GameData:Example

Pages in the GameData: namespace are reserved for storing JSON-formatted information on game entities such as parts and celestial bodies. They are accessed and implemented in articles via Template:Data. Subpages of this page provide populated examples of various parts as well as a blank example that lists every usable data set for an entity type.

Example subpages

Parts

• Blank part
• Engine
• Command module
• Parachute
• Science experiment
• Generator
• Converter

Celestial Bodies

• Celestial body

Data sets

A GameData: page contains a wide variety of information relevant to its subject. These elements should follow the order presented below for consistency.

All GameData: pages start with the entity element which can be "part", "body", "node", et cetera. The following lists the data sets per entity type defined.

Parts

• name: The name of the part as it appears in-game.
• subtitle: The subtitle of the part as it appears in-game.
• file: The file name, including the extension, of the wiki thumbnail image for the part. Should not include apostrophe, spaces, or periods.
• category: The part’s category, e.g. fuel tank, engine, or utility.
• family: The part’s family, or subcategory, e.g. methalox, stabilizer, or battery.
• mass: The mass of the part, in t.
• size: The size of the part, using the two-character tag per Size labels e.g. SM or LG.
• max_temp: The highest temperature the part can withstand, in K.
• imp_tol: The highest impact velocity the part can withstand, in m/s.
• stores_research: If the part stores the results of science experiments, either true or false.
• resources: What resource(s) can be contained by the part. Units are in t, or U for Electric Charge. This element must exist even if blank. If sub-elements of this element exist, do not include any blanks.
  • units: The units, per resource, to use for display.
• manufacturer: The in-game manufacturer of the part, e.g. Kerbodyne.
• modules: Each part may have zero or more of the part modules below. This element must exist even if blank.

• • command_module
    • crew_required: Minimum number of Kerbals the part needs to function.

• • reaction_wheel
    • torque: How much pitch, roll, and yaw the part can induce, in kN.
    • resources_required: How much electric charge the part needs to use this module, in /s.

• • data_transmitter
    • range
      • units: The units that specify the data transmitter range, e.g., Mm.
      • max: The value of the maximum transmission distance in the units of paired units element.
    • rate: The rate of data transmission, in KiB/s.

• • science_experiment
    • experiment: The name of the experiment type, e.g., "Crew Observation".
    • reports_create: Data and/or sample reports created, true or false each.
    • report_size: Size of the report, in KiB.
    • requirements: Environment conditions necessary to run the experiment.
    • duration: How long the experiment takes to run, in seconds. The {{ExpandTime}} template is typically used to display this in a more readable format.
    • crew_required: If any crew is required to run the experiment, true or false.

• • rcs_thruster
    • max_thrust
      • atm: The maximum thrust at 1atm, in kN.
      • vac: The maximum thrust in vacuum, in kN.
    • isp
      • atm: The I_sp at 1atm, in kN.
      • vac: The I_sp in vacuum, in kN.
    • propellants
      • resources: Individual elements per the resource consumed to generate thrust. Do not include blank elements.
      • units: The units defining the consumption rate of the specified resources. Do not include blank elements.

• • engine
    • mode_name: Name of the engine mode if more than one mode exists. Leave as "" if single-mode.
    • max_thrust
      • atm: The maximum thrust at 1atm, in kN.
      • vac: The maximum thrust in vacuum, in kN.
    • isp
      • atm: The I_sp at 1atm, in kN.
      • vac: The I_sp in vacuum, in kN.
    • propellants
      • resources: Individual elements per the resource consumed to generate thrust. Do not include blank elements.
      • units: The units defining the consumption rate of the specified resources. Do not include blank elements.
    • flags: Any flags noted for the engine as text.
    • alt_mode: Only include for multi-mode engines. This element contains a second collection of the engine elements defined above.

• • engine_gimbal
    • pitch: The value of the pitch the gimbal can generate, in kN.
    • yaw: The value of the yaw the gimbal can generate, in kN.

• • generator
    • outputs
      • electric_charge: The value of the electric charge the generator produces as a number.
      • units: The units of the electric charge the generator produces, e.g. U/s.
    • always_active: If the generator is always active, set to true otherwise set to false.
    • engine_alternator: If the generator is an engine alternator, set to true otherwise set to false.
    • output_decays: If the generator has a decay, include this element.
      • lifetime: Use sub-elements y, d, h, m, & s to define how long the decay occurs over.

• • resource_intake
    • resource: The resource which is taken in as text, e.g. intake_air.
    • area: The area over which the resource is taken in, in m2.
    • efficiency: Use sub-elements mach0, mach1, and mach5 to define the efficiency of the resource collection, in %.

• • decouple
    • force: The force the decoupler exerts to separate, in kN.
    • all_nodes: Set to true if the decoupler separates on both sides (such as with stack separators) or to false if the decoupler remains attached to one side after use (such as with typical decouplers).

• • docking_port
    • type: The size of the actual docking node of the part, using the two-character tag per Size labels e.g. SM or LG.
    • range: The distance from another docking node at which the magnetic effect activates, in m.
    • force: The force the docking port exerts to separate, in kN.

• • wheel
    • steering_range: The angle span the wheel is capable of actuating along, in °.
    • max_speed: The maximum speed the wheel can reach, in m/s.
    • resources_required
      • 'electric_charge': The amount of EC needed for the wheel to perform, in U/s.
    • brake_torque: The strength of the brakes on the wheel, in kN.

• • heat_shield
    • resources Individual elements per the resource consumed to deflect heat. Typically only ablator. Do not include blank elements.

• • solar_panel
    • deployable: Set to true if the panel can deploy or false if the panel is static.
    • outputs: The amount of EC the panel outputs, in U/s.

• • converter
    • mode_name: Name of the converter mode if more than one mode exists. Leave as "" if single-mode.
    • inputs
      • resources: Individual elements per the resource consumed by the converter. Do not include blank elements.
      • units: The units defining the consumption rate of the specified resources. Do not include blank elements.
    • outputs
      • resources: Individual elements per the resource produced by the converter. Do not include blank elements.
      • units: The units defining the production rate of the specified resources. Do not include blank elements.

• • parachute
    • drag
      • semi_deployed: The amount of drag generated by the parachute while it is released but not yet expanded, in kN.
      • deployed: The amount of drag generated by the parachute while it is fully expanded, in kN.

• • light
    • resources_required
      • electric_charge: The amount of EC consumed by the light while turned on, in U/s.

Celestial bodies

• name: The name of the part as it appears in-game.
• file: The file name, including the extension, of the wiki thumbnail image for the part. Should not include apostrophe, spaces, or periods.
• type: The type of body, e.g., Planet, Moon, or Star.
• subtype: The surface type of the body, e.g., Terrestrial or Gas.
• system: The name of the system this body is part of, e.g., Kerbol.
• parent: The name of whichever body the body orbits, e.g., Jool or Kerbol.
• mass: The mass of the body, in t.
• radius: The radius of the body, in m.
• sma: The semi-major axis of the body's orbit, in m.
• soi: The radius of the body's sphere of influence, in m.
• eccentricity: The eccentricity of the body's orbit. Unitless
• inclination: The inclination of the body's orbit, in degrees.
• arg_pe: The argument of periapsis of the body's orbit, in degrees.
• long_an: The longitude of the ascending node of the body's orbit, in degrees.
• anomaly: The mean anomaly of the body's orbit, in degrees.
• axial_tilt: The axial tilt of the body, in degrees.
• surface_gravity: The ratio of the acceleration due to gravity at sea level on the body relative to 9.81 m/s. Unitless
• sidereal_rotation_period: The sidereal rotation period of the body, in s. The {{ExpandTime}} template is typically used to display this in a more readable format.
• satellites: The number of bodies that orbit the body.
• atmo_pressure: The atmosphere pressure at sea level on the body, in Pa.
• atmo_height: The height of the atmosphere from sea level on the body, in m.
• atmo_oxygen: The presence of oxygen in the body's atmosphere, true or false.