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@allista allista released this 05 Jul 04:31
· 144 commits to master since this release
v3.7.0
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Maneuver Engines Reloaded

  • Manual engines are no longer used for horizontal thrust,
    instead the maneuver engines are used.
  • Added Mode of operation of maneuver engines
    • Rotation & Translation -- a maneuver engine in this
      (default) mode responses to both rotation and translation
      controls and may be used for horizontal thrust.
    • Rotation -- a maneuver engine in this mode only responses
      to rotation controls and is never used for horizontal thrust.
    • Translation -- a maneuver engine in this mode only responses
      to translation controls and may be used for horizontal thrust.
  • Fixed balancing of engine profiles that have only maneuver engines
    active.
  • Improved handling of R&T maneuver engines that provide more thrust
    than torque (i.e. they're more or less in line with CoM).
    Even if you don't set such engines to Translation mode, they won't be
    firing much during rotation. Such engines are also no longer switched
    to UnBalanced mode.
  • Added two new settings to Advanced Tab:
    • Hor. Thrust switch toggles the use of translation-capable
      maneuver engines for horizontal thrust by on-planet navigation
      autopilots
    • Minimum specific horizontal thrust (which is the same as
      acceleration) - this number limits the use of maneuver engines
      for horizontal thrust by the acceleration they can produce. So
      if your ship has maneuver thrusters for normal rotation/translation
      purposes and you don't want the TCA to try to use them as
      horizontal thrusters, just set this limit high enough.
  • Added support for Cargo Accelerators:
    • ModuleTCA now handles the ExecuteManeuverNode message,
      which allows it to continue maneuvers that were only partially
      executed by an accelerator.
  • Added support for Hangar:
    • ModuleTCA now handles onLaunchedFromHangar KSPEvent and, in case
      of launching from fairings hangar, continues what the TCA of the
      previous stage was doing (e.g. the To Orbit program).
  • Various bug fixes, including TCA WayPoints, Landing from orbit
    targeted on another vessel and more
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