Custom staging icons, how to?

[stupid_chris]

Alright, I'm trying to work on a new parachute part module. It will have to show up in staging and the documentation on how to do this is rather low to non existent.

For now, the best two sources I had for this is the Wiki and a piece of code Majiir dug up for me.

For now, the code I have to load up the part in the staging list is this:

namespace stupid_chris
{
    public class RealChuteModule : PartModule
    {
        public override void OnStart(PartModule.StartState state)
        {
            Staging.CreateIcon(this.part);
            this.part.inStageIndex = Staging.CurrentStage;
            this.part.stackIcon.SetIcon(DefaultIcons.PARACHUTES);
            this.part.stackIconGrouping = StackIconGrouping.SAME_MODULE;

        }
    }
}

What this does for now is only loading up a blank square in the staging list:

So that's half the way there. My question is twofold:

1. Now that's it loading there, how do I actually assign it an image rather than having a blank square, my current code doesn't seem to do it. (I also tried "this.part.stackIcon.iconImage = DefaultIcons.PARACHUTES;")

2. When I delete the part, the staging icon stays there, couldn't get it to disappear upon part deletion, anyone has headers on to how to do that? Edit: on that, I noticed a "RemoveIcon()" method but couldn't get it to work.

Edited October 23, 2013 by stupid_chris

[stupid_chris]

Case closed, thanks to UbioZur. The secret was this.part.stagingIcon = "PARACHUTES";

[Nertea]

To dredge this up a bit (hope it's not too much of a necro, only a month), I have a similar question. That works for using one of the stock icons, but is there still a way to do a fully custom icon? The wiki's method doesn't seem to work. According to that, this is approximately what I should have in OnStart:

this.part.stackIcon.SetIcon(this.part, "icons.png", 0, 0);

Despite having a correctly laid out icons.png. I even tried placing the file in both the part folder and the PluginData folder, as recommended on the wiki, but neither shows anything. I feel like this may have changed since it was written. Anyone?

[EndlessWaves]

That was the pluginData folder alongside your plugin? The one in the base game directory isn't likely to work anymore.

[Nertea]

Yep, I've tried all 3 different locations that have been suggested for completeness, KSP/PluginData/icons.png, KSP/GameData/NearFuture/PluginData/icons.png and KSP/GameData/NearFuture/PluginData/NearFuture/icons.png. No luck with any of them!

[EndlessWaves]

The plugin is in GameData/NearFuture?

[stupid_chris]

This isn't going to work, the SetIcon() method is outdated, this dates from .17 It's also what I first tried. My guess is that it has to do with this.part.stagingIcon = "icon_file_name"; but my very brief attempts haven't been successful.

[Nertea]

Yeah, looks like it unfortunately. I have tried... many things with no success now, so I'll just make do with a fuel tank symbol or something. No nuclear trefoil for me .

[stupid_chris]

Yeah, looks like it unfortunately. I have tried... many things with no success now, so I'll just make do with a fuel tank symbol or something. No nuclear trefoil for me .

You can always try messaging C7 or HarvesteR about it. From what Mu told me, hey are the people to speak to concerning staging. They might help you.

[dtobi]

You can always try messaging C7 or HarvesteR about it. From what Mu told me, hey are the people to speak to concerning staging. They might help you.

Hi!

Any news here. I ran into the same problem as Nerta. The custom icon is just empty if I set it with setIcon.

[stupid_chris]

Hi!

Any news here. I ran into the same problem as Nerta. The custom icon is just empty if I set it with setIcon.

Don't use setIcon, it's deprecated.

[Firov]

Hopefully this isn't too much of a necro, but I had a thought.

If custom staging icons aren't possible then what icons are already built into the game? I know about the parachute, SRB, liquid engine, command pod, and radial/stack decoupler icons. Are there others though? I know that KSP used to have dozens of staging icons which were used for just about anything. Are those icons are still in the game resources somewhere, unused and gathering dust?

If so I'll have to figure out some way to find them. None of the existing icons would be suitable for the timer part I'm trying to get working.

[stupid_chris]

Hopefully this isn't too much of a necro, but I had a thought.

If custom staging icons aren't possible then what icons are already built into the game? I know about the parachute, SRB, liquid engine, command pod, and radial/stack decoupler icons. Are there others though? I know that KSP used to have dozens of staging icons which were used for just about anything. Are those icons are still in the game resources somewhere, unused and gathering dust?

If so I'll have to figure out some way to find them. None of the existing icons would be suitable for the timer part I'm trying to get working.

Yes, look at the DefaultIcons enum. Just find the one you want in that list, and do this.part.stagingIcon = "ICON"; Where ICON is the enum member you want, string form.

[Firov]

Yes, look at the DefaultIcons enum. Just find the one you want in that list, and do this.part.stagingIcon = "ICON"; Where ICON is the enum member you want, string form.

Fantastic. Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for. It's going to be something of a pain to figure out what each icon actually looks like since I'll have to keep reloading KSP, but at least now I know the names.

[stupid_chris]

Fantastic. Thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for. It's going to be something of a pain to figure out what each icon actually looks like since I'll have to keep reloading KSP, but at least now I know the names.

I believe you can do it from the part config. Just create a bunch of dumb/empty parts and stick the line stagingIcon = ICON in them. I believe this will set them correctly.

[sebi.zzr]

[quote name='stupid_chris']Yes, look at the DefaultIcons enum. Just find the one you want in that list, and do this.part.stagingIcon = "ICON"; Where ICON is the enum member you want, string form.[/QUOTE]
Can you tell me where are "default staging icons" located.Thank you