Docking ports not connecting.

[Wizard Kerbal]

2 sheilded docking ports.

THEY'RE LITERALLY INSIDE EACH-OTHER! I CAN'T MOVE MY SHUTTLE AWAY, I CAN'T MOVE MY STATION AWAY, YET, THEY'RE 2 SEPARATE VESSELS WHAT THE HECK

It says the distance is 3 meters, and the relative velocity is .2 meters a second, and the Nav-ball target alignment isn't pointing at the target. Since i'm on Xbox, I can't adjust Up/Down Left/Right and Pitch/Yaw at the same time. It's so frustrating. The kraken them self doesn't want them to be docked.

Variables that could be responsible:

High part counts

The shuttle is 1/4 the mass of the space station

They're 2 shielded docking ports, even though it worked fine earlier.

THE BUG: Docking Ports sometimes just- won't dock. They'll clip inside each-other before they dock. And then, it can fling crafts of up to 50 ton away at 3 m/s. 

SOLUTION: Quicksaves.

Edited April 27, 2021 by Wizard Kerbal

[JB182]

pls show the screenshot. maybe i could help

Edited April 27, 2021 by JB182

[Wizard Kerbal]

2 minutes ago, JB182 said:

pls show the screenshot. maybe i could help

The shuttle just flung itself away, and i'm giving myself 5 minutes to dock or i'm quitting.

[JB182]

Just now, Wizard Kerbal said:

The shuttle just flung itself away, and i'm giving myself 5 minutes to dock or i'm quitting.

wheres the screenshot?

[Wizard Kerbal]

I didn't take one in time

[JB182]

can xbox screenshot?

[Wizard Kerbal]

Just now, JB182 said:

can xbox screenshot?

Yeah, but (i'm pretty sure) I can't get them onto the forums.

[JB182]

1 minute ago, Wizard Kerbal said:

I didn't take one in time

ok

Just now, Wizard Kerbal said:

Yeah, but (i'm pretty sure) I can't get them onto the forums.

do something like this:

vessel A ==>

Vessel B <===

vessel C ^

[Kerbal Productions]

it happened to me a while ago.
it flung my whole vessel: my (not-stock) solar panels, my segments, almost everything. Now I'm worried. Maybe it's a bug. Try quicksaving before docking and if it happens, load the quicksave. If it does not work, it might mean it is the kraken (or a bug), and if it works, you might want to mark this the correct answer

[Wizard Kerbal]

Ok I finally did it, but in 20 minutes. 

It took me 20 minutes to realize the front RCS thrusters were messing up the alignment.

(Crafts loads as one)

WHY AM I SO GOOD AT THIS DA__ VIDEO GAME

But yes, (alot of) quick saving worked.

[Kerbal Productions]

So my answer actually worked?! 

Edited April 27, 2021 by Kerbal Productions