The Destroyer Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Heres a great tip: You can use physical warp in space using alt+,/.! That way for long manuves it will take less time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martonaut Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 took me some time find that .. was making my nerva burns on x1 .. o so painfull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qumefox Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) lol I just posted this in the 'flipping rockets' thread in how-to section like half an hour ago. alt+wasd also adjusts your trim in planes (never tried in rockets but is probably the same)alt+ left click in the editor, either VAB or SPH duplicates the part you click on, (and any parts connected that are lower on the 'tree')Everything but the physical warp keys are in the wiki.. the physical warp just came with this patch so the wiki hasn't caught up yet.Another 'tip' that isn't documented is, if your in space, and want to kill your ships rotation instantly, you can switch to 5x non-physical time warp then right back to 1x. Edited October 16, 2012 by Qumefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of6Billion Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I mapped ALL moons and planets with a single ION-engined ship without knowing this I want 3 weeks of my life back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I mapped ALL moons and planets with a single ION-engined ship without knowing this I want 3 weeks of my life back You can map at 50x you know.. Much better than the 4x physical warp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of6Billion Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 You can map at 50x you know.. Much better than the 4x physical warp.Yeah, i knew the mapping @50x thing. But changing to polar orbit and back with an ion engine @1x takes forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboRay Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yeah, i knew the mapping @50x thing. But changing to polar orbit and back with an ion engine @1x takes forever Don't do that. It's generally more economical to make a transfer burn to do a flyby past another body (usually a moon) and let its gravity pull you around into a path that returns to the starting body, allowing you to establish a polar orbit on arrival.And when approaching a new body to map, always aim for the poles rather than the equator... this will give you a polar orbit essentially for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1of6Billion Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Don't do that. It's generally more economical to make a transfer burn to do a flyby past another body (usually a moon) and let its gravity pull you around into a path that returns to the starting body, allowing you to establish a polar orbit on arrival.And when approaching a new body to map, always aim for the poles rather than the equator... this will give you a polar orbit essentially for free.Erm, I rely heavily on Mechjeb... How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Destroyer Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Then stop relying on it and use....http://www.kerbal.net/mod.php?id=36PROTRACTOR MOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTG Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Oh my god...I MUST TELL EVERYONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Poooh! The smell of necro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalfunctionM1Ke Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Poooh! The smell of necro.Maybe. But I like the sight of people finding out about such things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I like to supply this in such cases: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4pt0r Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 perhaps stickying a "ksp secret hotkeys" thread would prevent this kind of necro, and help new players learn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceSphereOfDeath Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 perhaps stickying a "ksp secret hotkeys" thread would prevent this kind of necro, and help new players learn?Good idea, I'm my option, it took me 2 years to realise that shift-tab brought me straight back to my ship, rather than having to switch through all the different planets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasuha Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Good idea, I'm my option, it took me 2 years to realise that shift-tab brought me straight back to my ship, rather than having to switch through all the different planets.Backspace does that. Shift+Tab just lists them backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceSphereOfDeath Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Backspace does that. Shift+Tab just lists them backwards.Sorry, that's what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggylt Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Good idea, I'm my option, it took me 2 years to realise that shift-tab brought me straight back to my ship, rather than having to switch through all the different planets.WHAAAAA?.. I just realised that after two years, of failed missions due to shift-tab'ing and burning to where my rocket is pointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 "Hey! It's a necro! Let's all post in it 75 more times pointing it out and making fun of it!" Is it necessary to do this every time, guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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