[1.12.X] Tantares - Stockalike Soyuz and MIR [16.1][28.05.2024][Mars Expedition WIP]

[spacecookie]

Here are some more gift pictures to you Beale, Possibilities with your mods are endless I tried my best to recreate a Vostok, a Voskhod and an early Soyuz

http://imgur.com/a/6XbUN Here is the full album.

I look forward for angara parts as we already have a PPTS in dev

[planeguy868]

Here are some more gift pictures to you Beale, Possibilities with your mods are endless I tried my best to recreate a Vostok, a Voskhod and an early Soyuz

http://i.imgur.com/y7hV8k0.png

http://i.imgur.com/DOJDnfX.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZYyDqFe.png

http://i.imgur.com/duyThPU.png

http://imgur.com/a/6XbUN Here is the full album.

I look forward for angara parts as we already have a PPTS in dev

In 100% seriousness, with clever Tweakscale use (and adding a 1.875m scale), you can have a fully functional Angara rocket as a stopgap. AFAIK, Angara might not be coming for a while, since Beale has his eyes on other stuff he wants to do.

[MACman]

Hi Beale!

Once started such changes Soyuz / Progress, by the way superb changes. You can make a separate heat shield for the Soyuz capsule?

P.S. Many thanks for excellent IVA for the Soyuz capsule! This update I waited most

[BLUAV8R]

In 100% seriousness, with clever Tweakscale use (and adding a 1.875m scale), you can have a fully functional Angara rocket as a stopgap. AFAIK, Angara might not be coming for a while, since Beale has his eyes on other stuff he wants to do.

Well with AB Launchers most of the parts you would need to make an Angara system are already there, granted you have to add tweakscale compatibility for the 1.875m size of the boosters.

[spacecookie]

Does anyone of you have a tantares LV and AB launchers config for tweakscale ? I am really rookie with those kind of plugins don't blame me if I am totally wrong

[planeguy868]

Here's a ModuleManager config for all AB Launchers tanks and engines, and some Tantares tanks and engines.

Also, copy-paste this scale type into your Tweakscale defaultscales config, replacing the first SCALETYPE entry:

SCALETYPE
{
    name = stack
    freeScale = false
    scaleFactors = 0.625, 1.25, 1.875, 2.5, 3.75, 5.0, 6.25, 7.5
    scaleNames = 62.5cm, 1.25m, 1.875m, 2.5m, 3.75m, 5m, 6.25m, 7.5m
    defaultScale = 1.25

	ATTACHNODES
	{
		base = 1
		top = Stack:1
		top01 = Stack:1
		top02 = Stack:1
		top03 = Stack:1
		bottom = Stack:1
		bottom01 = Stack:1
		bottom02 = Stack:1
		bottom03 = Stack:1
		bottom04 = Stack:1
	}
}

It adds a 1.875m size to the "stack" scale.

[spacecookie]

Wow, that's great ! Thank you for the fast answer, amazing !

[nothingSpecial]

Here are some more gift pictures to you Beale, Possibilities with your mods are endless I tried my best to recreate a Vostok, a Voskhod and an early Soyuz

http://i.imgur.com/y7hV8k0.png

http://i.imgur.com/DOJDnfX.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZYyDqFe.png

http://i.imgur.com/duyThPU.png

http://imgur.com/a/6XbUN Here is the full album.

I look forward for angara parts as we already have a PPTS in dev

Wow. That's beautiful. Can you share technique you used to make upper part for Vostok/Voskhod propulsion module and Voskhod airlock?

[Andy0432]

For some reason I keep on getting 2 of the same parts but this is only with some parts the only mods I have are Chatterer, Destruction effects by BahamutoD, Hyperedit, Procedural fairings and Hotrockets, is there any fix to this? Also I've been looking everywhere but I can't figure out why the Tantares LV isnt just included in the Normal Tantares? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

P.S THIS MOD IS AWSOME (Big fan of the Soviet Space Program)

Thanks

Edited April 7, 2015 by Andy0432

[taniel0401]

I have had the same issue (in the VAB I have 3 different SRB's, but when I launch they're all the same part...) .... but I think that might have sth to do with the part configs I have made.....

[Beale]

Just popping in to admire the stuff

And 600 pages, almost a million views is really nice! In less than a year!

First off, say hello to the Roach!

http://i.imgur.com/az0M3xwl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HJbu5B9l.jpg

I let my roommate go at it with a pen, and an image of the Tantares Space Technologies logo, and it turned out great. It was initially going to be named "Polaris", but he ended up writing out P-O-A inadvertently, so it then became the "Roach." I'm on the university rocket team, and we're working on a Hybrid 2K. I'm going to try to bring the spirit of Tantares into the real world at some point hopefully.

Looks great all around. Good choices. To recap, how many new parts will be added for the optional no-neck Progress? Having trouble keeping track of which parts are just you experimenting, and which parts will actually get finalized. Will the added Progress parts be memory-free because of the texture sharing?

Makes me very happy to see this kind of thing, it's adorable! Here's hoping it flies true!

Parts: Just one part for the Progress, the very simple descent vehicle. No stats for it yet, but I guess science container (obviously) and a liberal amount of KIS space.

Edit: Yes they are memory free.

I've been attempting to make one, but no dice so far.

EDIT: Redid the alpha channel for the Tantares TMA textures. Now it really looks like thermal fabric. In light it shouldn't be totally flat and nonreflective, and all the imperfections and texturing in the thermal fabric is apparent.

http://i.imgur.com/oGuHRma.png

I'm looking into my fairing textures, and I might redo them in tga so they have alpha channels as well, and look better in the light. But that's a lower priority right now; I'm polishing TMA, and I'm also mucking about with the Mir textures, trying to get some color into the Mir Core Module (I stopped working on the Polaris-style texture, since I don't think it looks very good; but it's more or less finished and I'll release it this week). Looking at IRL Mir and Zarya for inspiration.

I custom-rescaled the Aerojet Kerbodyne ICPS lower tank for KVTK, so that's a more or less custom part. I also used the KSLO 2.5m engines, plus our dear friend TweakScale to get 1.875m sizing. Procedural Fairings for the interstage and payload fairing, Ven's Stock Revamp (I think) for radial reaction wheels I clipped inside the tanks, and that's it, I believe. The Space Shuttle Engines pack supplied the Angara 7.2 core engine (it's the straight SSME, standing in for the RD-0120).

Regarding releasing, cool yer jets! I'm very finicky with my textures so I'll make tons of small tweaks over a period of time. I'm considering revamping the PF textures entirely to add an alpha channel and make them look even nicer, but barring that you can expect a release of TMA, the textures and fairing shapes, and maybe some more Mir stuff by the end of this week.

Really nice work you have done!

Of course I would be more than happy to include alternate textures (And parts if you get them working) with the main download

Here are some more gift pictures to you Beale, Possibilities with your mods are endless I tried my best to recreate a Vostok, a Voskhod and an early Soyuz

http://i.imgur.com/y7hV8k0.png

http://i.imgur.com/DOJDnfX.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZYyDqFe.png

http://i.imgur.com/duyThPU.png

http://imgur.com/a/6XbUN Here is the full album.

I look forward for angara parts as we already have a PPTS in dev

The Voshkod is incredible! That hatch just looks so nice.

The amount of greeble on the Soyuz is just fun to look at too, love it!

Hi Beale!

Once started such changes Soyuz / Progress, by the way superb changes. You can make a separate heat shield for the Soyuz capsule?

P.S. Many thanks for excellent IVA for the Soyuz capsule! This update I waited most

Thanks!

Separate heat-shield, no good, it will be too thin (IIRC the model is about 0.07m), meaning really tricky and awkward to place in VAB.

For some reason I keep on getting 2 of the same parts but this is only with some parts the only mods I have are Chatterer, Destruction effects by BahamutoD, Hyperedit, Procedural fairings and Hotrockets, is there any fix to this? Also I've been looking everywhere but I can't figure out why the Tantares LV isnt just included in the Normal Tantares? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

P.S THIS MOD IS AWSOME (Big fan of the Soviet Space Program)

Thanks

Thanks!

2 Parts: I've never come across that one... I'd recommend a clean install!

Tantares and TantaresLV: TantaresLV is launch vehicles (Soyuz rocket, Proton, N-1), the things you can use to launch the spacecraft in Tantares. I could've choose a better name in hindsight. But, my English is never perfect.

Edited April 7, 2015 by Beale

[Andy0432]

Wow! My first post on this Thread and a Quote by the creator already??

I've tried not using any mods except for the Tantares and Tantares LV but it still doesn't work It makes no difference, both of the parts work like they're supposed to but its just annoying. I've been using this mod ever since the first 50 pages of this thread XD and I've never had a problem with it until now . Once again I would like to thank you for creating this mod, I was searching for ages for a Soviet themed mod and I love "Stock-alike" Parts and it bugged me no one created one Until you made this beautiful mod! Love all the parts! You even made the N-1 lander! (Haven't seen much of the N-1 until your mod)

So Thanks! I really appreciate your work! Keep it up!!!!

[Revenant503]

which parts are you getting two of Andy?

[Andy0432]

which parts are you getting two of Andy?

Umm, Heres a full list!

Capella Cargo and Control Block

Hamal Control block

Fomalhaut Control block

Pavonis AC-1

Capella RCS Fuel Tank

All LLV Fuel tanks+Engines

Capella Orbital Manoeuvring system

Pavonis Engines

LLV stack Separators

Hamal Orbital Module

FomalHaut Science-max

- - - Updated - - -

Appears to be just the Capella, LLV, Hamal, Pavonis and FomalHaut parts. Anyone else have this problem?? I have to sleep XD Good Night! Will replay Tmrow.

[Beale]

Umm, Heres a full list!

Capella Cargo and Control Block

Hamal Control block

Fomalhaut Control block

Pavonis AC-1

Capella RCS Fuel Tank

All LLV Fuel tanks+Engines

Capella Orbital Manoeuvring system

Pavonis Engines

LLV stack Separators

Hamal Orbital Module

FomalHaut Science-max

- - - Updated - - -

Appears to be just the Capella, LLV, Hamal, Pavonis and FomalHaut parts. Anyone else have this problem?? I have to sleep XD Good Night! Will replay Tmrow.

Can you get me a screenshot directly inside the "PROGRESS" folder, inside GameData/Tantares/Parts?

I have a strong feeling it is leftover configs doing this.

[Beale]

Tantares 21

Here it is! It can buy alcohol in the USA and... nothing more than it could do when it was 18.

Tiny update:

- Progress-M descent module, to recover science.

- Expendable Progress look achieved with offset tool.

- KIS and DRE compatible.

- A little easter egg, somewhere!

Edited April 7, 2015 by Beale

[MK3424]

Here it is! It can buy alcohol in the USA and... nothing more than it could do when it was 18.

Lol: in my country, you're allowed to buy beer when you're 16 years old, but high alcohol (Vodka, Whisky, etc.) when you're 18.

Anyway, great new Progress Model!

[SnowWhite]

That's awesome! I was dreaming about Progress-M for a long time.

[curtquarquesso]

Tantares 21

Here it is! It can buy alcohol in the USA and... nothing more than it could do when it was 18.

Tiny update:

- Progress-M descent module, to recover science.

- Expendable Progress look achieved with offset tool.

- KIS and DRE compatible.

- A little easter egg, somewhere!

http://puu.sh/h58F2/68d6cbf0f1.jpg

I love it! Can't wait to redesign the .crafts once 1.0 is out, and school lets up. Spacecookie and I are gonna knock it out of the park.

[Beale]

Lol: in my country, you're allowed to buy beer when you're 16 years old, but high alcohol (Vodka, Whisky, etc.) when you're 18.

Anyway, great new Progress Model!

Italy, 18 to buy, but no legal age to drink. We have an epidemic of drunken toddlers.

It was even younger a few years ago, I think 16.

Many thanks!

That's awesome! I was dreaming about Progress-M for a long time.

Thanks!

Still I think there are more parts needed in future to get a closer resemblance (lights, etc).

I love it! Can't wait to redesign the .crafts once 1.0 is out, and school lets up. Spacecookie and I are gonna knock it out of the park.

Thanks!

That would be awesome!

Edited April 7, 2015 by Beale

[RobotsAndSpaceships]

Ooh! I love the new capsule design, but why did you mention DRE compatibility if the progress is meant to burn up?

[Beale]

Ooh! I love the new capsule design, but why did you mention DRE compatibility if the progress is meant to burn up?

I've butchered history basically!

This alternate control core is a "science return vehicle", with a heatshield, you can use it to retrieve science points from a station / whatever if you're so inclined.

[_Augustus_]

I've butchered history basically!

This alternate control core is a "science return vehicle", with a heatshield, you can use it to retrieve science points from a station / whatever if you're so inclined.

Yeah. I find that probe missions with 1.25 parts are difficult. The science jr. provides barely anything by transmission.

[MK3424]

Hey Beale, i dunno what the cause is, but i can't seem to undock my Soyuz crafts from my station... i'll provide some screenshots when i update this post.

(first, the option becomes clickable)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=421388558

(after clicking on it... it won't decouple and the undock option just disappear)

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=421388590

Edited April 7, 2015 by MK3424

[Leszek]

Hey Beale, i dunno what the cause is, but i can't seem to undock my Soyuz crafts from my station... i'll provide some screenshots when i update this post.

If you have Kerbal Joint Reinforcement, make sure it is up to date. That was a bug in the last few versions. Otherwise I don't know.