[.21] Radial Stack Separator

[NovaSilisko]

As its name says, it's a radially-attached stack separator.

NOTE: Decoupling items symmetrically will leave the decoupler with no relative velocity to your spacecraft due to how the decoupler code works, so don't use them for things that will decouple symmetrically and simultaneously (ex. boosters)

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[Mekan1k]

Mmmm.... Sexy!

[cy-one]

Is it a seperator or a decoupler? (I'm a bit confused because of the first picture).

Also, what's the advantage over the stock-parts? Just a different design (which does look good, btw)?

[Awaras]

Is it a seperator or a decoupler? (I'm a bit confused because of the first picture).

Also, what's the advantage over the stock-parts? Just a different design (which does look good, btw)?

Check this thread out:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/43674-Double-Sided-Radial-Decouplers

[NovaSilisko]

It functions just like a normal stack separator except it's mounted radially. The decoupler is detached from both sides, leaving no unsightly parts still attached.

[Comrade Jenkens]

wish I could make mods that fast.... or at all :L

anyway, that was fast and impressive work Nova. Good job!!

[Temeter]

Thanks, this will come in handy. I don't even use the any other than the blue sperators, since the others will more often than not cause problems when placing them the wrong way round.

[Stelith61]

Thanks for making this man!

The INB-4 was designed after a singular complaint was recieved by an extremely paranoid parts contractor regarding the lack of lateral stack separators. He quickly ordered his manufacturing devision to produce 15,000 of them.

10/10 for accuracy.

Is there any chance of this getting put into the stock game (with the usual polishing and testing of course)?

[Andersenman]

Two peeves: There is a typo in "devision". It should be "division". Also, it uses the icon for the axial separator instead of a radial one:

/QA

Edited July 31, 2013 by Andersenman

[Comrade Jenkens]

Pretty sure this is gonna be stock in no time.

Andersenman: Both those things are easy fixes.

[JRL101]

O _0 Im confused. I thought you could separate decouplers as of the last update or two. I don't get the difference from stock parts, apart from the look.

[Awaras]

O _0 Im confused. I thought you could separate decouplers as of the last update or two. I don't get the difference from stock parts, apart from the look.

Normal decouplers leave pieces of themselves stuck to both decoupled objects. This one doesn't.

[Nutter]

I wonder if you could make these things decouple on one side a bit after the other. Say...quarter second?

Though, that would leave the separator hurtling back towards the craft/part that decoupled first if it isn't already accelerating out of the way.

[Gaius]

The decoupler is detached from both sides, leaving no unsightly parts still attached.

Thank you!

[louiz347]

Thank you so much NovaSilisko!

This have to be stock from now on.

[scottholio]

This is really awesome, great work Nova.

[NovaSilisko]

Two peeves: There is a typo in "devision". It should be "division". Also, it uses the icon for the axial separator instead of a radial one:

/QA

Damn it. How could I miss that typo...

[NovaSilisko]

Now fixed, updated.

[NoMrBond]

More awesome toys, glee!

[King Arthur]

I've been finding that this part makes any crafts using the stock "TR-18D Stack Separator" part completely unloadable in the VAB, freezing KSP and the VAB and forcing me to ALT+F4 to get out.

I unfortunately have nothing odd in the logs and the like so I can only report this bug from what I've just experienced, can Nova or someone else confirm if this bug exists and if it does fix it properly?

[NoMrBond]

I've been finding that this part makes any crafts using the stock "TR-18D Stack Separator" part completely unloadable in the VAB, freezing KSP and the VAB and forcing me to ALT+F4 to get out.

I unfortunately have nothing odd in the logs and the like so I can only report this bug from what I've just experienced, can Nova or someone else confirm if this bug exists and if it does fix it properly?

They both use the part.cfg line

name = stackSeparator

This looks like why (game can't tell the parts, well, apart)

I suggest changing the name = line in the LSU-4's part.cfg [...\Kerbal Space Program\GameData\SiliskoIndustries\SingleParts\SI-RadialSeparator], I changed it to

name = sideSeparator

But I'm sure Nova will update it

Edited August 1, 2013 by NoMrBond

[King Arthur]

Ah, so that's why KSP was going head over heels trying to load some of my .craft files while I had that part installed. =p

Thanks for that, I'll change it as appropriate here until Nova can officially fix that.

[MrZurkon]

FANKS! just what i needed for my missiles!

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Yay! Nova releasing new parts! That I can finally use!

Yay, fixed CPU!

[NovaSilisko]

Ah, so that's why KSP was going head over heels trying to load some of my .craft files while I had that part installed. =p

Thanks for that, I'll change it as appropriate here until Nova can officially fix that.

Damn it all. Hold on.