Maneuver nodes in 1.0

[DennyC]

Something seems to have disabled the maneuver node in a recent save. I have the Mission Control and Tracking Station upgrades necessary to allow maneuver nodes. I set a node to help me get LKO insertion. Then when I returned to the orbital map to do an orbital alignment, it would not set a node. I clicked repeatedly on the blue orbit, but it would not open a node.

What went wrong here?

Second question:

I'm not seeing the spacecraft position as it moves around the orbit in the map display. Is this possible?

It is nice that the node no longer disappears when you return from Space Center.

Edited May 24, 2015 by DennyC

[TheMoonRover]

It has been known for manoeuvre nodes to refuse to be created, generally on extremely eccentric or hyperbolic orbits. It is a relatively uncommon but annoying bug that has existed ever since manoeuvre nodes were implemented IIRC. It is sometimes possible to work around it by creating a node on a different part of your trajectory and moving it, particularly if there is an SOI change involved.

As for the spacecraft, open map view and bring up the NavBall. Hover over the top edge of the screen in the centre and you can filter by ship type (like in the tracking station). It is likely you accidentally turned off the icon for the type of ship you are flying.

[DennyC]

Got it, Thanks. Eventually I'll get caught up with the changes in 1.0. I've watched a number of the tutorial videos; a very good resource, but sometimes not for searching for a specific answer. You can watch 20 minutes of video, only to find the answer is not there.