Docking Struts

[Pingonaut]

Does anyone know if there's an updated version of this mod? I really liked being able to have safe docked objects. No, I don't want Quantum Struts, the I dislike the blue laser and prefer physical struts (they look muchbetter).

[stupid_chris]

Quantum struts has a strut gun that creates struts instead of blue lasers.

[Pingonaut]

But you can't place them where you want, from what I can tell.

[stupid_chris]

Well, docking struts neither, you set the two ends in the VAB and then connect them once docked.

[Talisar]

I also prefer the docking struts mod to quantum struts, in part because of the fact that they have to be connected after docking. I keep hoping someone will take over development on that mod, or make another that works in a similar manner

[sumghai]

My understanding is that there were two versions of the Docking Strut mod - the latest one doesn't work for 0.20+, whilst there is an earlier release that works (although it can't be accessed on Spaceport via the usual means due to a borked mod entry page).

[Tex_NL]

The Docking Strut sumghai linked survived several patches and still functioned exactly as it should. I can't imagine it would not have survived the current patch.

Just keep in mind it is a legacy mod and should be installed in the parts folder instead of gamedata.

[sumghai]

The Docking Strut sumghai linked survived several patches and still functioned exactly as it should. I can't imagine it would not have survived the current patch.

Just keep in mind it is a legacy mod and should be installed in the parts folder instead of gamedata.

Strange - I installed it into the GameData folder in my 0.20.2 install, and apart from the PART{} tweak, it worked perfectly.

[Pingonaut]

My understanding is that there were two versions of the Docking Strut mod - the latest one doesn't work for 0.20+, whilst there is an earlier release that works (although it can't be accessed on Spaceport via the usual means due to a borked mod entry page).

Many thanks!

[epsilonion]

Do you know the page link for the part { } tweek, every time i do a search it pulls everything else up but the part tweek itself (mainly every mod in the forum)..

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[sumghai]

Do you know the page link for the part { } tweek, every time i do a search it pulls everything else up but the part tweek itself (mainly every mod in the forum)..

The PART{} tweak isn't something you download - rather, it's a manual edit you make to the part.cfg files to make the parts compatible with KSP 0.20/0.21.

Simply open up the part.cfg for the part in question, add PART{ on a new line at the beginning of the file, and } on a new line at the end of the file. Save and reload KSP.