Help Needed . . .

[bjc23]

I am not new to the KSP Franchise, I've played about 700 ~ 800 hours worth of gameplay in KSP1. Regardless, I am currently having a lot of trouble dealing with various issues, such as fairings are a nightmare, I'm having a lot of trouble dealing with the Mun (Bob Kerman is stranded because of me), and I have no idea how to rendezvous with another vessel. I'd definitely like some help regarding these problems . . . 

[Vanamonde]

Your question has been moved to the Gameplay sub, but could you be more specific about the sorts of problems you're having? That would help people offer advice. 

Also, welcome to the forum.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

1 hour ago, bjc23 said:

I am not new to the KSP Franchise, I've played about 700 ~ 800 hours worth of gameplay in KSP1. Regardless, I am currently having a lot of trouble dealing with various issues, such as fairings are a nightmare, I'm having a lot of trouble dealing with the Mun (Bob Kerman is stranded because of me), and I have no idea how to rendezvous with another vessel. I'd definitely like some help regarding these problems . . . 

Presuming these problems are not the result of known bugs - docking in orbit should work similarly to KSP.  I'd grab an old docking video and just watch the tutorial.

That said - I've had a LOT of weird stuff happen when docking/undocking; so be patient.  Could be bugs.

Also, KSP 2 farings are frustrating and not as user friendly as KSP.  When you can get the '+' icon, use it.  Some people are suggesting making your farings VERY pointy.

GL

[LeroyJenkins]

On 3/12/2023 at 5:32 PM, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

I have no idea how to rendezvous with another vessel

Once I figured out that the DEL key puts the RCS into Docking mode, it was much easier. There is not any button on the UI that does this or shows docking alignment (KSP1 did). I agree with @JoeSchmuckatelli there is a KSP1 tutorial on rendezvous and youtube videos, works much the same way as KSP1. Good Luck.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

It's been a while but from what I remember I used to select the opposing docking port and set as target, then switch ships and do the same. 

 

But I can't seem to get that to work in KSP2 

[Jacke]

When you select the other craft, do you get the relative velocity and a target marker on the Navball?

In KSP1, rendezvous is all about setting up an initial close pass at low relative velocity (far rendezvous, the rest here being close rendezvous), then at that closest approach, killing the relative velocity, then thrusting towards the target.  Then repeating that sequence at the next close pass, and so on until within about a 100m and in roughly the same orbit with no relative velocity.

Then docking proceeds with selecting control-from-here on the craft's own docking port and targeting the target's docking port.  Helps for alignment to have an indicator where the target's docking port is pointed (usually set up with the mod Navball Docking Alignment Indicator).  A craft with properly balanced RCS is almost necessary for this part to cut down on translation-while-turning and turning-while-translating coupling problems.

Edited March 14, 2023 by Jacke