WeatherDrivenSolarPanel (WDSP)

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Introduction

In stock Kerbal Space Program, solar energy output is determined by sunlight, distance, and occlusions. With blackrack's True Volumetric Clouds, WDSP adds a new layer of realism: Weather.

Experience dynamic energy fluctuations when encountering rain, snow, dust storms, or volcanic ash on alien worlds.

Key Update: Since v5.0, a Wear Feature has been introduced. See Others for details.

Dependencies

• True Volumetric Clouds —— Required for weather data.
• Module Manager —— Required for patch application.

Installation

Drop the WeatherDrivenSolarPanel folder from the GameData folder into your game's root GameData directory.

Media & Compatibility

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• Fully Compatible: JNSQ, KSRSS, Kcalbeloh, RO (replaces stock modules), Kerbalism.
• Requests: Submit an issue or PR on GitHub for new planet pack support.

Others

Wear Mechanism (v5.0+)

Panels now suffer from irreversible aging. Once wear reaches 100%, the panel is permanently disabled and cannot be repaired (unless you break it). * Time-Based Decay: Wear increases gradually over time. * Weather Impact: Adverse weather accelerates the wear process.

Kerbalism Logic (v6.0+)

When switchTimeDecayWear and switchWeatherAffectWear are enabled: * Background Processing: Only Time Decay is calculated. Weather-induced wear is ignored to optimize performance. * Active/Real-time Processing: Weather output and weather wear are applied automatically when Kerbalism is installed. No separate Kerbalism DLL is required.

[!NOTE] Configuration: These features are irreversible in-game but can be disabled via WeatherDrivenSolarPanel/Config/GlobalConfig.cfg.

Wear Analytics

Credits

• Deep gratitude to R-T-B for technical guidance on WDSP.
• Special thanks to blackrack for his stunning visual mods and ongoing support.