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'''Velcro Rockets''' is an addon by Erik Anderson, aka Sputnik. It allows, through a config system, to build a specific rocket stage. Multistaging is done in the .scn file. Velcro Rockets also relies on CVEL GDPS.
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'''Velcro Rockets''' is an addon created by Erik Anderson, also known as Sputnik. It allows, through a config file system, to build individual rocket stages, multistaging being done in the .scn file. Velcro Rockets was partially built off of the CVEL GDPS code base.
Velcro Rockets is currently at Version 1.1
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Velcro Rockets most recent realease was Version 1.1
  
  
 
== Expansions ==
 
== Expansions ==
There have been expansions to Velcro rockets, including:
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Velcro Rockets was intended to facilitate creation of other addons that required multistage or similar capabilities. There have been expansions to the launch vehicles included with Velcro rockets, including:
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Velcro Saturns (v. 1.11)
 
Velcro Saturns (v. 1.11)
 
Velcro EELVS (v. 1.02)
 
Velcro EELVS (v. 1.02)
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== Functions ==
 
== Functions ==
With Velcro rockets, a vessel can be attached as a, parallel stage, a crossfeeding stage and a in-line stage.
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With Velcro rockets, a vessel can be attached as a parallel stage, a crossfeeding stage and a in-line stage.
 
Stages can also be attached using CVEL.
 
Stages can also be attached using CVEL.
  
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== Known Bugs ==
 
== Known Bugs ==
  
-Stages will ignite spontaneously at high time accelerations
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-Stages will likely ignite spontaneously at high time accelerations
 
 
-After being edited with the scenario editor, all velcro stages in the scenario might put out limited thrust only.
 
 
 
-Sometimes after being switched to from another vessel, the stage will put out limited thrust only.
 
  
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-After being edited with the scenario editor, all velcro stages in the scenario may put out only reduced thrust.
  
[[Category:Add-ons]]
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-Sometimes after being switched to from another vessel, the stage will put out only reduced thrust.

Revision as of 13:17, 17 October 2012

Velcro Rockets is an addon created by Erik Anderson, also known as Sputnik. It allows, through a config file system, to build individual rocket stages, multistaging being done in the .scn file. Velcro Rockets was partially built off of the CVEL GDPS code base.

Velcro Rockets most recent realease was Version 1.1


Expansions

Velcro Rockets was intended to facilitate creation of other addons that required multistage or similar capabilities. There have been expansions to the launch vehicles included with Velcro rockets, including:

Velcro Saturns (v. 1.11) Velcro EELVS (v. 1.02) Velcro NEXUS (v. 1.0) Velcro N-1 (v. 1.0) Velcro Skybolt (v. 1.0) Velcro NOTSNIK (v. 1.01).


Functions

With Velcro rockets, a vessel can be attached as a parallel stage, a crossfeeding stage and a in-line stage. Stages can also be attached using CVEL.


Known Bugs

-Stages will likely ignite spontaneously at high time accelerations

-After being edited with the scenario editor, all velcro stages in the scenario may put out only reduced thrust.

-Sometimes after being switched to from another vessel, the stage will put out only reduced thrust.