HolShot

MS SideWinder Precision 2 Joystick.

Just to bring closure to this, I've installed Ver. 1.0.5, and the joystick issues I described in my original post above have been fixed. Thanks, Squad!

Since you don't use a joystick, I'm baffled as to why you felt the need to respond to my post. Perhaps it was my errant use of jargon that intrigued you? Maybe you had hoped that I would wax eloquent on what a profile is? Or you were curious as to why I seemed a bit hyperbolic in describing it as having been destroyed... yet again? Surely it could not have been my use of the term "glaringly obvious," as that might have suggested your glaring inability to grasp what I was discussing. No, I'm sure that's not the case as way too many people around here seem to look up to you; indeed, it would appear that you're no simpleton! Since none of the above seems to be the case, I can only assume that you were seeking to console me in relating how you, yourself, may have "ragequit" at some point. You tell me that I probably had a better reason to "ragequit" than you did, however you then neglect to reveal to me what your reasons were for doing so! Now I ask you, how can we have an intelligent, constructive, and meaningful conversation about our "ragequit" experiences if you won't even tell me why you "ragequit?" I'm sorry, but I feel that I'm left at a decided disadvantage due to your oversight. And, "TOTALLY meaningless as Chatterer?" That must be some inside thing that I'm just not aware of. I mean, with me having a life outside of these fora, and all, I just don't really have as much time to keep up with all of the things that go on around here. No matter, version 1.0.5 has arrived so I'll try installing that in the hope that my joystick settings might survive this time around. But why am I boring you with such nonsense, knowing you don't even use a joystick? That was utterly rude, and insensitive of me. Please accept my apology? 'Bye then.

I watched helplessly as KSP 1.0.4 once again reinitialized my profile because my joystick wasn't plugged in! Why haven't the developers of KSP been able to fix this glaringly, obvious problem?! We have all payed good money for this software. And, while it's a lot of fun to use, and pretty amazing in its own right in how it makes putting spacecraft into orbit nearly intuitive, all of that becomes totally meaningless when KSP arbitrarily destroys your installation because it simply doesn't know how to handle a missing joystick! I know how to easily restore my KSP install from the copies I have on my other drive, however I just can't be bothered to do that anymore because I just don't care anymore! So, I've decided to toss KSP onto the reject pile, and will now just concentrate on using Orbit. It's too bad, really, because KSP had so much potential. Oh well, live and learn...

Couldn't have said it better myself! Thanks everyone.

I guess I'm in the same boat with everyone else, so it's exploring I will go. I was kinda hoping for more detailed information on using the spacecraft/aircraft editors in the VAB/SPH, but I've been figuring it out along the way using the VAB/SPH command table from the Wiki. I'm currently at the point where I have built several aircraft that fly, and are stable for the most part... warts and all. I suppose elegance will eventually come with time, and experience. One quick question, though... When using SAS as an autopilot, I notice what appears to be the affects of gyroscopic precession in the reactor wheels. So far I've been basically taking off and heading East (90°) with SAS turned on. I find that SAS will maintain the aircraft's attitude except for pitch, which will very slowly pitch up as the flight progresses. I've figured out that hitting the F key periodically (momentarily turning SAS off, then on) will correct it for the most part, but was wondering if there might be a better solution. Thanks for all the quick replies, folks!

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster. I finally purchased, and installed KSP V1 on my Lenovo ThinkPad R500 laptop (6 GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Core2 Duo P6800 2.4 GHz, Windows 7 Pro x64). I also use a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 Joystick (USB). Sadly, the GPU on this laptop is "merely adequate," however KSP V1 runs fine once the graphics settings have been adjusted. All in all, it's an amazing piece of software, and I've been pretty happy with it! However, I'm a bit frustrated at the seeming lack of good documentation for it. Apparently there is no "official" user manual, and while I've gone through the Wiki, I didn't find much of it to be all that helpful. Perhaps I've overlooked something? If not, does Squad intend on publishing a comprehensive user manual any time soon? If not, then..? TIA.