1.5

1.5 Official release
Released		10/15/2018
Steam		Steam Community
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⇐ 1.41.6 ⇒

Version 1.5, named Dressed for Success, is a major update that released on October 15, 2018. An update for the Making History expansion was released alongside this major release.

Changes

Improvements

• Optimized the game for 4K resolution and increased the UI scale to 200%
• Added higher impact tolerance to retracted solar panels.
• Deployable parts now use separate value for their impact resistance when retracted.
• Implemented a new version of the kerbal suits for the base game. This includes IVA suits for recruits and veterans as well as EVA suits.
• Revised the behaviour of asteroids within Kerbin's SOI and gave them better VFX.
• Added a "What's New" dialog to the main menu, where you can quickly see the highlights of the release as well as the full change log. (you're probably reading this from that very dialog).
• Improved Burn Time information on Maneuver nodes. Includes correctly calculated burn time and Stage Information; Burn bar indication when vessel does not have enough DeltaV to perform the maneuver.
• Staging of docking ports now available in flight. Changing staging of docking ports allows the player to change the Delta-V of the vessel for docked vessels which changes the Burn Time Information on Maneuver nodes.
• Kerbals can now be placed in external command seats in the VAB/SPH.
• Wheel suspension now has auto spring/damper to combat bouncing wheels. This can be turned on and off via Advanced Tweakables per wheel (in symmetry).
• Added a Burn Time Indicator slide to KSPedia.
• In editor (VAB/SPH) switch symmetry mode back to what it was set to after hovering over a node.
• Allow pinning of PAWs and resource transfer for highlighted parts from Resources App.
• Implemented new text for agent descriptions and mentality.

Localization

• Fix lingoona gender tags in resource names in PAWs.
• Localization of bulkhead size and other automatic search string tags.
• Fix Community localization feedback for the Fly Through? Node pt.2.
• Fix Community localization feedback for fly through Node pt. 2 in Japanese.
• Fix German community localization feedback for "Schwerkraft mindern", changed to "Sanfte Schwerkraft Aktivierung".
• Did a general grammar and lexical pass on KSPedia.
• Localized Debug menu UI titles.

Parts

Updated Parts (reskinned):

• Mk1 Command Pod
• HECS
• HECS2
• OKTO
• OKTO2
• QBE
• RoveMate
• Stayputnik
• FL-T100
• FL-T200
• FL-T400
• FL-T800
• RT-5 "Flea" Solid Fuel Booster
• RT-10 "Hammer" Solid Fuel Booster

Color Variants:

• Mk1 Command Pod (New "Dark", "White" and "Gray and White" color variants)
• Mk1 Command Pod (New "Dark", "White" and "Gray and White" color variants)
• RoveMate (New "White", "Silver" and "Gold" color variants)
• FL-T100 (New "Black and White" and "Orange" variants)
• FL-T200 (New "Black and White" and "Orange" variants)
• FL-T400 (New "Black and White" and "Orange" variants)
• FL-T800 (New "Black and White" and "Orange" variants)
• RT-5 Flea (New "White" and "Yellow" variants)
• RT-10 Hammer (New "White" and "Yellow" variants)

Other Part changes:

• Some parts now take advantage of the new "Bumped Specular (Mapped)" shader which achieves significantly better metallic reflections.
• Fix issue where engine shrouds were becoming offset on vessel focus.
• Improved OKTO and OKTO2 mesh colliders to fit them better.
• Improved Stayputnik attach node positions to make better contact with other parts.
• Rotated the RoveMate ninety degrees to make it match with its Navball orientation; also added 4 new attachment nodes to the sides.
• HECS rotation fixed - rotated 30 degrees. - NB:This does rotate the control orientation for old vessels using this part.
• Fixed Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tank normal map alignment issue.

Bugfixes

• Fix issue where incorrect tooltip icons were being displayed in the R&D scene.
• Fix icon blurring for flags, icons, tutorial images (and more) at different texture settings.
• Fix mini-biomes persisting after touching one and then moving vessel away from it.
• Fix mini-biome structure detection around the KSC.
• Fix log spam and messages related to stock launch sites if Making History DLC is not installed.
• Fix issues with decouplers in symmetry being staged via the Part Action Window.
• Fix issues with decouplers in symmetry being staged separately.
• Fix transparent materials in Part Picker Icons.
• Fix Gigantor XL panel when using Undo in editor.
• Fix transparent materials showing in part highlighting in editor.
• Fix for ship orbit line not rendering when burning straight from a physics bounce on flight load.
• Music volume settings are now applied as soon as the player leaves the settings menu in the KSC.
• Ambient noise in KSC and VAB/SPH is now controlled by ambient volume setting and not the music setting.
• Fix music problems when switching between VAB and SPH.
• Remove Gender on Resource Display Name in PAW.
• The game no longer locks up when attempting to create a save file, vessel or mission using a reserved DOS name.
• Fix for Kerbal EVA's clipping through vessel model when forcefully dismounted from an external command seat.
• Fix for auto localization keys coming up in the target icon when a vessel with a localized name was targeted and moused-over.
• The sun flare no longer shines through Jool.
• Fix for reentry VFX disappearing when the camera is far from the vessel.
• Fix for asteroids not displaying reentry VFX.
• Fix bug where kerbal parachute lifting surfaces weren't active when loading a quicksave.
• Fix camera positioning on entering editor scene/loading vessel to show vessel correctly.
• Fix bulkhead filter strings to work for all valid sizes.
• Fix when the user attempts to write a ship description and a part is selected in te VAB/SPH - the hotkeysfor the part will still trigger if pressed.
• Fix in the editor-based tutorials, Werhner's window overlaps the ship so you can't place parts.
• Fix hard points reporting the wrong stage to the StageManager.
• Fix wheel friction being applied incorrectly based on Celestial Body G. Stops sliding on slopes.
• Fix wheel suspension bouncing.
• Fix exploding landing legs when docking/undocking.
• Fix landing legs applying massive spring setting when fully compressed.
• Fix Engine plates now show short as their first variant choice.
• Fix Stations in orbit contract parameters now complete as they should.
• Fix Map nodes, Maneuver nodes and other elements display correctly when changing the UI Scale while playing.
• Fix Part filters with size 1.5 not being filtered when selecting size 1.
• Fix double carets displaying in some Scenario text descriptions.
• Fix log error removing wheel debris.
• Fix error in docking tutorial when player unsets target vessel.

Mods

• ModuleDeployablePart now has KSPField impactResistanceRetracted.
• ModuleWheelSuspension now has KSPField maximumLoad.
• Added IsUIShowing property to UIMasterController.