From ef8ae9e9cc113ad5546380cd79f09ec153ab5e91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kcjennin <kylejennings5@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 01:41:03 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove RT and tweaked ascent profile

---
 boot/boot.ks      | 10 +++---
 scripts/ascent.ks | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/boot/boot.ks b/boot/boot.ks
index f3d852f..363e702 100644
--- a/boot/boot.ks
+++ b/boot/boot.ks
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 wait until ship:unpacked.
-if addons:RT:hasKSCConnection(ship) {
-  runPath("0:/scripts/basic.ks").
-} else {
-  print "No connection to the KSC".
-}
+runPath("0:/scripts/basic.ks").
+//if addons:RT:hasKSCConnection(ship) {
+//} else {
+//  print "No connection to the KSC".
+//}
diff --git a/scripts/ascent.ks b/scripts/ascent.ks
index 99ceb5e..94afc04 100644
--- a/scripts/ascent.ks
+++ b/scripts/ascent.ks
@@ -13,6 +13,47 @@ function signedHeading {
   return mod(hdg + 360, 360).
 }
 
+function gravityTurn {
+  parameter targetHeading.
+
+  set tarSteer to heading(targetHeading, 90).
+  lock steering to tarSteer.
+  until ship:velocity:surface:mag >= 100 {
+    set tarSteer to heading(targetHeading, 90 - (ship:velocity:surface:mag / 20)).
+    wait 0.
+  }
+
+  // lock steering to the target heading, but account for drift, and the pitch
+  // of the surface normal vector
+  lock calculatedHeading to mod(targetHeading + 2 * (targetHeading - signedHeading()) + 360, 360).
+  lock steering to heading(
+    calculatedHeading,
+    max(5, 90 - vAng(up:vector, ship:srfprograde:vector))
+  ).
+  print "Locked steering to surface prograde pitch and target heading".
+
+}
+
+// function structuredAscent {
+//   parameter targetHeading.
+
+//   set tarSteer to heading(targetHeading, 90).
+//   lock steering to tarSteer.
+//   until ship:velocity:surface:mag >= 100 {
+//     set tarSteer to heading(targetHeading, 90 - (ship:velocity:surface:mag / 10)).
+//     wait 0.
+//   }
+
+//   // lock steering to the target heading, but account for drift, and the pitch
+//   // of the surface normal vector
+//   lock calculatedHeading to mod(targetHeading + 2 * (targetHeading - signedHeading()) + 360, 360).
+//   lock steering to heading(
+//     calculatedHeading,
+//     max(5, 90 - vAng(up:vector, ship:srfprograde:vector))
+//   ).
+//   print "Locked steering to surface prograde pitch and target heading".
+// }
+
 function basicAscent {
   parameter targetHeading is 90, targetAltitude is 80000.
 
@@ -40,22 +81,7 @@ function basicAscent {
     return true.
   }.
 
-  // initial pitch-over
-  set tarSteer to heading(targetHeading, 90).
-  lock steering to tarSteer.
-  until ship:velocity:surface:mag >= 100 {
-    set tarSteer to heading(targetHeading, 90 - (ship:velocity:surface:mag / 10)).
-    wait 0.
-  }
-
-  // lock steering to the target heading, but account for drift, and the pitch
-  // of the surface normal vector
-  lock calculatedHeading to mod(targetHeading + 2 * (targetHeading - signedHeading()) + 360, 360).
-  lock steering to heading(
-    calculatedHeading,
-    max(5, 90 - vAng(up:vector, ship:srfprograde:vector))
-  ).
-  print "Locked steering to surface prograde pitch and target heading".
+  gravityTurn(targetHeading).
 
   when ship:q < 0.01 then {
     for f in fairings {
@@ -69,16 +95,31 @@ function basicAscent {
     panels on.
     radiators on.
     for a in antennas {
-      set m to a:getmodule("ModuleRTAntenna").
-      if m:hasevent("activate") m:doevent("activate").
-      if m:getfield("target") = "no-target" m:setfield("target", "Mission Control").
+      set m to a:getmodule("ModuleDeployableAntenna").
+      if m:hasevent("extend antenna") m:doevent("extend antenna").
     }    
 
   }
 
+  // try to limit the throttle to get a good ascent
+  set ascentPID to pidLoop(1/30, 0, 0, 0.1, 1).
+  set ascentPID:setpoint to 60.
+  set ascentThrottle to 1.
+  lock throttle to ascentThrottle.
+  lock pitchAngle to 90 - vAng(up:vector, ship:prograde:vector).
+  until ship:apoapsis >= targetAltitude or pitchAngle < 10 {
+    set ascentThrottle to ascentPID:update(time:seconds, eta:apoapsis).
+  }
+
+  // we're pitched down so much we might as well just burn
+  if ship:apoapsis < targetAltitude {
+    lock throttle to 1.
+    wait until ship:apoapsis >= targetAltitude.
+  }
+
   // coast to apoapsis
-  wait until ship:apoapsis >= targetAltitude.
   unlock calculatedHeading.
+  unlock pitchAngle.
   lock steering to ship:prograde.
   lock throttle to 0.