Can we have some sort of biome scanner part?

[Stealth2668]

I was looking up biome maps, and for kerbin it's relatively straight forward. However mun and minmus look pretty much the same all over so unless you have a map printed up, you'll have to switch back and forth between the game and an online map to make sure you get to the right spot when doing science experiments. I feel like there should be something in-game where you can scan a planet (like kethane) and locate biomes that way. This will also apply to all other planets/moons when they get biomes.

[ChrisWill]

This should probably be posted in suggestions

[Biff Space]

I wrote a small mod which does this - the name of the biome is displayed, and you can add biomes that you've already taken science from to a list. There is a de-warp feature which allows you to do science over biomes which aren't on the list, but skip over ones you've already visited.

It is a part that you add to ships, but by default there is a ModulaManager config file in the install package which adds it to all command module type parts.

Link in my sig, below.

Edit: VOID and KER also give biome data.

[Stealth2668]

This should probably be posted in suggestions

Ahh well, a mod will be here soon to move it and cuss me out

I wrote a small mod which does this - the name of the biome is displayed, and you can add biomes that you've already taken science from to a list. There is a de-warp feature which allows you to do science over biomes which aren't on the list, but skip over ones you've already visited.

It is a part that you add to ships, but by default there is a ModulaManager config file in the install package which adds it to all command module type parts.

Link in my sig, below.

Edit: VOID and KER also give biome data.

Cool, I'll check it out thanks.

[Guest]

SCANSat

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/80369

[Reactordrone]

Most of the Mun's biomes are visually obvious. Highlands, highland craters and midland craters are about the only things that might take a few orbits to identify with a Kerbal hanging on the ladder doing EVA reports.

[MalfunctionM1Ke]

Kerbal Engineer Redux also Shows you the Biomes you fly Overhead.

Also I think the R&D Facility keeps track of the Data that you have in your Capsule and not recovered yet.

[Eric S]

Kerbal Engineer Redux also Shows you the Biomes you fly Overhead.

More interestingly, MJ's landing predictions tell you what the biome is where you're going to land, assuming its landing prediction is correct.