Stuck in an asteroid! (or two)

[xerogravity]

So, I made a mining ship, grabbed onto an asteroid and pushed it into Duna orbit with the intention of using it as a fuel depot. Now I get back to it only to find my mining ship is embedded into the asteroid so far that the drills won't work (I presume they are too far in to make contact with the "surface"), the first set of solar panels I have on the ship are also embedded in the asteroid! If I try and release the Klaw, I get a kaboom every time (however I try and disengage; stability ON/OFF,; autostrut ON/OFF).

Presuming this is a known bug, anyone know of a way to get my ship away from the asteroid in one piece? I built a new ship, grabbed a new asteroid and tried again. I now have two asteroids in Duna orbit both with ships embedded in them!

[bewing]

It's a known bug -- the "morphing asteroid" bug. The next release should fix it.

Every time you change focus back to the ship/asteroid, the asteroid will change shape (because it isn't properly remembering its "random seed").

So if it doesn't work right the next time you see it, just change focus away, and change it back again (maybe a few times).

 

[xerogravity]

@bewing

Thanks for answering this. I fear I may have grabbed onto the asteroids at a "low point" in their seeds as I've changed focus a few times (re-started KSP, done other tasks etc) but they still stay embedded. Oh well, roll on 1.4 :-)

 

Still the best entertainment going (apart from SpaceX and there is some serious cross-over for me!)