[WIP] Cacteye Telescope v0.1 (2/1/14) - Modular, EVA-serviceable orbital telescope

[Aknar]

I'm having a strange bug. The telescope starts moving randomly in space and can't be stopped with SAS. I only put parts from your mod, and stock on craft...

[nli2work]

I'm having a strange bug. The telescope starts moving randomly in space and can't be stopped with SAS. I only put parts from your mod, and stock on craft...

If you mean constant drifting at high zoom that's normal.

if you mean heavy vibration, that's a known issue with certain parts combinations, see original post. sometimes it can be fixed by switching to another vessel, then switching back to the telescope.

[nli2work]

Put a telescope in high sun orbit to look at the planets, astronomer's visual enhancements pack

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[Aknar]

If you mean constant drifting at high zoom that's normal.

if you mean heavy vibration, that's a known issue with certain parts combinations, see original post. sometimes it can be fixed by switching to another vessel, then switching back to the telescope.

I can't find the info concerning this in OP. Must be vibrations but it makes the ship slowly and smoothly drift in a random direction then another.

(Very nice pics by the way )

Edit: reloading vessel doesn't help

Edited June 1, 2014 by Aknar

[nli2work]

I can't find the info concerning this in OP. Must be vibrations but it makes the ship slowly and smoothly drift in a random direction then another.

(Very nice pics by the way )

Edit: reloading vessel doesn't help

Yeah smooth drifting is normal. just the floating point calculation errors in KSP, not much you can do. Putting the game on 5x time warp will stop the drifting, but you won't have any control over the telescope either.

As far as violent shaking, it tends to happen when you use the Cateye SAS at reduced torque modes in combination with high tech processor.

[Aknar]

it's neither of the two, it's obvious form 3rd person view but smooth, not shaky. It drifts completely off, changing orientation without any input. And with SAS on, it's shaky at best, you can see the ship try to wiggle free of sas locked point.

[nli2work]

it's neither of the two, it's obvious form 3rd person view but smooth, not shaky. It drifts completely off, changing orientation without any input. And with SAS on, it's shaky at best, you can see the ship try to wiggle free of sas locked point.

You also have to remember both you and the target are in orbit, so constantly moving in relation to each other.

[Aknar]

You also have to remember both you and the target are in orbit, so constantly moving in relation to each other.

I'm not even talking about looking through the lens... When I'm in the usual 3rd person mode, the ship rotates and moves slowly/gently and and randomly changes direction at any moment. It makes the telescope unusable since it can't stay put for a second. Even SAS can't put a stop to this invisible force playing spin the bottle with my telescope.

[BudgetHedgehog]

Have you reset trim with Alt-X? Disabled FARs flights assistance toggles if you have it installed? Do you currently use, or have you at any point in the past used, a joystick for control?

[Aknar]

Yes I have a joystick and It actually does happen to other ships as well, I don't know how I managed to overlook that. It's only a problem on my side, sorry for all the fuss. what would you recommend so that I can cancel that interference without having to disconnect and go through the calibration all over again each time I try to use it?

[BudgetHedgehog]

what would you recommend so that I can cancel that interference without having to disconnect and go through the calibration all over again each time I try to use it?

I would recommend not using it all.

[Aknar]

It might not be the joystick actually, it moves too randomly and I have recalibrated, disconnected it, it persists. It might be another mod i'm using.

[somnambulist]

It might not be the joystick actually, it moves too randomly and I have recalibrated, disconnected it, it persists. It might be another mod i'm using.

Without seeing it in action, it sounds a lot like the behavior you get if FAR's assistive flight controls are on when you're not in an atmosphere.

[Geo793]

Will the science work for Alternis Kerbol?

[Majsteros]

I found a bug in the mod:

When I wanted to upgrade the processor in the telescope by KAS processor appear at the stand. As I activated it has displayed this: Warring: Incorrectly mounted

Screenshot: http://funkyimg.com/view/HJos

Edited June 4, 2014 by Majsteros

[johnwayne1930]

Here you go.

[johnwayne1930]

With the new HullCameraVDS.V0.3 KSP stuck on loading screeen while loading the processor parts, but with the previous Hullcam version all works as it should.

Incompatibility maybe?

[guto8797]

With the new HullCameraVDS.V0.3 KSP stuck on loading screeen while loading the processor parts, but with the previous Hullcam version all works as it should.

Incompatibility maybe?

Same Here. Stuck loading processors, even with the ModuleManager fix. Shame, can anyone update the mod, it is so awesome.

[Nicholander]

Does this work for V 0.23.5?

[guto8797]

Does this work for V 0.23.5?

So far i can't get it to work, seems to be incompatible with the latest HullCameraVDS version (which is a prerequisite)

[Taki117]

Does this work for V 0.23.5?

Works just fine for me. Make sure you have the latest versions of all the required mods.

[JeffreyCor]

Works just fine for me. Make sure you have the latest versions of all the required mods.

Except for HullCams, the current version causes problems so you do not what the latest version of that required mod. At least not yet.

[OneEyedShark]

how do i use that fix for KAS?

[jamqdlaty]

Well, I don't even know what HullCamera is and still the game is freezing on loading tele_processor_high...

Folders from my GameData:

000_Toolbar (I guess it doesn't have to be there anyway)

ActionGroupManager

B9_Aerospace

CactEye

ExsurgentEngineering

FerramAerospaceResearch

Firespitter

KAS

Keramzit

KerbalJointReinforcement

Kerbaltek

Kethane

KineTechAnimation

MagicSmokeIndustries

NASAmission

RemoteTech2

ResGen

SCANsat

Squad

ThunderAerospace

and files telescope_KAS.cfg (the fix for KAS that was mentioned on this thread)

toolbar-settings.dat

ModuleManager.2.1.5.dll

Any ideas what's wrong?

EDIT: So... I removed 000_Toolbar and it's dat file and it seems to work fine for now.

EDIT: But wait... It says Toolbar mod is completely necessary for the mod to work... Parts are available in VAB, but I hadn't tried them in action.

Edited June 8, 2014 by jamqdlaty

[JeffreyCor]

It is the required mod listed right above Toolbar on the required mods list in the OP.