Ladder Quirk

[LordFerret]

Version 1.0.2

Leave it to me to find an odd quirk with a ladder... on the roof of the VAB no less.

So I landed on the roof of the VAB and did some science. I decided to head up top, and I found a ladder to take me there - or so I thought. When I approached the ladder, I got that familiar friendly 'Grab' message, so I did. That allowed me to climb the ladder. But, once I got to the top, the 'Climb Out' message appeared and I wasn't allowed to climb up any farther... so I opted for 'Climb Out', thinking it would take me to the roof. Mistake.

I was left in a position as seen in the picture below. There was no 'Let Go' (although it did appear now and then), no more 'Climb Out' (repeated selection did nothing), and an occasional switch between 'Climb Out' and 'Grab' as I struggled to get free. I even tried activating the Jet Pack, but all that did was burn fuel and take me nowhere. I tried to select and switch back to the capsule - no go... a message told me I couldn't switch while in atmosphere (at least it was correct lol). I tried Esc too - no go... the menu would come up, but all that was allowed was to Resume or Revert. After a few more futile attemps at escaping, I reverted the flight back to Launch (half expecting the game to crash, but it didn't).

No damage done, just odd, really odd.

[mikegarrison]

Version 1.0.2

Leave it to me to find an odd quirk with a ladder... on the roof of the VAB no less.

So I landed on the roof of the VAB and did some science. I decided to head up top, and I found a ladder to take me there - or so I thought. When I approached the ladder, I got that familiar friendly 'Grab' message, so I did. That allowed me to climb the ladder. But, once I got to the top, the 'Climb Out' message appeared and I wasn't allowed to climb up any farther... so I opted for 'Climb Out', thinking it would take me to the roof. Mistake.

I was left in a position as seen in the picture below. There was no 'Let Go' (although it did appear now and then), no more 'Climb Out' (repeated selection did nothing), and an occasional switch between 'Climb Out' and 'Grab' as I struggled to get free. I even tried activating the Jet Pack, but all that did was burn fuel and take me nowhere. I tried to select and switch back to the capsule - no go... a message told me I couldn't switch while in atmosphere (at least it was correct lol). I tried Esc too - no go... the menu would come up, but all that was allowed was to Resume or Revert. After a few more futile attemps at escaping, I reverted the flight back to Launch (half expecting the game to crash, but it didn't).

No damage done, just odd, really odd.

http://i.imgur.com/7ogftdu.png

Almost entirely tangential to your post: I used to land on the VAB a lot before they made it destructable. But after that, it seemed like the slightest touch from a spacecraft and the whole building would completely explode. What are the conditions required to land on it without the building doing a 9/11?

[Yellowburn10]

Almost entirely tangential to your post: I used to land on the VAB a lot before they made it destructable. But after that, it seemed like the slightest touch from a spacecraft and the whole building would completely explode. What are the conditions required to land on it without the building doing a 9/11?

I think it has something to do with the total force you put on the building, aka, the mass of your ship, and the acceleration of it. How heavy would you say the ships you tried to put up there are?

[LordFerret]

Almost entirely tangential to your post: I used to land on the VAB a lot before they made it destructable. But after that, it seemed like the slightest touch from a spacecraft and the whole building would completely explode. What are the conditions required to land on it without the building doing a 9/11?

If you'll look in the picture, on the left, you'll see the rocket (fallen over). It consists of an Mk1 pod, a Service Bay (with Goo and Thermometer inside), and a Science Jr. ... the capsule had an Mk16 parachute on top, and one Mk2-R radial mount parachute on its back side (not seen in the picture). Total mass = 1.4 tons (not counting the fuel tank, engine, or pilot). The rate of descent is pretty slow, on the order of about 3m/s. I've never had a building explode from landing on it. This is also the first time I've ever had a Kerbal get stuck on a building ladder as such.

[Sidereus]

Almost entirely tangential to your post: I used to land on the VAB a lot before they made it destructable. But after that, it seemed like the slightest touch from a spacecraft and the whole building would completely explode. What are the conditions required to land on it without the building doing a 9/11?

I just had Mission Control explode on me today after I accidentally hit one of the street lamps outside of it with a science rover going about 5m/s...The buildings are really touchy.

[GeneCash]

Nope, those ladders are really glitched. There's ladders all the way from the helipad down to a stairway to the ground on the launchpad side. Takes about 10 minutes to climb them all.

It used to be just the helipad ladders were glitched, but they're all pretty much broken now.

Personally, I click indestructible buildings now.

[mikegarrison]

Nope, those ladders are really glitched. There's ladders all the way from the helipad down to a stairway to the ground on the launchpad side. Takes about 10 minutes to climb them all.

It used to be just the helipad ladders were glitched, but they're all pretty much broken now.

Personally, I click indestructible buildings now.

I think I'll start doing that too. It's more fun landing on the buildings than it is watching them blow up.