JoeSchmuckatelli Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) This is a really weird one. I set up a craft with two landers, docked to each other, in the VAB with a Kerbal in each and built a lifter for them. Launched to LKO to practice docking. After umpteen tries, got into a stable orbit and went to practice. Only to discover I only have one Kerbal in one craft. So that's weird. And it doesn't stop there. So Val was the one Kerbal I had. I got her to orient the craft for docking and then hit "[" to go to the other ship and get it oriented. Tried to get it to orient to target (other docking port)... I get the message "No Vessel Control" (this is where I discovered the other Kerbal had disappeared between the VAB and this attempt). So okay; Kerman Kerbal chickened out. Fine. When I go to switch back to the ship Val is in... I get the message above. Observer can't leave active vessel. Damn. Val is stranded. Tried switching in the Tracking center - but that did not work. Went back to map view to try the [ and ] - still no joy. But then... I discover I can switch to the other ship by doubleclicking it with the mouse. That's also kinda weird. Okay. So I have Val again. Easy peasy. I'll EVA to the other ship, get her to point the docking port in the right direction, and then dock. No sweat, thinks I. So I EVA'd Val to the other ship... and as I landed her on it - it disappeared! ... This keeps getting weirder; I spot 'debris' nearby (but at 5.3 km) and hit "[" - and it's the ship I just put her boots on! The thing teleported 5km. So now hitting "[" and "]" switches me back and forth between the empty landers - and I can see Val in the distance but not switch to her! ... and this is where it goes totally off the rails. Still looking at the empty lander, I hit hold target or prograde or something... and the pilot-less, pod-less, empty lander decides to start rotating... ...when this happens: That is the spinning craft. I switch to the other one, and you can see it is drifting lifelessly with this monstrosity doing it's Kraken Dance in the distance. Edited March 4, 2023 by JoeSchmuckatelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoeSchmuckatelli Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 This was Pre-Patch. Haven't seen this bug since (although it was not uncommon before) "Observer Can't Leave Active Vessel" is still a problem, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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