Where to find Docking Strut plugin now that Spaceport is no longer accessible.

[HavelockVetinari]

Hi folks I've been trying to locate the docking strut plugin or failing that the Quantum strut plugin for days but every link I have tried takes me to the spaceport which now automatically directs me to Curse. Curse has very few mods on it yet and of course no docking strut or quantum strut plugin. I really want to take my ship and lander to Duna without the thing folding in two every time I try and thrust. The last thing I want to do is have to deorbit, redesign the thing, relaunch all the bits and re dock them in orbit. It probably wouldn't work anyway because I haven't got any docking struts. Still I suppose the docking practice is useful.

[DeepOdyssey]

You can use KAS[Kerbal attachment system] to make struts while on EVA.

[nli2work]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/71030

[HavelockVetinari]

Thanks, i was was wondering if it was possible to use KAS but the description of the strut connector states that it can only be used for connecting together parts of the same ship and I wasn't sure if two ships docked counts as a single ship. I've also seen several posts from people claiming that KAS struts have caused their vessels to spontaneously explode. KAS it seems has the ability to release the Kraken. Still I will give it a go. I also noticed that I had forgotten to put fuel pipes between the 4 side mounted tanks to the main tank on my Planetary tug. Doh, they were there when I built the thing but when tweaking the design I moved the tanks and the pipes didn't reattach. So a small repair ship will be sent up with Some KAS parts and Bob can finally get out and make himself useful. He is supposed to be ships engineer.

[technicalfool]

Thanks, i was was wondering if it was possible to use KAS but the description of the strut connector states that it can only be used for connecting together parts of the same ship and I wasn't sure if two ships docked counts as a single ship. I've also seen several posts from people claiming that KAS struts have caused their vessels to spontaneously explode. KAS it seems has the ability to release the Kraken. Still I will give it a go. I also noticed that I had forgotten to put fuel pipes between the 4 side mounted tanks to the main tank on my Planetary tug. Doh, they were there when I built the thing but when tweaking the design I moved the tanks and the pipes didn't reattach. So a small repair ship will be sent up with Some KAS parts and Bob can finally get out and make himself useful. He is supposed to be ships engineer.

I've used KAS to stick a base together on the Mun's surface using pipe endpoints and ground pylons, and it works rather well. In fact, linking a rover to the main base solved the occasional rover-explosion bug for me.

On the other hand, Scott Manley tried to link two orbiting vehicles together for a KSP Interstellar antimatter transfer and it... didn't go so well.

The relevant part starts at around 6m20s. I would guess that KAS pipe endpoints are a lot more stable with stuff that's landed already.

[HavelockVetinari]

Thanks a lot. Seems this can also release the kraken. Well it's the chance I'll have to take. Either that or deorbit, rebuild. I may still do that anyway because I've missed this Duna Launch window.

[cantab]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/48086-0-21-1-Docking-Strut-1-0-1-0/page7