TR 4 Rover Wheels - no oomph. (Aside from putting a rocket engine parallel to the ground... how do we go up hill?)

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

Got a Rover on Eve.  It's in a 'bowl' of hills.  Can't climb even half way out.

I know Eve has considerable gravity... but how will resource management - or even basic exploration work if we can't drive around?

Could be I'm doing it wrong... but is there any way to get a rover moving other than with sideways Rocket POWAH?

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

For anyone interested - I 'solved' this. 

TR-4 REQUIRES a rocket or jet to climb. 

Link

[Starhawk]

Have you tried turning off Auto Friction Control in the parts manager and moving the Friction Level slider way over?

Happy landings!

[Jacke]

4 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

For anyone interested - I 'solved' this. 

TR-4 REQUIRES a rocket or jet to climb. 

Link

It is a very Kerbal solution to game bugs.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

21 hours ago, Starhawk said:

Have you tried turning off Auto Friction Control in the parts manager and moving the Friction Level slider way over?

Happy landings!

I loaded up my EVE save - messed around with Friction control and Traction Control.

Neither worked.  TR-4s just got no 'oomph'.

(OTOH - turning Friction all the way down let me skate to the middle of the depression I was in!)