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[1.3.0] OPT Space Plane v2.0.1 - updated 29/07/2017

K.Yeon

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One other thing - I see IFS is being used, but as with the mk4 spaceplane parts, it's.. locking the parts to stock fuels, and not the interstellar fuels which IFS was designed for :)  It might make more sense to recommend Modular Fuel Tanks, and just pull the IFS configs entirely, that will allow people using non-stock fuels to use those fuels with these parts, and is less maintenance for the OPT maintainers.

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There will be a while between this release and the next one as i am rebuilding the whole mod, adding normal maps etc. The next update WILL break all existing ships (sorry but i need to do it). All parts will have their game names changed but the names you see in the sph will remain the same. I will reorganise the folder structure also. The delay between updates is because of the work i need to get done on it in addition to working out how to use unity etc.

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And just like that my dreams are put on hold. Drat.

That's one heck of a caveat and would do well to be on the front page of the forum thread.

Do you know yet what the future folder structure will look like? I was going to update this on CKAN but it'd be nice if I can future-proof the file a bit.

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2 hours ago, phoenix_ca said:

And just like that my dreams are put on hold. Drat.

That's one heck of a caveat and would do well to be on the front page of the forum thread.

Do you know yet what the future folder structure will look like? I was going to update this on CKAN but it'd be nice if I can future-proof the file a bit.

At this stage not sure. I am fairly certain that as it currently stands there is redundant files in the mod, mismatched texture formats. I cant put anything on the OP which is why i posted it here.

 

I have successfully modified one part, and here is just a teaser for you all. The new and improved OPT Pylon A

 

 

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1 hour ago, A_Blackhawks_Fan said:

Any word on FAR support yet.

Flies perfectly fine with FAR. As for specific FAR support is concerned i have no idea but my testing install flies the parts in game perfectly fine and i have FAR installed

 

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The current plan of attack is to add Normal Maps to all parts with the simpler colliders and no moving parts or emissive maps, namely because I am doing this with minimal knowledge of Maya/Blender and Unity. As I do these I am putting them into the new folder structure with the new part names. Once I have done that I will tackle things like cockpits etc. @Stone Blue has been an amazing source of help with this and I don't think I could be doing this stage without his advice.

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15 hours ago, stali79 said:

Flies perfectly fine with FAR. As for specific FAR support is concerned i have no idea but my testing install flies the parts in game perfectly fine and i have FAR installed

 

I assume as long as your mesh is "clean" it should work automatically since FAR generates a voxel cloud for the vessel. Perhaps it would have mattered in older versions but now it's essentially self-configuring.

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On June 8, 2016 at 9:58 PM, stali79 said:

Flies perfectly fine with FAR. As for specific FAR support is concerned i have no idea but my testing install flies the parts in game perfectly fine and i have FAR installed

 

Okay, I knew FAR calculated bodies but I didn't realize it now does not require specific wing shape configs. Thanks for the help.

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3 hours ago, Mycroft said:

Two questions: 1. Could I get a link to the Spacedock site? 2. Is it compatible with 1.1?

Thanks!

Link is up on the first page (and also in this post -- http://spacedock.info/mod/711/Orbit Portal Technology [OPT] Spaceplane Parts )

It's mostly compatible with 1.1.x. The landing gears from @K.Yeon's original versions have been removed; most of the non-landing-gear parts from the various official releases are in this community-maintained version, with some parts' names and/or config files changed to ensure compatibility with 1.1.x and with each other. Keep in mind that any vessels you make with the latest version (1.8.1.2) will be broken when @stali79 releases the next update; the next update, and probably all future updates, will almost certainly require deleting the OPT folder from your GameData folder and putting the latest version in its stead.

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Thanks for the link, and also the heads up. I’ll make sure not to have it be an integral part of my space program.

EDIT: By the way, this looks to be a frikin’ AWESOME mod! :cool:

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Okay, so, ummm… I just installed it, and I only have a few of the listed parts. I’ve only got the Mk3 Airliner cockpit, the OPT B Cargo Bay Mk 2, the OPT Drop Tank, the OPT “ARI-75b” Engine, the OPT Dark Drive, the OPT J-61 Advanced TurboRamjet, and the OPT J-92 Advanced Scramjet. Nothing more. I’m pretty sure I installed it right. I downloaded the file, the copy/pasted the whole thing into the Game Data Folder, and then started the game. What should I have done differently, if anything? I tried restarting the game, with the debug window open and it had lots of ‘could not load x because file does not exist’ error messages. Oh, and I have all the parts researched except for the RTG. I’ll restart my computer next, see if that does anything. Please help!

Edit: Okay… restarting my computer didn’t work. I looked a bit closer at the debug menu and it says that its main problem is compiling the models of the parts. Gonna try re downloading it.

Edit (again): YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!! Okay. Calm down. I finally figured out (dummy) that you have to treat OPT and Firespitter as two separate mods. Oh I feel so dumb. Sorry about all the panic and fuss, and LOVE the mod already!

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4 hours ago, Mycroft said:

Thanks for the link, and also the heads up. I’ll make sure not to have it be an integral part of my space program.

EDIT: By the way, this looks to be a frikin’ AWESOME mod! :cool:

At present I am slowly working my way through rebuilding the mod. What I am aiming to achieve is a reduced file size, better folder structure, future proofing for mod support such as RealFuels, also working to add bump maps to all the parts I can to improve visual asthetics of the mod. I aim to have this process completed before @K.Yeon returns and I will discuss with him what I have done so that he can continue from there with active development without breaking the work I have done. I have renamed a few parts in respect to the game engine and its SPH names, as an example I have renamed the Pylon Large and Pylon Huge to Wing Root Large and Wing Root Extra Large. The file names themselves for these parts are still pylon_a and pylon_b, and the game names have had OPT_ added to the begining so patches will be easier to make in regards to mods like Real Fuels. The old ARIE engine nacelle has almost finished being completed by @sebi.zzr and will operate like a Sabre engine. I also have adjusted the Wing Root connections to allow them to actually have an amount of clipping when it comes to connecting them to fuselages, I did this primarily for the athetics of it so they parts look like they are part of the fuselage and not just connected to it. I am also taking some liberties in my naming to give shoutouts to the modders who are helping me with this project. The old ARIE nacelle is now officially the OPT J-81 'S3B1ZzR' Turbojet Engine Nacelle, @Stone Blue has also been invaluable so far so he will have his name in the mod somehow, just my way of saying thanks. I guess thats probably enough of me dribbling on but I just wanted everyone to know what I am trying to make happen and thank all you players for your patience and understanding for what I have to do.

 

PS: sorry in advance for breaking your ships!

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The .version file in the current Spacedock download has KSP_VERSION_MIN":{"MAJOR":1,"MINOR":1,"PATCH":2}, but "KSP_VERSION_MAX":{"MAJOR":1,"MINOR":1,"PATCH":0}. Not sure what that does to AVC/MiniAVC.

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Ok. I think it would mess up CKAN's auto-indexing if we tried to use it, though. That's also quite an old version of Firespitter core you have included. Has this been tested with Firespitter 7.2.x?

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Firespitter is up to 7.2.4, while the Firespitter.version in your download says it's 7.1.4 (Which is the last 1.0.5 compatible Firespitter)

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