kOS docking script

[KvickFlygarn87]

That's right, get your brains up, it's show time! Your mission is to write a docking script, that has to be able to dock from 100 meters at least. No changing code, after you started getting data for the challenge. You need to try it TEN times. If more, great, but no extra score and first ten tries only count.

Scoring

The score is based on a few things. First of all, Add 1 point per second after initiating docking script.

Second of all, precision. Does it work every time? If it does, remove 30 points. If it works more than 7 times of ten, remove 10 points.

Third of all, efficiency. Add half a point per monoprop used.

Fourth of all, code. Add 1 point per line. I'm picky, alright?

You calculate the score by getting the average of 1 and 3, then add 4. Finally, apply 3.

Good luck and happy coding!

[Captain Sierra]

My that scoring is complicated. I don't code for kOS but since I do mod config coding for my own custom parts, I'm sure I can whip something functional up.

[Dunbaratu]

That's right, get your brains up, it's show time! Your mission is to write a docking script, that has to be able to dock from 100 meters at least. No changing code, after you started getting data for the challenge. You need to try it TEN times. If more, great, but no extra score and first ten tries only count.

Scoring

The score is based on a few things. First of all, Add 1 point per second after initiating docking script.

Second of all, precision. Does it work every time? If it does, remove 30 points. If it works more than 7 times of ten, remove 10 points.

Third of all, efficiency. Add half a point per monoprop used.

Fourth of all, code. Add 1 point per line. I'm picky, alright?

You calculate the score by getting the average of 1 and 3, then add 4. Finally, apply 3.

Good luck and happy coding!

Your scoring is badly explained. What does: "Finally, apply 3" mean? Is it "add 3"? Is it "multiply by 3"? Apply 3 in what way?

"You calculate the score by getting the average of 1 and 3 then add 4" Uh.. Okay.. that's a constant. It's 6.

"add half a point per monoprop used" - As of right now KOS doesn't provide access to translation controls. (which makes docking pretty damned hard as you have to rotate and use main engine for each little correction).

You never explicitly said so but it looks like you're going for a system where low score is best. You really need to say that explicitly if that's the case.

Also, as KOS is under development, you need to state the version the challenge uses, or reset the challenge each time a new version comes out. Each iteration of KOS makes the task easier so it's unfair to compare a score from version X to a score from version Y.

You didn't state it explicitly but are you allowed to put a KOS scs part on BOTH ships? That may make this possible, otherwise it cannot be done in the current version as there is no way to query the orientation of a vessel, but if it has its own KOS SCS part on it it can rotate itself to a known position.

[Epthelyn]

Why do I get the feeling this is one of those challenges posted entirely for the benefit of the poster because they can't (or are unwilling to) do something themselves?

[rhoark]

kOS can't fire RCS yet, so this is currently impossible. I do have a few pages of scribbles trying to work out rendezvous.

[Xiphos]

Why do I get the feeling this is one of those challenges posted entirely for the benefit of the poster because they can't (or are unwilling to) do something themselves?

That's exactly how the OP sounded when I read it as well....

[KvickFlygarn87]

Steven Mading: 1, 2, and 3 are the scoring rules.

I was unaware that kOScould not use RCS. Mods, you may lock this thread until it can.