1.4

1.4 Official release
Released		3/6/2018
Steam		Steam Community
← 1.3.1 1.4.1 →
⇐ 1.31.5 ⇒

Version 1.4, named Away with Words MK-II, is a major update that released on March 06, 2018.

Changes

Improvements

• Upgrade to Unity 2017.1.3p1
• Switch directly between VAB and SPH
• EVA Chute - Kerbals of Level 3 and above have a personal steerable chute
• Advanced Mode added to Messages App - Toggled via Settings menu.
• Added Launchsites to the Map View and Filter
• Engine Sounds updated
• Particle Engine Upgraded to Shuriken.
• VesselNaming - new method to attach naming information to command modules so you can prename portions of a vessel

Localization

• Four new languages: French, German, Italian and Portuguese-Brazilian
• Added support for Portuguese keyboard layout
• List of bugfixes
  • Facility names are now displayed localized in unable to launch dialogs.
  • Resource names now display localized in screen messages and apps.
  • Debug and settings menus are now fully localized.
  • Localized pop-up warning when transmitting experiment data from parts that become inoperable if data is transmitted.
  • Fixed unlocalized grammar connectors (and, or, of, etc) coming up unlocalized in Contract descriptions.
  • Textbox size adjusted in various UI elements to account for localized text.
  • Fixed long vessel names bleeding through the UI in KSC vessel marker dialog.
  • Overall revision of display names for parts.
  • Overall revision and improvement of autolocs and grammar rules.
• List of KSPedia Fixes and Improvements
  • Corrected a wrong key binding that was displayed in the EVA controls section.
  • Localized key binding UI.
  • Localized example images for most pages.
  • Properly set symbols that were showing up as HTML encoding.
  • Overall grammar and syntax check.
• Lingoona upgraded to v1.5.6
• TextMeshPro Updated
• Localized Debug Screen
• Fix localization of KSC vessel markers
• Fix Localization of Facility names and strings
• Fix localization on sub assembly UI.
• Fix localization on category filters.

Parts

New parts:

• Round radial fuel tank (R-11 'Baguette' External Tank)
• Cylindrical radial fuel tank (R-4 'Dumpling' External Tank)
• TS-37 Stack Separator

Updated Parts (changed part files):

• 2.5m RCS Tank Reskin
• Fairings’ texture

Replaced Parts - old parts hidden but still included for continuity of saves. They will be deprecated at a later date

• TR-2V Stack Decoupler ? TD-06 Decoupler
• TR-18A Stack Decoupler ? TD-12 Decoupler
• Rockomax brand decoupler ? TD-25 Decoupler
• TR-38-D ? TD-37 Decoupler
• TR-2C Stack Separator ? TS-06 Stack Separator
• TR-18D Stack Separator ? TS-12 Stack Separator
• TR-XL Stack Separator ? TS-25 Stack Separator
• ROUND-8 Toroidal Fuel Tank ? R-12 'Doughnut' External Tank
• Rockomax X200-8 Fuel Tank ? same name
• Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank ? same name
• Rockomax X200-32 Fuel Tank ? same name
• Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tank ? same name
• Mk 1-2 Pod ? Mk 1-3 Pod

Variants

• Parts can now have variations like textures and models
• The variants can be grouped in Themes

Other Part stuff

• Adjustments to Xenon and Monoprop capacities on stock tanks
• Parts and Vessels now have a PersistentID that lives with them for their entire life
• Add TechHidden attrib to AvailablePart so parts can be hidden from R&D

Bugfixes

• Fix alignment of external scenery in VAB/SPH scenes.
• Fix runway not appearing outside the SPH doors when inside the SPH.
• Fix a bug in Warp to Next Morning
• Add guard clauses to detect invalid flightstate on vessel launch returning to the editor.
• Fix applicant hiring costs appearing in games that don’t have funding enabled.
• Improve vessel Jumping/positioning coming off rails.
• Fix asteroid seed causing them to change shape.

Modding

• Make dragpanel edge offset configurable
• GameEvents added: onKerbalAddComplete, onKerbalNameChanged, onKerbalTypeChanged, onKerbalStatusChanged, onVesselPersistentIdChanged, onPartPersistentIdChanged, OnGameSettingsWritten, OnScenerySettingChanged, OnExpansionSystemLoaded, onPartUndockComplete, onPartCoupleComplete, onPartDeCouple, onPartDeCoupleComplete, onVesselDocking, onDockingComplete, onPartVesselNamingChanged, afterFlagPlanted, OnPQSCityOrientated, onEditorVesselNamingChanged, onEditorVariantApplied, onVesselRecoveryProcessingComplete.
• DictionaryValuesList updated to expose the list as well as the dictionary