v0.20.5 release notes

Features:

• added Ceres;
• added Vesta;
• Mars textures rework
• added scaled space filters;
• added celestial bodies list into Control center;
• added search functionality to tracked objects list in the Control center;
• added panel for manual adjustments of the selected maneuver dV during the flight;
• resources panel can display all resources, that spacecraft has;
• added orbit info panel during the flight;
• predicted orbits are displayed relative to target frame of reference now, when you focus camera on it;
• added correct ambient light when flying over surface of the planet;
• added manual brakes for wheels and the corresponding indicator to navball (use ALT+B to toggle).

New rocket parts:

• V-1 Sky Crane Base;
• “Rumble” Decoupler and “Rumble” Decoupler Adapter;
• “Aragna-6410” Liquid Fuel Engine;
• “Electron-0210” Liquid Fuel Engine;
• FT “Bublik”;
• FT “Piston”;
• “Gektoplast-A” Solar Panel;
• “Gektoplast-M” Solar Panel;
• Payload Enclosed Base GO-5;
• Payload Enclosed Cap GO-5;
• Payload Enclosed Section GO-5 1.4m;
• Nano Reaction Wheel;
• Adapter 1.2-5.

Part changes:

• Zarya engine geometry rework;
• “Mgnovenie” Probe Core decreased in size;
• batteries slightly reduced height and mass;
• simplified all engine colliders;
• adjusted size of combustion chamber on some engines.

Changes:

• added safeguard, that should check if any spacecraft received a NaN position during orbit calculations and destroy that;
• parachute auto cut now triggers when spacecraft touches the ground, instead of near zero speed check;
• rocket command module selection will prioritize ordinal command modules if there are cockpit or rover present alongside;
• riteg will calculate decay time from launch not from the time it is created in the assembly shop;
• you can toggle on/off delete hotkey for tracked objects list now;
• improved control center tracked objects list UI;
• improved loading times, when entering spaceport or assembly shop;
• game consumes on average 400 Mb less memory;
• “time” debug command now supports input date in string format;
• added support for DirectX12 and Vulkan API (that can be faster on some PCs), that can be enabled via command line parameters:
  -force-d3d12
  -force-vulkan

Fixes:

• planet surface disappears if you quit to main menu from the assembly shop in blueprint mode;
• exception when trying to attach something on top of engine 4;
• spacecraft with wheels no longer transitions into sleep state when it is no longer moving and after steering was used once;
• rocket can still receive wheel commands even when command module is destroyed;
• maneuver sometimes not placed via context menu;
• orbit planner sometimes predict wrong intersect nodes;
• crash when setting the Sun as a target;
• you can’t unset target when surface object was set as a target;
• riteg uses part attachment date as a decay start instead of launch day;
• Circular Extended Unit has wrong orientation for radial dual attachments;
• time warp not working, if spacecraft’s lights are on and there is little electricity left
• different typos and missing translations in assembly;

Known issues:

• navball text changes brightness depending on exposure (unity bug);
• SSAO is mostly turned off during the flight because of artifacts (unity bug);