Near Future Propulsion

Near Future Propulsion 1.3.5 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:30:24

Updated ModuleManager to 4.2.1
Fixed waterfall flare for Colossus showing when engine is off
Tuned MPDT sound loop to remove ending click

Near Future Propulsion 1.3.4 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:12:27

Marked for KSP 1.12
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.18.0
Fixed some Waterfall stuff

Near Future Propulsion 1.3.3 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 02:14:34

Fixed missing curly boi in VASMIR Waterfall patch

Near Future Propulsion 1.3.2 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 03:37:15

Updated Waterfall support for WF 0.6.0

Near Future Propulsion 1.3.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 06:18:36

Config hack to make cargo parts work in KSP 1.10.x

Near Future Propulsion 1.3.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:32:04

Marked for KSP 1.11
Updated CRP to 1.4.2
Set many parts as usable in inventories roughly following stock model: most 0.625m parts, smaller 1.25m parts, all RCS
Added Waterfall support to all engines and RCS
Soft-deprecated atmospheric resource mining equipment
Small fixes to lit RCS controllers

Near Future Propulsion 1.2.2 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 02:22:41

Marked for KSP 1.10
Updated ModuleManager to 4.1.4
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.17.0
Improvements to the thrust tweaking EP patch (Streetwind)

Near Future Propulsion 1.2.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:33:13

Marked for KSP 1.9
Updated ModuleManager to 4.1.3
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.13.0
Updated Simplified Chinese localization (tinygrox)

Near Future Propulsion 1.2.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:18:24

KSP 1.8.x
Upgraded .NET version to 4.5
Updated ModuleManager to 4.1.0
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.12.1
Updated CRP to 1.3.0
Changed engine throttle animation method for VASIMRs, added new particle effects
New particle effects for gridded xenon thrusters
Updated EngineLight configs (Zorg)
Updated all MM patches to use NFP patch specifier as needed

Near Future Propulsion 1.1.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 21:00:34

KSP 1.7.x
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.7.0
Updated RCS parts to track 1.7 RCS changes * Updated RLA ion engine patch to target RLA Reborn (thanks pietralbi)

Near Future Propulsion 1.1.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 22:22:45

Updated bundled ModuleManager to 4.0.2
Argon tank textures have been adjusted with similar greys to restock tanks, and the 'internal' tanks use the reflective material for a brushed metal look
Argon parts have a new thematic color (darkish teal)
Argon thrusters have been tuned to color-wise match Restock greys
Lithium foil-wrapped tanks now use new reflective material
Lithium has a new thematic color (darkish red)
Lithium thrusters have been tuned to color-wise match Restock greys
Xenon tank textures have been adjusted to color-wise match Restock tanks (greys and yellows)
Xenon thrusters have been tuned to color-wise match Restock Dawn
Xenon/Argon small thrusters now have normal maps
VASIMR thrusters have been tuned to color-wise match Restock greys and consistently use Xenon colours
Electric RCS have been tuned to color-wise match their respective engines
Surface attachment was enabled for all large engines
Fixed surface attach node for 0.625m MPDT

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.7 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:49:44

Fixed bulkhead profiles (thanks Streetwind)
Fixed an argon tank localization problem
Added German translation from Three_Pounds

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.6 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:35:01

Fixed NFProps being included in distribution by accident

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.5 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 23:14:51

KSP 1.6.x
Updated MM to 3.1.3
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.6.0
License change for code and configs to MIT

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.4 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:16:59

* KSP 1.5.x * Updated ModuleManager to 3.1.0 * Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.4.5 * Updated CRP to 1.0.0 * Removed MiniAVC distribution * Updated Gas Separator part to use new CRP atmospheric rules * Updated ModuleRCSEmissive with options for other color curves than simply alpha and ability to specify the shader property to work on

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.2 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 22:31:57

KSP 1.4.5
Updated ModuleManager to 3.0.7
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.3.3
Rebuild for 1.4.5

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Thu, 03 May 2018 04:23:33

KSP 1.4.3
Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.3.0
Switched versioning to mix/max specification
Additions/fixes to Russian translation

Near Future Propulsion 1.0.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:41:41

* KSP 1.4.2 * Recompiled plugin * Updated ModuleManager to 3.0.6 * Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.2.1 * Updated MiniAVC to 1.2.0.1 * Updated CRP to 0.10.0 * Removed xenon tank capacity patch as it is no longer needed * Added more lithium tanks * 0.625m set in 3 lengths * New small 1.25m tank * Radial in 1.25mish and 0.625mish sizes * Revised textures of all other lithium tanks * Rearranged Lithium tanks in CTT mode * HeFT RCS thrusters have unique models/textures * Added specular maps to electric RCS blocks that were lacking them * Adjusted unlock cost of most electric fuel tanks * Changed a number of model references to absolute

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.6 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:52:11

Updated ModuleManager to 3.0.4 Updated B9PartSwitch to 2.1.1 Fixed overlarge volume of radial argon tanks Fixed trailing animation keyframe on cryo separator causing a visual model offset Fixed cost adjustment of stock xenon tanks, added support for fixing mass ratios of RLA Stockalike and MRS (kerbas ad astra) Minor adjustements to chinese and russian translations Added engine nicknames to part search fields

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.5 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 22:24:27

KSP 1.3.1 * Dependency updates * Add support for RLA Sunrise ion engine

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.4 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:15:52

Fixed corrupted export for two models
Fixed incorrect MM version
Chinese translation courtesy of Q654517651

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.3 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:47:13

Fixed normals on all parts
Russian translation courtesy of Dr. Jet

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.2 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:41:33

Fixed a localization error on the small lithium tank

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:13:53

Updated B9PartSwitch to 1.8.1
Worked around a Squad localization bug that causes a bug in KER
Added Spanish Translation courtesy of forum user fitiales
Fixed all VASIMR engines having bugged Isp/power use/thrust values not representative of those shown in the VAB

Near Future Propulsion 0.9.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:49:25

ALL ION ENGINE CLUSTERS COMPLETELY DEPRECATED
KSP 1.3
Updated bundled MM to 2.8.0
Updated bundled B9PartSwitch to 1.8.0
Updated bundled CRP to 0.7.1
Switched to 1.3 string localization
Fixed thrust transform on 1.25m VASIMR
Completely rebalanced all electric engines
Rebalanced all Xenon tanks to have a mass ratio of 4 (including stock Xenon tanks)
Modified the effective volume of all Xenon tanks to be closer to stock effective volumes
Rebalanced all Argon tanks to have a mass ratio of 4
Rebalanced all Argon tanks to contain a similar fuel mass to Xenon tanks
Rebalanced all Lithium tanks to have a mass ratio of 4
Slightly rebalanced the contents of lithium tanks to match stock volumes
Changed nomenclature of thrust/Isp slider on VariableIspEngines
Plugin performance optimizations

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.7 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:27:33

Fixed small typo in VAB VariableIspEngine display
Fixed thrust transform typo on 0.625m VASIMR
Fixed surface attach node on 0.625m VASIMR
Enabled surface attachment on the 0.625/1.25m VASIMR casings
New version of NFP Tweak Patch from Streetwind

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.6 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:48:02

New models for KP-XL PIT, Colossus MPDT, all VASIMR engines
All electrical RCS parts and AiRES Atmospheric Sounder are now physicsless to match similar stock parts
Cryogenic Separator now properly pumps air (does not need to be accelerated to high velocities to get good resource flow)
Rewrote VariableISPEngine plugin
Improved support for cfg customization
Code optimizations
Support for multiple engine throttle animations
Deprecated NFPAnimateHeat in favour of stock ModuleAnimateHeat, which now has the necessary capabilities

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.5 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:20:35

Fix incorrect version file

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.4 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:04:37

Updated B9PartSwitch to 1.7.1
Updated CRP to 0.6.6
Fixed download link in .version file
Fixed missing manufacturer for PPT RCS block

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.3 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:22:48

Marked for KSP 1.2.2
Updated bundled MM to 2.7.5
Updated bundled B9PartSwitch to 1.5.3
Updated bundled CRP to 0.6.4
Fixed 1.25m PIT offset top node
Converted costs of some fuel tanks to integers

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.2 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 23:11:36

KSP 1.2.1
New model and FX for KP-XL 'Inductor' Pulsed Inductive Thruster
New model and FX for KP-01 'Scintillator' Pulsed Inductive Thruster
Fixed surface attach node for KP-01
Updated ModuleManager to 2.7.4
Updated CRP to 0.6.3
KPBS ISRU now produces lithium (thanks Wyzard256)

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:56:02

Updated CRP to 6.0.1 Minor bugfixes Balance tweaks for GW3 engine Balance tweaks for electric RCS

Near Future Propulsion 0.8.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 20:03:33

KSP 1.2 recompile
Updated bundled MM
Updated bundled CRP
Some code cleanups
Added GW3 'Triplet' Nested-Channel Hall Thruster
Added KO-1 Pulsed Plasma RCS Block
Added IW-201 Gridded RCS Thruster
Added SPZ-5167 Hall Effect RCS Thruster
Added LiFt-1 Magnetoplasmadynamic RCS Thruster
Added LiFt-3 Magnetoplasmadynamic RCS Block
Added LiFt-4 Magnetoplasmadynamic RCS Block
Added LiFt-5 Magnetoplasmadynamic RCS Block
New models, alternate compact versions and FX for 0.625m Hall effect and gridded thrusters
Soft-deprecated 1.25m and 2.5m gridded/hall thruster clusters
Added patch that adds identical-looking HeFT series of MPDT RCS Blocks using LqdHydrogen if CryoTanks is installed
Added optional Extras patch that converts all Hall thrusters to use Xenon (no stats changes)

Near Future Propulsion 0.7.4 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:46:30

Added AIRes Atmospheric Sounder
Added M-2 Cryogenic Gas Separator

Near Future Propulsion 0.7.3 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Sun, 26 Jun 2016 02:39:37

KSP 1.1.3 Updated bundled CRP Updated bundled MM

Near Future Propulsion 0.7.2 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 18 May 2016 02:47:10

Updated bundled CRP
Cleaned up some OSX garbage that snuck in

Near Future Propulsion 0.7.1 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Wed, 11 May 2016 05:59:47

KSP 1.1.2
Updated ModuleManager version

Near Future Propulsion 0.7.0 for Kerbal Space Program Released

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:05:10

KSP 1.1 repack
Updated CRP version
Updated ModuleManager version
Re-added missing DecayingRTGs patch
Many balance tweaks to reactors
Converted NodeMesh to B9PartSwitch for the conical reactors. Will improve drag calculations if you need to use one as a nosecone
Added part search tags to parts
Removed staging icon from reactors (temporarily)
Added adjustable auto-shutdown slider (temperature-based) to reactors