Mod to execute preprogrammed things when there is no RemoteTech connection?

[szputnyik]

I'm looking for a mod, with which I can send commands to a vessel, when there is a remotetech connection between the vessel and a base, and the vessel could execute these commands, when there is no remotetech connection with a base. Essentially something that works like the basic flight computer of remotetech (which can do this) but extends its functionality with more autopilot things.

I've tried out MechJeb and kOS so far, but both seem to behave in a such a way, that despite there are pre-programmed commands sent to the vessel, when the vessel goes out of remotetech radiorange, it stops executing these commands.

For example, I purposefully not put an antenna on a vessel to test this out. I activated ascent autopilot with MechJeb. When the vessel got out of radio range at about an altitude of 2000m, the main engine immediately stopped.

With kOS I wrote a simple ascent program and tried the same thing. Again, when the vessel left the range of the Remotetech radio, the main engine immediately shut down.

Do you know a mod which effectively extends the functionality of the basic RemoteTech computer with things like programmable ascent and stuff?

[Taki117]

I don't see why kOS shouldn't be able to handle it. I don't know how it works so I can't say for certain, but those are the only two auto-pilot mods I know about.

[Tery215]

They removed the kOS compatibility.

[szputnyik]

kOS programs don't run when the spacecraft is out of remotetech radio range.

The built-in flight computer of RemoteTech works, when there is no connection, for example if I put a maneuvre node on the opposite side of Kerbin from KSC, and I tell the flight computer to execute the command when there is still contact with KSC, but if I tell kOS to establish an orbit, then coast to the other side of Kerbin and fire the engines there, it won't do anything after its out of radio contact with KSC.

[Taki117]

They removed the kOS compatibility.

That seems counter productive. I mean How cool is it to run a Curiosity style mission to Duna with both RemoteTech and kOS?

[undercoveryankee]

Remotetech and whatever plugin you were using for programming would have to know a lot about each other's internals to make this happen. Until then, my favorite way to do probe maneuvers is to create a node with MechJeb, then hit "execute" on Remotetech's flight computer.

[Tery215]

That seems counter productive. I mean How cool is it to run a Curiosity style mission to Duna with both RemoteTech and kOS?

I agree, but it was probably something with bugs.