1.4.2

1.4.2 Official release
Released		3/28/2018
← 1.4.1 1.4.3 →
⇐ 1.41.5 ⇒

1.4.2 is a bugfix update released on March 28, 2018 alongside a bugfix update for the Making History expansion.

Changes

Improvements

• Variants now support multiple drag cubes. These are calculated automatically on a per-variant basis.
• Updated the parachute model to more accurately reflect a real world ram air chute.

Localization

• KSPedia fixes: Fixed a wrong key binding in the English EVA controls page

Parts

• The Mk1-3 Command Pod Reaction wheel Electric charge cost has been reduced for consistency with other parts.
• Fix centering on the Rockomax Jumbo-64 Fuel Tank.
• Tweaks to the EVA parachute shader and texture.

Bugfixes

• Fix Kerbals thinking they’re still on a ladder if they get knocked off at high speed.
• Fix players not being able to quicksave when knocked off a ladder at high speed.
• Fix parachute being loaded in at 1.25x the normal size when controlling a kerbal.
• Fix player not being able to repack parachute if they rag dolled with the parachute deployed while hopping across the landscape.
• Revised EVA parachute model and shader.
• Fix Kerbal being able to repack chute in the air while performing recovery maneuver.
• Fix surface FX appearing when landing legs deployed even when not on the ground.
• Fix LT-1 Landing Struts clipping the ground.
• Fix to the loading screen getting stuck between scenes infinitely in some cases.
• Fix Contract app icon to use its icon, not the new Missions app icon.
• Fix switch editor button to check facility is open before switching.
• Fix switch editor function to not load backup when all parts on existing vessel have been deleted by the user.
• Fix switch editor symmetry setting.
• Fix tourist contracts not completing correctly and messages for tourist contracts causing NRE and infinite rewards when failing.
• Fix contract parameter completion to catch errors, and contract parameters now log info messages when their state changes.
• Fix UI layering for Debug Toolbar.
• Fix the camera IVA Overlay persistence between camera modes.
• Fix NRE spam when vessel destroyed and gameobjects disappear while doing FX.
• Fix icons in map overlapping over the Apps dialogs.
• Fix NRE spam when launching a vessel on the Island Airfield.