Derth

SCREENSHOTS: As you can see, it's not the most compact or efficient of landers ... Even with the probe core selected, the lander remains the control craft and the probe shoots off (I timed it to full thrust when I decoupled the node, as suggested). Off topic: whilst trying this out, I had a realisation that there was an eclipse occurring! It's probably quite common, but not something I've seen before. Always fun having unexpected surprises in KSP

My probe is attached in symmetry, so an action group would likely activate both probes, although I'll bear that in mind for when I only have one! Also thank you, Wibou, I'll definitely try that and let you know! "Control from here" still sets the lander as the default vehicle, despite me spam-clicking both the docking port (probe-side) and its guidance unit in frustration. But I shall continue to try and see if there is a workaround.

Hey guys; I'm getting along pretty well in KSP - managed to get myself to Duna, and I am in the process of establishing a refuelling space station for use with the karbonite mod to allow for more streamlined launch>orbital refuel>interplanetary burn. However, I'm still stuck on one thing: I like to have my landers equipped with some probes to allow for wider research, and my lander design requires the probes are launched vertically from a docking port (as it also needs to be capable of relanding on the docking port and resupplying). I realise this is not the most efficient method, as launching prior to landing would require less fuel and so on, but it's more for story usage than anything else (i.e. "An unusual seismic event has occurred at x|y co-ordinates, despatch a probe to investigate!"). Any ideas for how to launch them? I have already tried simple undocking and then launching, however even clicking on "control from here" on the probe guidance unit results in staying with the lander when the port is undocked, and when control is switched to the probe it then auto-docks (which in other situations is much appreciated. Here, not so much ). If needed I can post some screenshots of my lander with its probe payloads. Cheers guys; Derth