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


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It's quite easy, but also quite awkward if you don't have knowledge of the UV unwrap positions.

True. I've used a color-coded (think: red in one corner, blue in opposite, yellow and green in the others) to sniff out the general positions in the past (not in KSP yet though? (edit: once, for the stock radial monoprop tanks)). It takes some trial and error and a few passes (stepwise refinement of the color quads, etc), but is generally reliable. Still awkward though. ;)

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Hey the LK can land on Phobos, that's good, right?

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True. I've used a color-coded (think: red in one corner, blue in opposite, yellow and green in the others) to sniff out the general positions in the past (not in KSP yet though? (edit: once, for the stock radial monoprop tanks)). It takes some trial and error and a few passes (stepwise refinement of the color quads, etc), but is generally reliable. Still awkward though. ;)

Ah, that takes me back to modding some games that really didn't want to be modded :)

http://interspacenews.com/Portals/3/Articles/images/soyuz.jpg

If you take a look at that, you'll see that the booster isn't a straight up slanted cone, but has different angles of slant in different parts. hence, they have a gradient

Ok! I understand now.

Yeah this is the plan, the current models are more "conceptual" kind of things to see how the texture stealing will work, and what balance the tanks have.

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Beale, may you upload the texture templates of your mod? I want to try make little more "realistic" textures for TANTARES & Co, because I'm not a big fan of too-stockalike spacecrafts.

Of course!

There are quite a lot though, do you just want templates for the Tantares?

Direct links:

CM

OMS

OM

Sorry to say, I'm not quite sure which texture area is Front/Back/Side, I'd compare them to the existing textures.

For in-game, they are saved as 1024x1024 32-Bit Compressed TGAs, to keep file size down. But of course you can resize to anything :)

Crew Module

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Engine

MLcapBb.png

Orbital

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I'll upload more ASAP

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Thanks!

There are quite a lot though, do you just want templates for the Tantares?

For all parts, not just Tantares. First I want to try to repaint the Alnair - I saw Excalibur/Almaz project and was very impressed.

15photo.jpg

icon6d.png

icon5.png

If I could, I promise to post the result.

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what visual pack do you use in all of your photos?

Vanilla EVE :)

Edit: Oh, but I gave Kerbin a yellow smog layer.

For the MIR parts, will any of them have the thermal blanket texture on them similar to your ATV.

Probably not, sorry to say.

The thermal textures are really time consuming, and I'm still not all too happy with the look of the ATV.

A Lighter coloured (closer to the real MIR colour) alternate texture might be possible, however!

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Thanks!

For all parts, not just Tantares. First I want to try to repaint the Alnair - I saw Excalibur/Almaz project and was very impressed.

http://www.excaliburalmaz.com/Photoart/photos/15photo.jpg

http://www.excaliburalmaz.com/images/icon6d.png

http://www.excaliburalmaz.com/images/icon5.png

If I could, I promise to post the result.

Okay, sure!

Here is alnair

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http://i.imgur.com/v4o7DvD.png - engine

http://i.imgur.com/A91STBK.png - VA

http://i.imgur.com/caMW6pd.png - Cargo door

http://i.imgur.com/lZvEbmi.png - Cargo Bay

http://i.imgur.com/7DfWCS5.png - Decoupler

http://i.imgur.com/9qw77Ln.png - FGB elements

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No, Beale don't gotta take your advice. Mod mode on: Seriously. Chill.

Beale, may you upload the texture templates of your mod? I want to try make little more "realistic" textures for TANTARES & Co, because I'm not a big fan of too-stockalike spacecrafts.

You have my interest. You really, really have my interest. :)

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you dont get it right?

you can ask friendly a modder to make something. but you are DEMANDING him to do so... and thats rude

I'm not demanding him to make something. When did I ever say the word make? I just told him to look at it for an idea. And the purpose of the raduga fits his needs perfectly. A modified hamal pod where you slip the container into it with all your science and send it back to kerbin. I never told him to make it. I told him to look at it for an idea.

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I'm not demanding him to make something. When did I ever say the word make? I just told him to look at it for an idea. And the purpose of the raduga fits his needs perfectly. A modified hamal pod where you slip the container into it with all your science and send it back to kerbin. I never told him to make it. I told him to look at it for an idea.

I have a feeling English isn't your first language so what you wrote may sound fine to you but come off wrong for other people.

You wrote the following:

Beale, you gotta take my advice. Look at this pace for an idea for recovering science:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VBK-Raduga

It reads as pretty demanding because you wrote "you gotta take my advice".

What you should have said was:

Check out this awesome idea for recovering science:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VBK-Raduga

Or even:

This is an awesome idea for recovering science:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VBK-Raduga

Regardless, it is a interesting concept. I know I wouldn't mind something similar for retrieving science from the Station Science mod.

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The... C-3POyuz?

Colours schemes are being redone with cream (beige?) as an alternate colour.

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@Lexx Thai

It'd be really cool to see some realistic texture!

RSS is becoming a new exciting frontier to me! The little LK is bouncing from Titan to Stickney crater

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Regardless, it is a interesting concept. I know I wouldn't mind something similar for retrieving science from the Station Science mod.

Hi!

Perhaps for now, not a whole new part. But I'm planning some station science compatibility in existing supply craft! (Still you would need a heat-shield to retrieve them if using DR)

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