[1.10.x] Mark IV Spaceplane System (August 3)

[AmanitaVerna]

1 hour ago, Rakete said:

So maybe if you already investigated the drag issues and fixed them for yourself... maybe you could send Nertea a pull request to release a fixed version of this mod for us all? That would be wonderful to have Mk4-Mod with fixed drag....

There's an outstanding pull request from two years ago to fix a different cfg error, so I don't think Nertea is maintaining this anymore.

[JadeOfMaar]

3 hours ago, Rakete said:

So maybe if you already investigated the drag issues and fixed them for yourself... maybe you could send Nertea a pull request to release a fixed version of this mod for us all? That would be wonderful to have Mk4-Mod with fixed drag....

I wish I still had my fixes. I had several test installs that I finally dumped at some point but that work was among them or wasn't made into patches.

2 hours ago, AmanitaVerna said:

There's an outstanding pull request from two years ago to fix a different cfg error, so I don't think Nertea is maintaining this anymore.

I had chosen not to offer my fixes since I got the impression that Nertea wasn't around anymore (being drafted for KSP2 and keeping that information to himself).

[Rakete]

22 hours ago, JadeOfMaar said:

I had chosen not to offer my fixes since I got the impression that Nertea wasn't around anymore (being drafted for KSP2 and keeping that information to himself).

I would guess, that he doesn't monitor github and the forums anymore. But if we asked him politely and directly he might accept a PR - as long he has no real work to invest into it. 

So if someone has a fix, that is completely verified by multiple testusers, we might ping Nertea directly and ask him to adopt the fix into his repo... I am pretty sure, he would react at least.

Unfortunately I am too incompetent in modding to assist in repairing the configs for the drag issue.

[Krakatoa]

Dropping straight up fixes in as PR's on Nertea's github is an option that can at least help people. With the PR right there, a slightly more involved user could at least fix their own install, even if it doesn't come perfectly out of the box, and it serves as a good repository of those little catches, like the extra } in that one PR.

[Awesomesauce1337]

I wonder if using FAR would help with the drag problems as IIRC, it uses the shapes of the parts themselves instead of whatever KSP itself uses and one of the biggest draws to it was that it fixed fairings not protecting parts. Just my 2 cents.

[damerell]

Using FAR sorts this out, yes.

[miklkit]

I really hope Nertea comes back to this and fixes the drag issue.  I just got this mod and it is very draggy, but I did manage to get a passenger version into orbit. 

I dl'ed FAR and it changes everything.  Not sure if it is for me.  Tried 2 different MK2s first and they both exploded around 1200m/s.  Tried a MK2.5 rover carrier and it made it to orbit but then flipped over just before touching down again.  Tried a MK4 and it went into the ocean 4 times.  There is a steep learning curve there. 

[JadeOfMaar]

I found my fixes and made them into a patch on my sandbox repo for anyone to try out and report on.

In short, the crew cabin needed a dummy animator module to present as a sealed cargo door and the drone core (for those who use it) also need a dummy sealed cargo bay setup or it will also be what makes your plane into a brick.

[miklkit]

Was searching for FAR instructions and saw this post.  Clicked the link and went to Github.  Got stuck, so started a Github account and still nothing.  When I say I'm a professional noob I mean it.  There is no way I can try this patch.  Sorry.

[theJesuit]

6 minutes ago, miklkit said:

Was searching for FAR instructions and saw this post.  Clicked the link and went to Github.  Got stuck, so started a Github account and still nothing.  When I say I'm a professional noob I mean it.  There is no way I can try this patch.  Sorry.

In your Gamedata folder create a text document, copy and paste what is in the spoiler here:

Spoiler

@PART[mk4cargo-1]
{
    @MODULE[ModuleCargoBay],0
    {
        @lookupRadius = 4
    }
    @MODULE[ModuleCargoBay],1
    {
        @lookupRadius = 4
    }
}
@PART[mk4cargo-2]
{
    @MODULE[ModuleCargoBay]
    {
        @lookupRadius = 4
    }
}
@PART[mk4servicebay-1]
{
    %emissiveConstant = 0.87
    !missiveConstant = nope
}
@PART[mk4cockpit-1]
{
    %emissiveConstant = 0.9
    %thermalMassModifier = 2
}
@PART[mk4cockpit-2]
{
    %emissiveConstant = 0.9
    %thermalMassModifier = 2
    %bulkheadProfiles = mk4
}
@PART[mk4crewcabin-1.cfg]
{
    MODULE // a module of type IScalarModule to report the cargo bay open/closed state
    {
        name = ModuleColorChanger
        toggleInEditor = false
        toggleInFlight = false
    }
}
@PART[mk4drone-1]
{
    %emissiveConstant = 0.87
    !missiveConstant = nope
    
    MODULE // a module of type IScalarModule to report the cargo bay open/closed state
    {
        name = ModuleColorChanger
        toggleInEditor = false
        toggleInFlight = false
    }

    MODULE
    {
        name = ModuleCargoBay
        DeployModuleIndex = 0
        closedPosition = 0
        lookupRadius = 2
        nodeOuterForeID = top
        nodeOuterAftID = bottom
    }
}

Then change it's name from whatever.txt to whatever.cfg

[JadeOfMaar]

1 hour ago, miklkit said:

When I say I'm a professional noob I mean it. 

Hah.

In the toolbar that begins with the "Code" and "Blame" buttons, look to the right. There's a set of 3 buttons to the right: "Raw," Copy raw (has Copy icon), Download raw file (has Download icon). Click Download. This will give you a .cfg file. Put that .cfg in GameData

[miklkit]

Thanks!  That appears to have worked.  Now to see if that brick can make orbit. 

[miklkit]

Nope, no joy.  Still draggy, but it did eventually make orbit.  Not enough fuel left to do anything but return. 

Your patch is in gamedata.  Just wondering if it should be in MarkIVSystem -->  Patches folder?    EDIT:  nope.

Edited June 29 by miklkit