[DEV HALTED][0.90] ChopIt! Detach parts in flight! [v2.6.0; 2015-01-03]

[marce]

Version 2.5 the "K3|Chris was unhappy" edition has been released!

Major changes:

1. No MM patch is required any more, module is now added & removed on-the-fly as needed
   
2. It now takes time to chop a part, your Kerbal has to stay near it during this period
   
3. Many more config options have been added to tweak the time it needs to chop a part (down to 0sec if you want it that way)
   
4. I changed the license to CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
   

You will need a new config file, so I suggest deleting the old and have the plugin create a new one.

Please check the OP for more infos and the new download!

A video will be upcoming sometime tomorrow.

Final notice: it's 2:40am in the morning here and I have some work to submit in less than 5 hours, so please be patient if you find a few bugs

[marce]

Version 2.5.1 released

This is a hotfix release since yesterday's version triggered launch clamps, fairing and other stuff to decouple when you clicked on them.

Thanks to K3|Chris for reporting and The_Duck & ferram4 for helping me fix this. It should be gone for good now

Download in OP updated. GH source will be updated very soon-ish, promised dear mods.

Oh and I did a short video showing the distance feature (most of the floating around was actually on purpose):

[BudgetHedgehog]

Download link broken. Pls fix now

[marce]

Download link broken. Pls fix now

Fixed.

Sorry, I'm kicking stuff around on the server. Expect a general mod structure & mod overhaul soonish.

[marce]

New version has been released, please be aware of the folder structure changes etc (see OP)

If you see bugs, please report them

[marce]

Since I’m now maintaining 8 mods already it gets a bit tedious to update several links spread over the forum (most updates change at least two mods due to them requiring each other).

Therefore I decided to bundle them on a common download page. You’ll find links to the forum post, source, license and of course the download there.

I also took the liberty to add a donate button since I can really use any cent you might have lying around – but that is, of course, fully optional! I talked with one of our cheerful mods so I shouldn’t be violating any forum rules.

I know it’s a bit less convenient than direct download links in the posts, but on the plus side should hopefully reduce the occurrence of dead links since I only update in one place. If you find any problems there is a direct contact option on the side so that I can react asap.

Thanks for bearing with me and I hope you’ll continue to enjoy my mods in the future!

[frango9000]

hey could you do FuseIt (UnChopIt) tu solder in separate parts ?

[Kerbart]

You need to talk to that dude that makes the random failures mod. *cough* synergy! *cough*

[marce]

hey could you do FuseIt (UnChopIt) tu solder in separate parts ?

In theory yes, but practically I don't see a good way to do this:

• for small parts there is KAS (+KospY is back and working on it again, wuhuu!) so I won't make a less cool implementation of a feature we already have
  
• for big parts: how do you plan to keep them in the same place while colliding with the targetpart for half a minute or so? That may work occasionally in gravity, but in space I don't see a good way (*cough* except for ActiveStruts *cough*) to do that
  

Open for your ideas though.

You need to talk to that dude that makes the random failures mod. *cough* synergy! *cough*

I talk to Ippo occasionally, but a cooperation never came up actually. Plus he's a bit 'burned out' from too much failures atm, so let's put this to the backlog for a while

[FreeThinker]

Can ShopIt be used to remove structs after launch? Struts tend to slow down my game and are often useless once in orbit

[marce]

Can ShopIt be used to remove structs after launch? Struts tend to slow down my game and are often useless once in orbit

I think struts don't have a collider which is required to open an action menu afaik. So at the moment I don't think that you can remove struts, may be wrong though.

[marce]

Version 2.5.4 released

0.90 compatibility

[lextacy]

can this remove faulty docking washers from IR ? I also dont know how to install this....your instructions are not up to date. Your explaining how to install it using the MM configs but you stopped doing that, please help

[marce]

can this remove faulty docking washers from IR ? I also dont know how to install this....your instructions are not up to date. Your explaining how to install it using the MM configs but you stopped doing that, please help

If they have a collider and stack detach is enabled in the config then most probably yes.

Installation:

1. Download Zip
   
2. Unzip
   
3. Move CIT folder into GameData
   
4. ???
   
5. Profit
   

[marce]

Version 2.6 released!

I'm always forgetting to add a probe core on my (upper) launch/tug stages.

So I made an ugly little part that can be KAS-attached to a vessel and gives enough control to deorbit it. However, to do this some form of RCS has to be installed. If that's not the case I threw in a vessel self destruct feature for good measure.

Didn't know where to put this thingy so I added it to ChopIt since the self destruct feature was already present removing the need for yet another plugin.

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[marce]

Just pushed a tiny update (2.6.1) to fix the orientation: antenna side is now up so that it works as needed when attached to the side of a fuel tank or so)

Also reduced the texture size and added some minor improvements to the plugin.

Nothing fancy this time

[linuxgurugamer]

Would it be possible to take a part which was removed from one ship and attach it to another?

I'm thinking like moving a battery pack to a dead ship in orbit which needs to come back.

Thanks

[BudgetHedgehog]

Would it be possible to take a part which was removed from one ship and attach it to another?

Kerbal Attachment System.

[linuxgurugamer]

Kerbal Attachment System.

Facepalm!

Thank you

[marce]

Kerbal Attachment System.

linuxgurugamer: Yes, this

Imho KAS is such basic (feature wise, not coding wise) and important that it's practically stock. No need for me to tinker with what has been solved already

[LockeWatts]

Hi, I'm trying to use this mod to do some emergency repairs to my space station, specifically remove a docking port. I'm not seeing any of the menu options, and not really sure what I'm doing wrong. Can someone help me out here? For reference, my config file text is below.

CHOP_IT_SETTINGS{

EVAOnly = False

SurfaceAttachedOnly = False

ChopContSoundFile = CIT/ChopIt/Sounds/CI_Chop_cont

ChopEndSoundFile = CIT/ChopIt/Sounds/CI_Chop_end

EjectionForce = 1.5

EnableHighlightParent = False

ParentHighlightInterval = 0

SelfDestructionActive = False

SelfDestructionOnlyWithoutParent = False

DefaultTimerValue = 10

ShowSelfDestructionCountdown = True

TimerSoundFile = CIT/ChopIt/Sounds/CI_Beep

PlayTimerSound = True

ShowTimerManipulationActions = True

ExplodeConnectedParts = False

IncreaseExplosionPotential = False

MultiplierForExplosionPotential = 1.25

IncreaseExplosionPotentialOfConnectedParts = False

ExplodeWholeVessel = False

MinChopDuration = 0

MaxChopDuration = 0

ChopDurationFunctionParamK = 2.88564542515409

ChopDurationFunctionParamD = 9.64144713662927

ChopDurationFunctionStackPenaltyFactor = 2

MaxChopDistance = 1000

}

[marce]

Hi, I'm trying to use this mod to do some emergency repairs to my space station, specifically remove a docking port. I'm not seeing any of the menu options, and not really sure what I'm doing wrong. Can someone help me out here? For reference, my config file text is below.

It looks like you have correctly enabled stack detach.

Just to be sure: do you have the util dll?

[LockeWatts]

I have the CIT\ChopIt\Plugins\ChopIt.dll, is there a different one I also need?

[marce]

I have the CIT\ChopIt\Plugins\ChopIt.dll, is there a different one I also need?

Please look at my signature, you also need CIT Util.

If it doesn't work with it as well, please let me know, send me a full log and I'll try to track the problem down.

[LockeWatts]

That was the trick! Sorry for being dense. Thank you .