RemoteTech¶

RemoteTech is a modification for Squad’s “Kerbal Space Program” (KSP) which overhauls the unmanned space program. It does this by requiring unmanned vessels have a connection to Kerbal Space Center (KSC) to be able to be controlled. This adds a new layer of difficulty that compensates for the lack of live crew members.

Download: http://kerbalstuff.com/mod/134/RemoteTech
Sources: https://github.com/RemoteTechnologiesGroup/RemoteTech
Documentation: http://remotetechnologiesgroup.github.io/RemoteTech/

Interaction with kOS¶

When you have RemoteTech installed you can only interact with the core’s terminal when you have a connection to KSC on any unmanned craft. Scripts launched when you still had a connection will continue to execute even if your unmanned craft loses connection to KSC. But you should note, that when there is no connection to KSC the archive volume is inaccessible. This will require you to plan ahead and copy necessary scripts for your mission to probe hard disk, if your kerbals and/or other scripts need to use them while not connected.

If you launch a manned craft while using RemoteTech, you are still able to input commands from the terminal even if you do not have a connection to the KSC. The archive will still be inaccessible without a connection to the KSC. Under the current implementation, there is no delay when accessing the archive with a local terminal. This implementation may change in the future to account for delays in reading and writing data over the connection.

It is possible to activate/deactivate RT antennas, as well as set their targets using kOS:

SET p TO SHIP:PARTSNAMED("mediumDishAntenna")[0].
SET m to p:GETMODULE("ModuleRTAntenna").
m:DOEVENT("activate").
m:SETFIELD("target", "mission-control").
// or
m:SETFIELD("target", mun).
m:SETFIELD("target", "minmus").

Acceptable values for “target” are: “no-target”, “active-vessel”, “mission-control”, a Body, a Vessel, or a string containing the name of a body or vessel.

Starting version 0.17 of kOS you can access structure RTAddon via ADDONS:RT.

structure RTAddon¶

Suffix	Type	Description
`AVAILABLE`	bool(readonly)	True if RT is installed and RT integration enabled.
`DELAY(vessel)`	double	Get shortest possible delay to given `Vessel`
`KSCDELAY(vessel)`	double	Get delay from KSC to given `Vessel`
`HASCONNECTION(vessel)`	bool	True if given `Vessel` has any connection
`HASKSCCONNECTION(vessel)`	bool	True if given `Vessel` has connection to KSC
`HASLOCALCONTROL(vessel)`	bool	True if given `Vessel` has local control

RTADDON:AVAILABLE¶

Type:	bool
Access:	Get only

True if RT is installed and RT integration enabled.

RTAddon:DELAY(vessel)¶

Parameters:	vessel – `Vessel`
Returns:	(double) seconds

Returns shortest possible delay for vessel (Will be less than KSC delay if you have a local command post).

RTAddon:KSCDELAY(vessel)¶

Parameters:	vessel – `Vessel`
Returns:	(double) seconds

Returns delay in seconds from KSC to vessel.

RTAddon:HASCONNECTION(vessel)¶

Parameters:	vessel – `Vessel`
Returns:	bool

Returns True if vessel has any connection (including to local command posts).

RTAddon:HASKSCCONNECTION(vessel)¶

Parameters:	vessel – `Vessel`
Returns:	bool

Returns True if vessel has connection to KSC.

RTAddon:HASLOCALCONTROL(vessel)¶

Parameters:	vessel – `Vessel`
Returns:	bool

Returns True if vessel has local control (and thus not requiring a RemoteTech connection).