File Details
Basic DeltaV Version 5.0
- R
- Jan 14, 2019
- 62.23 KB
- 200
- 1.6.1+1
File Name
Basic_DeltaV-v5.0.zip
Supported Versions
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.0
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Complete overhaul for KSP 1.6
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Remove almost all UI components from old versions
- Stock UI used for all dV and related info
- On screen TWR gauge remains as an optional component
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Extensive modifications of the stock dV system
- All stock calculations disabled
- dV and related calculations use modified version of the Kerbal Engineer Redux vessel simulator
- RCS dV calculations are available for display in the stock info panels
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Modifications of the stock dV toolbar app
- Addition of Mach slider
- Used to accurately calculate jet engine values at realistic flight speeds - Reference body list reordered to be more sensible
- All planets are ordered based on distance from the sun
- Moons are grouped together with their parent planet
- The sun is placed last in the list - VAB and SPH will separately remember their atmospheric settings
- New RCS dV toggle available
- TWR gauge and dV slider toggles available in flight
- Addition of Mach slider
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Additions to the stock UI
- TWR gauge from old versions of Basic dV is still available
- Used to display current max TWR on a log scale slider
- Hover pointer over the slider for a tooltip with the exact TWR value - Stock dV indicator boxes modified to work as sliders
- Displays current dV out of the theoretical max dV for each stage
- TWR gauge from old versions of Basic dV is still available
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Performance improvements
- Stock dV calculations are slower and generate more garbage (temporary memory) allocations
- Reduces the update interval for the stage panel info readouts
- Readout updates 3 times per second rather than every frame
- Results in significant reduction in garbage allocations

