SCANsat[v11.0] release candidate 2

Version 11.2 - 2015-4-12

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• Fix a bug preventing maps from working in sandbox or science mode saves
• Add waypoint icons to IVA maps through RPM

SCANsat[v11.0] release candidate 1

Version 11.1 - 2015-4-12

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• Color management options for biomes and resources
  - Biome end-point colors can be adjusted
  - Stock-style biome maps are available
  - Resource end-point colors and cutoff values can be adjusted
  - Default values for biome and resource colors have been improved
• All color, resource, and terrain configuration options are now stored in an external config file
  • Location: GameData/SCANsat/Resources/SCANcolors.cfg
  • Values saved in the config file serve as defaults for all existing and new save files
  • All options are stored on a per-save basis, independent of the config file
• New zoom map
  • Zoom map is independent of the big map now and can be moved and re-sized
  • Zoom map is opened by right-clicking on the big map, right-click elsewhere to re-center and reset the zoom scale
  • Within the zoom map: left-click to zoom out; right-click to zoom in; middle-click or Modifier Key + right-click to re-center
  • Zoom in/out buttons also available for changing the scale without moving the center point
  • Options are available to display orbit, waypoints, and anomalies independent of the big map settings
• FinePrint Waypoint integration
  • All FinePrint waypoints are displayed on the big map and zoom map
  • Waypoints are not shown while at the KSC for technical reasons
  • Only waypoints for active contracts are displayed
  • Waypoints generated by other addons may not disappear when their associated contract parameter is completed, but will be removed when the contract itself is finished
• Bug fixes
  • Docking, un-docking, decoupling, breaking your vessel etc... while active SCANsat sensors are onboard will not result in spurious sensor activity anymore
  • Various minor fixes and UI tweaks

SCANsat[v10.0]

Version 10 - 2015-1-29

User Interface:

Complete replacement of SCANsat user interface

Stock App Launcher Button included

• Toggles the SCANsat small map, which can be used to open all other windows
• Toggles the KSC map in the Space Center or Tracking Station scenes
• Can be toggled on/off in the settings menu
• Does not replace Blizzy78's Toolbar buttons

New SCANsat Big Map

• Text buttons replaced with drop down menus and icon toggles
• Maps for different planets can be selected at any time
• Replaced longitude/latitude texture grid overlay with simple line drawing overlay

New KSC and Tracking Station window

• Fixed-size version of the big map

Improvements to big map elevation data caching

• Reduced memory usage
• Faster map rendering when switching projection types

New Color Management window

• Used to change color palettes for elevation maps
• Used to set various terrain settings
• All settings are saved for each planet

Improved SCAN instruments window

• Altitude above terrain is shown correctly while in time warp
• Localized slope is indicated based on a 3X3 grid centered 5m around the vessel

Resources:

Resource overlay and selection is controlled entirely through the big map

• Resource selection is handled through a drop down menu found along the top of the map
• Resource overlays are toggled by the resource icon on the lower left of the map

Updated to support Regolith 1.4

• Regolith Biome lock settings can be toggled in the SCANsat settings window

SCANsatKethane not functional

ORSX support removed

Code Base:

• Significant internal code changes and rearrangement
• Anything not relying entirely on the public API methods in SCANUtil will likely break

Miscellaneous and Bug Fixes:

• Maps exported to GameData/SCANsat/PluginData folder; the location where they should have been
• Science results text added courtesy of Olympic1
• Uranium resource name changed to Uraninite to support the Community Resource Pack
• SETI Rebalance project compatibility added for Community Tech Tree
• Prevent scanning coverage from temporarily reporting 100%, which disrupted some SCANsat contracts
• From v9; Fixed automatic camera movement while the KSC map was active in the tracking station
• From v9; Fix potential error with stock toolbar when changing scenes

SCANsat[v9.0] release candidate 5

• Significant internal code changes; any addons with hard-depencies on SCANsat will likely need updating
  • Public read-only properties added for most fields
• Stock app launcher support added
  • A single toolbar button opens/closes the small map
  • Can be disabled through the settings menu
  • When Blizzy's toolbar and the stock toolbar are disabled the small map can be opened by starting a scan with any SCANsat instrument
• Improvements to big map terrain data caching
  • Reduces memory used by the big map by 40%
  • A single cache used for each map projection type
  • Improves big map generation speed when switching projection types
• Big map grid texture replaced by line rendering method
  • Further reduces big map memory usage
• Localized slope indicator added to the instrument window
  • Slope calculated based on a 3X3 grid centered 5m around the vessel's location
  • Altitude indicator displays the correct height above the terrain while under timewarp
• Exported maps saved to GameData/SCANsat/PluginData folder
• New science results text added
  • Thanks Olympic1
• Uranium resource type changed to Uraninite

SCANsat[v9.0] release candidate 4.1

• Fix for orbit overlays not rendering with the 1st tier tracking station

SCANsat[v8.1]

• Updated for KSP 0.90
• Fixes for biome related issues due to 0.90 changes
• Fixes for orbit renderer in early career mode; no orbit overlay on 1st tier tracking station
• All parts use .mbm textures
• Community Tech Tree support added
  • All parts rebalanced for cost and tech tree position

SCANsat[v9.0] release candidate 4

• Updated for KSP 0.90
• Fixes for biome related issues due to 0.90 changes
• Regolith resource overlay support added
  • ORSX overlay support dropped

SCANsat[v9.0] release candidate 3

• In-flight big map has been replaced by a modified version of the KSC map
• Resource overlays are controlled entirely through the big map
  • Select resources through the drop down menu
  • Activate overlay with the resource icon toggle on the lower left
  • All resource controls have been removed from the settings menu
• Support for Community Tech Tree added
  • SCANsat parts appear in different tech node positions when using CTT and TechManager
  • Realism Overhaul not affected; will need to create a separate config for this
• Text boxes have been replaced by icon textures wherever possible
  • Map overlay options
  • Other SCANsat window buttons
• Improvements to the UI of the color selection window
  • Dynamically updating sliders used to adjust the terrain height options
  • New fixed size color palettes added
  • Numerous bug fixes and improvements to syncing color selections to the currently active map

SCANsat[v9.0] release candidate 2

• Color selection and management window added
  • Select from a variety of color palettes
  • Manage map options for each individual planet
  • Default color palette, height range, and other options added for each planet
• Settings and Color Management window buttons added to KSC Map window
• Numerous checks added to prevent errors caused by Scenario Module or SCANdata loading problems
  • Several changes made to saving and loading process - Make backups
  • Less log spam on scenario module failure
• Internal changes to SCANdata and SCANcontroller classes
  • End user result should be similar; bugs may exist
  • Data only loaded on first visit to a planet, rather than all at once; does not affect existing saves
  • All explicit external interfaces should be unaffected

SCANsat[v9.0] release candidate 1

• Total UI replacement
  • All UI elements have been overhauled
  • Each window is its own Object
  • UI support moved to Technogeeky's modification of TriggerAu's KSP Platform
• KSP Map added
  • A map similar to the standard big map
  • Available in Space center and tracking station scenes
• All textures replaced with .mbm format files