X-15 V2

[mach25]

Anybody get the X-15 add to work with the latest build? I have tried everything and my orbiter reads the that it can't create planetary systme in X-15. It also says ot check the sol_x-15 config file. Its there but has no bytes....anybody have this up and running?

 

[silent_protagonist]

Sounds like some files got corrupted either during download or unzipping. Try downloading the addon again and re-installing.

Alternatively, you could make a copy Sol.cfg and rename it Sol_ProjectX-15.cfg (delete or re-name the original Sol_ProjectX-15.cfg). Then open the new Sol_ProjectX-15.cfg with a text editor and change the line that reads:

Planet3 = Earth

to:

Planet3 = Earth_ProjectX-15

That should fix the problem. However, there may have been other files corrupted which would cause other problems, so I would still recommend simply re-downloading and re-installing.

Hope that helps.

 

[mach25]

Thanks SP...I got it to actually run but there is no eart just a b-52 with the X-15 strapped on. I have download again as you suggest. Somethings funky. Thanks for your help!

 

[FordPrefect]

You're most probably missing the Earth_ProjectX-15.cfg file as well.

See attachment, download it and throw it into your general config folder. Before doing so, rename the file extension from *.scn to *.cfg (had to do this in order to be able to attach it to this post.)

 

[FordPrefect]

Gosh, I'm having a hard time here, attaching a simple file. One more try.

*EDIT, oh ok, I'm violating the file size limit with that one. Oh well, here goes the content for you. Copy and paste:

; === Configuration file for planet Earth ===
; === For use with ProjectX-15 v2.0 ===
Name = Earth
Module = Earth
ErrorLimit = 1e-8
SamplingInterval = 79          ; interpolation sampling interval [s]
                               ; (interpolation error ~0.1m)
; === Physical Parameters ===
Mass = 5.973698968e+24
;Size = 6.378165e6             ; equatorial radius
Size = 6.37101e6               ; mean radius
JCoeff = 1082.6269e-6 -2.51e-6 -1.60e-6 -0.15e-6
                               ; harmonic coefficients for shape description
AlbedoRGB = 0.7 0.85 1.0

; === Rotation Elements ===
SidRotPeriod = 86164.09        ; 23h 56m 4.09s (check new reference: 23h 56m 4.0906s)
SidRotOffset = 4.8956          ; rad(280.5) at J2000.0
Obliquity =  0.4092797095927   ; rad(23.45)
LAN = 0                        ; vernal equinox

; === Atmospheric Parameters ===
AtmPressure0 = 101.4e3         ; pressure at zero altitude [Pa]
AtmDensity0 = 1.293            ; density at zero altitude [kg/m^3]
AtmGasConstant = 286.91        ; specific gas constant [J/(K kg)]
AtmGamma = 1.4                 ; specific heat ratio c_p/c_v
AtmAltLimit = 200e3            ; cutoff altiude [m]
AtmHorizonAlt = 64e3           ; horizon rendering altitude [m]
AtmHazeExtent = 0.15           ; horizon haze extent
AtmColor0 = 0.61 0.8 1.0
AtmHazeColor = 0.75 0.9 1.0

; === Cloud parameters ===
CloudAlt = 7e3                 ; altitude of cloud layer
CloudRotPeriod = 1e6
CloudShadowDepth = 0.3
CloudMicrotextureAlt = 35e3 140e3

; === Visualisation Parameters ===
MaxPatchResolution = 10        ; surface texture resolution limit (1-10)
MinCloudResolution = 1         ; cloud layer from this resolution
MaxCloudResolution = 8         ; highest cloud resolution level
SpecularRipple = TRUE          ; enable specular water microtexture

; === Surface Bases ===
; place additional bases or
; base directories in this list
BEGIN_SURFBASE
Earth\Base\ProjectX-15\Canaveral: -80.675 +28.5208
Earth\Base\ProjectX-15\X-15_Edwards: -117.83862 +34.91840
DIR Earth\Base\ProjectX-15
END_SURFBASE

; === Fixed surface observation points ===
BEGIN_OBSERVER
KSC:VAB: -80.6529 +28.5800 20
KSC:Pad 39B: -80.6226 +28.6179 5
KSC:Pad 39B Tower: -80.62342 +28.61968 110
KSC:SLF: -80.69935 +28.61021 2.8
Habana:Tower: -82.39882 +23.0004 35
END_OBSERVER

; === VOR transmitters ===
BEGIN_NAVBEACON
END_NAVBEACON

Name this new file Earth_ProjectX-15.cfg and put it into your general configs folder. Hopefully now you won't end up in the middle of nowhere.