fuzzdemon

Ive been crying out for a plugin like this that shows a planets periapsis without needing to use the mouse. I will certainly be making a donation on payday, well worth it, thanks very much.

Good point that, unfortunately ive deleted the backups when I got far into the game and didnt think they would be useful anymore, but its a good answer.

No theres nothing there at all at the sites, I thought if the file knows where ive already been (to make sure i dont get awarded points twice) then I could add a flag at those coordinates. I guess the only option is to stop deleting things in the tracking station. Thanks anyway.

Is it possible to manually add flags to all the sites ive been to via the persistence file? I always delete completed flights in the tracking station just to keep things clean but I regret doing this as it also removes the flags. It would be nice if flags were permanent once placed and can be toggled on and off instead.

Thanks for the info but im gonna stick with the default skybox, besides it reduces the risk of bugs if I keep things stock, but thanks anyway.

I installed this a while ago, when I build large rockets my frame rate went down to 5fps and i started getting bugs like not able to save or exit game, I never suspected this mod to be the culprit but to my surprise after removing it my frame rate has shot up to 40fps and no more bugs. Ive spent weeks trying to fix these bugs and frame rate problems, I dont get how it can cause so many problems but it does, game now runs like a dream without it.

Awesome ill check that out thanks man.

I didn't think to target the moons i'll try that tip and see where it takes me, thanks guys.

Sounds good ill look into that, thanks guys.

Im in an elliptic orbit around Jool with only 500 deltaV of fuel remaining and wanted to try to slingshot off a moon back to Kerbin. After many failed attempts I decided to time warp and after about 10 orbits of Jool and a few encounters with its moons I got flung into space and into a perfect orbit that took me back to Kerbin. I was able to recreate this lucky slingshot, but I wanted to ask if there is some plugin that will predict this manouver instead of just using luck. As you can see I only need 174 deltaV to get back to Kerbin. This is such a big saving I obviously want to always use slingshots but cant see how its possible to plan one. Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

I installed 24 and docked first time no probs, thanks very much for your help. - - - Updated - - - Thank but its been solved, see above post. http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/Hail_Odin/1d_zpsa31b32a6.jpg

Thanks I didnt know about number 2. Ive installed the latest version and found an update for the mod, time to test the docking.

Yea ive installed it again, as I said ive been able to dock with these ports and in this configuration before so I was convinced it was a bug but thankfully someone posted a fix. Thanks for the tips.

Sorry for the thread hijack, but I must say im surprised to see you describe a bug fix as "useless discussion".

I did that but found that one of my favourite mods isn't compatible yet, forgot which one it is now. If I cant fix this issue with the bug fix posted I will need to consider moving to 24 but it should work.

You're right and im sorry for not being clear in my initial post, I thought that this was a common problem and just wanted to add my own experience without boring people with the same details that others would have already reported but it seems its not an issue everyone has experienced, its understandable people would assume I suck at docking. Thanks to everyone who has tried to help me here I really appreciate it, its a great game and community.

Yes but I want to earn my parts. Im not knocking the new version im just saying im not ready for it yet.

Of course they use autopliots and I would probably use one too in real life, but this is a game where the challenge of docking is very rewarding, im not paying 25 quid to watch an autopilot. I didnt throw it in the bin I just uninstalled it, after a heavy search I couldnt find any answers and couldnt progress with the game so had no choice because docking is quite important.

Im sorry if my manner isnt good but at least you understand what ive been through, then to be told im to blame, im using 23.5 so I guess this is the problem, I dont like the new restrictive features in 24, I just want to explore space not become an accountant but I respect what they are doing with the game. Thanks for the link.

Yes ive done all that, trust me im not a noob, ive used many space sims and docked millions of times with my eyes closed. See the pic in the my last post above, im trying to dock with the small port on the side, if this small port is on a small rocket its easy, when its on a large rocket is almost impossible, I managed to do it once only and it took about 5 minutes to lock even though its perfectly central and lined up, whether you consider this an issue or normal its not realistic. Ive given up until it gets fixed. I understand you think of me as a noob that needs practice but its not the reason why they arnt locking, if that was the reason I wouldnt waste everyones time. I can guarantee you wouldn't be able to dock these rockets within a realistic time scale, of course its possible eventually but it shouldn't be this unrealistically hard, thats my point, im assuming that nobody here has ever seen footage of the space shuttle docking with ISS and how inaccurate and fast the docking is yet its designed to be forgiving and lock, it certainly never ever bounces off or refuses to lock when they are face to face. Im not having a go at the makers of the game its a fantastic game and in development but I do hope they look into this issue and make the docking more realistic, all im asking for is if your perfectly lined up and your approach speed is 0.0001m/s you should get an instant lock every single time on any rocket of any size.

Yes I only use SAS when performing burns, I dont need it when docking I just eyeball the stars to judge movement of the rocket works well and obviously less fuel used. I think even more than 10km is adequate but like you say sloppy.

Thats because I gave up and uninstalled the game before people asked for pics, this is the only screenshot I have of the target docking ship that I took for reference yesterday when designing the 2nd rocket, as you can see I have no issues with docking normally, although i still think its too temperamental, but docking with the small ports on the side is just not happening, ive managed to do it once only but it was such a ball ache I gave up on it. I refuse to give in like everyone else and use auto docking tools or hacking files when I find a limitation in the game. http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h165/Hail_Odin/rd_zpsa04501ad.jpg

Congratulations but im not docking 2 little modules im docking 2 large rockets, pinpoint accuracy but 100% bugs.

I got rid of the game today its too buggy, I might buy it again when they fix the bug. You obviously haven't challenged yourself enough or you always use auto dock like everyone else, of course docking works but not as it should work, its easy to dock sometimes and it locks almost instantly but its too temperamental, if you watch footage of the space shuttle docking with ISS it NEVER sways around for 10 minutes before locking. Ive been docking in games ever since docking in games was invented so I dont need a lecture on how to practice.

Yes very slowly, 1m/s and less. I have 2 large ships and using the medium size ports so even though it is hard I have them lined up perfectly and just kissing them together, but they just sit there doing nothing, needs fixing badly. Yes Yes ive done all that, I used to play Orbiter and learned all that there, I just think its too fussy on this game, you want to just dock and get on with it, no wonder everyones using auto dock and grappling arms, shouldnt need to do that. Its in development though so I get that, but at the moment im stuck and cant play it until they fix it, i imagine a lot of people has dumped this game because of this bug. Funny thing is in Orbiter it was too easy to dock and I wasnt satisfied that it was so forgiving so I would undock again and pretend I had to be perfect lol