Unable to Issue Commands to Capsule at High Altitudes

[Huntn]

I flew my first flight to 1000 KM, not an orbit but a parabola landing on the opposite side of Kerbin. Both times I've attempted this, near the top of the arc, I lose control of my capsule, I can't command Crew Reports, No Mystery Goo Reports, No Science experiments. The game still steems responsive, I can click on capsule components and get status reading which appear normal, my pilot seems happy, I can select parachute deployment, but I have to get to a lower altitude before things start working normally. What am I missing? Thanks!

Edited March 25, 2015 by Huntn

[Lhathron the Elf]

Hmmm... Could you post a picture of when this happens? I'm not quite sure what is happening here. Also, do you have Remote Tech installed? It might just be a comms issue.

[Kelderek]

You most likely ran out of electric charge. Try adding more batteries or solar panels if they are available.

[jman508]

I'm pretty sure kelderek is correct. because if you don't have batteries of solar panels your going to get unable to do anything without power

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

You might have batteries and solar panels but not have the solar panels facing towards the sun at the top of your arc.

[GluttonyReaper]

Have you made sure you've actually dropped out of timewarp? A lot of the menus won't pop up if you're still timewarping, happened to me more times than I care to admit.

[Kryxal]

They'll still work in physics warp, but that would do it if the OP has cleared atmosphere and gone to 50*.

[Huntn]

Thanks for the help guys!

Hmmm... Could you post a picture of when this happens? I'm not quite sure what is happening here. Also, do you have Remote Tech installed? It might just be a comms issue.

No remote tech installed.

You most likely ran out of electric charge. Try adding more batteries or solar panels if they are available.

I just had two batteries. Would I lose electricity and then have it come back later? Can the batteries rebound? That's something I'll check next run through, maybe add more batteries.

I'm pretty sure kelderek is correct. because if you don't have batteries of solar panels your going to get unable to do anything without power

Thanks.

You might have batteries and solar panels but not have the solar panels facing towards the sun at the top of your arc.

No solar panels yet;

Have you made sure you've actually dropped out of timewarp? A lot of the menus won't pop up if you're still timewarping, happened to me more times than I care to admit.

That is possible, but I don't think that was the case, but it's something I'll be sure to check next launch. At first I thought this was a game bug, but stuff started working again coming back down through about 600K meters. Is there anything else that could cause this non-responsiveness when up high, just to see it come back later at lower altitudes? Can stuff freeze up?

[Specialist290]

I just had two batteries. Would I lose electricity and then have it come back later? Can the batteries rebound? That's something I'll check next run through, maybe add more batteries.

I'm afraid not. ElectricCharge is treated like any other resource; once it's been drained, it's gone unless something (like a solar panel, RTG, or certain types of active engines) is available to replenish it.

[Huntn]

I did not have this issue on the following flight. It's possible in the previous attempt, either it was a glitch or likely I was on accelerated time when trying to perform my science experiment. What makes me wonder about accelerated time is that this happened to me twice in two successive flights. Yeah, it's possible operator error/accelerated time was the culprit! Thanks all for the help!

Edited March 25, 2015 by Huntn

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

Having SAS enabled might also be the culprit. SAS consumes electricity, if you time warp with it activated then I will drain your batts a lot.