Kerbal not deploying chute

[Kroslev Kerman]

After my Mercury class SSTO Got destroyed after Reentry(because i had deadly reentry)and jeb bailed and the the parachute did not open good thing jeb landed in the water

[James Kerman]

35 minutes ago, Kroslev Kerman said:

the parachute did not open good thing jeb landed in the water

Good save, Mate!  I think a kerbal needs to be level 3 before they can use chutes.

Edit: I'm assuming you are playing career mode.

Edited October 13, 2018 by James Kerman
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[Kroslev Kerman]

i was playing on sandbox and it never deployed

[Ultimate Steve]

5 minutes ago, Kroslev Kerman said:

i was playing on sandbox and it never deployed

You have to right click on the Kerbal and click Deploy Chute, or press "P."

[James Kerman]

3 minutes ago, Kroslev Kerman said:

i was playing on sandbox and it never deployed

Oh, OK, did you have the jetpack engaged?  I believe you need to disengage the Jetpack to be able to pop the chute.

 

[Kroslev Kerman]

my jet pack was off

and i pressed the deploy when i right click on the kerbal

[James Kerman]

28 minutes ago, Kroslev Kerman said:

my jet pack was off

I just ran a few tests in sandbox with no results; the chute  worked as advertised.  The only other thing I can think of is if you were descending too fast for your chute to "safely deploy" however this would mean a fall at a velocity that Jeb would be unlikely to survive.

Perhaps @bewing may be able to assist you?

[Kroslev Kerman]

well i did slam into the canard of the SSTO maybe thats why?

 

[James Kerman]

7 minutes ago, Kroslev Kerman said:

well i did slam into the canard of the SSTO maybe thats why?

It might be if you are playing with "kerbal G-force limits" enabled in advanced options.  Maybe Jeb was KO when you attempted to fire the chute.

[Kroslev Kerman]

yeah i was

[James Kerman]

10 minutes ago, Kroslev Kerman said:

yeah i was

I just ran a few more tests using a MK1 pod above a hammer SRB, festooned with canards and I can't knock Jeb out.  Unfortunately the G meter does not display on EVA.

Do you remember what your altitude and speed was?

[bewing]

The funny thing is, this sort of happened to me once in sandbox too. I loaded a quicksave with the kerbal already in the air. There was no parachute option in the menu, and P didn't work. But I was never able to get it to happen again. In order to report it to the devs, I need to be able to make it happen repeatedly.

 

[Kroslev Kerman]

i was coming from orbit

45 km periapsis and 150 km then bailed around 10000km

[James Kerman]

Ok - I used close to your orbital parameters (158x45km) and a vessel I call the "Mike Tyson".

I used the spaceplane method (nose up) on the way down and EVA'd at 10000m and 800m/s (nav ball in surface mode).  Before ejecting G-force was negligible but Jeb fell unconscious for a second or 2 on EVA so I couldn't test chute deployment in KO conditions.  This vessel is likely draggier than a standard space plane so I have to assume you were coming in faster.

Edit:  So I built a Mk1 pod, Hammer booster and 2 canards (in line with the mk1 ladder) and I'm seeing some strange behavior on EVA at 650m/s and above.  I get spaghettification, KO and Jeb disappears.

Edited October 13, 2018 by James Kerman
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