TAC Life Support v0.9 resource changes / KSP 0.24.1 incompatibility

sumghai / SDHI_ServiceModuleSystem

Parts pack for Kerbal Space Program that consists of a stockalike Service Module and accessories inspired by NASA’s Orion MPCV, and designed specifically for use with the stock Mk1-3 Command Pod.

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TAC Life Support v0.9 resource changes / KSP 0.24.1 incompatibility #21

Closed sumghai closed 10 years ago

sumghai commented 10 years ago

Due to major changes to TAC Life Support v0.9 pre-release, as well as incompatibility issues with KSP 0.24.1, the associated patch originally scheduled for SDHI SMS V2.0 has been pushed back.

The changes required mainly involve revising life support provision quantities and units, while maintaining the original goal of supporting 8-day missions:

Change command pod food and waste storage capacities to eight days total.
Extend Service Module oxygen, water, carbon dioxide and waste water capacities to eight days total.
Revise CO2 filter and water purifier generators for Service Module and Avionics Ring.

sumghai commented 10 years ago

The default TAC LS 0.9 config for the Mk1-2 Pod provides the crew of three with enough provisions to last for three six-hour Kerbin days:

Food: 2.13 / 2.13 L Water: 4.05 / 4.05 L Oxygen: 684.6 / 684.6 L CarbonDioxide: 0 / 589.02 L Waste: 0 / 1.53 L WasteWater: 0 / 4.47 L

Thus, by multiplying all figures by (8/3) where appropriate, the values required for the SDHI Service Module TAC LS patch can be determined.

ASIDE:

For reference, a single Kerbal's daily consumption is thus:

Food: 0.2366 / 0.2366 L Water: 0.45 / 0.45 L Oxygen: 76.0666 / 76.0666 L CarbonDioxide: 0 / 65.4466 L Waste: 0 / 0.17 L WasteWater: 0 / 0.4966 L

Note: KSP's tweakables field has a precision of 1 d.p., and so all figures generally need to be rounded upwards

sumghai commented 10 years ago

Revised life support provision quantities have been tested, and TAC-LS correctly calculates that the combined quantities in a typical SDHI CSM stack will last for eight days between its three Kerbal crew.

A small hack is needed to disable Modular Fuel Tanks / RealFuels for the Mk1-2 Pod, so that it doesn't override my new values - this is because TAC LS will use MFT/RF (if available) to configure its provisions storage for crew compartments. The fixed values in the SDHI patch requires less fiddling to work.

Still need to revise the CO2 extractor and Water filter TAC generators, and test for any conflicts with the stock Fuel Cell assembly.

sumghai commented 10 years ago

Added CO2 extractor and Water filter TAC generators, using default specifications from the bog-standard versions from the TAC-LS stock installation.

Both TAC-LS generators and the stock Fuel Cell work properly and simultaneously - no adverse effect on AnimatedDecoupler operation, either.

Awaiting feedback from other users.

sumghai commented 10 years ago

I'm calling this one done and ready for V2.1.