Looking for help - adding a new science experiment to existing part

[tjsnh]

So, I'm looking to add a science experiment to an existing part.

For example, I'd like to add an experiment called "Take HD Photo" to the stayputnik probe core, and have it yield science roughly equal to the goo canister (but I don't want it to be the goo experiment). The final product is intended to be used in career mode.

Any advice on where to start? Links to good tutorials on this?

Edited December 1, 2014 by tjsnh

[tjsnh]

What I've done so far:

Added the following into /gamedata/squad/resources/sciencedefs.cfg

EXPERIMENT_DEFINITION
{    
    id = hdphoto
    title = HD Photo
    baseValue = 10
    scienceCap = 13
    dataScale = 2

    requireAtmosphere = False
    situationMask = 51
    biomeMask = 51

    RESULTS
    {
        default = You record an HD photograph of the situation.

    }
}

and added the following into the cfg file for, for-now, the stayputnik :

MODULE
{
    name = ModuleHDphoto    

    experimentID = hdphoto

    experimentActionName = Take HD Photo
    resetActionName = Reset Camera

    useStaging = False
    useActionGroups = True
    hideUIwhenUnavailable = True

    xmitDataScalar = 0.3
    dataIsCollectable = True
    collectActionName = Take Photo
    interactionRange = 1.2
    rerunnable = True
}

This doesn't seem to be enough - right clicking on the stayputnik gives no option to take the photo.

Anyone know what I'm missing?

[nli2work]

I think the Module name should be

name = ModuleScienceExperiment

the rest as you have them

[Mecripp]

Guessing you have a plugin for the ModuleHDphoto ? If not shouldn't it be

name = ModuleScienceExperiment

EDIT- LOL dam slow refresh

[tjsnh]

That worked - thanks!

I changed name = ModuleScienceExperiment

For some reason I thought name = needed to be a unique identifier.

So, follow-up,

Anyone know how to make it require a kerbal to run the experiement? For example, if I added my "HDphoto" experiment to a crew transport pod (not a capsule) ?

Edited December 2, 2014 by tjsnh

[nli2work]

not sure about requiring kerbal for doing report...

xmitDataScalar is the multiplier for transmission I believe. if set to 1, transmission will not decrease science value.

[tjsnh]

xmitDataScalar to 1.0 worked - transmitted data is worth the same as retrieved.

(for those following along, I had to set this in the PART config, not the sciencedefs config - might be a useful feature for modding in "black and white crappy camera" part low in the tree, and "HD digital camera" part high in the tree)