Release notes v0.13.0

Rocket Science Oct 8, 2021

Features:

added RCS and rcs control panel for navball;
added docking port: it not only allow to dock two spacecrafts, but also can transfer fuel and oxidizer between them;
new connection type: docking port;
added intersection and position at intersection nodes to the maneuver planner;
added “Target” navball mode and manual switch between navball modes;
spacecraft markers are now shown within a radius of 50 km around current spacecraft during the flight (F4 to toggle);
implemented RCS autobalancer: it will try to select such rcs throttle values, so spacecraft can be moved or rotated without unwanted forces, even if rcs engines were placed not optimally;
added new fuel type — monopropellant (Hydrazine) used by RCS;
autocorrection now works in the predictive mode, that should improve rocket stability, especially during time warp;
autocorrection from tvc, rcs and reaction wheels now work coherently with each other;
added new camera mode: docking;
added new part category “Control” where rcs and reaction wheels are placed;
rocket plume will change its shpe depending on atmospheric pressure;
added heat emission effect to all engines;
added more sounds to navball and flight UI;

“Siphon” Radial Decoupler visual rework;
Micro Decoupler now have smaller size and also received visual rework;
reduced length and mass for Adapter 0.35-0.6-H by 25%;
deprecated C-2 and S-2 connection variants for “Seeker” Decoupler (it was replaced by “Hornet” Decoupler);
added hydrazine configuration for fuel tanks FT-800 Fuel Tank, Series S Fuel Tank, FT «Zvezda-sfera»;
reduced time between staging parachute and actual parachute spawning;
parachute spwaner’s mass is now reduced by the mass of parachute on deploy;
increased power consumption for all reaction wheels;
slightly increased mass for “Osnovanie” Probe Core

rocket landed on any surface object (except directly on launch area) will no longer disappear after exiting to spaceport;
rocket part animations now properly animate physics (no more exploding landing legs on low framerate);
[Assembly] reset button now also resets rocket name if it was changed;
pressing Q will also repeat last placed subassembly;
improved connection search performance in the assembly shop;
changed order of part categories in the assembly shop;
updated all icons for part categories in the assembly shop;
added decouple sound for all decouplers;
moved space context menu to UI, so it will no longer be hidden by planets on solar system map;
orbit tooltip will update its position, if hovered node is moving;
orbit raycast will be hided if mouse is hovered over spacecraft, press ALT, to show it anyway
maneuver handle will change its color depending on selected maneuver;
when active command module is destroyed it try to transfer control to other command module if it exists;

added RCS translation keys: H and N to translate forwad/backward, I and K to translate up/down,JandKto left and right;
added toggle RCS R;
added toggle targeting F4;
added min and max distance setting for celestial target;
ALT+click on spacecraft’s marker during the flight or on solar system map to set it as a target;

gimbal controls work incorrectly, when command module is rotated relative to rocket;
when flying up to other spacecraft in the space it may suddenly warp at huge distance;
parts sometimes acquire wrong parameters after another part of similar type was destroyed on rocket;
connection section in rocket part tooltip is showing even if there are no connections available;
[assembly] rocket name not saved if it was changed but save button not pressed:
symmetry doesn’t work for some cases: heptahedron connector + heptahedron socket and hexdual connector + rectangle socket;
some parts have noticeable gaps on edges, especially colored in orange;
some text is not localized in the assembly shop;
rocket controls not reset, when control buttons were pressed and switching to another spacecraft during the flight;
the lit status of solar panels doesn’t change if autocorrection is disabled and the rocket is rotating;
some inconsistencies in part materials;
sometime predicted orbits looks broken;
game stuck when trying to create subassembly from cloned part;
sometimes batteries are not charging;
sometimes decoupled parts disappear after main spacecraft crashes onto surface;

resource separation is broken for crafts with decouplers that was saved as subassembly (including first command module) and then loaded (found today, will be fixed soon);