[WIP Plugin] Braking Parachutes 0.1 - modelers needed

[Weatherman159]

Ever felt you needed that extra bit of braking power upon landing your plane/shuttle? Well look no further. Weatherman Aerospace Technologies brings you the first installment of Braking Parachutes to suit your every need.

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Now the stock way of repacking chutes always seemed a bit odd to me. I mean, if you land, sure, but if you cut a chute a few hundred meters up, you may never find it again so being able to "repack" it makes no sense. The same goes for my braking chutes, since once deployed, they'd be damaged by engine exhaust, ground tearing etc. So I decided to go for a finite amount of chutes (defaults to five, can be changed via config file) for each deployer part.

Supports action groups for both deploying and cutting parachutes.

Version history:

0.1 - initial release

Legal stuff:

Distributed under CC by license.

Original code by the awesome Kreuzung of Vanguard EVA parachutes - check it out:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/25305-0-20-2-Vanguard-Technologies-EVA-parachutes-Finally-updated-%28Jun-4%29

Parachute model by CardBoardBoxProcessor.

Modeler needed. As much as I like the EVA parachute model I'm using, it's really just a placeholder. My modeling skills are lower than zero, so I really need external help on this one. Now since this doesn't inherit moduleParachute, I need a separate model for the deployer and the parachute. Right now I'm using a Linear RCS Port as a placeholder for the deployer. The parachute should be about the size of the small stock one, but look more like a drogue chute (not so solid). Contact me if you're interested.

Download link:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67018454/braking_parachute_v0.1.zip

Edited June 20, 2013 by Weatherman159
Added dowload link

[frash23]

Awesome, definetly useful for landings!

I'm not very fancy with unity and it's graphics system, but i could help oyu out with anything else, if you wan

[Weatherman159]

Well I can always use any feature requests or bug reports.

[Itsdavyjones]

This will be an amazing thing for space planes.

[bigdad84]

After copying over to my game folder the parts don't show up

[Guest]

Any news on this? I've got a few places where I'd like to use it, but I need to know if it'll be supported in the later versions of KSP.

[Weatherman159]

Any news on this? I've got a few places where I'd like to use it, but I need to know if it'll be supported in the later versions of KSP.

Well, since I primarily made this for my personal use, and I'll still need it, yes. It still won't have its' own models unless someone makes them though.

[Lurven]

Does this only add your braking parachute, it doesn't change anything else?

[Weatherman159]

Yes, that is correct. The plugin handles only the parachute, nothing else.

[runmug]

my prayers have been answered thank you

[OrbitusII]

Interesting idea, I expect good things from this.

[ganinian]

Could you make the chute round?

[Weatherman159]

Could you make the chute round?

Well, that's why I'm looking for a modeller. I want it to be round as well.

[ganinian]

maybe I could, but I've never modelled a parachute before, but it all I need to do is made a solid model (not like one with animated cloth physics) then I think I can do that

[Weatherman159]

maybe I could, but I've never modelled a parachute before, but it all I need to do is made a solid model (not like one with animated cloth physics) then I think I can do that

That's really all that is needed here. The stock parachutes don't have any physics like that either. Hell, they don't even have colliders (hence the phasing of parachutes through each other). Just a simple, round parachute model is all I need.

EDIT: Well, that and a new model for the deployer so it doesn't use the RCS port one, but that doesn't need to be terribly complicated either.

Edited July 31, 2013 by Weatherman159

[Guest]

Good luck - I will definately be following this. A much needed mod.

[ganinian]

So this "deployer" is just the parachute storage box right? And do the chute box and the chute itself have different folders?

Edited July 31, 2013 by ganinian

[Weatherman159]

So this "deployer" is just the parachute storage box right? And btw i'm already working on the chute itself

Exactly that. A box the parachutes are deployed from. Also, thanks. I was starting to think nobody would step up and I'd have to learn to model myself

[astropapi1]

So, did the mod die? D:

[-Lysdal-]

I can model if you want me to, If that other guy already made the models, just ignore this.

Just send me a pm with your skype name, steam name or somehing else.

[The Destroyer]

Ohhh this is nice!

[Guest]

Does this work in 0.22? Does anyone use it, for that matter?

Also, could you talk to BobCat about the models? He could really use a plugin like this for Buran, and probably could provide an excellent model.

Edited October 17, 2013 by Guest