How to change planet in VAB

[Cadet_BNSF]

Is there a way to change the planet in the VAB? I am trying to make a Duna lander, and can't figure out how to switch to see the TWR and Delta-V on Duna. 

[schlosrat]

You may have already found this, but if not then look at the Stage Info mod. It only works if there are no vessels in flight so you’ll need to recover everything you’ve got that’s out their or start an new campaign with your Duna lander in it to see what the TWR is at Duna.

[Scarecrow71]

13 hours ago, schlosrat said:

You may have already found this, but if not then look at the Stage Info mod. It only works if there are no vessels in flight so you’ll need to recover everything you’ve got that’s out their or start an new campaign with your Duna lander in it to see what the TWR is at Duna.

That's not entirely accurate.  I'm using Stage Info, have multiple things in flight, but have been able to use it in the VAB to do my research on stuff.

[schlosrat]

8 hours ago, Scarecrow71 said:

That's not entirely accurate.  I'm using Stage Info, have multiple things in flight, but have been able to use it in the VAB to do my research on stuff.

Which version of Stage Info are you using? I logged an issue in github against this a while back when I found it was not possible to change the planet and was promptly told that's a KSP bug. As recently as yesterday I confirmed this bug, but it's possible there's been an update since then and this is resolved.

EDIT: Confirmed in 0.7. I was previously using 0.6, so I updated to 0.7 and found this is still a basic limitation - at least in my game.

• With any crafts deployed (flying, landed, whatever), load a craft in the VAB
• Bring up the Stage Info mod
• Next to the stage you'd like info about, click on the planet (It'll be Kerbin, the default).
• Observe the planet picker part of the mod appear for a split second and then vanish.
• SAVE YOUR GAME
• Go to the tracking station and recover or destroy all vessels
• Go back to the VAB
• Bring up Stage Info for the vessel you left there
• Click the planet button to the right of the stage you'd like info about
• Observe the planet picker part of the mod come up and stay up. The button next to the stage that said "Kerbin" now says "Confirm"
• Pick some other planet
• Click confirm
• Observe that the planet you picked is now listed to the right of that stage and the T/W is updated.

If 0.7 is doing something different for you I'd be interested in learning more about why, but we may want to move this part of the convo to the release forum for Stage Info...

WORKAROUND

• Start a new campaign without any deployed vessels
• Copy the craft you'd like to play with to that campaign
• Design your craft for the planet(s) where you plan to operate it
• Copy it back to your regularly schedule campaign
• Profit!

Edited March 10, 2023 by schlosrat