They fixed TUTORIALS! Now a question regarding controls

[chubwheel]

Hi Guys,

It bugged me that i couldn't do the tutorials completely and thus making my experience feel lacking at some times, blaming the faulty orbiting tutorial fe. on things which i couldn't do, namely, get to orbit correctly:D

But the most important thing which is still bugging me are the controls.

Do you tap the yaw button fast when turning? Or do you hold it?

I seem to have the issue (if its an issue at all) that when turning, i tap the Yaw button to to start to turn east, the rocket turns a little and then it bounces a little back automatically in the opposite direction, and then when i still have to turn more, i press it again, and of course the rocket then ends up woblling to and fro. Is there any option so that it turns smoothly or am i doing something wrong? On the YT videos everyones turns look so smooth and similar. Not sure what im doing wrong

Thank in advance for the help!

[Vanamonde]

You can briefly disengage the heading assist by holding the F key while applying attitude corrections. There can still be a bit of wiggling but you get used to it.   One seldom needs that much precision anyway. 

[chubwheel]

Thank you Vanamonde!

Seems to work:) You are right, minimal wiggling still there but not that nerve wrecking as before:D

Also another question about heading and rocket facing. I see/hear that they "pitching" east in YT videos, but im yawing east actually. This means my rockets direction is not aligned somehow? How do i know which way its facing? I read somewhere that while building the rocket i have rotate it i think North, and it will then be in the correct angle for me to pitch Eastward after take off instead of yawing eastward? How can i tell? By the command pod window? Is it the same with all pod modules later? I'm just trying to have a standard way of taking off and getting used to one kind of control method. I know im effed in space later regarding direction and facing, I just want a stable way of getting into orbit and not mess up after take off that i start yawing south of pitching south by accident.

[Leganeski]

3 hours ago, chubwheel said:

but im yawing east actually.

This is normal and will not cause any problems. Rockets are effectively rotationally symmetric about their roll axis, so there is no inherent difference between "pitch" and "yaw". For this reason, the more well-known term "pitch" is commonly applied to both. In fact, when YouTubers "pitch east", they most often do so with the D key, the same one you were likely using already.

[Vanamonde]

Yaw or pitch are your choice. Doesn't matter as long as it ends up going east. And you get a feel for it after a while. Learn to watch the navball rather than the main screen. 

[ColdJ]

12 hours ago, chubwheel said:

Thank you Vanamonde!

Seems to work:) You are right, minimal wiggling still there but not that nerve wrecking as before:D

Also another question about heading and rocket facing. I see/hear that they "pitching" east in YT videos, but im yawing east actually. This means my rockets direction is not aligned somehow? How do i know which way its facing? I read somewhere that while building the rocket i have rotate it i think North, and it will then be in the correct angle for me to pitch Eastward after take off instead of yawing eastward? How can i tell? By the command pod window? Is it the same with all pod modules later? I'm just trying to have a standard way of taking off and getting used to one kind of control method. I know im effed in space later regarding direction and facing, I just want a stable way of getting into orbit and not mess up after take off that i start yawing south of pitching south by accident.

Hi there. Through some quirk of the original design when you spawn parts into the Vehicle Assembly Building they are orientated so that the underside (the side under a Kerbals bottom) is facing north and the top side ( the side above a Kerbals head) is facing south.

You have 2 options, if when you launch from the pad, you would like to be able to pitch forward/down towards the East.

1st is build your craft and then click on the root part (usually the cockpit if that is what you spawned first) while the  rotational tool is selected, and then turn it 90 degrees clockwise around the vertical axis. So the nose of the rocket stays pointed at the ceiling and the hatch (of the Mk1 pod as an example) ends up facing the back wall.

2nd is ,after launch use the rotation control to turn on the vertical axis so that the underside is now facing East. Do this while you are still going straight up and then you will be able to use the pitch control to lean East as you rise.

Most people find it easier to pitch East than yaw east due to having played flying games.

Good luck.