User Interface BetterBuilder - A KSP style vehicle builder interface

[brunog]

BetterBuilder v0.1.0 (WIP)

Replaces the stock vehicle editor UI with a modern KSP-style interface.

License: MIT
Source Code: https://github.com/brunog1235/BetterBuilder
Download: https://github.com/brunog1235/BetterBuilder/releases/tag/v0.1.0
Dependencies: StarMap Mod Loader >= 0.4.5

Features:
- Parts catalogue with category sidebar (Font Awesome icons), search bar, and thumbnail grid
- Vertical toolbar (translate, rotate, scale, snap, connect, radial symmetry, stages toggle, symmetry amount)
- Stage panel with hover highlight
- Compact Sequence panel with Font Awesome category icons and hover highlight
- Launch panel with vehicle name, body/location selection (locations filter by selected body)
- Click-to-grab: single click to pick up placed parts (no need to hold)
- Click the catalogue while holding a part to delete it
- Connect mode enabled by default

Installation:
1. Extract the zip into your KSA Content folder so you have Content/BetterBuilder/
2. Add to manifest.toml:

[[mods]]
id = "BetterBuilder"
enabled = true

3. Launch via StarMap

Known Issues:
This is a work in progress — expect bugs.
- Visual polish pending
- Some edge cases with part deletion

Credits:
- Font Awesome 6 (fa-solid-900.ttf) — CC BY 4.0 / SIL OFL 1.1

 

[Kiwi Shark]

That's really cool! Well done!

 

[brunog]

That's really cool! Well done!

Thanks! Going to update later with more functionality stuff, like saving loading ships, etc.