Hi, everyone.
I've managed to edit the config files of the UCGO cargos to make them compatible with the XR series. I've also added another docking port (invisible) to the Arrow to make it be "dockable" with something that looks like an orbiting shipyard:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab99/dgatsoulis/XR5Payloadbay.jpg
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab99/dgatsoulis/ArrowdockedwithSpacedock.jpg
As you can see from the pics above, they still need a lot of work (the cargos to be correctly placed in the XR5's payload bay for instance) but they seem to be working ok.
(Both on Orbiter 2006 and the 2009 beta).
The XR5 Vanguard can now load UCGO cargos on all 36 slots, so with that and with the help of a DGIV or an XR2 Ravenstar (to use as the Arrow's docked lander), it is possible to fully load an orbiting Arrow, for a journey to Jupiter's moons in just one go.
I've also managed to make an unpackable MTKSSAT compatible with UCGO and the XR series.
(Thanks for making it so easy Dan, even a complete add-on developing noob, like me, can now do these things in Orbiter.)
I'm uploading the config files here, so that someone with better skills than mine, can turn them into a working add-on.
These do NOT replace the existing UCGO cargos, they are just added to the existing ones.
Unzipping these files in your Orbiter directory should place everything where it's supposed to go. (I've tested it on a "clean" Orbiter installation, WITH the UCGO, DGIV-2, XR series and the Hammerhead Spacedock installed in it).
I don't think i should receive any credit for this, all i did was to "mess around" a bit with the config files.
All credit should go to:
-Martins (of course) for creating this amazing simulator.
-Dansteph for his (in my opinion) unique and unrivalled contribution to the Orbiter "experience".
-dbeachy1 for creating my favourite series of ships to "Go and play in Space" with.
-Brian Burger, Kyle Weigers and Mike Leveille, for the "Hammerhead Spacedock" from which i got the idea of a "shipyard" for the Arrow Freighter.
-The developer that manages to turn these files into a working add-on.
P.S. I'm not allowed to post the config file for the Arrow that adds another docking port, here are the "specs" for a correctly placed 2nd docking port (one that allows docking with the "shipyard" - add in the Arrow's config file) :
; === Docking ports ===
BEGIN_DOCKLIST
0 0 200 0 0 1 0 1 0 540
END_DOCKLIST
Happy orbiting everyone!
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I've managed to edit the config files of the UCGO cargos to make them compatible with the XR series. I've also added another docking port (invisible) to the Arrow to make it be "dockable" with something that looks like an orbiting shipyard:
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab99/dgatsoulis/XR5Payloadbay.jpg
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab99/dgatsoulis/ArrowdockedwithSpacedock.jpg
As you can see from the pics above, they still need a lot of work (the cargos to be correctly placed in the XR5's payload bay for instance) but they seem to be working ok.
(Both on Orbiter 2006 and the 2009 beta).
The XR5 Vanguard can now load UCGO cargos on all 36 slots, so with that and with the help of a DGIV or an XR2 Ravenstar (to use as the Arrow's docked lander), it is possible to fully load an orbiting Arrow, for a journey to Jupiter's moons in just one go.
I've also managed to make an unpackable MTKSSAT compatible with UCGO and the XR series.
(Thanks for making it so easy Dan, even a complete add-on developing noob, like me, can now do these things in Orbiter.)
I'm uploading the config files here, so that someone with better skills than mine, can turn them into a working add-on.
These do NOT replace the existing UCGO cargos, they are just added to the existing ones.
Unzipping these files in your Orbiter directory should place everything where it's supposed to go. (I've tested it on a "clean" Orbiter installation, WITH the UCGO, DGIV-2, XR series and the Hammerhead Spacedock installed in it).
I don't think i should receive any credit for this, all i did was to "mess around" a bit with the config files.
All credit should go to:
-Martins (of course) for creating this amazing simulator.
-Dansteph for his (in my opinion) unique and unrivalled contribution to the Orbiter "experience".
-dbeachy1 for creating my favourite series of ships to "Go and play in Space" with.
-Brian Burger, Kyle Weigers and Mike Leveille, for the "Hammerhead Spacedock" from which i got the idea of a "shipyard" for the Arrow Freighter.
-The developer that manages to turn these files into a working add-on.
P.S. I'm not allowed to post the config file for the Arrow that adds another docking port, here are the "specs" for a correctly placed 2nd docking port (one that allows docking with the "shipyard" - add in the Arrow's config file) :
; === Docking ports ===
BEGIN_DOCKLIST
0 0 200 0 0 1 0 1 0 540
END_DOCKLIST
Happy orbiting everyone!
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