[1.10.x] SafeChute v2.1.20 (continued)

[Vorg]

Yea, I was thinking this was the indicator mod thread.

[hab136]

Added SpaceDock download: http://spacedock.info/mod/280/SafeChute

This should update CKAN as well.

[Jiraiyah]

I assume it still won't work with x64 hack on windows version?

Edit : looks like it's working ! Woooooot

Edited March 6, 2016 by Jiraiyah

[hab136]

1.1 pre-release version uploaded to Github: https://github.com/henrybauer/SafeChute/releases

Tested with stock chutes and the pre-release version of RealChute (1.4x2).

No changes, it just took me a few minutes to find where they hid the assemblies so I could recompile (KSP.app/Contents/Resources/Data/Managed/ instead of KSP.app/Contents/Data/Managed/, which confusingly still has one DLL in it)

[Noobton]

I've been doing this manually and I never saw this mod before, looks promising, thanks

[Deimos Rast]

Initially, I didn't really see the need for this, as I never had a problem with it before. But testing my modified Mercury Parachute from FASA...capsules are exploding left and right. I need this mod and I need it bad.

Many thanks friend!

-edit-

Just tried it now, and it works, but it turns out my issue is deploying the parachute, then turning on warp in between predeployment and full deployment, and getting gibbed by when the full chute opens. It would seem this mod is designed to protect you only again the killer predeployment chute, yes? I don't suppose I can be fully saved from my own impatience...

Edited April 2, 2016 by Deimos Rast
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[hab136]

@Deimos Rast SafeChute stops warp when the parachute fully deploys (specifically, "ModuleParachute.deploymentStates.DEPLOYED"), and 15m above the ground.  It should help exactly with the scenario you mention, although the "safety" aspect of this mod is questionable these days.  I mainly keep it so that warp stops on landing.

Tweakable Parachutes from Tweakable Everything will let you change how slowly the parachute opens (and thus the jerkiness), which may help more.

[Deimos Rast]

Hmm, is it backward compatible to 105? Granted, my testing sample size consisted of a single trial...I probably should investigate further then

[hab136]

1 hour ago, Deimos Rast said:

Hmm, is it backward compatible to 105? Granted, my testing sample size consisted of a single trial...I probably should investigate further then

Version 1.8 is for KSP 1.0.5: https://github.com/henrybauer/SafeChute/releases/tag/v1.8.0

I wouldn't expect 1.9 to work in KSP 1.0.5.

[Deimos Rast]

and this is why I prefer github downloads; thanks

[hab136]

v1.9.0 for KSP 1.1 release is up.

[DaniDE]

Thank you hab136 :-)

[hab136]

v1.9.1 for KSP 1.1.2 is up.

[Deimos Rast]

So as it turns out this most excellent of mods of your's works with RealChutes, and Stock Chutes, but not FAR's RealChutes Lite (the version of RealChutes that comes bundled with FAR and replaces stock chutes if you don't already have RealChutes installed).

Its' module is called "RealChuteFAR" if that helps any, it can be found here (at ferram4's github page). To be fair, I don't know that many people would actually use RealChutesLite in place of RealChutes (I'm only doing it at the moment because it was throwing errors), but I figured I'd mention it.

Cheers.

[hab136]

@Deimos Rast I'll look at adding support for RealChuteFAR, doesn't look like it will be hard (famous last words).

[Rohaq]

Sadly this doesn't seem to be working with 1.1.3, as they've changed how warp is controlled.

[Deimos Rast]

Confirmed, I'm all Chute and no Safe!

 

[hab136]

v2.0 is up with KSP 1.1.3 fixes and support for FAR chutes!

[Rohaq]

Thanks hab! Confirming it's all working here!

[Deimos Rast]

thanks mate, that was fast! And we won't talk about the thousands dead from failed chutes in the 24hrs it took you to update

[hab136]

SafeChute v2.1 is up with some code optimization and cleanup.  My super-scientific testing saw about 1 fps gain when under 4x timewarp, but that might have been my imagination.  More importantly, it should create less garbage, which means garbage collection runs less often, which means less stutter.

SafeChute itself was never very heavy, but every bit counts - and this is good practice before I tackle the gigantic hog GPOSpeedPump.

[Nightside]

Thanks for your work. This little guy has become a big help!

 

[hab136]

Pre-release v2.1.1 for KSP 1.2 is here: https://github.com/henrybauer/SafeChute/releases/tag/v2.1.1

[hab136]

Pre-release v2.1.2 for KSP 1.2 is here: https://github.com/henrybauer/SafeChute/releases/tag/v2.1.2

Requires KSP 1.2 build 1532, which just came out

[markal]

Thanks for making a KSP 1.2pre build. Really great your keeping this updated.