is the ship meant to crash on the tutorial?

[Dave Kerman Jr.]

I'm doing as gene tells me and the ship always crash, what am I doing wrong? or is that a feature?

[jimmymcgoochie]

The tutorials are old and outdated; the game has been updated several times since then and the rocket in the first launch tutorial is now an absolute deathtrap as the parachutes will never open in time before you crash into the ground. Try reducing the amount of solid fuel in the booster?

[Dave Kerman Jr.]

1 hour ago, jimmymcgoochie said:

The tutorials are old and outdated; the game has been updated several times since then and the rocket in the first launch tutorial is now an absolute deathtrap as the parachutes will never open in time before you crash into the ground. Try reducing the amount of solid fuel in the booster?

so is that why I'm having problems with tutorial 3 too?

[jimmymcgoochie]

16 minutes ago, Dave Kerman Jr. said:

so is that why I'm having problems with tutorial 3 too?

I can’t remember what tutorial 3 is right now. If that’s the one where the Swivel engine is missing, click the arrow in the top left of the editor screen then click a tab on the left to sort by manufacturer (Jeb’s Junkyard), size (1.25m) or module (ModuleEngines) and you should find the old Swivel; the new model came with 1.12.2 and the old one was hidden, but the tutorials weren’t updated to match.

You might learn more by starting a science mode game on easy settings and playing through the game for a while.

[Celthon]

On 11/25/2021 at 9:10 AM, Dave Kerman Jr. said:

so is that why I'm having problems with tutorial 3 too?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2662942286 (This guide shows how to find the parts for the tutorial)

I found this, while browsing guides to reacquaint myself with controls/mechanics.  I'd uninstalled KSP back around 2019 and thought to reinstall & give it another try last night.

Edited November 27, 2021 by Celthon

[Lopez de la Osa]

Tutorial #6 never gets orbit in 1.12.2 .... Valentina always is out of rute...