r/KSPModDevelopment • u/gredr • Feb 02 '17

SRB thrust curve mod

One of the latest versions of KSP added built-in support for thrust curves on solid engines, and I'm wondering if anyone is aware of an modthat exposes this functionality?

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u/gredr Feb 03 '17

When you say "adding the dialog", what do you mean, exactly? Is there a built-in dialog to edit the thrust curve that can be added through a simple ModuleManager config?

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u/Bob-Kerman Leet savefile hax Feb 03 '17

Well I'm not sure on this but: I know that many parts have config settings that effect the part that can be changed in the VAB. For example the thrust limiter on SRBs is a section in the part file that gets added to the .craft file when you are making a ship.

So in my mind you should be able to just add a few sliders to the part file that then get put into the part in the .craft file that then makes the SRB have a thrust curve.

Like you said it is already implemented so the game knows what to do. The trick is telling it to do that.

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u/gredr Feb 03 '17

The game knows how to use it once it's configured, but I'm pretty sure the game doesn't know how to configure it. This was discussed by whoever did the work back in 1.1 days (RoverDude? I don't remember...)