How can I add an experiment en-mass to all probe cores?

[tjsnh]

I've added a science experiment "Take Photo" into MyMod/Resources/ScienceDefs.cfg as follows:

EXPERIMENT_DEFINITION
{    
    id = takephoto
    title = Photograph
    baseValue = 12
    scienceCap = 15
    dataScale = 2

    requireAtmosphere = False
    situationMask = 48
    biomeMask = 3

    RESULTS
    {
        default = You record a photograph of the situation.

    }
}

I would like to add the following experiment block onto all (or at least, almost all) the existing squad probe cores without having to edit the files under /gamedata/squad :

MODULE
{
    name = ModuleScienceExperiment    

    experimentID = takephoto

    experimentActionName = Take Photo
    resetActionName = Reset Camera

    useStaging = False
    useActionGroups = True
    hideUIwhenUnavailable = True

    xmitDataScalar = 1.0
    dataIsCollectable = True
    collectActionName = Take Photo
    interactionRange = 1.2
    rerunnable = True
}

Any thoughts on how I might go about this?

Is there a better way to add this experiment onto all the probe cores?

Edited December 11, 2014 by tjsnh

[Akira_R]

I've added a science experiment "Take Photo" into MyMod/Resources/ScienceDefs.cfg as follows:

*SNIP*

Any thoughts on how I might go about this?

Is there a better way to add this experiment onto all the probe cores?

This is what Module Manager is for!!!

all you need to do is make a new cfg that looks like this:

@PART
[*]:HAS[@MODULE[ModuleCommand]:HAS[#minimumCrew[0]]]
{
   MODULE
   {
       name = ModuleScienceExperiment    

       experimentID = takephoto

       experimentActionName = Take Photo
       resetActionName = Reset Camera

       useStaging = False
       useActionGroups = True
       hideUIwhenUnavailable = True

       xmitDataScalar = 1.0
       dataIsCollectable = True
       collectActionName = Take Photo
       interactionRange = 1.2
       rerunnable = True
   }
}

Save that as whatever_you_want.cfg and put it somewhere in your GameData folder and it will add the science experiment module to all parts in GameData that have ModuleCommand and a minimum crew of 0. That's one way of doing it, if that adds stuff to parts you don't want you may need change the criteria as I know there are some mods that add command pods that don't require crew in them for them to operate.

I am assuming you have Module Manager already as a lot of mods come with it, If not get it here and put the MM dll in your GameData folder and nowhere else! Don't put it in a folder in GameData put it directly into GameData.

[tjsnh]

That did exactly what I needed, thanks.

(I didn't have MM, I basically run stock except for procedural fairings)

[Akira_R]

Glad it worked

I was actually trying to accomplish something very similar today and found the proper MM punctuation to use and found your post around the same time lol.