Have you ever been launching Kerbals into the Sun and thought
You know what I need? MOAR SCREENS!
Do you have a bunch of friends who haven't done something unbelievably nerdy in the past 6 months?
If the answer to either of these questions is "Sure?", then behold Houston:
Houston is a UI for Telemachus, the premiere mod for KSP Telemetry and Flight Control data. It runs entirely in the browser thanks to HTML5.
Houston's designed for Mission Control Parties. What's a Mission Control Party? It's when you get a bunch of friends together and each person has a separate station, and you somehow have to coordinate with the pilot (who you may have locked in the bathroom with some snacks for dramatic effect) to try to pull off an actual mission.
You could also use it playing solo, switching between stations as needed.
Want to see some more? Here's a GIF of the Ground Track in action!
Installing
- Install the latest version of Telemachus
- Download the latest version of Houston
- Copy everything in the
houston/directory to[YOUR KSP FOLDER]/Game Data/Telemachus/Plugins/PluginData/Telemachus/houston/
Usage
- Attach the Telemachus parts to your ship as you normally would
- Point your web browser to the Houston folder on the Telemachus Webserver (e.g: http://192.168.1.1:8085/telemachus/houston/index.html)
- Pick your station from the pull down menu at the top
How do I play?
I've written up two guides for how to play KSP: Houston: