tumbling on Minmus

[splashboom]

So there was this scrap that I needed to pick up from the surface of Minmus, and it has a mind of its own ..

As soon as I get close it remembers it has to tumble downhill, and I have to walk with it until it settles. Worse, if I switch control to it  I cannot switch it to anything else - because it is moving - and I have to sit there watching. Or posting in the forums. Is there any trick to avoid such situations?

Thanks!

.. and it tumbles until it crashes, causing the mission to fail and reputation to drop. Would be really annoying if there wasn't a quicksave at hand huh? Joking aside, this is unplayable territory. Never seen anything that bad in close to 1000 hours of gameplay ..

 

Edited December 18, 2021 by splashboom
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[king of nowhere]

it's a glitch. the part is spawned randomly, and it can get spawned on a slope. in which case, it will start moving as soon as it gets into physical range.

when it happened to me, i did manage to save it by approaching downhill and placing my rover along the way to stop the part's freefall. but as a rule of thumb, i recommend using the debug menu

[Superfluous J]

2 hours ago, king of nowhere said:

i recommend using the debug menu

Me as well. When a contract is unfair due to non-universe things I'll use the debug menu to cancel it without losing rep. When it's RIDICULOUSLY unfair (as in, I could - or did - complete it except the game won't let me) I complete it in the debug menu so I still get paid.

[splashboom]

I used the debug menu to set the scrap on level terrain, and it all went 'smooth' from there.