Can't revert flight

[OPPlayer11]

Hi! I just started playing ksp and im around the point where im heading to the mun, but i have one problem. for some reason i cant revert flight anymore its just grayed out. i dont know what could have caused this and i cant find anything about it on the internet. thx in advance.

[Snark]

Hello, and welcome to the forums! 

5 minutes ago, OPPlayer11 said:

i have one problem. for some reason i cant revert flight anymore its just grayed out. i dont know what could have caused this

Be aware that the "revert" options are only available if you launch your ship and have an uninterrupted play session with that ship since then.

In other words:  If you launch a ship, and fly it, and you're continuously flying that ship all the way up until the time that you decide to revert... then yes, you can revert.

But if you ever "interrupt" the flight session-- e.g. if you switch back to KSC for a bit, or if you switch to another ship, or if you do a save-and-reload of the game-- then it's no longer revertable at that point.

So, it's wisest not to depend on "revert" as a thing, at least not for extended missions.  (Myself, I'm in the habit of always doing a quicksave, named "launch", every time I launch a ship.  That way, no matter when I get into trouble with it, I have the option of loading that save to go right back to the launch pad, and then I can recover the ship & crew with no penalties.)

 

So... what are the circumstances of the mission you're trying to revert?  Did you switch away to another ship, or to KSC, at some point?  Load a save?

[4x4cheesecake]

Additional, there is also a difficulty setting which need to allow flight reverts in the first place. It is disabled by default if choose to play on the stock 'hard' settings or maybe you disabled the option accidentally. You can change this setting during a running game by entering the settings menu -> Difficulty Options.

If you want to keep the revert option even after several events and you are fine with using mods, I would recommend QuickRevert, which is part of the QuickMods collection:

According to the readme:

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You will keep the revert function if: you go to the space center or on another vessel, you make a quickload, your KSP crash, you stop your game, your launched vessel is loaded, your launched vessel is in prelaunch.

but you will loose the revert option after launching a new vessel (or after leaving the atmosphere if you want it. That's an option of the mod)

Edited December 29, 2018 by 4x4cheesecake
Added some missed informations

[OPPlayer11]

13 hours ago, Snark said:

Hello, and welcome to the forums! 

Be aware that the "revert" options are only available if you launch your ship and have an uninterrupted play session with that ship since then.

In other words:  If you launch a ship, and fly it, and you're continuously flying that ship all the way up until the time that you decide to revert... then yes, you can revert.

But if you ever "interrupt" the flight session-- e.g. if you switch back to KSC for a bit, or if you switch to another ship, or if you do a save-and-reload of the game-- then it's no longer revertable at that point.

So, it's wisest not to depend on "revert" as a thing, at least not for extended missions.  (Myself, I'm in the habit of always doing a quicksave, named "launch", every time I launch a ship.  That way, no matter when I get into trouble with it, I have the option of loading that save to go right back to the launch pad, and then I can recover the ship & crew with no penalties.)

 

So... what are the circumstances of the mission you're trying to revert?  Did you switch away to another ship, or to KSC, at some point?  Load a save?

thx. no wonder it started happening when i started using quicksaves thx so much