Hobosapien

Seeing as how I'm new to the .craft file thing (gonna search how to upload after this post) I think it might be better to narrow my questions. All are assuming I've only set auto throttle on. A) Am I solely responsible for my roll? I mainly use asparagus launch systems, and therefore like manual stage control, is this messing with the auto pilot or will it adapt on the fly? C) Is auto throttle not also a flight path controller? aka Is it just adjusting my throttle based on where I'm pointing? I suppose what I really want to know is what are the limits of the "ai?" What does it look at for each sparameter and how does it respond?

Surely I've missed something here... but ascent auto pilot has yet to get me above 8km using auto throttle only (orbit of 120km set). I've tried everything from asparagus to good ol' multistacks when it comes to launching, I even read the manual! .Every time somebody dies (well a probe core, but probes are people too right?) With my asparagus launcher, (3 inner radial tanks that split off to 2 more each, 10 engines total with the center one) auto pilot tries to go west and then up into oblivion before spinning end over end until out of fuel. The stock multistacks I tested make a B-Line for a dirt nap, and more than a few should've exposed some mantle. Does the auto pilot "learn" or something? Or am I just dong it wrong? All the vehicles I tested are orbit ready if I do a manual run, each one makes it to at least 150Km, a few will pull out to solar orbit if i forget to stop the burn. In the words of the great Jeb... "Halp!"