I can't dock

[simao006]

Greetings! I was trying to dock 2 stations together on a munar orbit, but even though the magnetism from the docking ports pulls them together, they don't connect.

I thought there was something in the way of the docking ports, but there is nothing blocking the two from connecting, then, I verified the game integrity, and there were 2 issues, but didn't have anything to do with docking ports since i can't still connect. 

The mods I have installed are the Near Future mods (all of them), [x] Science!, FAR, SCANsat, and Kerbal Engineer. Maybe one of these is causing a problem with docking ports?

The version of ksp i'm running is 1.4.5 and here's a few screenshots of the situation.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1534189373

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1534189373

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1534189373

Thanks for your time.

Edited October 8, 2018 by simao006

[Xd the great]

Actually, due to some wierd physics, your lights and solar panels are prevent docking. Their collision mash may be larger than normal.

It is (kinda) a bug. 

Would you verify that 2 fuel tanks can be docked with nothing blocking in the way? 

[simao006]

25 minutes ago, Xd the great said:

Would you verify that 2 fuel tanks can be docked with nothing blocking in the way? 

Well, I just tried that at the runway and it worked with no problem. i always wondered if it were those lights because in the screenshots you can see the docking ports slightly disaligned, even though they are pulling towards each other. is there a way to fix it? Because i can't revert to the launchpad or the vab anymore 

[Gargamel]

Please confirm this is not the issue:

 

This is the #1 cause of "I can't dock" threads on here.    So don't feel insulted for me suggesting it, or feel bad when you realize that's what happened. 

[simao006]

2 minutes ago, Gargamel said:

Please confirm this is not the issue:

 

This is the #1 cause of "I can't dock" threads on here.    So don't feel insulted for me suggesting it, or feel bad when you realize that's what happened. 

Thanks for the suggestion, but this isn't the case, as you can see in the screenshots, they were positioned correctly :p

[Superfluous J]

It's not a great solution but you could send up an adapter that's just 2 docking ports on either side of a structural part, so those solar panels and lights are given a bit more room.

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[Geonovast]

54 minutes ago, 5thHorseman said:

It's not a great solution but you could send up an adapter that's just 2 docking ports on either side of a structural part, so those solar panels and lights are given a bit more room.

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If OP isn't opposed to a few more mods, a little surgery with KIS/KAS could also have the same effect without having extra docked joints.

[simao006]

1 hour ago, 5thHorseman said:

It's not a great solution but you could send up an adapter that's just 2 docking ports on either side of a structural part, so those solar panels and lights are given a bit more room.

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18 minutes ago, Geonovast said:

If OP isn't opposed to a few more mods, a little surgery with KIS/KAS could also have the same effect without having extra docked joints.

Thank you so much for the help, I ended up using KIS to do a little surgery, although in my opinion the adapter will work just as well.

Now I know, no putting too many things around the ports :p

Thank you all for your time, you saved me some science, a mission, and time!

Edited October 9, 2018 by simao006