RealAntennas Beta 7 for 1.6.1
Pre-release
Obligatory warning: There are ongoing changes to channel/band properties and the configured encoders per TL.
The data rates achieved between a pair of antennas at a given distance may change between RA versions. A link that was good previously may now not be, or vice-versa. Most of these definitions are configurable in the .cfg files!
Performance Improvement: Optimized link checking involving a directional antenna. This can be very significant when you have a large number of vessels.
Antenna parts now add mass and cost based on the transmit power and the rules specified by the tech level.
Antennas now charge a fixed idle draw specified by the tech level, instead of 10% of active draw. Update to the PAW fields to make this more clear.
Planner bugfix: In-flight planner sometimes tried to test link to another vessel instead of the DSN.
Planner bugfix: In-Editor planner for vessel-vessel links didn't properly account for the receiver's noise [configured by tech level] when planning links. Resulted in a large over-estimate of range.
Performance UI: Added a very basic UI where RealAntennas will report self-generated performance metrics. This UI is accessible in most game scenes via MOD+I. There is also a stock toolbar icon that can be enabled via the RealAntennas difficulty settings.