Advanced Question Developing a new Droptank for Velcro

[MaverickSawyer]

OK, :beathead: time...
I am trying to make a new Velcro Droptank out of a Shuttle ET. I took it for a spin in a .scn I know works. It loaded, then CTD. No log messages.
The .cfg is as follows:

; === Configuration file for vessel class Drop Tank ===

Module = Velcro
Meshname = Atlantis_tank
Size = 23.6

Mass = 26500.0 ; empty mass [kg]
MaxFuel = 733500.0 ; max fuel mass [kg]
Isp = 1.0        ; fuel specific impulse [m/s]
IspSL = 1.0

MaxMainThrust = 0
MaxRetroThrust = 0
MaxHoverThrust = 0
MaxAttitudeThrust = 0
COG_OverGround = 4.2
CameraOffset = 0.0 .865 -2.5
CW = .2 .3 .7 .7
LiftFactor = 0.0
CrossSections = 365.69 359.21 60.28
RotResistance = 152.28 152.18 8.47
Touchdownpoints = 0 -0.444 10.0  -7.0 -0.444 -7.0  7.0 -0.444 -7.0

Mayfly = 10.0

; === Transplanted .scn lines ===
JETT_ON_MECO 0

; === Attachment specs ===
BEGIN_ATTACHMENT
C  0.0 0.0 3.0      0 0 1  0 1 0  VELCRO1
C  0.0 0.81 0.0      0 0 1  0 -1 0  VELCRO2
P  0.0 0.0 3.0      0 0 1  0 1 0  VELCRO3
P  0.0 0.81 0.0      0 0 1  0 -1 0  VELCRO4
END_ATTACHMENT

The .scn is as follows:

BEGIN_DESC
Ready for a voyage out system!
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 72640.0793030086
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship USCG Halcyon
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET USCG Halcyon
  MODE Extern
  POS 9.90 -31.94 7.15
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 40.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_HUD
  TYPE Orbit
  REF AUTO
END_HUD

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Docking
  NAV 0
END_MFD

BEGIN_SHIPS
USCG Halcyon:longshot
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS 6904619.35 -19.77 1199907.61
  RVEL -1291.299 0.003 7430.319
  AROT 0.00 9.61 0.00
  VROT 0.00 0.06 -0.00
  AFCMODE 7
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0
  NAVFREQ 470 0
  XPDR 64
  UMMUCREW LS1-Tatiana_Orlova-42-65-56
  UMMUCREW LS1-Vasili_Orlov-45-65-82
  UMMUCREW LS1-Maxim_Brailovsky-28-67-78
  UMMUCREW LS1-Alexander_Kovalev-47-63-90
  UMMUCREW LS1-Nikolai_Ternovsky-36-65-81
  UMMUCREW LS1-Katerina_Rudenko-53-65-62
  UMMUCREW LS1-Irina_Yakunina-27-65-49
  UMMUCREW LS1-Heywood_Floyd-57-65-67
  UMMUCREW LS1-Walter_Curnow-35-65-87
  UMMUCREW LS1-Chandra-55-65-48
END
Tank1:Velcro/ET
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -849337.86 261287.34 -9059326.19
  RVEL 6484.006 -542.653 -833.391
  AROT -147.55 -81.14 146.04
  CONFIGURATION 0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0
  CROSSFEED 1 USCG Halcyon 0.5 0 8.1 8.1 -200.0 0 1 0
END
Tank4:Velcro/ET
  STATUS Orbiting Earth
  RPOS -849337.86 261287.34 -9059326.19
  RVEL 6484.006 -542.653 -833.391
  AROT -147.55 -81.14 146.04
  CONFIGURATION 0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0
  CROSSFEED 1 USCG Halcyon 1.0 0 -8.1 -8.1 -200.0 0 -1 0
END
END_SHIPS

:shrug: I'm stuck, and figure it's a .cfg problem.
Thanks in advance.

 

[astrosammy]

The name of your ship seems to be the problem. Try USCG_Halcyon or so. Spaces in vessel names can cause many issues.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Nope, appears to be a Long Shot problem. It's not showing up in my scenario editor options for making a new vessel, whereas the ET is fine. :dry:

 

[sputnik]

What astrosammy said. You may be able to create a Longshot with a space in the name, but Velcro Rockets parses that name as "USCG", there's no vessel of that name, and it crashes as it tries to attach anyway.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Confirmed. It was the name of the long shot. I changed it to Halcyon, and it runs fine. :sweet: I think I am going to be making a variety of supertanks in the near future. If anybody wants them, send me a PM!