Tools Compendium

[Briar Thrain]

Compendium



- Download Link - https://spacedock.info/mod/4074/Compendium
- Currently published as version 0.7
- License: MIT
- Source - https://github.com/meow-sci/Compendium
- Dependencies - ModMenu - https://spacedock.info/mod/4054/ModMenu
- Mod Loader - StarMap

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Compendium adds a window (which may be toggled on/off via ModMenu) which provides a helpful companion to exploring the currently loaded solar system!

• Solar system bodies (celestials) are listed in categories and tiered based on parent bodies and their satellites (moons/moonlets)
• Orbit lines have toggle buttons for individual bodies, groups of bodies, and entire categories.
• Fun and useful information is displayed regarding each body's stats

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Compendium works with all (current) KSA SolSystem bodies - and additionally the mod has extended entries by default to handle the bodies added via the Pebkac project's extensive real(ish) solar system bodies cataloge!

• The **Pebkac project** is both a dynamic website which can automatically generate KSA solar system XML files when fed the appropriate information, and includes in the default site a ~500 solar system bodies catalogue of all known solar system moons, and many additional objects such asteroids and dwarf planets. A script tool is provided on the site where you may calculate your own orbital data from bodies contiained within the NASA horizons system!
• To learn more about the **Pebkac project** - visit [https://meow.science.fail/pebkac/](https://meow.science.fail/pebkac/)

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Compendium is not hard coded to specific bodies or solar systems!

While care has been taken to make the existing KSA SolSystem fully compatible as well as the Pebkac project's system - Compendium can work with any Solar system model / with custom planets! Any mod author may include Compendium format Json files to have Compendium use their own entered information for Category groups, body information, etc!

• Categories and Bodies data are loaded by json files located in the mod's folder.
• Identifying a json in any mod folder as "CompendiumJson": "True" as a main json body key will have Compendium discover and import it.
• For the next Json body key, use the name of your solar system Id as it is entered in your XML file.
  • Inside your Solar system Id key, enter your body names and information as key value pairs beneath them. See the default Compendium Json files for examples.
  • To register special text for categories (shows when people press the category button) - make an entry under your solar system Id key named "ListGroupsData" and put the entries under it as key value pairs. See the default Compendium Json files for examples.

• Your Json data may be lumped into one large Json or several smaller Json files, it will not matter as long as they all contain "CompendiumJson": "True" and register their items under your system Id key.

 

[Terra Incognita]

Very nice work here @Briar Thrain !

 

[Thoteus]

Just updated my Moonar System mod to support this! It now has the lore for each custom moon and planet, with more to come, like the factoids, in a later update. Love the mod and thanks for your help!

 

[Briar Thrain]

Compendium version 0.8 is released on Spacedock.Info !

https://spacedock.info/mod/4074/Compendium#changelog

• Orbit line color selection & adjustments - by individual OR orbit group OR category!
• Buttons to set the Sun as camera focus, to set or unset the currently selected as target
• More celestial body properties displayed
• Some bugs squished with using custom systems and/or custom celestial bodies

 

[Briar Thrain]

Compendium now at version 0.9.4 !

https://spacedock.info/mod/4074/Compendium#changelog

• added a default window size/positon so that it's not a tiny sized thing on first run
• added a main menu screen with graphic and also buttons to toggle all orbit lines on/off
• updated to some new game formats needed, and added new default SolSystem bodies to default Compendium recognized bodies
• Made the focus on Sun button now have you a modest zoom out on the solar system instead of up in the Sun's face
• Added a button which does a drop-down selection menu to select any vessel to control

 

[Briar Thrain]

Compendium now at version 0.9.6 !

https://spacedock.info/mod/4074/Compendium#changelog

• updated to accommodate some changes in the game code for this KSA version
• updated to include the large number of new solar system celestials in the new game test dense solar system model
• updated how categories get made in the window in several ways to how things group as well as performance
• added buttons to force any celestial to show it's full orbit rather than only the mode that shows the orbit only if your camera is close. the original `<on>` button toggles the default orbitline view behavior, the new `<always>` button toggles the mode to show the full orbitline