1.2 CLS Features

CLS Features

CLS is useful in identifying livable spaces during construction of your vessel, and while in flight. Using CLS space identification in construction can greatly aid in creating a design that will provide the proper experience when in flight or when payload modules are assembled in space. Each livable space is shown as a button in the list, and is Identified using the name of the root part of the space.

The name of the space can be altered, and CLS will remember these space names. Clicking on a space button will generate a list of all parts contained within that space. The list of parts displays below the Space buttons.

Highlighting Parts in a Space

Additionally, when a space is selected, CLS will highlight all parts in a space using various colors denoting their function and state. The colors and functions are described as follows:

• Green: Livable part, where crew can reside (capsule for example)
• Yellow: Passable Part, or docking Port, Attached, Hatch Open
• Violet: Docking Port Docked, hatch Closed.
• Cyan: Docking Port Docked, Hatch Open
• Brown: Docking Port, Attached or unattached/undocked, Hatch Closed.

Image below (from Ship Manifest) shows many of the colors described above:

CLS and stock crew transfers

KSP provides for a means to transfer crew without EVA to another part on your vessel. Unfortunately it does not care if the parts are internally connected, so you can transfer crew "anywhere". For those that desire a more realistic experience, CLS overrides the stock transfer operation. If the source and target parts are NOT within the same "space", meaning they could not be reached internally according to CLS, then the transfer fails, and CLS notifies you the the parts are not in the same space.

If you do not want this behavior, you can disable it using the toggle at the top of the CLS window called: Allow unrestricted crew transfers. selecting this option will revert CLS to pure stock Crew transfer behavior.