RPM to MAS Module Manager mega patch

[MOARdV]

It'd be a nightmare to write and test. But it'd make MAS adoption easier. I just don't see myself having dozens and dozens of hours to write and test a patch like that. A number of the props will not require upgrades, I think - some are primitives that don't use RPM modules.

Process: I'll check off a group once the conversion and MM patch are complete. Since I've already converted a handful of these to MAS, I may use them even if I've tweaked their behavior a little (such as MAS_ASET_ALTIMETER working only in the atmosphere).

Naming convention: Use the ASET name, prefix MAS on it. Check that it doesn't collide with something I've already done.

Testing: Ugh. That's going to be almost as much work as converting everything. I'll need to find some RPM IVAs that cover enough of the prop gamut. The ALCOR lander, of course.

Let's see how well GitHub can handle a mega checklist...

Avionics/ClassicPack

• ASET_AHI
• ASET_Air_Fuel_FLOW
• ASET_ALTIMETER
• ASET_AMB-SURF_TempGauge
• ASET_AoA
• ASET_ASI
• ASET_BatteryGauge
• ASET_DynamicPressure
• ASET_Elec_Output
• ASET_EngineGauge
• ASET_FlapsIndicator
• ASET_FuelFlow
• ASET_FuelQTY_Digital
• ASET_G-METER
• ASET_GroundSpeed
• ASET_Heading
• ASET_HSI
• ASET_IntakeAir
• ASET_LG_Lever
• ASET_MachNumber
• ASET_RadarAltimeter
• ASET_RMI
• ASET_RMI_2_Needle
• ASET_TemperatureGauge
• ASET_Thrust_kN
• ASET_Thrust_Throttle
• ASET_TrimIndicator
• ASET_TurnCoordinator
• ASET_VPG
• ASET_VPGDual
• ASET_VSI

Avionics/ModernPack

• ASET_B-Knob/ASET_B-Knob_2pos
• ASET_B-Knob/ASET_B-Knob_3pos
• ASET_B-Knob/ASET_B-Knob_4pos
• ASET_B-Knob/ASET_B-Knob_5pos
• ASET_B-Knob/ASET_B-Knob_6pos
• ASET_B-Knob-LightDimmer
• ASET_B-ThrottleQuadrant
• ASET_B_Compass
• ASET_Comm_Radio
• ASET_DME_Display
• ASET_FlapsCtrl
• ASET_HUD
• ASET_MIP_Display
• ASET_NAV_1_Radio
• ASET_NAV_2_Radio
• ASET_SpoilersLever
• ASET_Yaw_Dumper
• ASET_Yoke_V01

Props/Control

• ABORTbutton
• ABORTButtonV2
• Apollo_CircuitBreaker
• Apollo_PushButton
• AutoPilotSwitch
• AutoPilotSwitch2
• ButtonBlocker
• CircuitBreaker
• CircuitBreakerV2
• LightSwitch
• NumInputDialDualMode_NoButton
• Push_Button_Modular/ActionGroups
• Push_Button_Modular/Chatterer
• Push_Button_Modular/Indicators
• Push_Button_Modular/Lights
• Push_Button_Modular/ MECHJEB
• Push_Button_Modular/Misk
• Push_Button_Modular/Num_Input
• Push_Button_Modular/RPM_Actions
• Push_Button_Modular/SAS_Modes
• Push_Button_Modular/Stock_Actions
• Push_Button_Modular/WARNING_OVERRIDES
• Push_Button_Modular/zzz_Fakes
• RCS_Stick_ADV
• RCS_translation-Stick
• RetroButton
• RotationCtrl
• RotationCtrl_V2
• SAS_Switch
• StageSwitch
• SwitcherCover
• SwitchPUSH
• SwitchRotary/2_pos
• SwitchRotary/3_pos
• SwitchRotary/4_pos
• SwitchRotary/5_pos
• SwitchRotary/6_pos
• SwitchWCover
• switch_B_Button01
• switch_B_Button02
• Switch_Toggle_Modular/Event_and_Mission_Timer
• Switch_Toggle_Modular/Num_Input
• Switch_Toggle_Modular/Retro
• Switch_Toggle_Modular/RPM_Actions
• Switch_Toggle_Modular/STOCK_Actions
• Switch_Tumble
• Switch_Tumbler_3Pos
• Switch_Tumbler_V2
• Switch_Tumbler_V3
• ThrottleCtrl

Props\Instruments

• ARRT
• ASET_AnalogSpeedIndicator
• ASET_ClockTimer
• ASET_CRT_Display
• ASET_DSKY
• ASET_IMP
• ASET_IMP_LAT-LONG_GAUGE
• ASET_SignalLamp
• ASET_Talkback_Indicator
• DigitalIndicator
• DigitalIndicator_EmissiveScreen
• FDAI
• FDAI_GMCP
• FlagIndicator
• FuelMonitor
• GforceDisplay
• ImpactSpeedIndicator
• IndicatorADV
• IndicatorADV_2Scales
• IndicatorCircular
• IndicatorPanel5x3
• NASA_Elec_Output
• NASA_GaugeDblPerc
• NASA_GaugeSnglPerc
• NASA_Gauge_Temperature
• NASA_G_Units_Indicator
• PhaseAngleIndicator
• PortableTimer
• Resource_Display
• RetroAltitudeDisplay
• RetroWarningLight
• RNDZ_RadarSignalIndicator
• STS_EventTimer_Indicator
• STS_Thumbwheels_Assembly
• TabloIndicator/Aircraft
• TabloIndicator/Alarms
• TabloIndicator/Cautions
• TabloIndicator/Fakes
• TWR_Indicator
• Xpointer

Props/MFDs: This is going to be the most time consuming.

• ALCORMFD40x20
• ALCORMFD60x30
• kOSTerminal

Props/Misc

• ALCORinternalHatch
• ALCORVentilator
• ASET_InternalHatch
• BigBag
• ClimatScreen
• CrewManual01
• InternaLights
• InternalLightBox01
• JSIMainCompUnit
• LabelText
• LifeSupportMonitor
• MediumBag
• PanelDivider
• PSU
• RecoveryBeacon
• SeatV2
• SmallLabelPlate
• SwitchFlatPanelShort
• SwitchPanelsLong
• SwitchPanelsShort

Props/SpaceFoodPack

• ALCORFoodStation
• beveragePackage

[MOARdV]

Specific props that require a second round of work:

• MAS_DigitalIndicator_Elec_Output has an associated rotary switch, and it selects one of several power outputs.
• MAS_DigitalIndicator_ImpactSPEED has multiple possible outputs using VARIABLESET in the RPM prop.
• MAS_DigitalIndicator_EventTimer
• MAS_DigitalIndicator_12char_OrbitNumInput

[theonegalen]

Wow, I've just ordered a new computer and you're working on MAS again? It must be my birthday after all!

[MOARdV]

you're working on MAS again?

Well, sort-of working on MAS. The plugin can do just about everything RPM can do, so it's on par with RPM. The problem is that I've only created props that I needed for IVAs I created myself, so it's not really well positioned for other people to jump in and create fully-developed IVAs.

The mod's never going to take off if I don't make a patch that lets RPM cockpits work with MAS. The problem is there are something like 1200 props in the ASET collection, and it is mind-numbingly tedious to go through all of them, figure out what they do, and assemble an equivalent MAS prop, even with the tool I wrote to automate the config file generation step. But if I don't write a patch to convert RPM IVAs to MAS and provide MAS versions of the RPM props, there's not much of an impetus for people to make the jump from RPM.

I've also discovered quite a few props in the ASET collection that don't have functional config files - there are several different props that Alexustas made that have never shown up in-game. A few of them I've managed to use in MAS at various points during development, but I'd love to share all of them. The trick there is that they cover a wide range of design styles - analog and modern (glass) aircraft, Apollo-era spacecraft, more modern spacecraft. It would be weird to put all of them in one IVA, and my time is a little too limited to create several IVAs to showcase all of them properly.

So, we'll see how many props I can convert this summer before I'm too bored to keep going. It would be easier if alexustas were still modding, since he figured out how to take advantage of MAS fairly quickly, based on some of the videos he posted on his Youtube channel. Ah, well.

[theonegalen]

Well, now that I have my new computer set up, I'd like to get back to working on IVAs myself. However, I'd rather not duplicate your work unnecessarily, or create conflicting versions of MAS versions of props. I wish I had the head for MAS code that alexustas has, but the things he was posting on his youtube with the MAS MFDs just completely blew my mind.

[MOARdV]

MFDs are a going to be tough - I've got to make MAS versions of what alexustas did, which means figuring out what each page is supposed to be doing. The rest of the props will be comparatively easy since I've got a tool that takes care of most of the generation work, so all I have to do is add a few lines to an XML file, and a few lines to a MM patch file, and a new prop shows up. But it still means going through every single prop and figuring out what it does and what the MAS equivalent is.