Keep On Truckin

[chilly axle]

yeah, exactly!

like you say, a bit further in

basically I'd make the top of the batteries flush with the flat surface

but this is looking great

[ruby ibex]

?

[chilly axle]

yeah!

[ruby ibex]

like this

[chilly axle]

not sure how I feel about the open top

[ruby ibex]

and i'll add some industrial looking elektrodes on top

[ruby ibex]

yeah need a minute to fill it

like this maybe with a bit more detail

[chilly axle]

oh yeah that looks much better

[ruby ibex]

almost like a gasoline engine from the top

alright i guess we have our design target

[ruby ibex]

the bottom needs a few more changes (where the electrodes go into the hull and the battery compartment) but looking good so far

[ruby ibex]

added cutouts for the pipes

[chilly axle]

this is coming along very nicely

[ruby ibex]

yeah with your help

i was sitting in front of the pc for an hour just spinning it around having no idea how to start

[chilly axle]

honestly, most of my ideas for this mod just come from mixing together little bits and pieces from KSP1 mods 😆

I've seen so many hundreds of parts that it would be weird if I didn't have an idea for something lmao

[ruby ibex]

yeah but sometimes the amount of possibilities paralizes me.. like someone gives you a bit of clay and you can model it however you want... and then you have no idea what you want ít to be

[chilly axle]

I'm kinda the opposite, I usually know very well what I want, I just don't have the artistic capabilities of executing it 😆

[ruby ibex]

just having someone who gives some input like you with the batteries is the only thing thats needed to get it rolling

[ruby ibex]

alright battery is finished .. that makes the part count 15 .. two more parts are missing... the legs and the fuel cell

although the fuel cell is almost done.. just need to make it~~ smaller~~ slimmer...

so i'm gonna get some ben and jerry ice.. what part should i do next? legs or fuel cell?

[chilly axle]

I suppose if the fuel cell was already started, then it will be quicker to finish that first

especially since the legs will probably be animated in some way?

[ruby ibex]

yeah

thats the current size of the fuel cell

[chilly axle]

oh yeah that's a lot

I'd probably make it the same size as the battery tbh

that's how the game usually does it

[ruby ibex]

that would be just this part

[chilly axle]

yeah

[ruby ibex]

done

[chilly axle]

looking good

[ruby ibex]

well that was an easy one

so the legs then xD

any idea about the legs?

[chilly axle]

hm, maybe something like industrial, a bit rough looking?

I'm kinda thinking like in the style of the KSP1 robotic parts

[ruby ibex]

polished and unwrapped

[shut pagoda]

Working on finalizing the crew module textures, then I'll take the lessons learned from there to do all the other parts

[shut pagoda]

looks pretty decent imo

[ruby ibex]

🤤

battery module is polished and unwrapped

woah 2.6 MB ^^ those round surfaces really make a difference

[ruby ibex]

it looks super cool already! almost indistinguishable from a stock part

does anybody know how to make illuminating surfaces? like the windows when crew light is switched on

i have no idea how that works

still havent got a response from adobe if i can get a student license for the surface painter

[shut pagoda]

The zones that are illuminated are defined in the emmisive texture, then the light parameters are defined in Module_LitPart

[ruby ibex]

ahh ok so thats done by the texture

[shut pagoda]

Yeah, I'll define those then, let me know where there should be lights

[ruby ibex]

i would love to learn how to do that is there any tutorial that you can recommend to watch?

[shut pagoda]

Uh I'm not sure there is any resource on that anywhere

(the module part)

The emissive texture just defines where there should be light

lemme send a screenshot of a stock texture rq

[ruby ibex]

are those emissive textures also used for making actual usable lights or just to make stuff look pretty?

just asking because i wanted to add a landing light to my other projects parts

[shut pagoda]

Ah uh I don't really know how "lights" work in KSP2, emissive just means a portion of the part will be "lit up" like the bell of engines glowing red

Like for the stock truck cabin the emissive map is white where the windows are

[shut pagoda]

the diffuse map for comparison

[ruby ibex]

ah yeah thats what i thought so actual lights that light up the game environment is something different then

[shut pagoda]

Probably yeah? The light from emissive LitParts influence the environment but are not configurable lights like the lights parts

[ruby ibex]

i see you use the actual stock textures as a color reference

[shut pagoda]

More like I tried to find the windows color by eye from looking at it in-game but yeah x) (yeah this was not very efficient lol)

[ruby ibex]

i kept all the parts within the general surface area of the stock shape so i guess you could use one reentry mesh for most of the parts... the adapters and the slim shaped vtol, battery, rcs and fuel cell module would need a different one.

thats something i can do since there is only the landing leg still missing and all the oders are finished

@shut pagoda did you include the hatch tubes in the reentry mesh or just the inline shape?

[shut pagoda]

I haven't done any reentry mesh yet, I think we can do inline shape + the short "inline" tubes

like the reentry mesh will be for this

technically we could switch the reentry meshes based on the variant, but it would then require 4 sets of reentry meshes per part and that's a pain

[chilly axle]

sounds to me like another good reason to just make the tube a separate part tbh

[ruby ibex]

thats what we did already

[shut pagoda]

We did?

[shut pagoda]

True

[ruby ibex]

the hatches are seperate meshes

[shut pagoda]

Yeah but not separate parts

[ruby ibex]

ahh yes then no

[shut pagoda]

Making them standalone parts would make a lot of stuff simpler

[chilly axle]

yeah I mean separate game parts, like we were saying with Cheese

[shut pagoda]

I'll do that rq I think, should be pretty easy to do

[chilly axle]

and what I was saying earlier is that it could be a variant of the 1.25m adapter

[ruby ibex]

thats what i was talking about when making the inline 125 adapter

[shut pagoda]

Ohhh I see (I haven't read what was said yesterday and Friday night too closely because of party night and subsequent hangover)

[chilly axle]

understandable 😆

[ruby ibex]

well since we have the same dimensions for the parts we just need 3 reentry lod meshes for the basic module length, then additional three lod meshes for the hatch tubes and another 3 lod meshes for the slim parts

[shut pagoda]

@ruby ibex do you have the "short inline" tube mesh to set all parts to it?

I can resend it if you want

so that we set all parts mesh like that with the short tube

[ruby ibex]

yeah pls send it again... i think i got it but in the works of modeling 17 parts i kinda lost it

[ruby ibex]

yeah but we need a different one for the slim modules... the battery, vtol, rcs and fuelcell module are just a quater the length of the standardized ones

[shut pagoda]

In the FBX I sent the fore/aft should be separated, you can move them to fit the slim modules

[ruby ibex]

i can make those

[shut pagoda]

And remove the bottom third of the cylinder to make it fit better

[ruby ibex]

ahhh this bottom third?

[shut pagoda]

The part that protrudes into the bottom of the part yeah, since the bottom wheel mount is flush in the short parts we don't need it

[ruby ibex]

so just to be clear remove the bottom third of the cylinder and stretch the wheel mount structure to the edge of the module?

[shut pagoda]

Isn't the wheel mount already near the edge in the small parts like the VTOL and stuff?

[shut pagoda]

Like here

[ruby ibex]

yeah

but you want the normal modules be the same correct?

[ocean haven]

This seems odd to me?
Can you not have multiple reentry meshes active at once

[ruby ibex]

to have them all look alike?

[ocean haven]

Oh wait I think I know what you are saying

[shut pagoda]

Hmm I think we can keep the shorter wheel structure for the long modules, makes it more visually interesting imo

[ruby ibex]

i'm not trying to argue with you i just wanted to ask before doing something wrong ^^

we can make them all inline... just the command module has this overhang

the tube hatches will create a small gap gap

[chilly axle]

I agree with Safarte here, I think it looks cooler to have the wheel mount shorter

[ruby ibex]

alright so we keep it as it is then

[chilly axle]

and it kinda makes more space for any hypothetical future articulated joints or something like that

like this

that'd be super cool tbh

[ruby ibex]

call me crazy but that wouldnt make a difference in this case

the limiting factor of how far it could pivot with an articulated joint comes from the module itself and not the bottom wheel base structure

the actual gap between the modules comes from the hatch tubes

[chilly axle]

oh yeah for that specifically I meant more of like a semi truck joint, I just also added this as another example

more like so

but with much less overhang

[ruby ibex]

@shut pagoda hold on a second did you check the dimensions of that thing? none of my modules fit in there

[shut pagoda]

I made the crew module long to fit the same length as the tanks module

[ruby ibex]

ahhhhh

ok

but the dimensions blend file you sent me is accurate?

[shut pagoda]

Which one?

[ruby ibex]

that one

[shut pagoda]

the module should be 2.45m length-wise

[ruby ibex]

yeah

[shut pagoda]

Yeah should be accurate, let me re-export the short tubes rq to be sure

[ruby ibex]

dammit... all of my modules are too short...

i didn't noticed you had to stretch it

ok so you can delete all the blend files i sent you except the crew module you resized

[shut pagoda]

I didn't use resize to change it in Blender btw, I moved the vertices on the fore/aft faces on th Y axis

[shut pagoda]

But anyways here's the modified crew module, I can send you the blend if you want

[ruby ibex]

yeah i know otherwise my airlock door would be wider too ^^

[ruby ibex]

i think you did already

ok let me fix the animated ones and see if they still work

xD

[shut pagoda]

Hatch Tube / Short Tube adapter

with UV map & fixed normals

[ruby ibex]

wait what_

[shut pagoda]

The part that we talked about, the hatch tube

that

[ruby ibex]

yeah but that thing is exactly as long as the short tube

[shut pagoda]

It's made to be put on the short tube

Like after it

It's not a mesh part to be added to existing parts, it's a standalone in-game part

[ruby ibex]

but when that is the case why does it has the bottom third of the cylinder sticking out?

[shut pagoda]

It does not?

[ruby ibex]

the one you just sent me does

[shut pagoda]

Huh

try this one

[ruby ibex]

yea that one doesn't

but really it isnt an adapter whatsoever... just saying because it will get me confused with my inline 125 adapter

for it to be an adapter it must have two different shapes on each side

[chilly axle]

huh why?

it's an adapter from the inline tube size to 1.25m size

[ruby ibex]

because theres no adapting going on when its the same shape and same diameter

[shut pagoda]

Yeah it goes from 1.46m to 1.25m

[chilly axle]

most of the adapters in the game are simply from 1 circle size to another size

this is the same thing

[shut pagoda]

I think it can be a visual variant of the 1.25m adapter

[chilly axle]

yeah that's what I keep thinking, too

you could call the variants something like "sloped" and "bare"

[ruby ibex]

alright

[ruby ibex]

the inline tube size is pretty much the 1.25m diameter.. but ok.. isnt this just part of the vswift stuff anyway? i mean thats not even in the game or is it?

[chilly axle]

I'm confused

what does that mean, that it's not in the game?

like that part switching is not a stock thing?

[ruby ibex]

i thought you just switch the parts via the vswift menu between inline or with hatch tubes

[chilly axle]

yeah but I mean we've been talking before about the fact that it would be much easier to just make the hatch tube a separate part

in this case, a variant of the 1.25m adapter

since they both end in the 1.25m diameter

so you'd have all the main modules just in the inline version

and then add the 1.25m adapter part and switch that to the tube version

I think we've all been misunderstanding each other completely these past few days lmao

[ruby ibex]

isnt this exactly what i proposed and got rejected?

or maybe i'm just confused too

[chilly axle]

I mean ^

I don't know if anyone ever rejected it

[ruby ibex]

well whatever actually it doesn't matter at all now

[chilly axle]

idk I didn't interpret that as the end of the discussion, more of just a statement that the other option would not be that much more work for Safarte

[ruby ibex]

guys i'm gonna call it a day... i will have to modify all the parts and the animated ones are pretty nifty to change... i'll tackle this tomorrow

[chilly axle]

but I'll let you guys do your thing and stop interfering

seems like I'm just making this a mess lol

[ruby ibex]

all good. i think i just worked too much on this the past three days.. need to relax and idk wtach some series.

[shut pagoda]

Yeah, no need to burn ourselves out for a mod, have a nice time resting!

[ruby ibex]

will do! i'll post some progress updates tomorrow

[ruby ibex]

would love to see if my inline adapter for the command module fits... you know the one that fills the first gap

[shut pagoda]

I'll work on its texture next then 👍

[ruby ibex]

no no thats not meant as "come work on this part".. just not sure if the dimensions are actually right i just eyeballed that one with an upsized screenshot

now i realise we have 3 inline adapters...

[shut pagoda]

From those I can see 2 parts: the truck<->1.25m adapter and the truck<->truck adapter

[ruby ibex]

one being inline-inline.. the other inline tube 145-125 and the last one inline-125

[shut pagoda]

Yeah, and the last 2 can be variants of the same part imo

Here's the PR for separating the hatch tube into its own part: https://github.com/Jebbedia/Keep-On-Truckin/pull/4

I think I'll stop there for today and go re-watch Dune part 1 before going to see part 2 this week 😁

[ruby ibex]

i'm already watching "for all mankind" season 4

[ruby ibex]

alright good morning everyone. new day and refreshed motivation to get this going

[ruby ibex]

reworked versions

i'm out for lunch be back later

[ruby ibex]

for the slim modules (battery, rcs, vtol and fuelcell) i made a slim short tube version

the vtol module still needs the doors reworked. i'll have it done by the evening

[ruby ibex]

i just found a free trail version of substance painter... downloading it right now...

[ruby ibex]

everything should have the right dimensions now and the short tubes included

tomorrow i'll do the reentry mesh for the slim modules

[ruby ibex]

updated the inline adapter for the command module and it can now also be used between our regular modules to close the gap between the bottom structures if desired

[ruby ibex]

ahhh i totally forgot about the end cap and the service/cargo bay modules

[shut pagoda]

This is cool, I think we could even make the fore/aft bottom structure toggleable for more customisation (for the reentry mesh we'll do one that takes the whole structure into account, better one that is too large than too small)

I'll try to make some progress on the texturing backlog after coming home from work tonight

[ruby ibex]

i made a radial attachment module, this lets us place 4 tanks or other stuff around the hull with the ability to add more modules. not sure about the length though i can still make it mor slim

[ruby ibex]

you mean making the bottom structure a separate mesh within each part that has a long version and a short one to make it togglable? and yeah a bigger reentry mesh is better

[shut pagoda]

Nono just for this inline adapter, making its bottom structure toggleable to allow ppl to choose the look they want when they add this part

[ruby ibex]

ahhh yes thats exatctly how i thought we would do this

[ruby ibex]

added a little bit more structure to the bottom part

[shut pagoda]

The hatch tube from the command module fits inside the mesh of this part without sticking through?

[ruby ibex]

almost still need to tweak the geometry a little bit

[ocean haven]

Is that bottom part optional?

[shut pagoda]

That's the plan

[shut pagoda]

is this the height the sat dish is supposed to extend to? (don't know how to properly go to "fully extended" mode in Blender)

[velvet agate]

why does this remind me of the unused truck parts in KSP2

some people discovered truck parts that apparently just didnt get in the final product in the files

[winged gust]

there's unused truck files? has anyone tried to add them in?

[ruby ibex]

Mechanically it can extend further. Just wasnt sure how far it should extend

[ruby ibex]

@shut pagoda ahhh before you put all the work into texturing the parts we should first check if the shape matches the stock command module... because when i change the geometry of the modules i also need redo the uv unwrap

i tried to use the asset studio mod to export the bulldog command module model and import the fbx in blender but so far every fbx that got exported from the stock ksp asset bundles is invisible when i import them into blender

[shut pagoda]

Hmm that's weird, when I last exported MeshAssets using AssetStudio I got .obj files not .fbx, don't know if that could be causing issues

If it's not fixable, an alternative would be adding the parts in Unity without the textures to check the fit in-game

[ruby ibex]

yeah but any changes required would be tedious to check... would like to jump that loop and go right to the desired shape

[ruby ibex]

interesting hold on a sec

did you use the left or the right?

i used export all objects (split)

[shut pagoda]

Right

With a filter

[ruby ibex]

alright munix helped me and i got it in blender now

[ruby ibex]

alright just as i thought our shape is quite close to the stock part but for it to not look weird when attached inline i will have to alter the external shape a little bit... i'm gonna do this today and keep you updated as i progress

[ruby ibex]

alright those two are now matching exactly the shape of the stock module... theres a little bit more work involved than i thought but getting those changes done now is in my opinion the best we can do

need to take a short break and stretch my knee a bit. next one is going to be the crew module... i really hope it doesn't mess up the whole uv mapping

[shut pagoda]

If you only move & rescale stuff it shouldn't create too many problems with the UV map, should be pretty easy to adapt on my side

[shut pagoda]

Ohh this model is very cool

gonna send a version with a bit denser UV map but it was very good to begin with already!

[shut pagoda]

Hmm need to change some stuff

[velvet agate]

I dont think so

theoretically you can add them tho

if they are still there

[ruby ibex]

Sorry i had a headache and fell asleep... ohhhh very nice look and i see you added some detail to the bottom structure

[ruby ibex]

i exported all stock models and there are no other truck parts beside one structural one that really doesn't have the shape of the bulldog module

[ruby ibex]

we will also need a part switch for the inline adapter between our modules or add thwo attch nodes to the front one being used when attaching the command module and one being used when attaching our modules... the former needs to be more recessed

[ruby ibex]

good to hear my work is improving

[velvet agate]

might be in older versions like the first one

[chilly axle]

I don't think anything like that ever made it into the publicly released versions, there was a "mod" in the very first version of the game that brought all the inaccessible parts into a save file and I don't think any truck parts were in that

[velvet agate]

i think it was a truck chassis

[icy hatch]

I could see the use for a vtol engine in the center so you could avoid the wheels, though I guess you could just clip one in

That or have the vtol engines extend out the sides

[ruby ibex]

The truck chassis was the exception i mentioned... its just a plate

[ruby ibex]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1078755342193807431/1188579210378367098/image.png?ex=65f752a6&is=65e4dda6&hm=4dbe4eb737500af2d23b0edb5a55c8f099e3995dd7de8dd8cc759b66f2c992c2&

[chilly axle]

yep we already talked about it here #🔵ksp2-findings message

[ruby ibex]

Just wanted to prevent people being confused about its existence and purpose when reading this thread

[chilly axle]

it's interesting how obscure that part is lmao

nobody seems to notice it exists

[ruby ibex]

Yeah well actually i have no idea how to put it to use either

Would be a fun dev challenge... "build a craft using the rottweiler truck chassis as a centerpiece"

[chilly axle]

I think it might be meant to be used like this?

[shut pagoda]

Ohhh so that's why there's a "bottom" attach node on the truck

[ruby ibex]

oh my fucking god... so after battling with blender for the past 8 hours i finally realise the stock command modules shape is not symetric

so we either have to do each side manually for each part or we will have gaps between faces and discontinued meshes

WTF ksp devs.. really who the fuck modeled this command module

fire that guy immideately

[chilly axle]

[ruby ibex]

i'm inclined to make my own command module and wave my middle finger to stock parts

and it's not even off by a small margin... it's like more than 2 centimeters

leaving a gap wide enough to see it from distance

[chilly axle]

Cybertruck says hi

[ruby ibex]

for real

[chilly axle]

KSP2 devs saw this and were inspired

[ocean haven]

I saw a cybertruck yesterday

And had to laugh

[ruby ibex]

yeah well cybertruck may be funny but this thing i try to make parts for is just sad

something within me is opposed to the idea of making a whole parts pack for a stock part that has no symmetry

so i would need to make my own command module... and now the question is how similar shaped am i allowed to make it

and there goes my motivation to continue working on this. need a break and safartes opinion on this

[shut pagoda]

Hmm if the stock part is assymetric and thus would be a pain to make fit perfectly, I think we should make our parts slightly but noticeably different from the stock command module

This way we can keep a coherent shape within the mod

[chilly axle]

honestly I wouldn't care if the difference is as minimal as this

[shut pagoda]

Yeah most people look at their vessels from dozens of meters away

I think we should choose convenience

[ruby ibex]

@shut pagoda do you still have a orginial save file from the solar module? i didn't kept a copy

[shut pagoda]

This one or another?

[shut pagoda]

Or this one

Original one I think

[ruby ibex]

ahh nvm discord got me covered

alright.. yeah keep our shape and maybe make a unique adapter from our shape to the wonky effed up stock part

well good news is we don't need to change our shape

and maybe in the future i'll make a symmetric command module thats worth making parts for

[chilly axle]

yeah, for now I wouldn't stress it too much

the parts look great and the difference is not so jarring to make people not want to use them with the stock module

[ruby ibex]

still need to take this day off... i'm furious right now

[shut pagoda]

This part is nearly done btw, I just need to figure out some weirdness with the attach nodes & textures. I'll send a PR tonight (let me know if the model still needs to be updated, I can switch it out easily)

[ruby ibex]

yeah no hurry all good

well i guess now we know why no one has made a parts mod for this

😆

[chilly axle]

I don't think that's the reason lmao

It's more so that nobody generally made parts for anything

Other than a few exceptions

Lmao

[shut pagoda]

Yeaaaah we need more part makers, so much potential for cool stuff

I need to continue my sounding rockets mod lol, much to do, little time to do so

[shut pagoda]

Still need to fix the paint color a bit for the inline adapter, it's weirdly too bright

[shut pagoda]

smooth adapter

[ocean haven]

That genuinely looks awesome

[drifting niche]

imagine the funky vtols you could make with this

[shut pagoda]

Finally fixed the inline adapter textures yesterday (it had multiple UV maps for some reason which broke stuff and made the main body too white like seen here)
Onto the fuel cell part tonight

(If I can manage to fight back the Helldivers 2 addiction)

[ruby ibex]

i just went on a spontanous vacation week and will be back this friday. love the textures you did so far @shut pagoda

[shut pagoda]

Thanks and enjoy your vacation!

[shut pagoda]

I made textures for the fuelcell but I can't get it to show up in game for some unknown reason arejrhsjkdfh

I'm not seeing any wrong stuff

And there are no usefull errors in the logs

The assets are in the addressable catalog

But it does not show up in the VAB

ok now it works don't know what changed

[nimble folio]

Really looking forward to this mod!!!

[chilly axle]

sweet!

[ruby ibex]

woah this really looks awesome i love the little added details on the fuel cell and the adapters

for the command module adapter i changed the forward facing side to match the weird stock shape that has no symmetry and the backward facing side to match our beautiful symmetric mod module shape

this one should sit flush on either side and we can make the inline adapter for our parts a separate part that sits flush when placed between two of our mod modules

@shut pagoda awesome job on the textures

i'm happy the 2.5m adapters geometry turns out to look so smooth

[shut pagoda]

I don't think we even need an online adapter for our modded part, they already sit flush by default

[shut pagoda]

Yeah the geometry was nice, I added some details but it was very cool already

[ruby ibex]

they would be used to fill the gaps of the bottom structure no?

this one i would use for inline... maybe we could make them a three way vswitch part... one command with bottom structure.. one inline with bottom structure and one command without bottom structure

anyway i will complete the slim leg module tomorrow which will be the last part needed for the initial release

let me know when the texturing of the animated parts is complete and merge the git repo so i can set up the animation controllers in the unity editor

damn that fuel cell really is something to behold

[winged gust]

I just thought of something really interesting... maybe something similar to this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pathfinder_Air_Bags_-_GPN-2000-000484.jpg

the mars pathfinder inflatable landing airbags

expanding from the bottom of a bulldog section and would be extremely useful for landing on low gravity planets

also bouncy

[ruby ibex]

those things were used only for unmanned spacecraft for a reason.. i'm not sure if the kerbals are fond of experiencing a highway crash every time they land ^^

i am more inclined to a retractable mechanical landing leg

[drifting niche]

I thought they do that all the time, favorite past time!

[ruby ibex]

All the time? Which other mission except opportunity and pathfinder used them? I can't recall anyone using them in the 21st century

[chilly axle]

I think that was about kerbals crashing

[drifting niche]

yeah, kerbals crashing

lmao

though didn't both of those missions have some sort of dropship type thing that slowed it down before actually dropping it? i seem to recall that but i'm not sure

[nova trail]

Yes they did. There was a sky crane type of system that would slow them down considerably before dropping the final distance. I agree that such an approach is more suited to smaller uncrewed craft

[drifting niche]

a crewed craft could have the airbag system + a parachute, no?

[chilly axle]

definitely, Starliner uses them for example

but it makes more sense for capsules than a rover

[drifting niche]

hrovercraft moment

use the airbags as your new wheels and go zoom

[ruby ibex]

that boeing built thing? lets hope they can deliver a better quality product than the 737MAX

[chilly axle]

seeing all the delays and issues it has had, I doubt it

[ruby ibex]

yeah you read my thoughts

[winged gust]

wait! a hovercraft skirt for the vtol part

[ruby ibex]

https://tenor.com/view/laugh-spider-man-are-you-serious-j-jonah-jameson-lol-gif-17286336

sadly i am cought up in real life stuff and can't work on the leg module.. maybe i can get something done this weekend

the inflatable landing airbag could be a separate mod although i have no idea if KSP2 actually supports bouncy balloons... maybe set them up with wheel colliders and make the animation respond accordingly? thts just a big guess

[shut pagoda]

I'll try to work on those next then, I'll need to find out how to best texture an animated part in Substance Painter

[ruby ibex]

ah i see what you mean. didn't think about that. all good just work on whats most fun for you.

[winged gust]

sorry... ^^; my brain randomly thinks of these ideas right before I go to bed and I'm not always thinking them through

[nova trail]

A hovercraft skirt might be possible as a separate mod. I'm thinking of one of the cheat mods in KSP1 that let you pick up a craft and translate it's location over any terrain. If a mod like that worked in a capacity where the max vertical altitude was something small and speed builds up until you counter it, then perhaps you could make that work - but it is a whole other mod and rightly so as players might want to make all sort of hovercraft. It should only work on planets with an atmosphere, too.

But I think maybe it could be doable without needing any sort of colliders perhaps. Not sure.

[nimble folio]

I think that would be fun, I enjoyed that in KSP1

[shut pagoda]

@ruby ibex do you have a preference for which animated part you'd like to see textured first?

[ruby ibex]

I have no preference but I guess the solar module will be the most difficult one to do in substancen painter

I would say start with the vtol its the smallest

[shut pagoda]

https://github.com/Jebbedia/Keep-On-Truckin/pull/5 VTOL textured (still WIP but should be good enough as a start)

[ruby ibex]

Hmmm now i cant clone the repository after the merge

https://tenor.com/view/obama-wtf-why-president-wut-gif-12221156

[bright coral]

Is this released yet?

[shut pagoda]

No, not yet

(I'm very swamped at work, don't have much energy to work on textures, will get back to it as soon as possible)

[bright coral]

Know nothing about game development but know alot about cad willing to help.

[gilded lintel]

Hey, any chane you guys could share some of the textures and materials you used?

I'm trying to make them match the originals but I can't seem to get them right

[shut pagoda]

I can get them a few I did later today, don't hesitate to ping me later if I forgot

Substance Painter project file ok?

[chilly axle]

there's also some here https://github.com/KSP2Community/CommunityPartsPack/tree/main/Textures/Community Substance Painter presets

[shut pagoda]

Yeah I used the base KSP2 Substance Painter presets, I might have changed the values for the Grunge layer a bit, you'll have to experiment with it. I also used some base Substance Painter smart materials for when the KSP2 materials did not fit what I wanted to achieve

@gilded lintel let me know if you want me to send you an example Substance Painter file (file size too large for discord so I'll set up something else if you need it)

[gilded lintel]

It’s alright, I already have the materials form the community resource packs imported, I’m trying to tweak them a bit to get close the ones in game

Texturing sucks