of versions...Looks like you might be onto something, there's an outdated duplicate in the legacy plugin folder. Give me a few minutes here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boberts314 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 The outdated plugin was version 5 from the BBI Color Light mod, but unfortunately removing it doesn't seem to have done anything. =\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 I can confirm compatibility with all the plugins that come with B9, Deadly Reentry, Extraplanetary Launchpads, FAR, Hooligan Labs Airships, Haystack, ISA MapSat, KAS, Kethane, LLL, MJ2, Protractor, RemoteTech and Alarm Clock since they're the ones I'm currently using on my main install.Do you have Hooligan Labs launchpads and runways? If yes, check GameData\HooliganLabs\Plugins\, it should contain version 4, delete that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheThing345 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Time to paradrop some kerbals on laythe with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boberts314 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I can confirm compatibility with all the plugins that come with B9, Deadly Reentry, Extraplanetary Launchpads, FAR, Hooligan Labs Airships, Haystack, ISA MapSat, KAS, Kethane, LLL, MJ2, Protractor, RemoteTech and Alarm Clock since they're the ones I'm currently using on my main install.Do you have Hooligan Labs launchpads and runways? If yes, check GameData\HooliganLabs\Plugins\, it should contain version 4, delete that.That's done it! You had the right idea after all toomtoomX, I just didn't think about searching the gamedata folders. Many thanks to both of you for the help!Well in related news both the launchpads and the colorlight still seem to work fine, I assume they're now using the up to date .dll. The module manager file I set up is also working flawlessly, so I can now cause most of my command capsules to eject their crew at the touch of a button with no extra parts needed! Granted, they are irrevocably destroyed in the process, but I'm sure that will never come up again. As long as I'm tinkering, maybe I'll try and switch out the model/texture for the parachute box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer225 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 By the way, to keep track how many mods you have, make a subfolder of each mod inside the GameData folder, then unzip the contents (Parts, plugins, etc.) into that subfolder.EDIT: Then by checking the GameData folder, you should have # of mods. Also check on the legacy folders to check any external mods.Right now I have 8 mods, 0 in legacy folders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Set maxUses = -1 in the ejection module config if you don't like the explosions... but I guess you like them I actually want to replace the parachute box, just never got around drawing the sketches and sending them to Quadro7f, who will then make the models because I suck hard at 3d arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boberts314 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Set maxUses = -1 in the ejection module config if you don't like the explosions... but I guess you like them I actually want to replace the parachute box, just never got around drawing the sketches and sending them to Quadro7f, who will then make the models because I suck hard at 3d arts.I've got half a mind to learn enough about texturing to change the colors on the radial parachute I used as a substitute for the box, but I think I'll just leave well enough alone for now. I'm probably pushing my luck as it is. The high explosive ejection seats do seem very....kerbal, soI think I'll leave them in. Thanks for the trick though. I've been learning a lot about tweaking while getting all these mods installed, and it's interesting!By the way, to keep track how many mods you have, make a subfolder of each mod inside the GameData folder, then unzip the contents (Parts, plugins, etc.) into that subfolder.EDIT: Then by checking the GameData folder, you should have # of mods. Also check on the legacy folders to check any external mods.Right now I have 8 mods, 0 in legacy folders.Now that I think about it, I've been archiving the .zip folders whenever I install. According to that file I've got about 65 mods running currently. It's miraculous I had so few issues to iron out, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler00337 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, I just stumbled across this. Now to combine this and Hooligan Labs airships, and Lazor mod. 101st KerAirborne here we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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